Vocabulario de Jurisprudencia by MONTIEL Y DUARTE, Isidro Antonio - 1878

London: London, printed by the assignes of Iohn More Esquire; and are to be sold by Richard More in S. Dunstans Churchyard. Anno 1629., 1629. 2nd Edition . Leather. Good. Description: Sm. folio (10¾ ×7¼ in): [5], 395, [1]; [34] leaves. Early reverse calf. · Register: 2º: ¶^6 A-5G^4 ^2A-G^4 H^6 (this copy lacks ¶1, a blank; 4I1 not signed; 5G4 is the title-page for the table; table begins new register). · Condition: Joints starting to crack, chipping at head and tail. Portrait of Littleton missing, portrait of Coke present; lacks initial blank; table of sanguinity torn with loss at bottom; light damp staining to preliminaries and to margins throughout; worm trail in final third of text, affecting one or two letters at most in each page; some leaves creased. · Comments: The first edition of 1628 contained a large number of printing errors. · References: S&M 1:449(7); STC 15785; ESTC S113341.

Lugduni; 1555 and 1567: Ad Salamandrae, Apud Sennetonious Fratres. Folio. Pierre Rebuffi was the jurist whose expertise was in canon law and also defending monarchical law. While serving as Professor of law at Paris, Francis I summoned him to work on the Roman Rota and he was retained by Henry II. These are the core volumes on understanding constitutional thought in sixteenth-century France. In three volumes. Volume I and II were published in 1555. Volume III was published in 1567, all printed by the Sennetonios fratres (brothers) with volumes 3 having a different and larger printer's device. Volume I (unnumbered) of the three-volume set. In this volume, there are seven treatises each with its own title page though the pagination is consecutive. There is the title page and seven Tractatii (de literis obligatoriis, de chirographorum, de sentitiis praeiudicalibus seu provisionabilibus, de sententiis executoriis, de reuocationibus, de literis ciuilibus, and de supplicationibus. Besides the Latin text… Read More

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. from author" to head of title page, annotations 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 time. The… Read More

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1810. HAMILTON, Alexander. , [HAMILTON, Elizabeth, subject]. Report of the Committee of Claims, on the Petition of Elizabeth Hamilton. January 11, 1810. Read and Committed to a Committee of the Whole House on next. City of Washington, A. & G. Way, Printers: 1810. First edition. Unbound pamphlet. Octavo (9 x 5 3/8 inches; 230 x 138 mm). [3], [1, blank] pp. With two stab marks. Uncut. Very good. We could only find one other copy at a library and no copies at auction. "On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton was mortally wounded during a duel with Aaron Burr and died the following day. Five years after Hamilton's untimely death, his widow, Elizabeth Hamilton, submitted a petition to Congress asking for a pension based on her husband's military service as Lieutenant Colonel in the Revolutionary war. In 1782, Hamilton had been a member of the Continental Congress that passed legislation establishing army pensions. For ethical reasons, he had relinquished his claim… Read More

1940. Paris: Editions Litt‚raires de France, 1940?. Paris: Editions Litt‚raires de France, 1940? Handsomely Bound Copy of Hemard's Code Penal Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Penal: Commentaires Images de Joseph Hemard. Paris: Editions Litteraires de France, [c.1940?]. 169 pp. Numerous pochoir color text illustrations throughout. Quarto (8-3/4" x 7"). Original publisher stiff printed color wrappers bound into contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, by M. Bobot, raised bands and gilt title to spine, top-edge gilt, deckle fore-edge. Negligible light rubbing to extremities, front joint just starting at ends, light toning to interior, illustrations vivid. A handsome copy. $1,500. * From an edition limited to 900 copies, this number 320. Hemard presents the official text of the French Code Penal with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. It is a sequel to his Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes. In 1944 Hemard issued another legal work: Code… Read More

1682 1ed Journal of British Parliament Queen Elizabeth I England d'Ewes Politics

The most valuable source on the British Parliament during the reign of Elizabeth I!

Simonds d'Ewes was a 17th-century English politician who served as a member of Parliament. He was an important historian who is best known for his account of the British parliament and politics in the 16th-century. This work was a collection of journal entries and anecdotes which were first published in 1682, decades after d'Ewes death.

The DNB notes of this book:
"a great and very valuable work"

Item number: #9543
Price: $950
D'EWES, Simonds
The journals of all the parliaments during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, both of the House of Lords and House of Commons
London: Printed for John Starkey, 1682. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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References: Wing D 1250; Arber's Term cat, I 486; ESTC R 303;
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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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. from author" to head of title page, annotations 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 time. The… Read More

1940. Paris: Editions Litt‚raires de France, 1940?. Paris: Editions Litt‚raires de France, 1940? Handsomely Bound Copy of Hemard's Code Penal Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Penal: Commentaires Images de Joseph Hemard. Paris: Editions Litteraires de France, [c.1940?]. 169 pp. Numerous pochoir color text illustrations throughout. Quarto (8-3/4" x 7"). Original publisher stiff printed color wrappers bound into contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, by M. Bobot, raised bands and gilt title to spine, top-edge gilt, deckle fore-edge. Negligible light rubbing to extremities, front joint just starting at ends, light toning to interior, illustrations vivid. A handsome copy. $1,500. * From an edition limited to 900 copies, this number 320. Hemard presents the official text of the French Code Penal with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. It is a sequel to his Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes. In 1944 Hemard issued another legal work: Code… Read More

1684 English LAW 1ed Brady Old English History Politics Doomsday Book Britain

Robert Brady was a 17th-century English royalist historian who played an important role in the emergence of English history out of its medieval forms. Much of this was from his book 'Introduction to the Old English History'. In this work, Brady covered aspects of English politics and government noting the influence of the famed 'Doomsday Book' – (citing taxation, land ownership, heraldic law, etc.).
This 1684 first edition proved to be an important advancement in English law.
Item number: #15781
Price: $950
BRADY, Robert

An introduction to the old English history comprehended in three several tracts : the first, an answer to Mr. Petyt's Rights of the commons asserted ... the second, an answer to a book intituled Argumentum antinormanicum ... the third, the exact history of the succession of the crown of England ... together with an appendix ... and a glossary
London : Printed by Tho. Newcomb for Samuel Lowndes ...,… Read More

1767 FORESTRY1st ed Monceau on Transport Law Trees Wood Naval Ships Navy RARE
Duhamel du Monceau was an 18th-century French engineer and scientist who focused heavily on agriculture, horticulture, and forestry. He researched various cultivation techniques for trees and crops and published his findings in various books and reports including 'On the Strength of Wood'.
This book, first published in 1767, describes Monceau's his studies of wood, timbers, and forests and the use of wood for home construction and ship building with special attention given to the influence of forestry law on the naval industry. Also known as 'Du Transport', this work covered the general laws of tree growth and regulations for tree industry, behavior of sap, leaves, and formation of bark.
This incredibly valuable 1767 first edition is one of the earliest and best French treatises on woodworking and forestry regulations.

Item number: #15938
Price: $950
MONCEAU, Duhamel du
Du transport, de la conservation et de la force des… Read More