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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.

1819. Murder, Rape and Trial by Battle Holroyd, Edward [1794-1881]. [Thornton, Abraham (c.1793-1860)]. Observations Upon the Case of Abraham Thornton, Who was Tried at Warwick, August 8, 1817, For the Murder of Mary Ashford: Shewing the Danger of Pressing Presumptive Evidence Too Far, Together with the Only True and Authentic Account Yet Published of the Evidence Given at the Trial, The Examination of the Prisoner, &c., And a Correct Plan of the Locus in Quo. London: Printed for J. Mawman, T. Miller, 1819. 88 pp. Folding map. Portrait frontispiece, misbound before preface. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-3/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet, untrimmed edges. Moderate toning, light soiling to exterior, dampspotting to map, small library stamps to title page and frontispiece. $500. * Third and final edition, one of three printed in 1819. Abraham Thornton, a bricklayer, "was accused of rape and murder after attending a dance where he became intimate with a gardener's daughter named Mary Ashford. They left the… 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. Hardcover. 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.

1865. D'Aguilar, Sir George. Endle, John, Revisor. Observations on the Practice and the Forms of District, Regimental, and Detachment Courts Martial: Also Remarks on the Composition and Practice of Courts of Inquiry, Etc., Etc. By Lieut.-General Sir George D'Aguilar, K.C.B., Formerly Deputy Adjutant-General in Ireland. Dublin: Printed at the University Press, 1865. 262 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Original cloth, light shelfwear, fading to boards and spine, early owner signatures to half-title and tile pages, light toning and occasional light foxing to text, leaf of contemporary manuscript notes bound-in after p. 248. $40.

1796. Two Rare Titles Informed by Blackstone, Howard and Beccaria Paul, Sir G[eorge] O[nesiphorus] [1746-1820]. Observations on the State of the Glocester Infirmary, As Reported by the Committee of Governors Appointed to Examine Into the Income and Expences of the Same; And of the Propriety and Expediency of Adopting the Regulations, Proposed by the Committee, And Recommended by the Quarterly General Court, Held on the 6th of October; Offered to the Consideration of the Special General Court, Held on the 22d of November, 1796. [Gloucester]: Printed and Published at the Special Request of the President and Governors Present; And Sold for the Benefit of the Fund of the Infirmary, [1796?]. [With a postscript dated January 31, 1797]. 64 pp. [Bound with] Gloucester, R. The Following Advertisement was Inserted in The Glocester Journal on the 15th of May, The 26th of June, And the 31st of July, 1797. [Gloucester: S.n., 1797]. 11, [1], 12 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in later plain… Read More

1799. Regulating the Price of Bread Heslop, Luke [1738-1825]. Observations on the Statute of the Thirty-First George II. Ch. 29. Concerning the Assize of Bread; With Occasional References to the 3d George III. Chap. 11 - The 13th George III Chap. 62 - And to the Late Statute for Regulating the Assize of Bread in the City of London. London: Printed by Bunney & Gold for Shepperson and Reynolds, 1799. 7, [1], 32 pp. Quarto (10-1/4" x 8-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in recent quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt fillets and title to spine. Light fading and a few minor scuffs, scratches and stains to spine, small bookseller ticket to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, somewhat lighter or heavier in places, partial crack in text block after title page, light foxing to a few leaves, pencil inscription "Rd. Ward Ex dono authoris 1799" and brief pencil annotation to title page. $350. * Only edition. The Assize of Bread was a long-running attempt to control the price of bread in proportion… Read More

1778. British Rule, Not British Rights [British Empire]. Observations Upon the Administration of Justice in Bengal; Occasioned by Some Late Proceedings at Dacca. [London, 1778]. 52; 68 pp. Quarto (9-3/4" x 7-3/4"). Recent marbled boards, endpapers renewed. Light toning to interior, light creasing or faint fold lines in a few places, light foxing and soiling to several leaves. A nice copy of a scarce and interesting title. $850. * Only edition. Published five years after the radical reorganization of the East India Company that elevated Warren Hastings to the position of Governor-General. This work reviews the new legal system in light of its stated goals: "To preserve the Commerce and Revenues of the Company from Depredation, ...to relieve the Subject from Oppression, by facilitating the Means of Redress; and... to establish a fixed, lasting, and regular Course of Justice" (4). It studies examples of English justice in India, political philosophy and primary documents. These include correspondence to… 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. Hardcover. 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.

1828. London: John Miller, 1828.. London: John Miller, 1828. The Power of Chancery Courts in Matters of Paternal Custody [Beames, John (1781?-1853)]. Observations Upon the Power Exercised by the Court of Chancery, of Depriving a Father of the Custody of His Children. London: John Miller, 1828. 48 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet, untrimmed edges. Moderate toning, light soiling to exterior, brief contemporary annotations in pencil to a few leaves, small library stamp and presentation inscription to "James McMahaon Esq/ From the Author" to title page. $150. * Only edition, one of two issues from 1828. Beames, a barrister and legal author, was an expert on equity. This pamphlet was reissued under the author's name in the Pamphleteer, Volume 29 (1828). Counting both issues, OCLC locates 10 copies in North America, 4 in law libraries (Columbia, University of Minnesota, Yale and the Library of Congress, which has the reissue). British Museum Catalogue (Compact Edition) 2:657.

1829. Inscribed by the Author Hodgkin, John [1800-1875]. Observations on the Proposed Establishment of a General Register. London: S. Sweet, 1829. [ii], 55, [1] pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in recent plain wrappers. Light toning to interior, negligible light foxing in a few places, small library ink stamp to p. 1 with no loss to legibility, faint underlining and marginal marks in pencil to a few leaves, inscription reading "John Tyrrell Esq. With the Author's best Respects" to head of title page. $450. * Only edition. Part of the spirited public debate on the establishment of a general land register, similar to that created in Ireland in 1822. No such register would be created until the passage of the Land Registry Act in 1862, which created a registry of titles (but not deeds). The system created by the act was largely ineffective, and successive attempts failed until the Land Registration Act of 1925. Our pamphlet seeks to provide an overview of the issue and ultimately comes… Read More

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

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

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.