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London: J. D. and Robert Gibson, 1702. Hard Cover. Fair +. "Also a collection of choice writs and process of the Court . . . Likewise several appeals in the present Lord Keeper's time . . . Together with a copious and useful introduction . . ." Compiled by William Brown. [8], lxiv, 370, [6] p.; 19 cm. Full period polished calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Red morocco spine label in second compartments with gilt-tooled title: Praxis Almæ. Gilt-tooled "3" in third compartment; gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Blind-tooled decorative border along both joints. Former owner's name on front fixed endpaper: Garret D. Wall. "G.D. Wall" at head of title page. At head of first page of Introduction: "Rd. Stockton's." This is Richard Stockton (1764-1828), the son of Richard Stockton (1730-1781), signer of the Declaration of Independence for New Jersey. Both father and son were lawyers; the Richard Stockton…
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Lecciones de Práctica Forense Mejicana, escritas a beneficio de la Academia Nacional de Derecho Público y Privado de Méjico [3 volumes]
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Praxis Almae Curiae Cancellariae: the Third Part: A Collection of the Most Modern and Useful Precedents For drawing bills, answers and demurrers [Richard Stockton]
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A Digest of the Laws of Pennsylvania: from the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred, to the Seventh Day of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty by John W. Purdon
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Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1831. Hardcover. Very Good +. 976 p.; 25 cm. Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. Leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Purdon's Digest 1830. Formerly there was a second label in the fourth compartment. Blind-rolled chain border on each board. Former owner's name on title page and endpapers: J. Miles. Contains the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and the laws of Pennsylvania arranged by topic. In Very Good+ Condition: lacking one original spine label; leather is rubbed, with several small scrapes; leather over spine is starting to crack; light foxing; pages are somewhat browned, but clean and tight. A solid copy.
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Statement of Facts, in regard to the Taking of the Loan of Four Million Dollars by the Bank of Pennsylvania, in March, 1830, Connected with the Re-Charter of said Bank by Garrick Mallery, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means at that time
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Harrisburg: Pennsylvania General Assembly, 1849. Paperback. Very Good. 15, [1] p.; 22 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "5" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. Light marginal pencil marks throughout. No date of publication. Information in the publication goes up to 1848; the State Library of Pennsylvania gives 1849 as the year of publication. Lawyer and judge Garrick Mallery (1784-1866) served in the Pennsylvania legislature from 1827 to 1830. He was the father of Garrick Mallery (1831-1894), an ethnologist who specialized in Native American sign language. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: disbound; first leaf and last leaf detached but present; light marginal pencil marks; otherwise, clean and tight.
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Philadelphia and the Lakes: Address to the Citizens of Pennsylvania, in Favor of a Railroad to connect Philadelphia with the Lakes
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Philadelphia: the committee, 1851. Paperback. Very Good. 8 p.; 22 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "4" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. Caption title. The address was put together by a committee chaired by William M. Meredith. The address is followed by a statement by Daniel L. Miller, Jr., president of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company, about the railroad proposed to connect Sunbury to Erie. The Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company had been chartered in 1837, but did not begin construction until 1852, when the state passed enabling legislation. No date of publication; based on information in the address, 1851 is the most likely date. William Morris Meredith (1799-1873) was a lawyer in Philadelphia; he served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Zachary Taylor in 1849 and 1850. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: disbound; minor foxing along gutter; otherwise, clean and tight.
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William M. Kennedy, vs. Samuel T. Bodine and the Commissioners and Inhabitants of the Kensington District of the Northern Liberties; Error to the District Court of the City and County of Philadelphia, September term, 1838, no. 313: Statement of Defendants in Error
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Philadelphia: s.n., 1847. Pamphlet. Very Good. 16 p.; 22 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "22" in ink at upper right-hand corner of first page. Caption title. At head of title: "Supreme Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. July 1847, No. 40." William M. Kennedy claimed that his property running from Maiden St. to the adjacent wharf in the Kensington District of the Northern Liberties (at the time not part of the city of Philadelphia) included half of the street and the wharf itself. Elihu Duplessis Tarr (d. 1851) and John Meredith Read (1797-1874) represented Samuel Tucker Bodine (1810-1879) and the commissioners and residents of Kensington, offering the history of the property back to the orignal 1689 grant to Michael Neilson and through its ownership by William Masters and his descendants to show that both the street and the wharf had been public property. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: disbound; light foxing, primarily on first…
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Praxis Almae Curiae Cancellariae: the Third Part: A Collection of the Most Modern and Useful Precedents For drawing bills, answers and demurrers [Richard Stockton]
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London: J. D. and Robert Gibson, 1702. Hard Cover. Fair +. "Also a collection of choice writs and process of the Court . . . Likewise several appeals in the present Lord Keeper's time . . . Together with a copious and useful introduction . . ." Compiled by William Brown. [8], lxiv, 370, [6] p.; 19 cm. Full period polished calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Red morocco spine label in second compartments with gilt-tooled title: Praxis Almæ. Gilt-tooled "3" in third compartment; gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Blind-tooled decorative border along both joints. Former owner's name on front fixed endpaper: Garret D. Wall. "G.D. Wall" at head of title page. At head of first page of Introduction: "Rd. Stockton's." This is Richard Stockton (1764-1828), the son of Richard Stockton (1730-1781), signer of the Declaration of Independence for New Jersey. Both father and son were lawyers; the Richard Stockton…
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Reply to the Argument of the Hon. John N. Purviance, before the Committee of the Senate, on the subject of the Bank of Pennsylvania, by Garrick Mallery
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Harrisburg: Pennsylvania General Assembly, 1858. Paperback. Very Good -. 20 p.; 22 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "6" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. No date of publication. Information in the publication goes up to 1858. Lawyer and judge Garrick Mallery (1784-1866) served in the Pennsylvania legislature from 1827 to 1830 and was chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means when the Bank of Pennsylvania was rechartered in 1830. He was the father of Garrick Mallery (1831-1894), an ethnologist who specialized in Native American sign language. This publication relating to the demise of the Bank of Pennsylvania during the financial panic of 1857-1858 is very scarce. In Very Good- Condition: disbound; last leaf is detached but present; foxing, heavy on pp. 19-20; otherwise, clean and tight.
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Opinion of Counsel on the Legality of the City Ordinance for Constructing a Railroad over the Market Street Bridge
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Philadelphia: s.n., 1850. Pamphlet. Very Good -. 8 p.; 21 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "24" in ink at upper right-hand corner of first page. Caption title. Charles Jared Ingersoll (1782-1862) was a prominent lawyer in Philadelphia. In this opinion he argues that the city of Philadelphia did not have the authority to extend the railroad over the Schuylkill River on the existing Market Street bridge. The city nevertheless used the existing Permanent Bridge to bring the railroad across the river to the city. Very scarce. In Very Good- Condition: disbound; last leaf is partially detached; minimal foxing; otherwise, clean.
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Traité Général de Droit Administratif Appliqué ou Exposé de la Doctrine et de la Jurisprudence par M. G. Dufour [4 volumes]
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Paris: Delamotte Aîné, 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 4 volumes published from 1843 to 1845. xv, [1], 680 p.; [4], 3, [1], 622 p.; [4], 756 p.; [4], 780 p.; 22 cm. Contemporary calf spines with marbled paper over boards. Five spine compartments with red leather spine labels with gilt-tooled title in second compartment and black leather spine labels with gilt-tooled volume number in fourth compartment. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Imprint includes: "et chez l'Auteur, Rue Godot de Mauroy, 25." Vol. 2 contains a 3-page advertisement for Cours de Droit Francais suivant le Code Civil by Duranton published by G. Thorel and E. Guilbert. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: rubbed; minor loss at head of vol. 3 spine; foxing on first few leaves of each volume; otherwise, clean and tight.
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The Law of Trademarks Tradenames and Unfair Competition: Including Trade Secrets; Goodwill; The Federal Trademark Acts of 1870, 1881 and 1905; The Trademark Registration Acts of the States and Territories; and the Canadian Trademark and Design Act; with Forms
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Cincinnati: W.H. Anderson Co, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good -. Third Edition. xcv, [1], 1054 p.; 24 cm. Light brown cloth with five spine compartments; brown and black leather labels in center three compartments with gilt-stamped title and edition statements. Spine title: Hopkins on Trademarks Tradenames and Unfair Competition. Gift inscription on blank page following front endpapers: "Presented to John B.S. Purdy by Fred A. Milano Wash D.C. 1929." Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: cover is soiled; corners are rubbed; minor loss at edges of spine labels; a few page edges creased; pages are clean and tight.
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The Sky and the Forest
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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Samuel The Seeker
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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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Shoot to Kill?
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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Rumpole and the Angel of Death
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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The Man In The Brown Suit
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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Dead-Eye Dick
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Vonnegut, Kurt. Dead-Eye Dick. 1982, DELACORTE PRESS/SEYMOUR LAWRENCE . FIRST EDITION. Used. VG/G+ Condition. Back DJ photo of author taken by Jill Krementz. Plot Summary: "Deadeye Dick is a tragic tale of "gun nuts and nukes," Vonnegut tells Miller Rudy Waltz, the protagonist, while playing around as a child in his father's upstairs gun room, fires off a round from a high-powered rifle and accidentally kills a pregnant woman as she vacuums her apartment several blocks away."
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Jailbird
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Vonnegut, Kurt. Jailbird. 1979. Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence. First Edition. Used. Good+ Unclipped DJ. Back cover author photo. 245 pages, Indexed. Plot summary: "This thematically and narratively complex book tells the life story of Walter Starbuck, ex-socialist, ex-capitalist, and ex-con. Moving fluidly back and forth between past and present, incident and insight, irony and irony, the novel explores themes relating to the tension between capitalism and communism, layers of meaning inherent in layers of identity, fact, and fiction, and the inter-connectedness of all things."
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Histoire du Procès de la France par Auguste Johanet
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Paris: Aux Bureaux du Journal La France, 1841. Very Good -. 48 p.; 20 cm. Disbound. Auguste Johanet (1806-1860) was a French lawyer and historian. Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: half title detached but present; clean and solid.
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