Law And Legal History from Resource Books, LLC

USA: N.P., 1832. Possibly first edition despite the title page indicating five London printings, of which there are not known records. Publisher unknown, place of publication likely Providence, RI. Scarce narrative of the life of an English pickpocket who married (and corrupted) an American woman, including details of the pickpocketing "art". Blue softcover (front cover missing), frontis engraving, 36 pages.… Read more about this item

Hartford, CT: N.P., 1877. First edition, 1877. In a move unthought of for women of their time, the author and her sister Abby Hadassah Smith sued the town of Glastonbury, Connecticut when it attempted to levy a tax directed at single and sidowed women. The sisters argued that because they could not vote, this represented taxation without representation. The courts… Read more about this item

Dublin, Ireland: E. Lynch; G. Burnet; W. Colles; R. Moncrieffe; J. Beatty; J. Davis; R. Marchbank; J. Jones, 1786. First Dublin edition, first published in London 1785. Full tan smooth leather with red spine label, raised spine bands, [4], 622, [17] index pages. Expected shelfwear and a short closed crack at the bottom of the front joint, front hinge internally… Read more about this item

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1955. First edition, title page dated 1955. Maroon cloth with dustjacket. Very good condition with good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [5.00] and is also very good with some edgewear, brown tones faded from spine, very tiny chips to spine head, almost… Read more about this item

Birmingham, AL: The Legal Classics Library, 1982. Legal Classics Library Society series. Handsomely bound in deep midnight blue cowhide leather lettered and decorated in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmarks, marbled endpapers. Fine condition, looks, feels and even smells new and unused, tight and unfaded binding, clean pages, no names, no bookplates, no other markings.. Limited… Read more about this item

New York: The Free Press; Macmillan Inc., 1990. Special leatherbound edition, signed by the author. Appears to have been bound by Easton Press but there is no indication as such. Full black leather lettered and decorated in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, attached ribbon bookmark. Looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no… Read more about this item

Dover, NH: Printed for Charles Peirce and Samuel Bragg, 1806. First edition, 1806. Handsomely rebound by Lauriat's Boston, likely mid 20th century. Deep tan morocoo leather bordered in gilt, raised spine bands, gilt decorated compartments, all edges gilt, gilt tooled inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, attached ribbon bookmark, 431 pages plus four pages of bookseller ads. Externally about fine, internally good,… Read more about this item

London: J. Robins and Co., 1825. Volume II only. Title page dated 1825. Worn copy in Brown hardcover with brown cloth spine, frontis engraving of Elizabeth Brownrigg (Executed for Cruelty & Murder), numerous other engravings throughout the text, 502 pages. Co9vers heavily worn with chipping to the corners and edges, spine ends frayed, hinges good at endpapers but lightly cracked… Read more about this item

Tolland, Connecticut: The Association for the Study of Connecticut History, 2008. Reprint of articles from the Spring 2008, of Connecticut History magazine, this issue devoted to the history of Old Newgate Prison in East Granby, CT, with a focus on its pivotal role in early American history of criminal justice. Scholarly research, discusses the landmark's origins, includes lists of prisoners… Read more about this item

New Haven, CT: Published By Authority of the General Assembly; Printed By John H. Benham, 1866. First post-Civil War printing of Connecticut state statutes after a pause from 1854. Worn but sound copy in full tan sheep leather with dual spine labels in red and black, a hefty 891 pages plus errata. Covers rubbed and scuffed with additional chipping to… Read more about this item

USA: Archon Books, 1970. 1970 edition, reprint of the 1928 edition. Black hardcover, frontis portrait of Choate, other black and white illustrations, with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, small name stamp at upper corner of front free endpaper, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [9.00] and is also… Read more about this item

London: Printed for T. Cooper, 1739. Original 1739 printing extracted from a larger binding, with title page and cover title, 28 pages. Thin line of previous binding residue along spine, otherwise very good with lightly age-toned pages, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for W. Webb, 1738. Original 1738 printing extracted from a larger binding, with title page and cover title, 21 pages. Thin line of previous binding residue along spine, otherwise very good with lightly age-toned pages, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for J. Huggonson, 1742. Original 1742 printing extracted from a larger binding, 71 pages. Thin line of previous binding residue along spine, otherwise good with edgewear and some age-toned pages, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: J. Purser, 1738. Original 1738 printing extracted from a larger binding, 39 pages. Thin line of previous binding residue along spine, otherwise good title page half separated from binding, pages lightly age-toned with some foxing and a name in pencil to the title page, no other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for T. Cooper, 1739. Original 1739 printing extracted from a larger binding, with title page and cover title, 76 pages. Thin line of previous binding residue along spine, cover title partially detached, otherwise good with lightly age-toned pages, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Jacob Lock, 1739. Printed on blue paper. Softcover self-wraps, vii, [1], 14p, [1] advertisement. Extracted from a larger publication with a thin line of previous binding at the spine, some pages separated, edgewear to first two pages, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899. Large paper edition, 1899, number 177 of 500 copies printed. Exquisite set in twenty volumes, complete. Dark olive morocco leather over marbled boards, raised spine bands with gilt lettering and decorated compartments, top edgs gilt, other edges untrimmed, marbled endpapers, tissue protected frontis in each volume plus additional tissue protected plates,… Read more about this item

London: Hollis & Carter, 1954. First edition, 1954. Light blue hardcover with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with firm binding, lightly age-toned but clean pages, small name stamp at upper corner of front free endpaper, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [21s] and is also very good with a slightly tanned but readily… Read more about this item

Hartford, CT: Hudson & Goodwin, 1805. First edition, 1805. Softcover pamphlet that has been bound gray hardcoverw with black cloth spine, 20 pages. Some soil to the covers, pamphlet very good with short cloed tear to the top edge of the title page, light foxing, name stamp to top of front free endpaper, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item