Search Results: LAW - Legal History Books

USA: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Hardcover. used-no dust jacket, otherwise excellent condition/None. And the Horse He Rode in On: The People vs. Kenneth Starr, published in 1998, is told from the viewpoint of author James Carville, the strategist for Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign. Longtime Carville observers know that his dislike of Kenneth Starr has been brewing since Starr was appointed to the independent prosecutor's office back in 1994 by a crony of ultraconservative Senator Jesse Helms to look into alleged financial misconduct on the part of Bill and Hillary Clinton in the Whitewater case. Carville piles on the evidence for his argument that Starr, with his partisan politics and numerous conflicts of interest, should never have been let anywhere near Whitewater, let alone allowed to pry into the personal relationship that Clinton had with Monica Lewinsky in the mid-'90s. And he stands by his man, commenting, "In my mind, an indiscretion here and an indiscretion there will never amount… Read More

New York, N. Y.: William Morrow & Co., 1991 "Get to know me", said the Bill of Rights. . 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Like New/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A Knopf, 2004. Book. As New. Hardcover. As new Hardcover book with dustjacket..

Oxford: Oxford Univ Pr, 1994. In shrinkwrap.. 6th Ed.. Paperback. As New.

Tuscaloosa AL, University of Alabama Press, 1970, hardcover, 303 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest corner and spine-end bumps, light stain to top edge not apparent on pages. Dustjacket price-clipped, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. An in-depth examination of the local and national activities of seven outstanding 17th century English lawyers in this tumultuous decade and their role in the Revolution Settlement of 1689 and the passage of the Bill of Rights by Parliament. Appended: Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography of Works Cited, Index. ISBN 9780817354015

Yale Univ Pr, 2002. Hardcover. Good. Book shows light to moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. slightly creased; moderate edge wear

NY: Dutton, 1965. (1st thus). Paperback. FINE. "Probably the most eloquent defense of freedom of inquiry ever written in America." "1837, Elijah P. Lovejoy, abolitionist editor and Presbyterian minister, was shot five times and killed while defending the press of his newspaper, the Alton Observer, from an..Illinois mob...Edward Beecher's Narrative is an eyewitness account of the events leading to Lovejoy's murder" Reprint of 1838 publication. Tight, bright, clean, square. Some edgewear.

Westport: Praeger. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0275962970 . Second printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .

New York: Avon Books, 1991. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. A thoughtful examination of the historical and legal significance of the amendments to the American Constitution and its Bill of Rights, the authors examining landmark cases and how these principles and ideals relating to personal freedom and protections - and the authorities ignoring or abusing them - impact the lives and freedoms of ordinary individual citizens. Softcover, contains illustrations, appendix, endnotes, bibliography, indexed, 430pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0801441552 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .

LSU, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Pages are clean and binding is tight.

2011. ISBN-13: 9781616191528; ISBN-10: 161619152X. With a New Introduction by Steve Sheppard Lieber, Francis. Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field. Originally published: Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898. 51 pp. [With] Lieber, Francis. Guerilla Parties Considered with Reference to the Laws and Usages of War. Originally published: New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1862. 22 pp. With a new introduction by Steve Sheppard, William Enfield Professor of Law, University of Arkansas School of Law. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191528; ISBN-10: 161619152X. Paperback. New. $9.95 * A title in the Lawbook Exchange series Foundations of the Laws of War, General Editor Joseph Perkovich. Known officially as General Orders No. 100, Lieber's code (1863) was the first of its kind. The foundation of the modern international law of war, it served as the model for several European military codes and was an important source for the second and fourth… Read More

2008. ISBN-13: 9781584778622; ISBN-10: 1584778628. Brown, Peter Megargee. The Art of Questioning: Thirty Maxims of Cross Examination. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., [1987]. xxxiii, 122 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-862-2. ISBN-10: 1-58477-862-8. Cloth bound hardcover, with lightly wrinkled dust jacket, otherwise very good. $10. * Written for seasoned attorneys, novices and laymen, this classic essay reveals, step by step, how lawyers and non-lawyers can learn to ask the right question and get the answer they want. Useful beyond his stated purpose, Brown shows how effective inquiry is a skill that can be learned to gain success in almost any line of endeavor. "Peter Megargee Brown's delightful collection of tips on questioning for the litigating attorney should be almost as much fun for the layman. It is full of wit and wisdom and shrewd insights, and the chapters read like short plays.": Louis Auchincloss.

2011. ISBN-13:9781616191870; ISBN-10:1616191872. Shang, Yang. The Book of Lord Shang. A Classic of the Chinese School of Law. Translated from the Chinese with Introduction and Notes by Dr. J.J.L. Duyvendak. Originally published: London: Arthur Probsthain, 1928. xiv, 346 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191870; ISBN-10: 1616191872. Paperback. Light shelfwear. Else very good. $10.95 * Reprint of Volume XVII in Probsthain's Oriental Series. With a Chinese index and an index of names and references. The Book of Lord Shang was probably compiled sometime between 359 and 338 BCE. Along with the Han Fei-Tzu, it is one of the two principal sources of Legalism, a school of Chinese political thought. Legalism asserts that human behavior must be controlled through written law rather than through ritual, custom or ethics because people are innately selfish and ignorant. The law is not effective when it is based on goodness or virtue; it is effective when it compels obedience. This… Read More

2010. ISBN-13: 9781616190453; ISBN-10: 1616190450. Bardell v. Pickwick [Dickens, Charles]. Bardell v. Pickwick: The Trial for Breach of Promise of Marriage Held at the Guildhall Sittings, on April 1, 1828, Before Mr. Justice Stareleigh and a Special Jury of the City of London. Edited with Notes and Commentaries by Percy Fitzgerald. Originally published: London: Elliot Stock, 1902. [vii], 116 pp. Illustrated. Reprinted 2005, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190453; ISBN-10: 1616190450. Paperback. New. $10.95 * One of the most famous legal cases in English literature, Bardell v. Pickwick is an episode from The Pickwick Papers (1836-1837) by Charles Dickens [1812-1870] in which the hero becomes the defendant in a breach of promise of marriage suit. Mr. Justice Gaselee and Serjeants Snubbin and Buzfuz are among the characters introduced here. One of the most popular episodes in the novel, it was often dramatized or read aloud as a parlor entertainment. It also inspired several legal… Read More

New York: William Morrow & Company Inc., 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Stamp & Signature. Fourth Printing.. A thoughtful examination of the historical and legal significance of the amendments to the American Constitution and its Bill of Rights, the authors examining landmark cases and how these principles and ideals relating to personal freedom and protections - and the authorities ignoring or abusing them - impact the lives and freedoms of ordinary individual citizens. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, appendix, endnotes, bibliography, indexed, 430pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

2008. ISBN-13: 9781584779117; ISBN-10: 158477911X. Cook, Tennessee Claflin, Lady. Constitutional Equality a Right of Woman; or, A Consideration of the Various Relations Which She Sustains as a Necessary Part of the Body of Society and Humanity; with Her Duties to Herself - together with a Review of the Constitution of the United States, Showing That the Rights to Vote is Guaranteed to All Citizens. Also a Review of the Rights of Children. Originally published: New York: Woodhull, Claflin & Co., 1871. [6], 148 pp. frontis. portrait. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584779117; ISBN-10: 158477911X. Paperback. New. $11.95 * Reprint of the first edition. Written by one of the more radical women's rights activists of the nineteenth century, covers a wide range of topics concerning the role of women in American society. It also includes a chapter on the rights of children that focuses on the question of prenatal care. Tennie Claflin [1845-1923] was the younger sister of Victoria… Read More

Largo FL: JFP Publishing, 1996. Soft cover. Fine. Very large softcover, illustrated blue wrappers, 245 pages. Ink name at top of inside front cover. Very Fine copy.

2021. ISBN-13: 9781616196622. ISBN-10: 1616196629. A Witty Homage to the Working Lawyer's Life Hoeflich, M. H. Notes from the Commonplace Book of a Legal Antiquarian. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, November 2021. xii, 38 pp. ISBN-13: 9781616196622. ISBN-10: 1616196629. Paperback. New. $12.95 * Nestle into a comfortable old chair, pour a glass of a fine vintage port and enjoy a pleasant evening's entertainment. In the tradition of commonplacing, the recording of extracts from favorite texts, the author has selected sixteen pieces of poetry, prose and legal ephemera from his vast personal library for the enjoyment of his friends-and he considers anyone who reads this volume a friend. These selections on lawyers and the law include ten pieces of prose, four poems, one original essay and a menu from a dinner given by a Harvard Law School social club in 1893. With wit, charm and introspection, they span the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, paying homage to the lawyer's life, "one of… Read More

2011. ISBN-13: 9781616191474; ISBN-10: 1616191473. Moore, Blaine Free. The Supreme Court and Unconstitutional Legislation. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1913. 158 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191474; ISBN-10: 1616191473. Paperback. New. $12.95 * Moore's analytical survey considers what the U.S. Supreme Court has accomplished through its power to declare statutes unconstitutional. Although he restricts his focus to the federal level, he considers state cases in some detail and includes an appendix that lists cases in which state enactments were declared unconstitutional because of their confl ict with the federal constitution. Moore also discusses early attitudes of state courts before Marbury v. Madison and the attitudes of federal courts after that decision. Reprint of Volume LIV, Number 2, Whole Number 133, from the series Studies in History, Economics and Public Law, edited by the Faculty of Political Science of Columbia University.… Read More