April 29–May 1, 2021
Texas Reward Poster Seeking the Capture of Jewelry Thieves and the Recovery of Stolen Jewelry [Broadside]. [Theft]. [San Angelo, Texas]. $400.00 Reward. The Above Reward is Offered for the Apprehension of the Burglar or Burglars and Return of the Following Goods, Taken from H.D. Leffel, Jeweler, San Angelo, Texas, On..... More
1854 California Session Laws in Spanish [California]. Mauriz, H. Gomez, Translator. Leyes de California Aprobadas en la Quinta Sesion de la Lejislatura que Comenzo en Benicia el Cuatro de Enero de 1854, Y Concluyo en Sacramento el Quince de Mayo del Mismo Ano. Traducidas del Ingles por H. Gomez Mauriz..... More
California's Field-Based Codes of 1872 [California]. [Haymond, Creed (1836-1893)]. [Burch, John C. (1826-1885)]. [Lindley, Charles]. Revised Laws of the State of California: In Four Codes: Political, Civil, Civil Procedure, And Penal. Volume I: Sacramento: T.A. Springer, State Printer, 1872; Volume II-IV: Sacramento: D.W. Gelwicks, State Printer, 1871. Four volumes. Complete..... More
Spanish-Language Edition of the 1862 California Session Laws [California]. Splivalo, Augusto D., Translator. Las Leyes de California, Dadas Durante la Sesion Decimatercia de la Legislatura, 1862; Que Principio el Lunes, Dia Seis de Enero, Y Finalizo el Jueves, Die Quinca de Mayo. Sacramento: Benj. P. Avery, 1862. xxxv, 445, [1]..... More
Interesting Episodes in the Legal History of California Hamblin, Donald William. Five Historic Characters in California Law. [Alhambra, Calif.], [Printed by the Cunningham Press], 1968. 55 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear, some fading to upper portions of covers, internally clean. $20. * Contents: "The Sharon Cases: A Legal Melodrama of the..... More
A Group of Galveston Lawyers Attempt to Put One of their Colleagues on the Federal Bench [Manuscript]. [Galveston, Texas]. [Goddard, William H.]. [Manuscript Letters from Members of the Galveston Bar Recommending William H. Goddard for a Judgeship]. Galveston, TX, June 25 [and] June 29, 1870. 4 pp. 13-1/2" x 8-1/4."..... More
An Interesting Case Concerning Libel and Extraterritoriality [Moore, John Bassett (1860-1947)]. Report on Extraterritorial Crime and the Cutting Case. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1887. 130 pp. Quarto (10" x 7-1/2"). Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt title to spine. Moderate rubbing to boards, faint dampstaining..... More
Acquiring a Site for the San Bernardino County Court House Rice, L.J. Tightening a Noose to Acquire a Title: A True Story Involving the San Bernardino County Court House Property. [Los Angeles: Security Title Insurance and Guarantee Company, 1938]. [12] pp. Illustrations. Map. Softbound, light shelfwear and soiling, faint dampstaining..... More
A Supreme Court Decision Concerning Minors Inscribed by Justice Stevens Supreme Court of the United States. [Stevens, John Paul]. City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc. Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. [Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1982]. ii, 12, 3, [1], 8 pp..... More
1936 Pardon for an African-American Issued by the Governor of Texas [Texas]. [Murphy, Florence]. [Conditional Pardon for Florence Murphy from a Conviction of Assault to Rape]. Austin, December 18, 1936. 14-1/2" x 9" blue-backed legal-sized sheet, headed "Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Texas. Signed by Governor James..... More
The Last Edition of Tucson's Charter and Ordinances Published Before World War II [Tucson]. Hill, Ben C, Compiler. Charter and Ordinances of the City of Tucson. Published by Order of the Mayor and Common Council. Tucson, AZ: [City of Tucson], 1926. [vi], 3-257 pp. Cloth, some shelfwear to extremities, rear..... More
First Collected Laws of Utah Territory [Utah Territory]. Acts, Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Several Annual Sessions of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah. To Which is Prefixed: The Declaration of Independence, The Articles of the Confederation, The Ordinance of 1787, The Constitution of the United States..... More