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2006. ISBN-13: 9781584774686; ISBN-10: 1584774681. The Most Extensive Compilation of Eighteenth-Century English Divorce Trials [Trials]. [Criminal Conversation]. A Civilian. Trials for Adultery: Or, the History of Divorces. Being Select Trials at Doctors Commons, for Adultery, Fornication, Cruelty, Impotence, &c. From the Year 1760, to the Present Time. Including the whole of the Evidence on Each Cause. Together With the Letters, &c. That Have Been Intercepted Between the Amorous Parties. The Whole Forming a Complete History of the Private Life, Intrigues, and Amours of Many Characters in the Most Elevated Sphere: Every Scene and Transaction, However Ridiculous, Whimsical, or Extraordinary, Being Fairly Represented, as Becomes a Faithful Historian, Who is Fully Determined Not to Sacrifice Truth at the Shrine of Guilt and Folly. Taken in Short Hand, by a Civilian. London: Printed for S. Bladon, 1779-1780. 7 Volumes. 30 plates. 40, 42, 40, 45, 54, 122, 48; 68, 28, 45, 14, 98, 24, 38, 76; 54, 26, 78,… Read More

1810. They Must At Least Stand Convicted of a Rash, Intemperate, and Improvident Zeal" A Freeholder of Cornwall. [Gregor, Francis (1760-1815)]. Two Letters: The First Containing Some Remarks on the Meeting Held 5th November, 1809, To Celebrate the Acquittal of Messrs. Hardy, J.H. Tooke, Thelwall, And Others, In November 1794: With an Abstract of the Facts Proved on those Trials, And Also of the Confession of James Watt, Executed at Edinburgh for High Treason in October 1794. The Second Containing a Short Comparative Sketch of Our Practical Constitution in Ancient Times and the Present; With Some Observations on Certain Assertions Made by the Modern Reformers. London: Printed for J. Hatchard, 1810. [iv], 57, [3] pp. With a half-title and final advertisement leaf. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in recent marbled boards, paper title label to spine. Light toning to interior, light soiling to a few leaves, faint early ownership signature to head of half-title affected by trimming. A nice… Read More

1821. Philadelphia, 1821. 5th ed.. Philadelphia, 1821. 5th ed. Every Pennsylvanian His Own Lawyer A Gentleman of the Bar. The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer: Containing a Variety of Precedents, Laid Down in So Plain a Manner, That the Farmer, Mechanic, Apprentice, Or School Boy, Can Draw Any Instrument of Writing Without the Assistance of an Atorney. Prefaced with Twelve Pages of Scrip, Intended as a Copy for Those Persons Who Wish to Improve Their Hand Writing at Leisure Hours at Home Without the Instructions of a Teacher. To Which is Added, The Art of Penmanship. Philadelphia: Printed and Published by M'Carty and Davis, 1821. 108 pp. Main text parallel to spine. Pp. 3-27 printed in script with blank versos. Octavo (7" x 4"). Quarter sheep over patterned paper boards. Light rubbing and a few small nicks to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, chipping to spine ends, rear joint starting at head, light wear to board edges and corners, which are bumped, hinges cracked, free… Read More

1780. London: Printed for W. Owen, 1780. "6th" ed.. London: Printed for W. Owen, 1780. "6th" ed. One of the First Works to Draw on Blackstone's Commentaries A Gentleman of the Inner Temple, Editor. [Bohun, William, Attributed]. Laws Concerning the Election of Members of Parliament; With The Determinations of the House of Commons Thereon, And All Their Incidents: Continued Down to the Present Time. The Whole Digested Under Proper Titles. Also an Appendix of Precedents; With Considerable Improvements, And Additions, From the Best Authorities, To Which is Added a Copious Index. London: Printed by His Maiesty's [sic] Law Printers, For W. Owen, 1780. xxxviii [i.e.xxxvii], 118; [2], 119-192,*191-*192,193-383,[21], 2 pp. Two parts, each with title page. Two-page publisher catalogue at end of second part. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary calf, blind frames to boards, blind fillets along joints, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, blind tooling to board edges. Light rubbing and a few shallow scuffs… Read More

1780. London: Printed... for W. Owen, 1780. "6th" ed. London: Printed... for W. Owen, 1780. "6th" ed. One of the First Works To Draw on Blackstone's Commentaries A Gentleman of the Inner Temple, Editor. Laws Concerning the Election of Members of Parliament; With The Determinations of the House of Commons Thereon, And All Their Incidents: Continued Down to the Present Time. The Whole Digested Under Proper Titles. Also an Appendix of Precedents; With Considerable Improvements, And Additions, From the Best Authorities, To Which is Added a Copious Index. London: Printed by His Maiesty's [sic] Law Printers for W. Owen, 1780. xxxviii [i.e. xxxvii], [1], 118; [2], 119-192, *191-*192, 193-383, [21], 2 pp. Two parts, each with title page. Includes two-page publisher list. Title page of second part misbound. Octavo (5-1/4" x 7-3/4"). Recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands, blind ornaments and original lettering piece (with chipped edges) to spine, endpapers renewed. Early… Read More

1800. Inhuman and Unparalleled Murders" A Gentleman at Chichester. A Full and Genuine History of the Inhuman and Unparalleled Murders of Mr. William Galley, A Custom-House Officer, And Mr. Daniel Chater, A Shoemaker, By Fourteen Notorious Smugglers, With the Execution of Seven of the Bloody Criminals, At Chichester. Also the Trials of John Mills, And Henry Sheerman; With an Account of the Wicked Lives of the Said Henry Sheerman. Lawrence and Thomas Kemp, Robert Fuller, And Jockey Brown, Condemned at East Grinsted. With the Trials at Large of Thomas Kingsmill and Other Smugglers for Breaking Open the Custom House at Poole. To the Whole is Added a Sermon Preached in the Cathedral Church of Chichester, At a Special Assize Held There, By William Ashburnham, M.A. Late Bishop of the Diocese. Chichester: Printed and Sold by William Mason, [c.1820]. 160 pp. With seven copperplate illustrations "descriptive of the barbarous cruelties." Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/2"). Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled… Read More

1749. There Never Was Such a Horrible Scene of Villainy" A Gentleman at Chichester. A Full and Genuine History of the Inhuman and Unparallell'd Murders Committed on the Bodies of Mr. William Galley, A Custom-House Officer in the Port of Southampton: And Mr. Daniel Chater, A Shoemaker, Of Fordingbridge in Hampshire. Together with an Account of the Trials of the Seven Bloody Criminals, At Chichester, By Virtue of a Special Commission, On the 16th, 17th, And 18th of January, 1748: By which it Appears, There Never Was Such a Horrible Scene of Villainy Ever Heard of, Or Known Before. With a Particular Account of Their Behaviour at Their Trials, As Also While Under Confinement at Chichester, Both Before, At, And After Sentence of Death was Passed Upon Them: Together with Their Lives, Confessions, Behaviour, And Last Dying Words at the Place of Execution, On Thursday January 19, The Day After They Receiv'd Sentence of Death. London: Printed for the Proprietor R. Walker, 1749. vi, 267, [5] pp. With seven… Read More

1822. Philadelphia, 1822. 7th ed. 1 of 2 issues.. Philadelphia, 1822. 7th ed. 1 of 2 issues. A Pennsylvanian His Own Lawyer A Gentleman of the Bar. The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer: Containing a Variety of Precedents, Laid Down in So Plain a Manner, That the Farmer, Mechanic, Apprentice, Or School Boy, Can Draw Any Instrument of Writing Without the Assistance of an Atorney. Prefaced with Twelve Pages of Scrip, Intended as a Copy for Those Persons Who Wish to Improve Their Hand Writing at Leisure Hours at Home Without the Instructions of a Teacher. To Which is Added, The Art of Penmanship. Philadelphia: Printed and Published by S. Roberts, 1822. 88 pp. Main text parallel to spine. Pp. 5-12 printed in script. Octavo (7" x 4"). Quarter sheep over plain-paper boards. Rubbing to boards and extremities with wear to spine ends and corners, front board and free endpaper detached. Light browning and foxing to text, light edgewear to a few leaves. $50. * Seventh edition, one of two issues.… Read More

1774. London: Printed for W. Owen, 1774.. London: Printed for W. Owen, 1774. One of the First Works to Draw on Blackstone's Commentaries A Gentleman of the Inner Temple, Editor. [Bohun, William, Attributed]. Laws Concerning the Election of Members of Parliament; With The Determinations of the House of Commons Thereon and All Their Incidents; Continued Down to the Present Time. The Whole Digested Under Proper Titles; Also an Appendix of Precedents, With a Table of the Principal Matters. A New Edition, With Additions. London: Printed for W. Owen, 1774. xx, 94, [2], 95-392, [12], 6 pp. Includes 6-page publisher catalogue. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, blind fillets along joints, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, joints and head of spine mended. Some rubbing to extremities, corners bumped and somewhat worn, hinges cracked. Light toning to text, somewhat heavier in places, brief early owner annotation to front free endpaper. A handsome copy. $450. * Second… Read More

1840. Scarce Tract on Judicial Reform in Scotland A Member of the College of Justice. A Letter to the Hon. Fox Maule, M.P., Chairman of the Committee of the Committee of the House of Commons Appointed to Enquire into the Administration of the Law of Scotland, On Some Points Connected with the Subject of that Enquiry. Edinburgh: Sold by Adam and Charles Black, 1840. 51, [1] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet, edges speckled red. Title page and following four leaves detached, title page separated from this group. Moderate toning, light foxing in a few places, light soiling to title page and final leaf. $250. * This scarce tract on judicial reform was written in response to judicial reform efforts in Scotland in the mid-nineteenth century, specifically the proposal to reduce the number of judges. The anonymous author heavily criticizes the politicization of the reform process and advocates for more judicial staff, not fewer. OCLC locates 4 copies of this title, 2 in North… Read More

1845. Troy, N.Y.: W. and H. Merriam, 1845. 1st Am. ed.. Troy, N.Y.: W. and H. Merriam, 1845. 1st Am. ed. "Have You Made Your Will?" A Retired Solicitor. Testamentary Counsels, And Hints to Christians on the Right Distribution of Their Property by Will. Carefully Revised by a Member of the American Bar. Troy, NY: W. And H. Merriam, 1845. xii, 13-108 pp. 12mo. (6-1/4" x 4"). Contemporary cloth, blind panels to boards, gilt title to front board reading "Have You Made Your Will?". A few small spots to boards, some wear to spine ends and corners, front board and endleaves separating but secure. Light toning, occasional light foxing, pp. 77-80 detached, crack in text block between pp. 84-85. $350. * Only American edition of a book published under the same pseudonym and title in London in 1835. This book is a guide to American testamentary law for Christians based on a series of cautionary (and often amusing) anecdotes. Notably, it highlights the provisions which Christians ought to make to widows,… Read More

1678. An Early Argument for Universal Land Registration A Well-Wisher. Reasons for a Registry: Shewing Briefly the Great Benefits and Advantages That May Accrew to This Nation Thereby. And Likewise Reconciling Those Mistaken Inconveniences Which Many Have Conceived Thereof. By a Well-Wisher to the Publick Interest of the Nation. London: Printed for Charles Harper, 1678. [viii], 22, [2] pp. First and final leaves blank; publisher advertisements to foot of p. 22. Quarto (8-1/4" x 6-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent paper-covered boards, typed paper label to spine, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Light toning and soiling to boards, light fading to spine. Moderate toning and light creasing to interior, occasional light foxing and soiling, faint dampstaining to first and final (blank) leaves. $550. * Only edition. This pamphlet, which advocates universal registration in order to achieve conveyancing security, was an early entry in the spirited and lengthy public debate in Great Britain over… Read More

2007. International Prisoner Transfer. Michael Abbell. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. 1 Volume. Looseleaf format. Current through February 2007 Release Number 3. Ex-private law firma library with barcode label on front cover and location label at foot of spine, else very good. Publisher's Price USD 206. Special $25. * In 1825, the U.S. Supreme Court stated : "The Courts of no country execute the penal laws of another." One hundred and fifty one years later, in a very different world, the United States signed prisoner transfer treaties with its neighbours, Canada and Mexico. Today, through additional bilateral treaties and multilateral treaties negotiated under the auspices of the Council of Europe and the Organization of American States, the United States has prisoner transfer treaty relations with 77 countries. This treatise, designed for prosecutors, defense attorneys and academics, describes in detail the legal basis and operation under these treaties from the perspective of the United States by the… Read More

2000. Abbott, Austin. Trial Evidence. The Rules of Evidence Applicable in the Trial of Civil Actions (including both Causes of Action and Defenses) at Common Law, in Equity, and Under the Codes of Procedure. New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co., Publishers, 1881. xxx, 884 pp. Reprint Buffalo: William S. Hein & Co., Inc, 2000. Cloth. New. $95.

1889. Reflects Changes Introduced by the New York Code of Procedure Abbott, Austin [1831-1896]. Trial Evidence: Rules of Evidence Applicable on the The Trial of Civil Actions (Including Both Causes of Action and Defenses) at Common Law, in Equity, and Under the Codes of Procedure. New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co., 1889. xxx, 884 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6-1/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands, blind filets and red and black lettering pieces to spine, blind tooling to board edges. A few tiny smudges to boards and spine, light rubbing to extremities, small nick near foot of spine, minor wear to corners. Light toning to text, offsetting to margins of endleaves, crack in text block between title page and following leaf. An attractive copy. $250. * First edition, later printing. "Recent changes in procedure accompanying or resulting from the code practice, have had far-reaching consequences in respect to the mode of dealing with the subject of evidence" (Preface). A second edition… Read More

2008. Abbott, Benjamin Vaughan. Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1879. 2 Vols. xliii, 680; ii, 738 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584779261; ISBN-10: 1584779268. Upper red and lower black gilt lettered spine labels, cloth bound, smyth-sewn hardcover. New. $350. * Reprint of the only edition. Although it did not pass though subsequent editions, this dictionary has been quite influential. It was one of the sources used by Black when he compiled his dictionary. An online search shows that it is often cited today. Abbott [1830-1890] was the secretary of the New York Code Commission and the principal author of the state's penal code, which was completed in 1864. He also served on a commission created to revise the statutes of the United States from 1870 to 1872.

2008. ISBN-13: 9781584778233; ISBN-10: 1584778237. "A Legal Classic of High Character" Abbott, Charles. A Treatise on the Law Relative to Merchant Ships and Seamen: In Four Parts; I. Of The Owners of Merchant Ships; II. Of the Persons Employed in the Navigation Thereof; III. Of the Carriage of Goods Therein; IV. Of the Wages of Merchant Seamen. With the Copious Annotations of Joseph Story. Originally published: Exeter, N.H.: Published by George Lamson, 1822. xxvii, [1], 668, xxviii pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778233. ISBN-10: 1584778237. Hardcover. New. $135. * Reprint of the third American edition. Abbott's treatise is "a legal classic of high character." This edition enriched by Joseph Story's scrupulous and impressive scholarship evident in his own notes, often mini-essays in their own right, kept separate from Abbott's. Marvin 47. First published in 1802, it was the first English treatise devoted exclusively to the law of shipping.

1846. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1846.. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1846. Classic Maritime Treatise with Notes by Joseph Story Abbott, Charles, Lord Tenterden [1762-1832]. Shee, William [1804-1868], Editor. Perkins, J[onathan] C[ogswell] [1809-1877], Editor. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. A Treatise of the Law Relative to Merchant Ships and Seamen. In Five Parts. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1846. lxiii, [1], 1004 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep, blind fillets to boards, raised bands, gilt-edged red and black lettering pieces and owner label ("Daniel Rygel") to spine, blind tooling to board edges. Moderate rubbing with a few scuffs, nicks and scratches to boards, rubbing to extremities, light gatoring and spotting to spine, which is slightly faded and detaching, boards detached but secured by cords, corners bumped and somewhat worn, faint offsetting to preliminaries and dampspotting to top-edge of text block. Moderate toning to interior, light… Read More

1933. Abbott, C. C., Defendant. Rex v. Charles Clement Abbott: in the High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, Manchester Winter Assizes, Wednesday, March 29th, 1933: Transcript of Shorthand Note. Great Britain: High Court of Justice; King's Bench Division, 1933. 185 pp. Hardcover. Worn. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and inscription to front free endpaper, otherwise clean. $30.

2014. ISBN-13: 9781584775485; ISBN-10: 1584775483. Gaius and Ulpian with Parallel Translations Abdy, J.T. and Bryan Walker. The Commentaries of Gaius and Rules of Ulpian. Translated with Notes by J.T. Abdy and Bryan Walker. Originally published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1885. xxvi, 501 pp. Reprinted 2006, 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775485; ISBN-10: 1584775483. Hardcover. New. $44.95 * In Latin with a parallel English translation. The Gaii Institutionum Juris Civilis Commentarii Quatuor, or Institutes of Gaius, was compiled around 161 CE. It is a deeply influential elementary textbook on Roman private law. Well-arranged and clearly written, it was the standard textbook for the next 300 years. One of the five authorities accepted by Justinian, it is the primary source of the Institutes. It was also the basis of the Breviarium Alaricianum, or Lex Romana Visigothorum. Gaius [c.115-180] was a teacher and writer who probably lived in Rome. The Tituli ex Corpore Ulpiani,… Read More