Steer's Parish Law by MACNAMARA, Walter Henry - 1881

Moscow USSR, Progress Publishers, 1981, hardcover, 293 pp, First edition in English translation, First printing stated, Very Good+ in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine roll, heel of spine lightly bumped. Dustjacket, rubs, light edge nicks, short closed edge tears, sticker lift to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. An overview of the theories of law in the former Soviet Union. Chapter headings include; Class Society and Law, The Essence of Law, Objective Law, Subjective Law (Right), The Execution of Law, Law Breaking.

A Flitch Of Bacon, or The Custom of Dunmow (Copyright 1854, George Routledge & Sons.. "Published 1854 by Geo. Routledge. By William H. Ainsworth Published in London. Leatherbound edition. One of a set titled "Ainsworth's Novels" Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert and titled in the same manner as depicted. RARE. "This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Please see our stock photo. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket as issued. Attractive marbled black leather boards with 5 ribs and gold titling, gold top stain. A story about traditional British marriage practices of yore.

Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Edition. BIOGRAPHY. True crime, Ornithology. Stated First Printing Thus Exlib. Good- condition. Spine is a bit cocked. No Dust jacket is included. "The fantastic true story of the prisoner with the longest record of solitary confinement in the United States – who became a leading authority on birds." The original source material for the gripping American film starring Burt Lancaster. Will ship from Oregon.

Rare 1st edition, 2nd printing copy of this classic work. Ex-library with some stamps and markings. Some color fade on top edges of book, but otherwise good with clean unmarked text - except for two markings on page 19 (see picture). Comes with original dust jacket in acceptable condition - significant edge wear and fade - see pictures.

Octavo (8 3/4 X 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: Printed For Gratuitous Distribution, 1863. Original First Edition. 16 page sewn paper pamphlet in wrappers, minor discoloration to edges of covers, old $2 price, and old library call numbers written in pencil on top of front cover, old 15 cent price, and calculation figures not related to text written in pencil on back cover, contents clean and unaffected.

In this pamphlet, Judge Leavitt states his reasons (based on historical fact and the Constitution) for his ruling that denied a writ of habeas corpus for the defendant C. L. Vallandigham; leader of the "Peace Democrats," and Supreme Commander of the "Sons of Liberty."

The accused was charged with "mischievous disloyalty" in his opinions and statements; and subsequently arrested at the orders of General Burnside. Lincoln became involved when, in May of 1863, he wrote to Stanton stating that suspension of habeas corpus, as Stanton wanted, would not be necessary in this case.

Lincoln is not referred to in… Read More

London: Thomas Kelly 1824. (Hardcover) 512pp. Poor, no dust jacket. Leather binding. Frontispiece with tissue guard, engraved title with vignette, illustrations, notes, appendix. The spine is cracked and chipped, and the boards are detached and heavily worn at the corners. Illustrated by portraits drawn from life, and other copperplate engravings of peculiar interest. Trial of John Thurtell. Murder of William Weare. (Law, Gambling, Law, Trials--England).

Toronto: Butterworths 1962, 1st printing. (Hardcover) 613pp. Fine in very good plus dust jacket. Bibliographies, appendices, index. The dust jacket has minor edgewear. Locale: Canada; Quebec. (Law, Civil Code--Quebec).

Callaghan & Company. HARDCOVER. 1/1/1954. B001NJ3AFY :1954- includes the 1956 Cumulative Supplement, green hardcover with minor dings on corners, pages have soiling of edges, otherwise clean and tight! . Used - Good.

Lebanon, Pa: s.n., 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. [4], 51, [1] p. [i.e. 108]; 24 cm. Contemporary calf boards, with modern calf spine. Every leaf of text is interleaves with a blank leaf for notes; in this volume the blank leaves remained blank. Former owner's inscription on front fixed endpaper: Warren G. Light, Lebanon, Pa. "Warren G. Light" is also written at head of the title page. Stamped on front free endpaper: "Meyer, Brubaker & Lewis Law Offices, Lebanon, Pennsylvania." This was probably Alvin B. Lews, esq., a grandson of Warren G. Light, esq., of Lebanon, Pa. Tipped onto the back free endpaper is a printed leaf with Uniform Rates recommended by the Commercial Law League of America at its 23rd Annual Convention in 1917. With loose: printed slip with from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania with amendments to rules and the order to establish a Board of Law Examiners, all dated 1902; and, the carbon from the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County replacing rule… Read More

Lyon/ Paris: A. Storck/ G. Masson, 1892. RARE, OCLC lists 1 copy. in Bibliotheque Nationale. Rebound in dark blue cloth with black cloth at spine, a bit sunned. Text in French. Very Good, book plate and small church stamp front end pages, contents are clean, tight, and unmarked. Original wrappers bound in at rear show date of 1894, indicating this could be a later printing. . 460 pp. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.