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1838. Worcester: Press of the Massachusetts Spy, 1838. Worcester: Press of the Massachusetts Spy, 1838. Not in McDade Paine, William P. [1802-1876]. A Sermon Occasioned by the Murder of Philip Edwards, Perpetuated Under the Influence of Alcoholic Insanity, By John L. Davis, In Holden, Mass., August 15, 1838. Worcester: Press of the Massachusetts Spy, 1838. 22 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers. Light soiling and a few faint stains to exterior, some rubbing to spine ends and corners with mild wear, a few dog-eared leaves at beginning and end of text, which has moderate toning and faint dampstaining, early owner signature (Lydia Moore) to head of title page. $950. * Only edition. Overlooked by McDade, this murder took place during a drinking binge. The sermon relates the events of the case, but it is essentially a temperance tract. "If the evil extended no farther than the degradation and misery of merely being a drunkard, the extent of the calamity could not be…
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1796. A Plan to Promote the "Respectability, Esteem, And Confidence" of the British Legal Profession Day, Joseph. An Address to the Attorneys at Law and Solicitors, Practising, In Great Britain, And to the Public, Upon the Proceedings of a Committee of the London Law Club, Relative to a Bill Proposed to be Presented to Parliament for the Incorporating and Better Regulation of the Practitioners; Together with Extracts from a Journal, Kept by the Author, Of Transactions had in Prosecution of the Proposed Measure. From June 1794, To January 1796; And also, Some Observations on the Professional Corporations in England and Scotland, And on Several Acts of Parliament, And Rules of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, Relative to Attorneys. London: Printed and Sold Only by the Author, 1796. iv, 212 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt title and blind fillets to spine, endpapers renewed. Light browning to text, faint dampspotting in a few places, small chip near upper corner of title page, neat corrections in a fine early hand to a few passages, most likely by the author or a printer. A handsomely bound copy of a rare title. $1,250. * Only edition. Day was a member of the London Law Club. His pamphlet was intended to enlist support for a set of proposals drafted by his club to influence a proposed bill before Parliament designed to regulate the legal profession. "It appeared to me that the profession could by no other means attain the high degree of respectability, esteem, and confidence so extremely desired" (33-34). This is a rare title. OCLC locates 2 copies (University of Manchester, Yale Law School). English Short-Title Catalogue T187775.
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1653. Utrecht, 1653. First edition.. Utrecht, 1653. First edition. Interesting Seventeenth-Century Dutch Treatise on Marriage Law Rodenburg, Christiaan [1608-1668]. Tractatus De Jure Conjugum. In quo de Viri in Uxorem Potestate, Eorumque Obligationibus, Judiciis, Mutuis Gratificationibus, Bonorum Communione, Pactisque Dotalibus, Illustriores Controversiae, Ad Usum Fori Patrii, Vicinarumque Regionum Expenduntur, Cum Tractatione Praeliminari De Jure, Quod Oritur Ex Statutorium, Vel Consuetudinum Discrepantium Conflictu. Utrecht: Apud Gisbertum Zylium, & Theodorum ab Ackersdijck, 1653. [xxvi], 358, [24] pp. Quarto (7-3/4" x 6"). Contemporary vellum with yapp edges, early hand-lettered title to spine. Moderate soiling and a few tiny stains, two chips to top-edge of front board. Some rubbing to corners, vellum just beginning to crack through pastedowns, lower section of front endleaf lacking, partial crack in text block between front endleaf and title page. Light toning to text, corners of a few leaves…
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1941. Scrapbook Compiled by a Lawyer Who Served as F.B.I. Agent in the Early 1940s [Scrapbook]. [Whitticar, Ralph M.]. [Scrapbook Compiled by FBI Agent and Lawyer Ralph M Whitticar]. Richmond and Fredericksburg, VA, 1941-1947, 1982-1983. [100] pp. Folio (14-1/2" x 11-1/2"). Padded imitation calf with ties, large hearth scene stamped to front cover below "Scrapbook." Light wear to extremities, front board detached, rear board partially detached, first leaf detached and moderately edgeworn, some edgewear and minor tears to several following leaves. Photographs, newspaper clippings, letters and documents affixed (with glue or cellotape) to rectos of 33 pages, three newspaper clippings from 1982 and 1983 laid in at rear of book. Most of these items have brief annotations. $1,500. * Ralph Whitticar was a lawyer from Columbus Ohio who joined the F.B.I. as a special agent in 1941. He served in Washington, DC and Virginia until he resigned in 1944 to take a position with the Virginia Department of Motor…
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Life and Confession of Ann Walters, The Female Murderess!..
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1850. [Boston]: Printed for the Proprietor, 1850.. [Boston]: Printed for the Proprietor, 1850. "The Female Murderess!": Driven by the Culture of Slavery (Two Full-Page Woodcut Illustrations) [Murder]. [Walters, Ann Smith (1812-1844)]. [Dudley, Enos G. (d.1849)]. [Runkle, Mary]. Life and Confession of Ann Walters, The Female Murderess! Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, At Haverhill, N.H., May 23d, 1849. To Which is Added the Confession of Mary Runkle, Who Was Executed for Murder. [Boston]: Printed for the Proprietor, 1850. 32 pp. Two full-page woodcut illustrations. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in green printed wrappers, large woodcut image of Walters to front, untrimmed edges. Light soiling to exterior, moderate edgewear. Light toning to text, somewhat heavier in a few places. $950. * Although OCLC records an "Ann Walters (1812-1844)," McDade believes her story is a work of fiction that incorporates details of a dozen different murders. He also doubts the veracity of the…
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A Treatise on the Law of Elections, In All Its Branches, 1st edition
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1789. with Manuscript Corrections by the Author. with Manuscript Corrections by the Author. Pioneering English Treatise on Election Law, A Copy with Manuscript Corrections by the Author Simeon, John [1756-1824]. A Treatise on the Law of Elections, In All Its Branches. London: Printed for T. Payne and Son, 1789. ix, [7], 176, cxxx, [12] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth, gilt-edged raised bands, blind fillets and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed. Moderate toning to text, occasional faint dampstaining, light soiling to a few leaves. "John Williams Atty. Carmarthen" to head of title page, annotations and markings by Simeon, one of them signed, to a few leaves. $1,000. * First edition. With extensive index containing extracts from election cases. "We have seen that Douglas, the reporter in the court of King's Bench, had also made reports of election cases, which he published in 1775-177, and that other reports of election cases began to appear about the same…
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1838. Worcester: Press of the Massachusetts Spy, 1838. Worcester: Press of the Massachusetts Spy, 1838. Not in McDade Paine, William P. [1802-1876]. A Sermon Occasioned by the Murder of Philip Edwards, Perpetuated Under the Influence of Alcoholic Insanity, By John L. Davis, In Holden, Mass., August 15, 1838. Worcester: Press of the Massachusetts Spy, 1838. 22 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers. Light soiling and a few faint stains to exterior, some rubbing to spine ends and corners with mild wear, a few dog-eared leaves at beginning and end of text, which has moderate toning and faint dampstaining, early owner signature (Lydia Moore) to head of title page. $950. * Only edition. Overlooked by McDade, this murder took place during a drinking binge. The sermon relates the events of the case, but it is essentially a temperance tract. "If the evil extended no farther than the degradation and misery of merely being a drunkard, the extent of the calamity could not be…
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1653. Utrecht, 1653. First edition.. Utrecht, 1653. First edition. Interesting Seventeenth-Century Dutch Treatise on Marriage Law Rodenburg, Christiaan [1608-1668]. Tractatus De Jure Conjugum. In quo de Viri in Uxorem Potestate, Eorumque Obligationibus, Judiciis, Mutuis Gratificationibus, Bonorum Communione, Pactisque Dotalibus, Illustriores Controversiae, Ad Usum Fori Patrii, Vicinarumque Regionum Expenduntur, Cum Tractatione Praeliminari De Jure, Quod Oritur Ex Statutorium, Vel Consuetudinum Discrepantium Conflictu. Utrecht: Apud Gisbertum Zylium, & Theodorum ab Ackersdijck, 1653. [xxvi], 358, [24] pp. Quarto (7-3/4" x 6"). Contemporary vellum with yapp edges, early hand-lettered title to spine. Moderate soiling and a few tiny stains, two chips to top-edge of front board. Some rubbing to corners, vellum just beginning to crack through pastedowns, lower section of front endleaf lacking, partial crack in text block between front endleaf and title page. Light toning to text, corners of a few leaves…
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1941. Scrapbook Compiled by a Lawyer Who Served as F.B.I. Agent in the Early 1940s [Scrapbook]. [Whitticar, Ralph M.]. [Scrapbook Compiled by FBI Agent and Lawyer Ralph M Whitticar]. Richmond and Fredericksburg, VA, 1941-1947, 1982-1983. [100] pp. Folio (14-1/2" x 11-1/2"). Padded imitation calf with ties, large hearth scene stamped to front cover below "Scrapbook." Light wear to extremities, front board detached, rear board partially detached, first leaf detached and moderately edgeworn, some edgewear and minor tears to several following leaves. Photographs, newspaper clippings, letters and documents affixed (with glue or cellotape) to rectos of 33 pages, three newspaper clippings from 1982 and 1983 laid in at rear of book. Most of these items have brief annotations. $1,500. * Ralph Whitticar was a lawyer from Columbus Ohio who joined the F.B.I. as a special agent in 1941. He served in Washington, DC and Virginia until he resigned in 1944 to take a position with the Virginia Department of Motor…
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1850. [Boston]: Printed for the Proprietor, 1850.. [Boston]: Printed for the Proprietor, 1850. "The Female Murderess!": Driven by the Culture of Slavery (Two Full-Page Woodcut Illustrations) [Murder]. [Walters, Ann Smith (1812-1844)]. [Dudley, Enos G. (d.1849)]. [Runkle, Mary]. Life and Confession of Ann Walters, The Female Murderess! Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, At Haverhill, N.H., May 23d, 1849. To Which is Added the Confession of Mary Runkle, Who Was Executed for Murder. [Boston]: Printed for the Proprietor, 1850. 32 pp. Two full-page woodcut illustrations. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in green printed wrappers, large woodcut image of Walters to front, untrimmed edges. Light soiling to exterior, moderate edgewear. Light toning to text, somewhat heavier in a few places. $950. * Although OCLC records an "Ann Walters (1812-1844)," McDade believes her story is a work of fiction that incorporates details of a dozen different murders. He also doubts the veracity of the…
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1789. with Manuscript Corrections by the Author. with Manuscript Corrections by the Author. Pioneering English Treatise on Election Law, A Copy with Manuscript Corrections by the Author Simeon, John [1756-1824]. A Treatise on the Law of Elections, In All Its Branches. London: Printed for T. Payne and Son, 1789. ix, [7], 176, cxxx, [12] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth, gilt-edged raised bands, blind fillets and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed. Moderate toning to text, occasional faint dampstaining, light soiling to a few leaves. "John Williams Atty. Carmarthen" to head of title page, annotations and markings by Simeon, one of them signed, to a few leaves. $1,000. * First edition. With extensive index containing extracts from election cases. "We have seen that Douglas, the reporter in the court of King's Bench, had also made reports of election cases, which he published in 1775-177, and that other reports of election cases began to appear about the same…
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The Sky and the Forest
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Samuel The Seeker
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
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The Man In The Brown Suit
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An Humble, Earnest, and Affectionate address to the Clergy. by William Law, A.M. to Which is Prefixed a Short Account of His Life and Character
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Dead-Eye Dick
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