Search Results: Law from Twin City Antiquarian Books

St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1987 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green leather-textured boards, gilt titles on front board & spine, xxxi, 692 pp, footnotes, table of cases, index. Small tear to head of spine, else very good, owner's name on recto of ffep. Includes pocket part for 1989. The Hornbook is a single-volume treatise, providing an introduction to maritime law in less detail than the three-volume Practitioner's Edition. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. . G+/No dj. 26 X 19½ cm.

San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1961 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Joint publisher: Rochester, NY: The Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company. Green pebble-grained cloth, gilt titles & dec. partially on black & maroon background, 942 pp; 1965 Supplement, 229 pp, in pocket at rear. Owner's name stamped on edges & title page. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. . VG/No dj. 25 X 17½ cm.

Cincinnati: The W. H. Anderson Company, 1966 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red simulated leather-covered boards, title & arms gilt-stamped on front board, xvii, 478 pp, index. Spine slightly faded, notary's stamp on recto of ffep, else as new. Contents: the office of the notary public; oaths and affidavits; acknowledgements; conveyances; depositions; negotiable instruments; commercial paper under the Uniform Commercial Code; Commissioner of Deeds. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 12 oz.). 4th ed. . Fine/No dj. 23 X 15½ cm.

New York, Oxford, Toronto, Sydney, Paris,Frankfurt: Pergamon Press, 1981 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Inscribed by author on recto of ffep. Dark green boards, gilt titles on front board & spine, xiii, 305 pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. Inscribed by co-author George Stanford to previous owner. Edges foxed, else fine. DJ extremities slightly rubbed, few small (under 1 cm) edge tears; in Brodart archival cover. Discusses the background and legal ramifications of a law suit in which the U. S. government sued the Progressive magazine to prevent publication of an article on H-bomb design based on unclassified sources. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . G/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.

Naperville, IL: Sphinx Publishing (Sourcebooks, Inc.), 2004 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey boards, red titles on spine, xix, 788, [1] pp, notes, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Rowland looks at the history of American law as it specifically affects women, discussing cases as well as the social background. Contents: 1600s to early 1900s (women & the hierarchy of gender; biology, sex, & the obligation of motherhood; working women & the issue of "protection"); 20th century developments (nation goes to war & "Rosie" is born; the birth control debate begins; the 1960s & an era of change; law of pregnancy in the workplace; guerrilla tactics & reproductive rights today; a woman's worth: less is still less; reproductive rights of "new medicine"; sex & "seduction" in the time of AIDS); politics of female adolescence (pop life & the legal confusion of girls); violence &… Read More

Boston et al.: Allyn and Bacon, 1993 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black leather-textured boards, copper titles on front board & spine, xiv, 1398 pp, glossary, table of cases, index. Top corners bumped. Contents: foundations of legal systems; contracts; agency & employment; personal property & bailments; sales & consumer law; commercial paper; government regulation of business; business organizations (partnerships, special ventures, corporations); real property; secured transactions, bankruptcy, & insurance; wills & decedents' estates, trusts; business law in the international marketplace. Appendices: civil trial process; U. S. Constitution; uniform partnership act (1914); uniform limited partnership act (1916); revised uniform limited partnership act, as amended (1985); uniform commercial code (1978). Shipping weight 8 lbs.. 4th ed, 2nd ptg. . Near Fine/No dj. 26 X 22½ cm.

Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red cloth, gilt-on-black titles on spine, blind device on front board, lxix, 1351 pp, index. DJ somewhat rubbed with two small (under 1 cm) tears to top edge; in Brodart archival cover. Contents: physical harms; harm from insult, indignity, and shock; tort law in the market place. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. 2nd ed, 3rd ptg. . Fine/VG+. 25½ X 17½ cm.

Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red cloth, gilt-on-black titles on spine, blind device on front board, lxiii, 841 pp, index. Top corners lightly bumped, owner's name stamped on recto of front free endpaper. DJ spine lightly rubbed, a few smudges, spine browned; in Brodart archival cover. Contents: state law (unilateral action; collective action); bankruptcy law (availability of bankruptcy; the bankrupt estate; the bankruptcy distribution; the bankruptcy discharge). Shipping weight 4 lbs.. 4th ptg. . Near Fine/VG+. 24 X 16 cm.

St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Brown simulated leather, gilt titles on front board & spine, l, 660 pp, table of cases, table of statutes, map, index. Faint dampstaining to bottom margin of last few dozen pages, else very good. Contents: Indians and Indian law; Bureau of Indian Affairs; federal-tribal relationship; tribal sovereignty, federal supremacy, and states' rights; tribal self-government; jurisdiction in Indian country; rights of individual Indians; Indian lands; water rights; fishing & hunting rights. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. First Edition. . G/No dj. 26 X 19½ cm.

London: Chambers & Partners, 2006 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Laminated burgundy dec. boards, ix, 2230 pp. Fine but for a 1-cm repaired tear to tail of spine. Ranks the top firms and lawyers in various specialties and in each state, based on interviews with clients and lawyers. Profiles of firms & lawers describe areas of practice and include contact information. Shipping weight 7 lbs.. 4th ed. . G/No dj. 26 X 20 cm.

Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2000 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Burgundy boards, foil titles on spine, xvii, 307 pp, 3 ff b & w photo plates, 12 tables, footnotes, bibliography, index of cases, subject index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Publisher inaccurately identifies this as cloth-bound. Discusses decisions of the Burger court and their effects on a dozen areas of law: judicial restraint, federalism, economic regulations, freedom of speech, structure of government, choice of law & personal jurisdiction, the administrative state, rights of criminal defendants, religion clauses, race, nonracial classifications, and abortion & privacy. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 23½ X 15½ cm.

London, Toronto, Wellington & Sydney: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1959 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black cloth, gilt titles on spine, frontis., 349 pp, index. Titles partly rubbed off spine, paper browning, owner's name dated Christmas 1959 on fpd. Before being named Lord Chief Justice, Hewart was a newspaper reporter, barrister, member of parliament, and cabinet minister. Jackson treats these phases of Hewart's life relatively briefly, devoting the bulk of the book to his Chief Justiceship. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.). First Edition. . VG/No dj. 21½ X 14½ cm.

New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, & Singapore: The Free Press, 1997 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Inscribed by author on recto of ffep. Black paper-covered boards with brick-red paper-covered spine, x, 321 pp. Author's inscription is dated in year of publication. DJ in Brodart archival cover. An inside account of the civil suit filed by Alaska fishermen after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1935 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Olive ribbed cloth with gilt titles on spine and blind fillet on front board, xi, 346 pp, index. Titles a bit dull, top corners lightly bumped, bookplate on fpd, page 1 & facing blank browned by clippings tipped & laid in. Warren updated his history of the Supreme Court's powers of judicial review in the highly charged atmosphere surrounding the Court's rulings on New Deal legislation, which lead to a number of attempts to remove this power from the Court. Warren shows that this would allow the Congress to amend or abrogate the Constitution at will. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. Revised Ed, 1st Ptg. . VG+/No dj. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Law School, 1994 Extra shipping charge may apply for this item to some destinations. Creamy white covers with black & burgundy titles, [2], ii, 261 pp. Fore-edge faintly water-marked & cockled, slight shelf wear. Contains letters & articles by the editors, Michael E. Solimine, James L. Walker, Barry Friedman, James E. Pfander, T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Herman Belz, Paul Campos, William Cohen, Murray Dry, Sanford Levinson, Michael W. McConnell, Deborah Jones Merritt, Michael J. Perry, Robert Post, L. A. Powe, Jr., Mark Tushnet, and Michael P. Zuckert, and book reviews. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Magazine. G+/No dj. 25½ X 16½ cm.

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Law School, 1992 Extra shipping charge may apply for this item to some destinations. Creamy white covers with black & burgundy titles, [ii], 151-387 pp. Slight shelf wear, else fine. Contains articles by the editors, Paul Campos, Charles Fried, Leonard W. Levy, Jonathan D. Varat, Emily Sherwin, Robert C. Post, Victor H. Kramer, Philip C. Kissam, Gregory S. Alexander, and Terrance Sandalow, and book reviews. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Magazine. Near Fine/No dj. 25½ X 16½ cm.

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Law School, 1994 Extra shipping charge may apply for this item to some destinations. Creamy white covers with black & burgundy titles, [ii], 263-454 pp. Fore-edge cockled & faintly water-marked, slight shelf wear, ownership stamps on front cover. Contains letters & articles by the editors, Jim Chen, Kevin T. McGuire, Larry Alexander, Wayne D. Moore, James E. Fleming, Norman Dorsen, and Robert W. Bennett, and book reviews. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Magazine. G+/No dj. 25½ X 16½ cm.

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Law School, 1987 Extra shipping charge may apply for this item to some destinations. Creamy white covers with black & burgundy titles, [ii], 218 pp. Fore-edge faintly water-marked, slight shelf wear, else fine. Contains articles by the editors, Thomas A. Woxland, Robert F. Nagel, William Haltom, Mark Silverstein, Earl M. Maltz, Richard S. Kay, Robert Clinton, H. N. Hirsch, Priscilla H. Machado, Wallace Mendelson, Leslie Friedman Goldstein, and Robert D. Kamenshine, and book reviews. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Magazine. VG-/No dj. 25½ X 16½ cm.

St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. American Casebook Series, Erwin N. Griswold, General Editor. Brown cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, lxxvi, 1452, [45] pp. Faint spotting to top edge, slight wear to corners & spine ends. Cut-off date for cases in this edition was May 1, 1967. Contents: early challenges & continuing controversy; limitations on judicial power & review; sources & nature of national legislative power; national commerce power & related sources of regulation; other sources of national power; state power to regulate; state power to tax; intergovernmental immunities; regulation of economic & property interests; nature of due process; rights of the accused; freedom of expression & association; freedom of religion; equality under the law; other personal rights & liberties; concept of state action; congressional enforcement of civil rights; protection of the… Read More

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Law School, 1988 Extra shipping charge may apply for this item to some destinations. Creamy white covers with black & burgundy titles, [iii], 218 pp. Slight shelf wear, else fine. Contains a symposium on constitutional scholarship, articles by the editors, Stephen Jay Gould, Charles A. Lofgren, Herman Belz, John Braeman, Victor H. Kramer, Allen N. Sultan, Leonard W. Levy, and Frank R. Strong, and book reviews. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Magazine. Near Fine/No dj. 25½ X 16½ cm.