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2010. O'Connor's Federal Intellectual Property Codes Plus 2010-2011. Paul W. Fulbright, Paul E. Krieger, Collin A. Rose, Chris Ryan, Bill Schuurman, Stephen Stout. Jones McClure Publishing, 2010. Softbound. Ex-private law firm library, very good. Publisher's Price USD 85. Special $5. * A useful IP-practitioner resource containing Annotated Trademark Act, Copyright Act, Patent Act, and Uniform Trade Secrets Act IP-related U.S.C. provisions - Plant Variety Protection Act; jurisdiction; infringing importations; criminal infringement statutes 1909 Copyright Act; Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations; IP treaties; Cross-references to major IP treatises and PTO and Copyright Office regulations; Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy; Expert-selected annotations from court opinions explaining how the statute works and how it interacts with other code provisions.

1910. Southampton: Cox & Sharland, 1910-1911. Quarto. Southampton: Cox & Sharland, 1910-1911. Quarto. Includes a 14th Century Version of Medieval Sea Laws Known as the Rolls of Oleron Studer, P[aul] [1879-1927], Translator and Editor. The Oak Book of Southampton of c. A.D. 1300. Southampton: Cox & Sharland, 1910-1911. Three volumes. xliii, [i], 160; lxxi, [i], 175; vii, [i], 155, [1] pp. Illustrations. Facsimiles. Cloth, gilt title to spine, floral endpapers. Light rubbing to extremities, corners bumped, light toning to interior. From the library of W.H. Jacobs, the editor of the Hampshire Chronicle, and sent to him by the author for review. They contain copies of his reviews and two letters from the author thanking him for the favorable reviews tipped into Volume II and the Supplement [Volume III]. $300. * English text translated from Latin, Anglo-Norman, and Middle English into English; critical matter in English. Volume I. Including the Anglo-French ordinances of the ancient guild merchant of… Read More

1854. An Arcane Component of Victorian-Era Chancery Practice Braithwaite, Thomas W. Oaths in Chancery: Practical Directions to "Commissioners to Administer Oaths in Chancery;" Being a Collection of Officially Recognized Forms of Jurats and Oaths with Explanatory Notes and Observations. London: V. & R. Stevens and G.S. Norton, 1854. 57, [3], 24 pp. Forms. Includes 24 pp. publisher catalogue. Octavo (6-1/4" x 4"). Contemporary pebbled cloth with elaborate blind-stamped frames, gilt title to front board, front hinge mended. Moderate rubbing, corners and spine ends bumped, some fading to spine, small bookseller ticket to front pastedown. Light toning to text, moderate toning to publisher catalogue, light foxing in a few places. $250. * First edition. A handbook intended to explain one of the more arcane areas of Victorian-era Chancery practice. Its second and final edition was published in 1864. Both editions are scarce. OCLC locates 2 copies of the first edition in North American law libraries… Read More

1897. Monroe, James [1821-1898]. Oberlin Thursday Lectures and Addresses and Essays. Oberlin, OH: Edward J. Goodrich, 1897.[vi], 373 pp. Octavo (7-1/4" x 5"). Original cloth, gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities, front hinge just starting. "1393" in later hand to front free endpaper, internally clean. $25. * Only edition. Monroe was an Ohio statesman and professor at Oberlin College. Three chapters deal with the abolition movement, the rest deal with the Civil War and local and national politics. These chapters are interesting because they offer the perspective of a participant.

1813. The Case Against Creating the Office of Vice Chancellor [Romilly, Sir Samuel (1757-1818)]. Objections to the Project of Creating a Vice Chancellor of England. The Second Edition. To Which is Added, A Letter from the Author to a Noble Lord. London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies by J. M'Creery, 1813. [3]-44 pp. Half-title lacking. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in recent quarter morocco over cloth boards, gilt title and date to spine. Negligible light fading to boards. Light toning to interior, negligible light soiling to final page, small early annotation identifying the author to title page, interior otherwise fresh. $350. * Second, expanded edition. Romilly was a respected lawyer and Whig politician. Here, he argues against what would become the Administration of Justice Act of 1813, establishing an additional judicial office of "vice-chancellor" in the Court of Chancery, on the grounds that it would muddle the hierarchy of the court and make the Lord Chancellor's… Read More

1854. 8-3/4" x 7-1/2" part-printed document. 1854.. 8-3/4" x 7-1/2" part-printed document. 1854. An Interesting Judgement Concerning Multiple Financial Claims [Maryland]. [Obligation and Condition Binding Henry P. Stewart and James Warren For Twenty-Three Dollars]. Allegheny County, Maryland, October 29, 1854. 8-3/4" x 7-1/2" part-printed document completed in manuscript and signed by Stewart, Warren and Anthony Barrett, before justice of the peace (?) Anthony Barrett, docketed on verso. Moderate toning, horizontal fold lines, two minor tears to edges. A well-preserved item. $250. * An interesting legal judgement concerning multiple financial claims against Stewart and Warren. They are directed to pay George Myers while an existing appeal of a previous claim by the plaintiff against the defendants is already in the courts. The Obligation orders this obligation to take precedence to Stewart and Warren's appeal.

1911. Schroeder, Theodore. "Obscene" Literature and Constitutional Law: A Forensic Defense of Freedom of the Press. New York: Privately Printed for Forensic Uses, 1911. First edition. 439 pp. Publisher's green cloth, spotted and worn. A few pages with ink underlining. $15. * First edition. A comprehensive argument in favor of free speech by the noted New York attorney and founding member of the Free Speech League. "Though put forth as a book, it is in reality a collection of pamphlets on various aspects of the problem which the author has published from time to time... and which are here brought together 'for forensic uses. For this purpose--as an arsenal of arguments, illustration, satire, and eloquence to be drawn on by public advocates of 'unlicensed printing'--the work leaves little to be desired.": G.W. Kirchwey, Columbia Law Review 12:384-385 cited in Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953) 337.

2002. ISBN-13: 9781584771548; ISBN-10:1584771542. Schroeder, Theodore. "Obscene" Literature and Constitutional Law. A Forensic Defense of Freedom of the Press. Originally published: New York: Privately Printed for Forensic Uses, 1911. 439 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771548; ISBN-10:1584771542. Hardcover. New. $28.95 * A comprehensive argument in favor of free speech by the noted New York attorney and founding member of the Free Speech League.

1800. London, 1800. Sole edition. London, 1800. Sole edition. "New Laws to Abolish the System of Monopoly" Girdler, J.S. Observations on the Pernicious Consequences of Forestalling, And Ingrossing, With a List of the Statutes, &c. Which have been Adopted for the Punishment of Those Offences; And Proposals for New Laws to Abolish the System of Monopoly: Remarks on the Impolicy of the Consolidation of Small Farms: Thoughts on, And Acts Relative to, The Coal Trade; As Also On the Sale of Cattle at Smithfield, Contractors, Carcase and Cutting Butchers, Fish and Cheesemongers, Poulterers, &c. with an Account of Some Convictions of Regrators; And Reflections on the Act Lately Passed for Incorporating The London Flour, Meal, and Bread Company, With Various Notes, Hints, &c. London: Printed by H. Baldwin and Son, 1800. xvi, 366, [2] pp. With an errata leaf, half-title lacking. Two blank leaves misbound behind title page. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf with later buckram rebacking, gilt title to spine,… Read More

1837. A Rare Study by a Notable Antiquarian Nicolas, Sir (Nicholas) Harris [1799-1848]. Observations on the Offices of Secretary of State, Lord Privy Seal, And Lord Chamberlain of the King's Household; With Remarks on the Great Seal of England. [London: Eyre and Spottiswoode], 1837. 140 pp. Octavo (10" x 6-1/4"). Later cloth, gilt fillets, title, library name and publication date to spine, endpapers renewed. Light soiling, faint stain to head of rear board, bookplate and shelf label to front pastedown. Light toning to interior, several signatures unopened, finger smudges and library stamp to a few leaves, light soiling and library stamp to title page. $450. * Only edition, 1 of 50 (unnumbered) copies "for private distribution." Nicolas was a distinguished and prolific antiquarian. Observations is one of his few books on a legal subject. OCLC locates 5 copies in North America, 1 in a law library (University of Pennsylvania). Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 2:257.

1820. London, 1820. Rare.. London, 1820. Rare. Juvenile Offenders in Nineteenth-Century Warwickshire [Eardley-Wilmot, Sir John Eardley (1783-1847)]. Observations on a Letter by John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, Esq. One of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Warwick, To the Magistrates of Warwickshire. London: Published by T. & G. Underwood and Beilly and Knott, Birmingham, 1820. [iv], 23 pp. With a half-title. Octavo (9" x 5-1/4"). Recent staff marbled wrappers, printed paper title label to front cover. Moderate toning to text, some edgewear to title page. A very good copy of a rare pamphlet. $350. * Only edition. A paper on the increase in crime in Warwickshire, relative to the size of population, its causes and possible remedies. The author suggests that young offenders must be punished as much as older offenders. The paper was in response to Eardley-Wilmot's A Letter to the Magistrates of England on the Increase of Crime: And an Efficient Remedy Suggested for Their Consideration,… Read More

1827. Bold and Original Thoughts" Humphreys, James [d.1830]. Observations on the Actual State of the English Laws of Real Property: With Outlines for a Systematic Reform. London: John Murray, 1827. xvii, 400 pp. Two folding tables of descents. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards, lettering piece and gilt fillets to spine, gilt publication date to foot of spine, endpapers renewed. Moderate toning to interior, small library stamps to title page and a few other leaves, light edgewear to folding tables. $450. * Second and final edition. "Mr. Humphreys' writings are distinguished by bold and original thoughts, which he does not hesitate to express, relative to the defects of certain parts of the English Law. The present work is remarkable for profound knowledge, and a liberal and philosophical spirit, which bespeaks a mind conversant with the details of practice, and yet above them. As a compendium, concise yet clear, it is unrivalled.": Marvin, Legal… Read More

2007. ISBN-13: 9781584778530; ISBN-10: 1584778539. Influential Economic Argument in Support of the American Colonists Price, Richard. Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty, the Principles of Government, and the Justice and Policy of the War with America. To Which is Added an Appendix Containing a State of the National Debt, an Estimate of the Money Drawn from the Public by the Taxes, and an Account of the National Income and Expenditure since the Last War. London: T. Cadell, 1776. 128 pp. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778530. ISBN-10: 1584778539. Attractive Smyth-sewn tan cloth hardcover with black stamped spine and front cover. New. $34.95 * First issued in March 1776, this pamphlet defended the rights of the American colonists and attacked Great Britain's attempt to suppress the Revolution on economic, political and moral grounds. Immediately popular in America, it played an important role in the Continental Congress's decision to declare independence. Indeed,… Read More

1784. London: J. Debrett, 1784. Third edition. London: J. Debrett, 1784. Third edition. A Strong Influence on English Trade Policy Toward the United States Holroyd, John [1735-1821], 1st Earl of Sheffield. Observations on the Commerce of the American States. London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1784. 8, [8], 287, [1], 24, [2] pp. With 11 tables, 10 folding. Octavo (8" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary speckled calf, blind rules to boards, gilt fillets and title to spine, gilt rules to board edges, edges of text block speckled red. Light rubbing, faint dampstaining and a few shallow scuffs to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, front joint starting at head, tiny wormhole near foot of spine, corners lightly bumped and worn, faint dampstaining to endleaves, brief early annotation (shelfmark?) to front pastedown. Light toning to interior, faint dampstain to upper outside corner of pp. 59-104 and pp. 271-280, early correction to p. 152, small faint stains to second table. $750. * Third London edition, one of two… Read More

1729. London: printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1729.. London: printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1729. English Trade in the West Indies [Trade]. [Great Britain]. [Amhurst, Nicholas (1697-1742), Attributed]. Observations on the Conduct of Great-Britain, With Regard to the Negociations and Other Transactions Abroad. London: Printed: And Sold by J. Roberts, 1729. 61, [1] pp. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in later plain wrappers. Light rubbing, minor wear to spine ends and corners, light soiling to title page and verso of final leaf. Light toning to text, light foxing to a few leaves. A nice copy. $100. * First edition. Attributed in some sources to Nicholas Amhurst, this pamphlet defends Sir Robert Walpole, then chancellor of the exchequer, against accusations of neglecting England's West Indian commerce, to the advantage of Spain. It describes English expeditions to counter Spanish influence and, in the interest of fairness, lists English ships taken by Spain since the Treaty of Hanover… Read More

1825. Two Works on Law Reform, One by Bentham Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. Observations on Mr. Secretary Peel's House of Commons Speech, 21st March, 1825, Introducing His Police Magistrates' Salary Raising Bill. Date of Order for Printing, 24th March, 1825. Also on the Announced Judges' Salary Raising Bill, And the Pending County Courts Bill. London: [Printed by A.J. Valpy], 1825. [405]-443 pp. [Bound with] Sugden, Edward [1781-1875]. A Letter to John Williams, Esq. M.P. In Reply to His Observations Upon the Abuses of the Court of Chancery. London: [Printed by A.J. Valpy], 1825. [445]-454 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Disbound in recent stiff green wrappers. Light toning, a few faint smudges to first title page, internally clean. $350. * Two pamphlets on law reform from different perspectives. The first, by Bentham, rails against a proposal by Peel to raise the salaries of police magistrates and judges on the grounds that such a measure would be costly and do nothing to increase the aptitude of those serving… Read More

1740. Encyclopedic Study of the Legal System of Liege Mean, Charles de [1604-1674]. Louvrex, Mathias Guillaume de, Editor. Observationes et Res Judicatae ad Jus Civile Leodiensium, Aliarumque Gentium, Canonicum et Feudale. Liege: Typis Everardi Kints, 1740. Parts I-IV [of VIII]. Two volumes. Main text printed in parallel columns. Folio (15" x 9-1/4"). Contemporary tree calf, gilt spines with raised bands and lettering pieces, marbled endpapers, edges rouged. Moderate rubbing, wear to extremities, boards beginning to separate but still secure. Volume I has copperplate allegorical frontispiece, dedication preceded by copperplate portrait, title pages printed in red and black. Attractive woodcut head-pieces and decorated initials. Interior notable fresh. $100. * Third edition. Originally published between 1652 and 1668, this is an encyclopedic study of the legal system of Liege. An important work, it went though three subsequent editions, the fourth and final in 1740-41. Dekkers, Bibliotheca Belgica… Read More

1970. Adams, John [1735-1826]. Observations on the Commerce of the American States with Europe and the West Indies; Including the Several Articles of Import and Export. Also, an Essay on Canon and Feudal Law. To Which is Annexed, the Political Character of the Said John Adams, Esquire; By an American. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Robert Bell, 1783. Reprint. New York: Research Reprints, [1970]. 77, [i] pp. Original cloth, minor shelfwear, internally clean. $10. * This edition collects two important pamphlets by Adams. Observations (1783) argues that direct trade should be allowed between the West Indies and the American states. The Essay on Canon and Feudal Law (first published in 1768) is a powerful argument against parliamentary authority that defends colonial opposition to the Stamp Act.

1863. New York, 1863. New York, 1863. Civil War-Era Printing of an Important American Treatise on Military Law De Hart, William C. [1800-1848]. Observations on Military Law, And the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial, With a Summary of the Law of Evidence, As Applicable to Military Trials; Adapted to the Laws, Regulations and Customs of the Army and Navy of the United States. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1863. viii, 433, [7] pp. Includes 6-page publisher catalogue. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Later library cloth, red and black calf lettering pieces and fragments of paper shelf label to spine. Light soiling and a few minor stains, a few minor chips to lettering pieces, corners bumped, front free endpaper just beginning to detach. Moderate toning to text, early pencil marks to a few leaves, embossed library stamp to title page, library marking to verso, another embossed stamp to following leaf. $250. * First published in 1846, this was the first American treatise on military law published since the… Read More

1683. Phanatical Sobriety" [Broadside]. [L'Estrange, Sir Roger (1616-1704)]. [Brome, Joanna (d.1684), Publisher]. The Observator. Numb. 456. Great Pains Taken to Make the Conspiracy a Sham. Phanatical Sobriety. Their Scandalls, And the Intent of 'em. Qualifications of Witnesses. A Strange Fetch of a Gentleman to Give the King a Sum of Money. The Mischiefs of False News and Defamations. [London]: [Printed for Joanna Brome], Saturday, December 15, 1683. 13-1/2" x 9" broadsheet, text to recto and verso in parallel columns below headline. Moderate toning, light soiling, a few holes to left margin, small tear to upper right corner, single horizontal fold line. $350. * Written by prominent Royalist Roger L'Estrange, The Observator was a newspaper written in the form of a dialogue between a Tory and a Whig, named in later issues, including our example, "Observator" and "Trimmer." Founded during the Restoration, the publication served as a vehicle for his anti-Whig agenda and represented an attempt to court… Read More