Category: Law and Legal History

The Complete Justice of the Peace, Containing Extracts from Burn's Justice, and Other Justiciary Productions

By: A Gentleman of the Profession [Hodgdon, Moses]

Price: $135.00

Publisher: Dover, NH, Printed for Charles Peirce and Samuel Bragg : 1806

Seller ID: 046089

Condition: Very Good

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, good hinges, firm text block, pages age-toned and mainly clean with old transparent stains to many pages but fully legible throughout, name of Samuel Kimball Equire dated 1816 written o...
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The Spectator. In Ten Volumes [10]

By: Addison, Steele, Parnell, Hughes, Parker, Tickell, Budgell, Grove, Byrom, Henley and Other

Price: $175.00

Publisher: New York, William Durrell and Co., George Long, Printer : 1809

Seller ID: 034709

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

New York: William Durrell and Co., George Long, Printer, 1809. Title pages 1809-1810. Very worn set in what are likely the original bindings. Blue-gray paper covered boards with paper spine labels, a frontis engraving of a contributor in each volume, 18.5 cm tall, margins untrimmed. Covers worn and spotted, some text blocks split, pages age-toned but generally very clean with occasional foxing and a few dampstains mainly to the lower edges of the first few pages of a couple of volumes, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Bingham, Dana & Gould: A Centennial History

By: Allen, David Grayson

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Boston, Self Published, Printed By Thomas Todd Company : 1991

Seller ID: 029307

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Boston: Self Published, Printed By Thomas Todd Company, 1991. First edition [1991]. Centennial history of this Boston law firm most noted for its legal services in maritime law. Gray cloth with illustrated dustjacket. The book is in near fine condition with firm binding, very clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustajcket is also in near fine condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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The Newgate Calendar [Volume II]; Comprising Interesting Memoirs of the Most Notorious Characters Who Have Been Convicted of Outrages on The Laws of England Since the Commencement of the Eighteenth Century...

By: Andrew Knapp and William Baldwin

Price: $110.00

Publisher: London, J. Robins and Co. : 1825

Seller ID: 045956

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

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 just beyond, text block sound, pages have light to moderate foxing with addtional foxing to the title page, names at top of title page, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Connecticut Intestacy Law. Tercentenary Commission of the State of Connecticut Committee on Historical Publications II

By: Andrews, Charles M.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: New Haven, Yale University Press for the Tercentenary Commission : 1933

Seller ID: 002209

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

New Haven: Yale University Press for the Tercentenary Commission, 1933. First edition, 1933. History of Connecticut's probate laws from the colonial period, which governs distribution of an estate when the deceased has no will. Printed wraps, 30 pages. Some very light edgwear, publication number in ink on front cover, internally near fine with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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Trust Betrayed: Inside the AARP

By: Atta, Dale Van; Van Atta, Dale

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., Gateway Books : 1998

Seller ID: 021404

ISBN-13: 9780895264855

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Washington, D.C.: Gateway Books, 1998. First edition, first printing, 1998. Black hardcover with gilt spine lettering, 208 pages with index, color dustjacket. The book is in near fine condition, looks and feels about new, with sound text block, good hinges, name atop right corner of front free endpaper, otherwise clean pages with no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is in fine condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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An Essay Toward the Character of the Late Chimpanzee, Who Died Feb. 23, 1738-9

By: Attributed to Jonathan Swift

Price: $245.00

Publisher: London, L. Gilliver and J. Clarke : 1739

Seller ID: 045409

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

London: L. Gilliver and J. Clarke, 1739. Original 1739 printing extracted from a larger binding, with title page and cover title, 31 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.
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A Treatise on Leases and Terms for Years

By: Bacon, Matthew

Price: $695.00

Publisher: London, A. Strahan : 1798

Seller ID: 000566

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

London: A. Strahan, 1798. Very scarce Bacon title. This is not part of Bacon's New Abridgement of the Law, which underwent many printings in the mid 18th and early 19th century, but the first and only edition of a totally separate publication (although the subject matter was indeed included in Bacon's Abridgement). The Advertisement at the front indicates that this book was published separately not out of the greed of the the proprietors (Bacon et al), but to pre-empt a piracy in progress - "Alarmed at such an attempt upon a work in which they were so deeply interested, they endeavoured by r...
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Commentaries on the Laws of England. Four Volumes. The Legal Classics Library Series

By: Blackstone, William

Price: $265.00

Publisher: Birmingham, AL, The Legal Classics Library : 1983

Seller ID: 046409

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Birmingham, AL: The Legal Classics Library, 1983. Legal Classics Library Society series. Facsimile printing of the 1765 edition. Four thick volumes in tan grained cowhide leather with dual spine labels in red and black, raised spine bands, gilt decorated compartments, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmark, marbled endpapers, 10.5 inches tall. Fine condition, volumes look, feel and even smell new and unused, tight bindings, clean pages, no names or other markings. Includes the accompanying Notes from the Editors in volume I only, no other paperwork. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to -...
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National Health Insurance and Health Resources : The European Experience

By: Blanpain, Jan. With Luc Delesie and Hemran Nys

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts USA, Harvard University Press : 1978

Seller ID: 023227

ISBN-13: 9780674269552

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Cambridge, Massachusetts USA: Harvard University Press, 1978. First edition, 1978. Navy cloth with gilt spine lettering, 294 pages with extensive index, includes dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with foxed top edge, some foxing along its extreme cover edges, sound text block, good hinges, tiny name printed atop right corner front free endpaper, otherwise clean pages with no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not corner clipped and is also in very good condition with some light overall surface rubbing mostly apparent due to its white background. . First Edition. H...
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Corruption in Washington, or Men of Good Intentions

By: Bolles, Blair

Price: $30.00

Publisher: London, Victor Gollancz Ltd. : 1960

Seller ID: 001474

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1960. First edition. British view of American politics, most specifically the American presidency, by a former director of the Washington Bureau of the Foreign Policy Association. He examines corruption in the White House from the beginning through the Truman and Eisenhower administrations, which he describes as notoriously corrupt. He examines the administrative and bureaucratic structures which promote and perpetuate secrecy and corruption, and suggests that America would be better off with the British cabinet system. Red cloth, 235 pages, printed dustjacket...
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The Tempting of America: The Political Seduction of the Law. Special Signed Edition

By: Bork, Robert H.

Price: $65.00

Publisher: New York, The Free Press; Macmillan Inc. : 1990

Seller ID: 046436

ISBN-13: 9780029037614

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

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 names or other markings.. Signed by the Author. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Minimum Wage and Syndicalism: An Independent Survey of the Two Latest Movements Affecting American Labor

By: Boyle, James

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Cincinnati, Steward & Kidd Company : 1913

Seller ID: 028841

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Cincinnati: Steward & Kidd Company, 1913. First edition (1913). Maroon cloth lettered in gilt, 136 pages, no dustjacket. Very light edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, light scattering of foxing to the outer edges of the text block, clean pages with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.
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The Ameican Commonwealth. In Two Volumes

By: Bryce, James (1838-1922)

Price: $445.00

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company : 1898

Seller ID: 044355

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1898. Stated third edition, completely revised throughout with additional chapters, 1898. Handsome two volume set in a signed binding by Sotheran & Co., smooth dark blue calf leather with dual spine labels in deep red, raised spine bands with gilt decorated compartments, covers bordered in bilt, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, gilt tooled top and bottom edges, each volume just under 8 inches tall. Light shelfwear, good joints and hinges, firm text blocks, very minor foxing to blank pages adjacent to endleaves, exquisite personal bookplate of George Clinto...
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A State of the Rise and Progress of Our Disputes with Spain, and of the Conduct of Our Ministers Relating Thereto

By: Campbell, Hugh Hume Earl of Marchmont

Price: $245.00

Publisher: London, Printed for T. Cooper : 1739

Seller ID: 045408

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

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.
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Cases on Bills and Notes

By: Campbell, MORTON cARLISLE

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Cambridge, Published at the Plimpton Press, Published By the Editor, Langdell Hall, Cambridge : 1928

Seller ID: 013883

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Cambridge, Published at the Plimpton Press: Published By the Editor, Langdell Hall, Cambridge, 1928. First edition, 1928. Fully indexed. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering, 1051 pages. Some shelfwear, mainly rubbing to the spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with a name and address on the front free endpaper, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.
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Commercial Precedents Selected from the Column of Replies and Decisions of the New York Journal of Commerce

By: Charles Putzel and H. A. Bahr

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Hartford, Connecticut, American Publishing Company : 1881

Seller ID: 011627

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1881. First edition, 1881. Brown cloth lettered in gilt, 588 pages. Covers edgeworn and a little spotted, internally much better, with good hinges, sound text block, clean pages free from names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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The Africanization of the Labor Market: Educational and Occupational Segmentation in the Cameroun

By: Clignet, Remi

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Berkeley, Los Angeles and London, University of California Press : 1976

Seller ID: 021089

ISBN-13: 9780520030190

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 1976. First edition, 1976. Glazed olive leather-look cloth with gilt spine lettering, 230 pages with extensive index, printed dustjacket. The book is in very good condition, looks and feels new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not corner clipped and is also in very good condition, with a quarter inch very neatly closed tear just inside the top right corner of its front cover (not obstructing design). . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Go...
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Acts and Laws of His Majesties Colony of Connecticut in New-England, Printed in 1702 and No First Reissued

By: Colony of Connecticut; Published By the Acorn Club

Price: $145.00

Publisher: Hartford, CT, The Acorn Club of Connecticut; Hartford Press; The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company : 1901

Seller ID: 044841

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hartford, CT: The Acorn Club of Connecticut; Hartford Press; The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1901. Limited ediiton, number 68 of 100 copies printed, with the original presentation box. Unopened copy, never read, with many top page edges still connected. Light tan hardcover with vellum binding, paper spine label, high quality paper with untrimmed edges, presentation box with title and limitation number on the top. The book is in very good condition with some very minor finger soil to the front cover, otherwise about fine with good hinges, tight text block, pages pristine, no names or oth...
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Acts and Resolves Passed by the Legislature of Massachusetts in the Year 1839.

By: Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Boston, Dutton and Wentworth : 1839

Seller ID: 000135

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, 1839. Laws of Massachusetts passed during the 1839 legislative session. Original blue-grey printed wraps (softcover) with stitched binding. Condition is quite worn externally, with the spine strip heavily chipped. Pages in overall very good condition with surprisingly light foxing. Complete and quite readable, a very interesting piece of early New England history.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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Category: Law and Legal History