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Oslo, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1933. SCARCE. From the collection of noted semiotician and linguist Thomas A. Sebeok, his signature in ink front end pages of all 3 volumes. A Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, Sebeok was among the founders of biosemiotics and editor-in-chief of the journal Semiotica, the leading periodical in the field. Very Good, chips to edges of wrappers, corner chips rear end pages.. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
The Queensland Statutes & Acts Of The Parliament of Queensland, 1828-2005 (Single Volumes) by The Parliament of Queensland - 1962
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The Queensland Statutes & Acts Of The Parliament of Queensland, 1828-2005 (Single Volumes)
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Brisbane: Butterworth & Co., 1962. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. Available are The Queensland Statutes, 1828-1962 (1962 Reprint), in 20 Volumes (Unavailable: volumes 9 & 20), The Queensland Statutes, 1962-1989, in 31 Volumes, and The Queensland Acts of Parliament 1990-2005 with Explanatory Notes, in 88 Volumes (Unavailable: Year 2000, Volume 5, Acts 61-64). Price is for a single volume. Please send a message with the volumes you wish to purchase. Size: 25cm x 16cm. 136 volumes of the 139-volume set. These were once working volumes and as such have cut and paste amendments and notations in ink. Different levels of discolouration to spines. Some biostaining to some covers. Soiling to outside edges of some volumes. Creasing to some spines. Previous owner stamps to outside edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner plate laid-in on front endpaper. Waterdamage to volume 1962. Shipped Weight: 2 kilos. BZDB407 Law & Criminal Studies; Politics & Government::Australian Politics; Countries::Australia; Countries::Australia::Queensland; Australia; Politics & Government. The Queensland Statutes Acts Of The Parliament of Queensland 18282005 Single Volumes The Parliament of Queensland
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Lappiske Rettsstudier [Lappische Rechtsstudien]. Instituttet vor Sammenlignende Kulturforsking, Serie A, XXIV.
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Lex hominum communis secundum mentem Hugonis Grotii proposita et Dijudicata
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Groningae: Apud Jacobum Bolt , 1777. RARE. 9 institutinal holdings worldwide according to Worldcat. Bound in quarter leather over marbled boards, red leather label, back with gilt decorations and rules. [14], 300 p. Text in Latin. Very Good, back repaired in keeping, rubs to corners, small letter in ink front paste down, inscription concering Grotius dated 1839 page facing title page, text clean and fresh. " 'The Universal Law of Nature or of Mankind' as it is represented by Grotius, examined by Henry Lewis Wichers". . First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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An Historical Essay on the Magna Charta of King John
by Thomson, Richard
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London: Printed for John Major and Robert Jennings, 1829. Tall 8vo, half crushed red morocco over marbled boards, matching marbled end pages, top edge gilt, small bookplate of Frances Evelyn Paton front paste down, pencil signature of David Paton 2nd free front end page. Very Good, front joint starting to open at bottom edge, top corners bumped, moderate toning to frontis illustrated page only, rest of pages clean and free of toning. A quite handsome copy of one of the standard works on the Great Charter, and rather uncommon in the first edition. . First Edition. Half Morocco over Marbled Boar. Very Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 8vo.
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Sexual Law Reporter - 20 Issues + Two Duplicates, 1976-1979
by Thomas F. Coleman
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Los Angeles: Sexual Law Reporter, 1976. 22 copies, hole-punched for ring binder, unbound, Near Fine, stamped "Duplicate" and 5 copies with duplicate tabs attached, several copies with pencil call numbers, although no other markings, these are duplicates from the Kinsey Institute for Sex Research. 1976, Vol. 2, Nos. 1-4, 6, and Index; 1977, Vol. 3, Nos. 1-2, 4-5, and Index; 1978. Vol.4, Nos. 1-4 and Index(complete year); 1979, Vol. 1-4, complete year, no index. A non-profit organization founded in Los Angeles in 1974 and continuing through 1979 to protect sexual civil liberties by informing the law community on statutory and case law in the field of sexuality. . First Printing. Ring Bound. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Laws of Iowa. Condensed Edition of the New Code of 1897. Including an Appendix of Useful Forms, Complete Index, Etc. For the Use of Business and Professional Men, Farmers, Mechanics, and the Public in General
by Compiled By J. D. M. Hamilton, Attorney at Law
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Fort Madison, Iowa : Roberts & Roberts, Publishers , 1897. SCARCE. Supplement to the Fort Madison Democrat. 286 pages. Very Good Minus, wear and soiling to wrappers, chips to top corners first several pages, none affecting text. WorldCat notes 8 institutional holdings published in 4 other Iowa locations, none published in Fort Madison. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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An Essay to ascertain the Value of Leases and Annuities for years and lives : and to estimate the chances of the Duration of Lives ...
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London: Printed for S. Birt (& others) 1738. 8vo, pp. xix:(1):470:(6, publisher's advertisements), contemporary full tan calf, gilt rules to sides, spine gilt ruled within raised bands, lettering piece; joints cracked but firm, headband chipped, front free endpaper partly detached. With the half-title printed with advertisements to verso. With the engraved armorial bookplate of Sir Robert Johnson Eden Bart ( 1774-1844) and the signature of T. Eden on title. Rare.
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A Treatise of the Laws for the Relief and Settlement of the Poor.
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London: Printed by A. Strahan for J. Butterworth, Law-Bookseller, Fleet-Street, 1805. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches), pages: xxxix:(1):390 & xxxi:384:188(appendix), plus substantial unpaginated index. Recent quarter mottled tan calf, spines with raised bands and crimson lettering pieces. Browning to foremargin of title to volume 1, contemporary signature on front fly. Generally very good indeed both internally and externally. The very rare 1st edition. The 2nd edition, in 2 volumes, was published in1808; the 3rd edition, in 3 volumes, in 1814.
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A Complete Collection of Forms of Procedure in the Several Courts of Pennsylvania by P. Frazer Smith
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Philadelphia: Kay & Brother, 1872. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition. 8, 791 p.; 25 cm. Contemporary full calf; black spine labels reading: Smith's Forms of Procedure Pennsylvania." Small stamp on front fixed endpaper and title page verso: "Law Office of Thomas Lack, 115 North High St., West Chester, Pa." Blank leaf following front free endpaper inscribed: "Thomas Lack April 28th, 1891" and "Geo. Guier Cardwell." A few notations; small slip tipped in between p. 162 and p. 163 (section on decedents). Includes 65 items under Lunatics and Habitual Drunkards. In Very Good Condition: both boards have been sensatively re-attached by conservator, whose report is available on request; lacking original leather spine labels, which have been reproduced in period style; small loss of leather at ends of spine; occasional soiling, primarily in the table of contents. A solid copy of this mid-19th-century Pennsylvania legal form book.
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A General Abridgment of Cases in Equity, Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, &c. with a large collection of Cases never before published. To which are added, Two Alphabetical Tables, one of the Names of the Cases, the other of the Principal Matters contained therein; by a Gentleman of the Middle Temple [Vol. 2]
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London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, for T. Waller, 1769. Hardcover. Very Good +. The Second Edition, with many References and considerable Additions." Attributed variously to Robert Foley, Sir Geoffrey Gilbert, Matthew Bacon, and Henry Pooley. cf. British Museum Catalogue. Vol. 2 only. [22], 780, [42] p.; 37 cm. Folio. Contemporary full calf with seven spine compartments between raised bands. Leather labels in second and third compartments with gilt-tooled title "Cases in Equity Abridg" and volume number. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: S. Cadwalader. In Very Good+ Condition: modern Japanese tissue repair of spine and joints; edges rubbed; small scrapes on boards; pages are clean and tight. This is quite heavy. For international shipping, it will have to be sent by international priority.
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A Voyage to the South Sea, undertaken by command of His Majesty, for the purpose of conveying the bread-fruit tree to the West Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty ...including an account of the mutiny on board the said ship, and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew.: RARE FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SEA TALES IN ALL OF MARITIME LITERATURE.
by BLIGH, WILLIAM
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London: George Nicol, 1792. 4to, Contemporary tan calf, with 7 plates of plans and charts including a fine engraved oval portrait frontispiece of Bligh by Conde after Russell, folding plan of the Bounty, folding plan of the Bounty's launch, a plate of bread-fruit, and 4 other plans and charts (3 folding)RARE FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SEA TALES IN ALL OF MARITIME LITERATURE.
On their way to introduce the bread-fruit as a cash crop to the West Indies from the South Sea Island, "Bread-fruit Bligh" and eighteen of his crew were set adrift by Fletcher Christian, the master's mate of the "Bounty," and made a journey of about 4000 miles in an open boat before landing on the East Indian island of Timor. Several of the mutineers, who had settled on Pitcairn Island, were eventually captured and three were executed in England. "An extremely important book" (Hill, p. 27). Interestingly enough, Bligh was subjected to two further mutinies in his career, though only the last, in New South Wales, can… Read More
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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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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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Rumpole and the Angel of Death
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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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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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Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1786. Paper wrappers, chipped and soiled throughout, with paper over spine missing and front wrap almost off. Lightly ex-library otherwise good.. An Early American imprint. Sabin 39326; Evans 19755. Small 8vo. [1], viii, 132 pp.
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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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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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