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1598. Venice: Giunta, 1598. 6 vols in 5 bks. Venice: Giunta, 1598. 6 vols in 5 bks. Impressive 1598 Edition of the Corpus Iuris Civilis [Corpus Juris Civilis] Justinian I [485-565CE], Emperor of the East Accursius [c.1182-c.1260], Glossator. Leconte, Antoine [1517-1586], Commentary. Cujas, Jacques [1522-1590], Commentary. Douaren, Francois [1509-1559], Commentary. De Bottis, Jacopo Anello [1524-1581], Commentary. Caravita, Agostino [d.1580], Commentary. D. Iustiniani Imperatoris Opus, Prudentum Responsa Caesarumque Rescripta Complectens. Quinq[ue] Voluminibus Distinctum, Multis Legibus Additis, Ac Iuris Consultorum, Cuiacii, Dyonisii Gothofredi, & Iacobi Anelli de Bottis, Augustinq[ue] Caravitae Glossis, Additionibus, Atq[ue] Nonnullis Aliis Illustratum. Utieorum Omnium Elenchus Indicabit. Novissima Editio Juntarum. Venice: Apud Iuintas, 1598. Six volumes in five books. Complete set. Main text in parallel columns with linear glosses. Each volume preceded by title page, title page of Volume I preceded… Read More

1756. With Interesting Comparisons Between Roman and English Law Justinian I (483-565 CE), Emperor of the East. Harris, George [1722-1796], Editor and Translator. D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quatuor: The Four Books of Justinian's Institutions, Translated Into English, With Notes. London: Printed for C. Bathurst and E. Withers, 1756. xv, [1], 73, [1]; 121, [1]; 100; 92; 11, [5] pp. Copperplate table of descents. Quarto (11-1/4" x 9"). Contemporary paneled calf with early rebacking, raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing and some shallow scuffing to boards, heavier rubbing to extremities and spine, wear to spine ends and corners, boards partially detached, owner bookplate of Charles Frost of Hull to front pastedown, title page partially detached but secure. Moderate toning and light foxing to text, early annotations, most likely by Frost, to several leaves, offsetting to margins of preliminaries and rear endleaves. $450. * First edition. This well-respected edition is notable… Read More

1583. Venice: Apud Fabium, et Augustinum, 1583. Venice: Apud Fabium, et Augustinum, 1583. Rare Commentary on Selections from the Institutes Belloni, Niccolo [d.1552]. Super Utraque Parte Institutionum Locubrationes, Quarum Rubricas, Ac Titulos, Sequens Pagina Demonstrat. Venice: Apud Fabium, Et Augustinum Zopinos, Fratres, 1583. 240 [i.e. 238], [26] ff. Octavo (6" x 4"). Contemporary limp vellum with yapp-style fore-edges, early hand-lettered title to spine, remnants of thong ties to fore-edges. Light soiling and a few faint stains, light rubbing to extremities, a few small holes to spine and joints, front hinge starting, early (illegible) ownership signatures to front free endpaper. Light toning to interior, occasional faint dampstaining to last fifty or so leaves, early underlining to several leaves. $1,250. * Later edition. First published in 1544, this is a commentary on selections from Books 2 and 3 of the Institutes and the "Item Serviana," a discussion of actions in land law, from Book 4.… Read More

1987. Smith, Kerry. Dan Casey: Criminal Advocate. [Maryborough, Victoria: University of Queensland Press, 1987]. xix, 244 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $30.

1988. Pine, Richard. The Dandy and the Herald: Manners, Mind, And Morals from Brummell to Durrell. New York: St. Martin's Press, [1988]. ix, 254 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $20.

1802. Dedham: Printed and Sold, By Herman Mann, 1802.. Dedham: Printed and Sold, By Herman Mann, 1802. An 1802 Massachusetts Sermon Criticizing Public Executions Thacher, Thomas [1756-1812]. The Danger of Despising the Divine Counsel: Exhibited in a Discourse, Delivered at Dedham, Third Precinct, September 13, 1801, The Lord's Day After the Execution of Jason Fairbanks. Dedham, [Mass.]: Printed and Sold, By Herman Mann, 1802. 29 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges in later plain wrappers, whip-stitched along spine and edges. Light soiling, wear to wrappers along edges and spine, section lacking from wrapper. Light browning, foxing and occasional faint dampstaining to text, light soiling, moderate edgewear and a few tears to title page, small chips to fore-edges of following two leaves. $950. * First and only edition. This was one of the most sensational trials of the early republic. The parents of Elizabeth Fales objected to Fairbanks's suit, and he, in revenge or… Read More

2007. ISBN-13: 9781584777274; ISBN-10: 1584777273. The Greatest Summation Delivered in America? Bradley, Howard A., and James A. Winans. Daniel Webster and the Salem Murder. Originally published: Columbia, Missouri: Artcraft Press, 1956. 230 pp. Illustrations. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777274; ISBN-10: 1584777273. Hardcover. New. $90. * Reprint of the sole edition. "This is the story of a famous murder...and of the trials of John Francis Knapp and of Joseph Jenkins Knapp. It is also the story of the part Daniel Webster played in those trials. His summation in one of those trials is thought by some to be the greatest ever delivered in America.": Introduction [9].

1853. of the University at Cambridge. Second edition. of the University at Cambridge. Second edition. Parker, Joel. Daniel Webster as a Jurist. An Address to the Students in the Law School of the University at Cambridge. Cambridge: John Bartlett, 1853. 71 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet, some toning, internally clean. $25. * Second edition. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 2144.

2003. ISBN-13: 9781584773375. ISBN-10: 1584773375. Shirley, John M. The Dartmouth College Causes and the Supreme Court of the United States. Originally published: Chicago: G.I. Jones, 1895. 469 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584773375; ISBN-10: 1584773375. Hardcover. New. $28.95 * "It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college. And yet there are those who love it!" --Daniel Webster, Oral Argument, March 10, 1818, Dartmouth College v. Woodward Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1816-1819) established significant precedents concerning state authority and the nature of private enterprise. Dartmouth College was incorporated under a royal charter in 1769 as a private corporation. In 1816 the New Hampshire Legislature attempted to transform the college into a state institution. Daniel Webster, representing the college trustees, convinced the U.S. Supreme Court that the royal charter was a contract that could not be invalidated by subsequent state legislation. The court concurred.… Read More

2012. ISBN-13: 9781616192716. ISBN-10: 1616192712. Shirley, John M. The Dartmouth College Causes and the Supreme Court of the United States. Originally published: Chicago: G.I. Jones, 1895. 469 pp. Reprinted 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616192716. ISBN-10: 1616192712. Paperback. New. $22.95 * "It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college. And yet there are those who love it!" -Daniel Webster, Oral Argument, March 10, 1818, Dartmouth College v. Woodward Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1816-1819) established significant precedents concerning state authority and the nature of private enterprise. Dartmouth College was incorporated under a royal charter in 1769 as a private corporation. In 1816 the New Hampshire Legislature attempted to transform the college into a state institution. Daniel Webster, representing the college trustees, convinced the U.S. Supreme Court that the royal charter was a contract that could not be invalidated by subsequent state legislation. The court concurred.… Read More

1912. with autograph note from O.W. Holmes Jr.. with autograph note from O.W. Holmes Jr. The First German Edition of The Common Law with Autograph Note from O.W. Holmes Jr. Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. Leonhard, Rudolf [1851-1921]. Das Gemeine Recht Englands und Nordamerikas (The Common Law) in Elf Abhandlungen Dargestellt von Dr. O.W. Holmes, Jr. Mitglied des Obersten Gerichtshofes der Vereinigten Staaten in Washington. Leipzig: Verlag von Duncker & Humblot, 1912. xix, 423 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Original three quarter gilt stamped cloth, marbled boards and edges, very lightly worn. Bookplate of Adda von Bruemmer on inside front pastedown. An attractive copy. [With] Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell. [Autograph Note, Signed. (Boston), April 1, 1869]. Single 5" x 7" lined sheet (from notebook). Light edgewear, otherwise fine. Two items in all. $250. * First German edition. The title page states that this work was translated with permission of the author by Dr. Rudolph Leonhard, Professor of the… Read More

1843. Basel, 1843. Only edition. Basel, 1843. Only edition. The Roman Law of Parent and Child Bachofen, Johann Jakob [1815-1887]. Das Nexum, die Nexi und die Lex Petillia: Eine Rechtshistorische Abhandlung. Basel: Verlag von J.G. Neukirch, 1843. [ii], 160 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Original printed publisher wrappers, unopened signatures. Some rubbing to edges, light soiling and faint dampspotting, spine darkened. Moderate toning and occasional light foxing to text. $750. * First edition. Bachofen, a founder of the German Historical School, is best known as the author of Das Mutterrecht (1861), a ground-breaking history of the family as a social institution. An early example of his work in this field, Das Nexum deals with the Roman law of parent and child. OCLC locates no copies in North America. British Museum Catalogue (Compact Edition) 2:79.

1929. A Compilation Based on the Sachsenspiegel Zander, Herbert. Das Rote Buch der Stadt Gorlitz (1305-1416). Leipzig: Verlag von Theodor Weicher, 1929. [iv], 76 pp. Softbound, light wear to extremities, corners of covers and front hinge reinforced with clear archival tape, internally clean. Uncommon. $20. * A title in the series Leipziger Rechtswissenschaftliche Studien. Das Rote Buch, or Gorlitz Lawbook, is one of the first legal compilations based on the Sachsenspiegel. Zander's essay is an overview and analysis of the Gorlitz compilation.

1807. Madrid, 1807. First edition. Madrid, 1807. First edition. British Manipulation of International Trade Laws Severo, Veranio. Datos Sobre Algunas Leyes Inglesas que han Contribuido al Poder de la Gran Bretana en Perjuicio de las Demas Naciones, Con Observaciones Utiles a los que Estudian la Economia Politica. Dedicalas al Espanol Amante de su Patria, Y a los Jovenes que Aprenden a Servirla. Madrid: En la Imprenta de Alban, 1807. x, [2], 257 pp. Octavo (5-3/4" x 3-3/4"). Contemporary tree-sheep, lettering piece and gilt fillets to spine, marbled endpapers. Some rubbing to extremities, corners bumped. Some toning to text, light dampstaining to upper corner of rear quarter of text block, interior otherwise clean. $1,250. * First edition. This enthusiastically anti-British work details the ways Britain has manipulated international trade laws in its favor, and against the interests of Spain. It sketches the history of British politics as it affected the country's foreign entanglements, and lists some… Read More

2000. Reppy, Alison, Editor. David Dudley Field: Centenary Essays Celebrating One Hundred Years of Legal Reform. New York: New York University School of Law, 1949. Reprint. W.S. Hein, 2000. xxiii, 400 pp. Cloth. New. $72. * Contains the addresses of Lord Chorley and Mr. Justice Jackson at the Centenary Dinner of the David Dudley Field Centenary Celebration held at New York University in 1948, which focused on the Codification of Procedural, Substantive and International Law.

2011. ISBN-13: 9781616190897; ISBN-10: 1616190892. A Pioneer in American Legal Education Sleeman, Bill, Editor. David Hoffman: Life, Letters and Lectures at the University of Maryland 1821-1837. Clark: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2011. x, [11]-487 pp. ISBN-13:9781616190897 ISBN-10:1616190892. Paperback. New. $39.95 * In 1817 David Hoffman published A Course of Legal Study, an ambitious, systematically organized program of readings for aspiring attorneys. It was widely acclaimed upon publication; Joseph Story said it offered "by far the most perfect system for the study of the law which has ever been offered to the public." Hoffman published this book while helping to establish the Law Institute of the newly founded University of Maryland. He expounded the principles of the Course in his lectures. A few were published as pamphlets to promote Hoffman's ideas and attract students. In 1837 he re-published them, along with a few related texts, in a book entitled Introductory Lectures, and Syllabus of a… Read More

2011. ISBN-13: 9781616190897; ISBN-10: 1616190892. A Pioneer in American Legal Education Sleeman, Bill, Editor. David Hoffman: Life, Letters and Lectures at the University of Maryland 1821-1837. Clark: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2010. x, [11]-487 pp. ISBN-13:9781616190897 ISBN-10:1616190892. Paperback. Page edges lightly soiled, bottom bumped. Else very good. $30. * In 1817 David Hoffman published A Course of Legal Study, an ambitious, systematically organized program of readings for aspiring attorneys. It was widely acclaimed upon publication; Joseph Story said it offered "by far the most perfect system for the study of the law which has ever been offered to the public." Hoffman published this book while helping to establish the Law Institute of the newly founded University of Maryland. He expounded the principles of the Course in his lectures. A few were published as pamphlets to promote Hoffman's ideas and attract students. In 1837 he re-published them, along with a few related texts, in a book… Read More

2011. ISBN-13: 9781584779834; ISBN-10: 1584779837. A Pioneer in American Legal Education Sleeman, Bill, Editor. David Hoffman: Life, Letters and Lectures at the University of Maryland 1821-1837. Clark, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2011. x, [11]-487 pp. ISBN-13: 9781584779834; ISBN-10: 1584779837. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * In 1817 David Hoffman published A Course of Legal Study, an ambitious, systematically organized program of readings for aspiring attorneys. It was widely acclaimed upon publication; Joseph Story said it offered "by far the most perfect system for the study of the law which has ever been offered to the public." Hoffman published this book while helping to establish the Law Institute of the newly founded University of Maryland. He expounded the principles of the Course in his lectures. A few were published as pamphlets to promote Hoffman's ideas and attract students. In 1837 he re-published them, along with a few related texts, in a book entitled Introductory Lectures, and… Read More

2011. ISBN-13: 9781616190897; ISBN-10: 1616190892. A Pioneer in American Legal Education Sleeman, Bill, Editor. David Hoffman: Life, Letters and Lectures at the University of Maryland 1821-1837. Clark: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2011. x, [11]-487 pp. ISBN-13:9781616190897 ISBN-10:1616190892. Paperback. Light shelfwear. Very good. $20. * In 1817 David Hoffman published A Course of Legal Study, an ambitious, systematically organized program of readings for aspiring attorneys. It was widely acclaimed upon publication; Joseph Story said it offered "by far the most perfect system for the study of the law which has ever been offered to the public." Hoffman published this book while helping to establish the Law Institute of the newly founded University of Maryland. He expounded the principles of the Course in his lectures. A few were published as pamphlets to promote Hoffman's ideas and attract students. In 1837 he re-published them, along with a few related texts, in a book entitled Introductory Lectures,… Read More

1901. in 16 volumes. in 16 volumes. A Remarkable Collection of Nineteenth-Century Works on Legal Reform and International Law Compiled by a Notable Scottish Lawyer [Great Britain]. [Law Reform]. [Murray, David (1842-1928)]. [The David Murray Collection of Law Reform and International Law]. 16 volumes. 155 titles. Various paginations. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5," Vols. 1-15; 9-1/4" x 6," Vol. 16). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt-stamped insignia of the Royal Faculty of Procurators, Glasgow, to front boards, blind rules to joint edges and corners, raised bands and lettering piece to spines, marbled edges and endpapers, presentation bookplate from David Murray to the Faculty dated April 29, 1902 to front pastedown of first volume. Light rubbing to boards, light residue from leather treatment, occasional scuffs, nicks, scratches and spots to boards and extremities, which are more moderately rubbed with darkening in a few places, some lettering pieces loose but secure, cracking to spines… Read More