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

1962. Ten (10) linear feet of shelf space. Ten (10) linear feet of shelf space. West's Pacific Digest 2d (Beginning 101-366 P. 2d). (1941-1962). St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing. Vols. 1 to 46, in 67 books. Complete set of all volumes published. Ex-corporate law library with stamps, else very good. Ten (10) linear feet shelf space. Special $395. * Provides state court decisions from Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, as published in Pacific Reporter 2d. Significant points of law are summarized in headnotes and classified according to the West Key Number System. Years of coverage include 1941 to 1962, covering Vols. 101-366 of Pacific Reporter 2d.

1945. Pacific Digest 2d: Covering P.2d Vols. 1-100 (1931-1941), in 15 books. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co. Publisher's maroon cloth, moderate shelf wear. Ex-private law firm library with stamps, else a good set. Special $295. * Provides coverage of state court decisions from Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, as published in the first 100 volumes of the Pacific Reporter 2d.

1921. MacDonagh, Michael. The Pageant of Parliament. Vol. II. London: T.F. Unwin, Ltd., [1921]. 241 pp. Cloth. Light shelfwear. Ex-library with ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Library stamp to title page, otherwise good. Deckle edges. $45.

1962. Harrison, Michael. Painful Details: Twelve Victorian Scandals. London: M. Parrish, 1962. 200 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. Price clip. $20.

1931. Frankfurter on "The Palestine Situation" Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. The Palestine Situation Restated. Reprinted from Foreign Affairs, April 1931. New York: The Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., 1931. 28 pp. Pamphlet in self-wrappers bound in three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt fillets and title to spine, endpapers added. Light toning, light foxing to first and final leaves, upper outside corner of front wrapper lacking without loss to text. A handsome copy. $250. * Reprinted from Foreign Affairs, Volume 9, Number 3 (April 1931), pp. 409-434. Like his friend and colleague Louis Brandeis, Frankfurter was a prominent and enthusiastic Zionist. In this article, he praises the progress of the Jewish settlement of Palestine: "There Jews are living and laboring with a joy and ardor felt by Jews probably in no other land. The Arab masses thrive better than in any of the Arab countries surrounding Palestine. And despite the stimulation of religious fanaticism and the blatancy of the… Read More

1823. Nineteenth-Century Archive Concerning American Tariffs [Archive]. [Tariff Laws]. [Pamphlets, Circulars, Offprints and Letters Concerning Tariffs]. Massachusetts, New York and Washington, DC, 1823-1902. 72 items, comprising 42 pamphlets, 12 offprints, 10 circulars and 8 letters, sizes range from 5-1/4" x 3-1/4" to 12-1/2" x 9-1/2." Light to moderate toning, browning to a few pieces, fold lines, minor wear and soiling, a few items neatly split along fold lines. $1,800. * A representative sampling of issues concerning tariffs during the nineteenth century, this archive includes analytical and polemical pieces, speeches, printings of U.S. Congressional bills and letters. Most of the items date from the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s, the decades of the "Gilded Age," a period of rapid economic growth, considerable income inequality, labor unrest and the beginnings of the modern global economy. Two of the letters are addressed to members of the U.S. Congress, two are (unrelated) replies from U.S.… Read More

2000. ISBN-13: 9781886363953; ISBN-10: 1886363951. Ford, Paul Leicester. Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States, Published During Its Discussion by the People 1787-1788. Originally published: Brooklyn, N.Y., 1888. viii, 451 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363953. ISBN-10: 1886363951. Hardcover. New. $75. * A collection of rare pamphlets that treat the question of the Constitution, with annotations and a bibliography by Ford, author of a bibliography of Franklin's works. "Recommended by Warren for 'The sources from which interpretations of the meaning of the provisions of the Constitution (U.S.) have been obtained at various times in the past...' Warren, The Making of the Constitution 784." Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953) 375.

2010. ISBN-13: 9781616190545; ISBN-10: 161619054X. Ford, Paul Leicester. Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States, Published During Its Discussion by the People 1787-1788. Originally published: Brooklyn, N.Y., 1888. viii, 451 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190545; ISBN-10: 161619054X. Paperback. New. $19.95 * A collection of rare pamphlets that treat the question of the Constitution, with annotations and a bibliography by Ford. "Recommended by Warren for 'The sources from which interpretations of the meaning of the provisions of the Constitution (U.S.) have been obtained at various times in the past...' Warren, The Making of the Constitution 784." Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953) 375. During his short lifetime Paul Leicester Ford [1865-1902] was a historian and historical novelist as well as a noted and prolific bibliographer of Americana (Bibliography and Reference List of the History and Literature Relating to the… Read More

2005. ISBN-13: 9781584775614; ISBN-10: 1584775610. Goudsmit, J.E. The Pandects: A Treatise on the Roman Law and Upon its Connection with Modern Legislation. Translated from the Dutch by R. De Tracy Gould. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1873. xx, [1], 368 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775614; ISBN-10: 1584775610. Hardcover. New. $37.95 * Reprint of the first and only edition. Goudsmit [1813-1882] was professor of jurisprudence at the University of Leiden and a preeminent scholar of Roman law. As its title suggests, this erudite study has two parallel components. The largest is a thorough topic-by-topic analysis of the Digest (or Pandects), the vast compilation of jurisprudential writings from the Corpus Juris Civilis. This is complemented with a running demonstration of each topic's relevance in contemporary European law. This study is a valuable introduction to the Digest and a compelling demonstration of its influence on European law at a time when several nations… Read More

2005. Watson, Denton L.; Nuxoll, Elizabeth M. The Papers of Clarence Mitchell Jr. Volume 1, 1942-1943. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2005. ccxxx, 186 pp., illustrations. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Publisher's original black cloth hardcover, with stamped spine and front cover, in a new dust jacket. New. $40. * "Clarence Mitchell Jr. was the driving force in the movement for passage of civil rights legislation in America. The foundation for Mitchell's struggle was laid between 1941 and 1946, during his tenure at the Fair Employment Practice Committee, where he led the implementation of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's policy barring employment discrimination in the national defense and war programs. Mitchell's FEPC reports..." (Publisher's description).

2005. Watson, Denton L.; Nuxoll, Elizabeth M. The Papers of Clarence Mitchell Jr. Volume 2, 1944-1946. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2005. xvi, 187-870 pp., illustrations. Inscribed. Publisher's original black cloth hardcover, with stamped spine and front cover, in a new dust jacket. New, $78. * "Clarence Mitchell Jr. was the driving force in the movement for passage of civil rights legislation in America. The foundation for Mitchell's struggle was laid between 1941 and 1946, during his tenure at the Fair Employment Practice Committee, where he led the implementation of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's policy barring employment discrimination in the national defense and war programs. Mitchell's FEPC reports..." (Publisher's description).

1928. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928.. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928. Inscribed by Cardozo, "to the dear, dear Mother..." Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. The Paradoxes of Legal Science. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928. v, 142, [1] pp. Original cloth, gilt title to spine, blind frames to boards, gilt Columbia University Press crest to center of front board. Light rubbing to extremities, Cardozo memorial bookplate to front pastedown, unsigned inscription in pencil, apparently in Cardozo's hand, to front free endpaper, light toning to text. $1,750. * First edition. One of Cardozo's most important books, The Paradoxes of Legal Science is a classic statement of juristic pragmatism. As Goodhart points out, it also reveals the non-legal sources, such as Greek philosophy, that informed his work. The bookplate was commissioned by Judge Irving Lehman, Cardozo's executor and close friend, to mark the books from Cardozo's library that were bequeathed to him. The inscription… Read More

2000. ISBN-13: 9781584770978; ISBN-10: 158477097X. Cardozo, Benjamin N. The Paradoxes of Legal Science. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928. v, 142 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770978; ISBN-10: 158477097X. Hardcover. New. $75. * Here the influential Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Benjamin Cardozo [1870-1938] examines the nature of the relationship between justice and law. "His many references in these lectures to Greek philosophy show how great a part his early classical training played in the formation of his ideas; in relating his general principles to the concrete cases which, in his words, he used as a kind of legal litmus paper, he was a true Aristotelian.": Arthur L. Goodhart, Five Jewish Lawyers of the Common Law 59-60.

2012. ISBN-13: 9781584770978; ISBN-10: 158477097X. Cardozo, Benjamin N. The Paradoxes of Legal Science. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1928. v, 142 pp. Reprinted 2000, 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770978; ISBN-10: 158477097X. Hardcover. New. $37.95 * Here the influential Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Benjamin Cardozo [1870-1938] examines the nature of the relationship between justice and law. "His many references in these lectures to Greek philosophy show how great a part his early classical training played in the formation of his ideas; in relating his general principles to the concrete cases which, in his words, he used as a kind of legal litmus paper, he was a true Aristotelian.": Arthur L. Goodhart, Five Jewish Lawyers of the Common Law 59-60.

1928. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928.. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928. First Edition of One of Cardozo's Most Important Books Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. The Paradoxes of Legal Science. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928. v, 142, [1] pp. Original cloth, gilt title to spine, blind frames to boards, gilt Columbia University Press crest to center of front board. Light rubbing, corners and spine ends bumped, dulling to spine lettering, light toning to interior. $250. * First edition. One of Cardozo's most important books, The Paradoxes of Legal Science is a classic statement of juristic pragmatism. As Goodhart points out, it also reveals the non-legal sources, such as Greek philosophy, that informed his work: "His many references in these lectures to Greek philosophy show how great a part his early classical training played in the formation of his ideas; in relating his general principles to the concrete cases which, in his words, he used as a kind of legal litmus… Read More

1588. Cologne: Apud Ioannem Gymnicum, 1588.. Cologne: Apud Ioannem Gymnicum, 1588. Influential Commentaries on the Code and Digest Cujas, Jacques [1522-1590]. [Justinian I (483-565 CE), Emperor of the East]. Paratitla in Libros Quinquaginta Digestorum Seu Pandectarum, Item in Libros Novem Codicis Imperatoris Iustiniani. Ex Postrema Auctoris Recognitione. Cologne: Apud Ioannem Gymnicum, Sub Monocerote, 1588. [xxviii], 195, [1]; [xxxvi], 541 (i.e. 521) pp. Two parts, each with title page and individual pagination, second part has title beginning Paratitla in Libros IX. Codicis Iustiniani. [Bound with] Cujas, Jacques. Africanus, Sextus Caecilius [2nd C.]. Ad Africanum Tractatus VIIII. Quibus Difficillimae Iuris Quaestiones Enodantur. Ex Postrema Auctoris Recognitione, Castigate Editi. Accesserunt Indices Duo Copiosi, Quorum Prior est Legum Africani, Alter Materiarum. Cologne: Apud Ioannem Gymnicum, Sub Monocerote, 1588. [xlviii], 622 (i.e. 624) pp. Octavo (6-1/4" x 4"). Elaborately blind-tooled half… Read More

1734. London, 1726. 1st ed. London, 1726. 1st ed. "Has Always Been Regarded as a Book of Great Authority" Ayliffe, John [1676-1732]. Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani, Or, A Commentary By Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England: Not Only from the Books of the Canon and Civil Law, But Likewise from the Statute and Common Law of this Realm: Whereunto is Prefix'd, by Way of Introduction, First, A Brief Account of the Canon-Law in General; How and from Whence it Had Its Rise and Beginning in the Church; And How it Advanced Itself, By the Subtlety of the Romish Clergy, After the Seat of the Roman Empire was Removed to Constantinople, And Barbarism had Invaded the Politer Nations of Europe. Secondly, The Reader has Also Here a Particular of the Books Wherein this Law was Written: With the Several Authors Names, the Respective Times Wherein They Compiled Them, And the Best Commentators Thereon: With Many Other Curious and Historical Remarks on the Law, &c. London: Printed… Read More

1991. 1991 reprint of the 1748 Lodon edition. 1991 reprint of the 1748 Lodon edition. Shaw, Joseph. Parish Law: or a Guide to Justices of the Peace, Ministers, Churchwardens, Overseers of the Poor... Compiled from the Common, Statute, and other Authentick Books... Together with Correct Forms of Warrants, Commitments, Indictments... to which is added a Choice Collection of Precedents for Justices of the Peace, communicated by an able hand. With a New and Correct Table. In the Savoy: Henry Lintot, 1748. Sixth edition. Reprinted Littleton, Colo.: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1991. ISBN-10: 0837726247. [14], 378, [21] pp. Hardcover. New. $65. * Reprint of the Sixth edition. "A more modern and much more important unit of local government--the parish--was made the subject of a book by Joseph Shaw in 1733, which reached a tenth edition in 1763. It is a useful and clearly written summary of a topic which demanded a knowledge both of ecclesiastical law and of the common law enacted and unenacted.": Holdsworth, A… Read More

1748. London, 1748. 6th ed.. London, 1748. 6th ed. Important Early Treatise on Parish Law Shaw, Joseph [1671-1733]. Parish Law: Or, A Guide to Justices of the Peace, Ministers, Church- Wardens, Overseers of the Poor, Constables, Surveyors of the Highways, Vestry-Clerks, And All Others Concern'd in Parish Business: Compiled From the Common, Statute, and Other Authentick Books; As Also From Some Adjudged Cases Never Before Published: Together With Correct Forms of Warrants, Commitments, Indictments, Presentments, Convictions, &c. To Which is Added A Choice Collection of Precedents for Justices of the Peace, Communicated by an Able Hand. With a New and Correct Table. With Many Cases from Lord Raymond and Other New Reports, And the Acts of Parliament Continued to the Present Time: With Observations on the Last Vagabond Act. [London]: Printed by Henry Lintot, (Assignee of Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for R. Ware, 1748. [xvi], 378, [22] pp. Octavo (8" x 4-1/2"). Contemporary calf, blind frames to boards, blind… Read More

1862. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. The Parish Will Case, In the Court of Appeals. The Statement of Facts, And the Opinion of the Court. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1862. 123, 43 pp. Two parts, each with title page. Title page of Part II reads: The Parish Will Case, In the Court of Appeals. The Opinion of the Court, And of the Several Judges. Quarto (9" x 7"). Sew pamphlet in printed wrappers. Spine abraded, wrappers detached, lightly soiled and heavily worn along edges, light edgewear to corners of text block. Moderate toning to text, light soiling to upper corner of title page. $150. * Only edition. Henry Parish, a New York merchant, died in 1856, at age 69. He left a will made in 1842 that had been amended with three codicils signed by him some time after suffering a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested on the grounds of mental impairment. This trial, which commenced in 1857, attracted a… Read More