Search Results: Titles starting with C from The Lawbook Exchange Ltd

1829. Includes a "Dictionary of Law-Terms, Maxims, Acts of Parliament, And Judicial Antiquities" Wade, John [1788-1875]. The Cabinet Lawyer; Or, A Popular Digest of the Laws of England... With the Criminal Law of England: Also a Dictionary of Law Terms, Maxims, Acts of Parliament, And Judicial Antiquities; Correct Tables of Assessed Taxes, Stamp Duties, Excise Licenses, And Post-Horse Duties; Post-Office Regulations, Rates of Porterage and Hackney-Coaches, Turnpike Laws, Corn Laws, And Prison Regulations. Fifth Edition, Including the Acts of the 10 Geo. IV. And Legal Decisions to the End of the Summer Assizes of the Present Year. London: Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1829. xxviii, 676, [2] pp. Publisher advertisements to last 2 pp. 12mo. (6" x 3-1/2"). Original paper-covered publisher's boards, paper label to spine, edges untrimmed. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, front joint starting at head, rear joint starting at ends, light creasing to spine, which has a small… Read More

1831. 15" x 10" broadside.. 15" x 10" broadside. Prisoners Awaiting Trial in Newcastle, February, 1831. [Broadside]. [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. A Calendar of the Prisoners Confined in His Majesty's Gaols at Durham, Newcastle, and Morpeth, For Trial at the Assizes, February, 1831, Before the Honourable Sir Joseph Littledale, Knight, And the Honourable Sir James Parke, Knight, Justices of the King, Assigned to Hold Pleas Before the King Himself. Newcastle: Douglas, Printer, 50, Quayside, 1831. 15" x 10" broadside, text in two columns below headline, columns and headline divided by rules. Moderate toning and edgewear, a few minor chips and tears, horizontal fold line through center, annotation in early hand to verso. $850. * The crimes include larceny, housebreaking and assault. Many of the men and women listed, ranging in age from 13 to 69, would have been sentenced to transportation to New South Wales or Van Dieman's Land.

1833. Yeoville: Porter, Printer, [1833].. Yeoville: Porter, Printer, [1833]. The Fates of 79 Prisoners in Taunton, Somerset on October 14, 1833 [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. A Calendar of the Prisoners for the Michaelmas Season, To be Holden at the Castle, Taunton, On Monday, The 14th Day of October, 1833. [drop head title]. Yeoville: Porter, Printer, [1833]. [12] pp. Quarto (12-1/2" x 9-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor stains, moderate rubbing and a few minor chips to edges, wrapper just beginning to split along spine, three faint horizontal fold lines. Some toning to text, minor tears in a few places, annotated throughout in contemporary hand. $850. * A list of 79 prisoners. Along with the charge, each entry includes the prisoner's age, trade, date of warrant and the person "by whom committed." The annotations list the sentences, such as "6 Month C. gaol" and "3 wks solitary." (No one was transported to Australia.) Based on the handwriting, these notes… Read More

1774. A Notable Collection of Early English Records Ayloffe, Sir Joseph [1709-1781]. Calendars of the Ancient Charters, And of the Welch and Scotish Rolls Now Remaining in the Tower of London: Also Calendars of All the Treaties of Peace Entered Into by the Kings of England with Those of Scotland; And of Sundry Letters and Public Instruments Relating to that Kingdom, Now in the Chapter-House at Westminster. Together With Catalogues of the Records Brought to Berwick from the Royal Treasury at Edinburgh: Of Such as were Transmitted to the Exchequer at Westminster, And of Those which were Removed to different Parts of Scotland by Order of King Edward I. The Proceedings Relating to the Carrying Back the Records of Scotland into that Kingdom; And the Transactions of the Parliament There from the 15th of May 1639, To the 8th of March 1650. To Which Are Added Memoranda Concerning the Affairs Of Ireland, Extracted From The Tower Records. With Four Copper Plates, Exhibiting all the Various Hands in which the… Read More

1924. 1924-1959, 11 bound vols. & 1960-1970 unbound. 1924-1959, 11 bound vols. & 1960-1970 unbound. Cases on the Docket of the Old Bailey, 1924-1970 Central Criminal Court of England and Wales. Calendar of Prisoners, For the Session Commencing on Tuesday, The 8th of January, 1924 [complete through December 1970]. London: Printed by Merser & Sons, 1924-1970. Calendars through 1959 bound into 11 books in pebbled cloth, gilt titles to spines. Moderate shelfwear, some fading to bindings of first 6 books, remaining calendars unbound, as issued. Moderate toning to most calendars, some have light browning. Ex-library. Stamps and other library marks to title page, bookplates to pastedowns of bound volumes. $2,500. * A rare, continuous, almost half-century run of Old Bailey session calendars, each with an index of names, listing nearly 50,000 accused persons. The entries include names, ages, occupations and charges, most described in detail. It is a remarkable record of criminal activity. Theft, Bigamy,… Read More

1835. no copies OCLC or COPAC. no copies OCLC or COPAC. The Fates of 118 Prisoners in Bridgwater, Somerset on June 29, 1835 [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. A Calendar of the Prisoners for the Midsummer Sessions, To be Holden at the Town of Bridgwater, On Monday, The 29th Day of June, 1835. [drop head title]. Yeoville: Porter, Printer, [1835]. [16] pp. Quarto (12-3/4" x 10"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self wrappers. Moderate soiling and edgewear, some splitting at spine ends, faint dampstaining, faint vertical crease through center, moderate toning and light foxing to interior, early owner signature to head of p. [1]. $500. * A list of 118 prisoners. Along with the charge, each entry includes the prisoner's age, trade, date of warrant, jurisdiction and the person "by whom committed." Not listed on OCLC or COPAC.

2015. Bringhurst, Robert, Editor. Koch, Peter Rutledge, Editor. The California Tradition in Type Design. [San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2015]. Looseleaf portfolio containing 13 bifolia and a cover sheet, all printed on thick paper. A few smudges to exterior, otherwise fine. $45.

1989. The Committee on History of Law in California. California Legal History Manuscripts in the Huntington Library: A Guide. [San Marino, California]: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. xiii, 233 pp. Hardcover, fine. $25.

1996. Complete set of all vols. published. Complete set of all vols. published. California Reports 3d Series. San Francisco, Ca.: Bancroft Whitney Co. Vols. 1 to 54 (1969-1991) with 1 volume Table of Cases. Together 55 books. Complete set of all volumes published. Publisher's cloth hardcover. Ten (10) linear feet of shelf space. Ex-private law library, heavy shelf wear to first twenty-five vols., property stamps to top page edges, else good. $595.

1949. Ballantine, Henry Winthrop; Sterling, Graham L; Buhler, Harriett R. California Corporation Laws. Los Angeles: Parker, 1949. 1949 edition. With 1950 supplement. xxi, 970 pp. Publisher's original blue cloth, with gilt stamped spine. Front hinge loose but secure. $30.

2004. California Attorney's Guide to Damages. Second Edition. Robert M. Cassel; David Dimitruk; Jane L. O'Hara Gamp; et al. CEB. Continuing Education of the Bar. 1 Volume. Looseleaf format. Current through February 2004 Update. Ex-library with location label at foot of spine and bar code label on rear cover, else very good. Publisher's Price USD 259. Special $25. * Learn how to quickly evaluate a case and determine the appropriate range of damages in actions across many practice areas. Includes disussion of the taxability of settlements and judgments. Contract; Real estate seller/buyer; Labor; Landlord/tenant; Injury to property; Intellectual property infringement and misappropriation; Tax aspects.

1992. Matsuda, Mari J. Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai'i. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, [1992]. xvi, 344 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $45. * Contents: Almeda Eliza Hitchcock (Moore), by Suzanne Espenett Case; Marguerite Kamehaokalani Ashford, by Marguerite K. Ashford-Hirano; Carrick Hume Buck, by Margaret Silverman Ehlke; Rose August, by Patricia McHenry; Jean Vaughan Gilbert, by Bambi E. Weil; Rhoda Lewis, by Judith R. Hughes; Ruth Winifred Loomis, by Rhonda L. Griswold; Harriet Bouslog, by Mari J. Matsuda; Sau Ung Loo Chan, by Blossom Y. Tyau; Betty Morrison Vitousek, by Susan Oki Mollway and Valerie Smith Boyd; Margaret Scott Tekeli, by Cynthia H. Lee; Alana Wai Lan Wong Lau, by Jacquelyn DesMarets; Marybeth Yuen Maul, by Karen M. Holt; Patsy Takemoto Mink, by Esther K. Arinaga and Rene E. Ojiri; Mary Helen McCrea Stevens Weaver Pitts, by Camille A.L. Chun-Hoon; Betty Barrett Gillette, by Carolyn Louise Stapleton; Lily Miyamoto Okamoto,… Read More

1903. Bateson, Mary. Cunningham, W. Cambridge Gild Records. Cambridge: Printed for the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, 1903. xxxvii, 176 pp. Hardcover, moderate shelfwear. $30.

1978. Kimball, Elisabeth G. A Cambridgeshire Gaol Delivery Roll, 1332-1334. Cambridge: [Cambridge Antiquarian Records Society], 1978. viii, 99 pp. Hardcover, fine. $20.

1999. Hellinga, Lotte, Editor. Trapp, J.B., Editors. The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain. Volume III: 1400-1557. Cambridge University Press, [1999]. xxiv, 743 pp., 64 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, frontispiece. Cloth in lightly rubbed dust jacket. $75. * "This volume of The Cambridge History of the book in Britain is an overview of the century and a half between the death of Chaucer in 1400 and the printing of the English Works of Thomas More in 1557 - a year that also saw the incorporation of the Stationers' Company..." (Publisher's description).

1994. Crystal, David (editor). The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. Cambridge University Press, [1994]. xi, 1304 pp. Illustrations. Black cloth with gilt lettered spine. Dust jacket. Very good. $30. * Provides comprehensive A-Z collection of 16,000 biographies as well as a Ready Reference section with essential facts on more than 10,000 people.

2012. Cambridge Law Journal. Cambridge University Press for the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. Volume 70 (2011), Parts 1 to 3. Complete in 3 softbound issues. As new without any stamps or marks0. Special $50. * A peer-reviewed academic law journal that is the principal academic publication of the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1921 it is the longest running university law journal in the United Kingdom. Its current editor is John Bell. Based on the outcomes of the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise a 2006 analysis ranked the journal as overall the 7th most influential in the United Kingdom. It publishes articles on all aspects of law with special emphasis on contemporary developments, but the journal's range includes jurisprudence and legal history. A recent development is the Shorter Articles section for more topical pieces, which sometimes engages in controversial issues. An important feature of the journal is the Case and Comment section, in which members of the… Read More

1676. London: Printed: for William Crooke, 1676. London: Printed: for William Crooke, 1676. Brydall on London, A Copy Presented to His Father Brydall, John [b.1635?]. Camera Regis, Or, A Short View of London: Containing the Antiquity, Fame, Walls, Bridge, River, Gates, Tower, Cathedral, Officers, Courts, Customs, Franchises, &c. Of that Renowned City. Collected Out of Law & History and Methodized for the Benefit of the Previous Inhabitants. London: Printed: for William Crooke, 1676. [viii], 125, [3] pp. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4-1/4"). Recent calf, blind frames to boards, gilt fillets and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed. A few minor scratches to boards, light fading to front board, faint offsetting to preliminaries, retained later armorial bookplate (of William Alexander) to front pastedown, later monogram bookplate (RFG) to recto of first blank. Moderate toning to interior, occasional light foxing and staining to top-edge, light edgewear to final leaf without loss to text. Early inscription… Read More

1949. Maurois, Andre. Can our Civilization be Saved? Philadelphia: Brandeis Lawyers Society, [1949]. 24 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrapper. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $65. * Series: Publication of Brandeis Lawyers Society.; Variation: E'mile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog.; Brandeis Lawyers' Society Publications.

[Darrow, Clarence (1857-1938)]. Haldeman-Julius, E[manuel], Editor. Can the Individual Control His Conduct? Is Man a "Free Agent" Or Is He the Slave of His Biological Equipment? A Debate Between Clarence Darrow and Dr. Thomas V. Smith. Little Blue Book No. 843. Girard: Haldeman-Julius Publications, [n.d.]. 64 pp. Small Pamphlet (3-1/2" x 5"). Printed wrappers. Light soiling to exterior, minor tears to spine and title page, underlining in pencil to a few leaves. $10. * Not in Hunsberger.