Author: Cosgrove, Richard A. Title: The Rule of Law, Albert Venn Dicey, Victorian Jurist Publisher: University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1980. Description: The first biography of Dicey, "the most influential constitutional authority of late Victorian and Edwardian England, whose 'Law of the Constitution' became a classic, and who restored the Vinerian Chair of English Law at Oxford to eminence Condition: Original cloth, a few pages creased, else a very good copy in the dustjacket List No: 84-24 Book No.: W-73654 Price: $ 125.00
Author: Cox, Archibald Title: The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government. First Indian Impression Publisher: Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1977. Description: The copy from the library of Archibald Cox, the seemingly unrecorded Delhi printing of his four Chichele Lectures delivered at Oxford, with the publisher's transmittal slip tipped in (noting 800 copies printed); no copy in OCLC, RLIN, Hollis or COPAC Condition: Original cloth, somewhat worn, in a worn and defective dustjacket List No: 84-26 Book No.: W-73784 Price: $ 250.00
Author: Croke, George Title: The First Part of the Reports of Sr George Croke Kt. Late one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench, And formerly one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Bench . . . Revised and published in English, By Sir Harbottle Grimston [etc.]. Wing C7012 Publisher: Printed for A. Roper, T. Collins, F. Tyton [and three others], London, 1669. Description: A unique copy of the portion of Croke's Reports devoted to the reign of Elizabeth, elaborately glossed in manuscript in the margins by John Worrall, among the most famous bibliographers of English law, who notes his intent and efforts on the title Condition: Modern black cloth, gilt, somewhat strained, else a crisp usable copy; with the frontispiece, backed and repaired List No: 84-27 Book No.: W-73180 Price: $ 1500.00
Author: Crompton, Richard Title: L'avthoritie et Ivrisdiction des Courts de la Maiestie de la Roygne: Nouelment collect & compose, per R. Crompton del milieu Temple Esquire. Apprentice del Ley [etc.]. S.T.C. 6050; Beale T328 Publisher: In aedibus Caroli Yetsweirti Armig. [etc.], London, 1594. Description: First edition of Crompton's chief work, and the first to be devoted exclusively to the Royal courts, beginning with Parliament (as a court), Star Chamber and King's Bench; with a number of circuit reports of criminal cases not printed elsewhere Condition: Early calf, rebacked, quite worn, browning, yet a good serviceable copy List No: 84-28 Book No.: W-73613 Price: $ 2500.00
Author: Title: Argument of Clarence Darrow In the Case of the Communist Labor Party in the Criminal Court, Chicago. Hunsberger 130 [erroneously stating the work to contain Darrow's 1912 bribery trial argument] Publisher: Charles H. Kerr & Company, Chicago, 1920. Description: Darrow's powerful argument supporting freedom of speech, anticipating Holmes' dissent in Gitlow, defending twenty men arrested in an infamous 'Palmer Raid'; "seldom [have I] seen a case where I believed so heartily that I am right as this" Condition: Original light-gray printed wraps, chipped but sound; 116 pages List No: 84-31 Book No.: W-67438 Price: $ 250.00
Author: Darrow, Clarence Title: Woman Suffrage [with] Shall the World's Fair Be Open on Sunday? [with] The Eight Hour Day. Hunsberger 4, 4a and 5 Publisher: The Sunset Club, Chicago, 1893]. Description: Three of Darrow's very earliest recorded public appearances, including his advocacy of woman suffrage, all debated at the Sunset Club, the organization which "turned out to be Darrow's university [and] constituted the greatest education of his life" Condition: Original dark maroon cloth, gilt, showing wear and somewhat faded and strained, the back cover spotted, but a usable copy List No: 84-34 Book No.: W-73693 Price: $ 850.00
Author: Dodderidge, John Title: The English Lawyer. Describing A Method for the managing of the Lawes of this Land. And expressing the best qualities requisite in the Student Practizer Judges and Fathers of the same. S.T.C. 6981. Quarto Publisher: Printed by the Assignes of I. More Esq., London, 1631. Description: Only edition of Dodderidge's principal work, his singular attempt to determine the qualities of the lawyer and law student, and to probe the fundamental nature of law, his "scholarship reach[ing] far beyond that of most contemporary lawyers" Condition: Contemporary speckled calf, neatly and unobtrusively rebacked, showing some wear, light browning, yet an appealing copy List No: 84-36 Book No.: W-74001 Price: $ 3500.00
Author: Evans, E.P. Title: The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals Publisher: William Heinemann, London, 1906. Description: A pioneering work in English, bringing together a most amazing assemblage of court cases in which animals (chickens, rats, field mice, bees, and pigs) have been named as defendants, providing much insight into animal rights and capital punishment Condition: Original blue cloth, gilt, private ownership stamps, else a very good copy List No: 84-43 Book No.: W-73660 Price: $ 450.00
Author: Fitzherbert, Anthony Title: La Graunde Abridgement Collect par le Judge . . . Anthony Fitzherbert [with] La Secounde Part du Graund Abridgement [with] La table conteynant en sommarie les choses notables en la graunde Abridgement [etc.]. S.T.C. 10956 & 10956.5; Beale 463 464 & 465 Publisher: In Aedibus Ricardi Tottell [imprint varies], London], 1565. Description: The magisterial Tottel printing of "the decisive book--the book that 'made' the Common Law", containing over 13,000 abridged case- notes arranged alphabetically by subject in some 263 titles and digesting hundreds of years of medieval case law Condition: Contemporary blind-rolled and tooled calf, quite worn, recently rebacked, browning, some staining (mainly to the lower margin), good crisp copies List No: 84-44 Book No.: W-73610 Price: $ 12500.00
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