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Author:      Harrington, James
Title:       The Art of Law-Giving: in III Books. The First Shewing the
             Foundations . . . of all the kinds of Government. The Second,
             Shewing the . . . Commonwealths of Israel and of the Jews. The
             Third, Shewing a Model fitted unto the present State [etc.]. Wing
             H806
Publisher:   Printed by J.C. for Henry Fletcher, at the three Gilt Cups [etc.],
             London, 1659.
Description: The only early edition of the work which J.G.A. Pocock numbered
             among Harrington's "most ambitious", appearing soon after his
             'Oceana' and in part its forceful abridgement, propelling
             Harrington into "the mainstream of national political argument"
Condition:   Early 3/4 calf, rubbed, front hinge strained but firm, imprint
             shaved and top and bottom margins cut close, the main text
             unaffected; a good copy
Book No.:    W-75410                Price: $    2500.00
Category:    jewish law, jurisdiction, political theory

Author:      Daube, David
Title:       Appeasement or Resistance, And Other Essays on New Testament
             Judaism
Publisher:   University of California Press, Berkeley, 1987.
Description: Four of Professor Daube's always scintillating essays, the last of
             which (the title's essay) may be viewed as complementing his
             'Collaboration with Tyranny'; with a second essay on 'Temple Tax',
             and another on the 'Old Testament in the New'
Condition:   A very good copy, in a somewhat worn dustjacket
Book No.:    W-66607                Price: $      85.00
Category:    ancient law, jewish law

Author:      Brandeis, Louis D.
Title:       The Jewish Problem. How to Solve It. With a Biographical Sketch of
             Justice Louis D. Brandeis by Joseph Saslaw [etc.]. New Edition.
             Third Printing. Compare Mersky p.25 [not recording this or other
             Saslaw issuances]
Publisher:   Joseph Saslaw, Cleveland, 1939.
Description: Brandeis' speech given in 1915, "the closest [he] ever came to a
             purely ideological statement of his personal belief in Zionism"
             and his most comprehensive effort on that subject, proposing a
             Jewish homeland and the securing of equality for all Jews
Condition:   Original printed, stapled wraps, unevenly darkened, but sound, 31
             pages; a rare reissue, one copy in RLIN, five in OCLC, one in a
             law library
Book No.:    W-74106                Price: $     250.00
Category:    Supreme Court, jewish law

Author:      Lutter, Marcus, Ernst C. Stiefel et al (eds.)
Title:       Der Einfluss deutscher Emigranten auf die Rechtsentwicklung in den
             USA und in Deutschland ["The Influence of German Emigrants on
             Legal Development in the United States of America and in Germany"]
Publisher:   J.C.B. Mohr, Tubingen, 1993.
Description: The fruits of the Bonner Symposium, forty-two contributions,
             twenty in English, in homage to those who escaped the Nazis "to
             make major contributions to American legal culture", including
             Albert Ehrenzweig, Ernst Freund, and Hans Kelsen, inter alia
Condition:   Original cloth, a very good copy in the dustjacket
Book No.:    W-73525                Price: $     125.00
Category:    GERMANY, jewish law

Author:      Brandeis, Louis D.
Title:       The Jewish Problem, How to Solve It. New Edition
Publisher:   Published and Distributed by Joseph Saslaw, Cleveland, 1934.
Description: Brandeis' speech given in 1915, "the closest [he] ever came to a
             purely ideological statement of his personal belief in Zionism"
             and his most comprehensive effort on that subject, proposing a
             Jewish homeland and the securing of equality for all Jews
Condition:   Original blue stapled printed wraps, a bit marked, else a very
             good copy, with the photograph of Justice Brandeis preceding the
             copyright page; 31 pages
Book No.:    W-74193                Price: $     150.00
Category:    Supreme Court, jewish law

Author:      Prynne, William
Title:       Ten Considerable Quaeries Concerning Tithes, The Present
             Petitioners and Petitions for their total abolition, as
             Antichristian, Jewish . . . oppressive to the godly . . . People
             of the Nation; excited . . . by . . . Romish Emissaries [etc.].
             Wing P4100
Publisher:   Printed for Edward Thomas at the Adam and Eve in Little Britain,
             London, 1659.
Description: One of Prynne's many writings over the years on the much debated
             matter whether tithes should be voluntary or compulsory,
             polemically viewing Catholics, Jews, and Quakers as all the same
             and contending that Magna Carta prevents tithes' abolition
Condition:   Modern cloth-backed marbled boards, definite browning, else a
             sound copy now preserved in a cloth slipcase
Book No.:    W-75585                Price: $     450.00
Category:    Religion, jewish law, Magna Carta

Author:      Yorke, Charles]
Title:       Some Considerations on the Law of Forfeiture for High Treason.
             With an Appendix concerning Estates-tail in Scotland. The Fourth
             Edition, corrected and enlarged
Publisher:   Printed for Alexander Donaldson [etc.], Edinburgh, 1778.
Description: Yorke's principal legal work, in which he argues persuasively that
             forfeiture and corruption of blood are justifiable consequences of
             treason, examining forfeiture in Athenian, Roman, Jewish and
             feudal law; uncommon, no copy in the British Library
Condition:   Modern mottled calf, light embrowning and staining; attractive
Book No.:    W-50700                Price: $     450.00
Category:    

Author:      Ferencz, Benjamin B.
Title:       Less Than Slaves, Jewish Forced Labor and the Quest for
             Compensation
Publisher:   Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1979.
Description:
Condition:   A good copy in a slightly worn dustjacket
Book No.:    W-30406                Price: $      25.00
Category:    jewish law, GERMANY

Author:      Weil, Arthur
Title:       Cardozo, Philosopher-Jurist, Passes. Nation Mourns Death of
             Supreme Court Associate Justice at Age of 68
Publisher:   American Hebrew, New York, 1938.
Description: The tribute to Justice Cardozo, the issue's featured article,
             capturing his humanity and treating of his ancestry, his
             upbringing, his aesthetic sensibilities and lifestyle, and his
             special talents both as a lawyer and as a judge
Condition:   Original illustrated oversized wraps, a bit of wear, but a good
             copy; the July 15 issue, with the Justice's photograph entitled "A
             Scholar in Israel"
Book No.:    W-74671                Price: $      65.00
Category:    Supreme Court, jewish law, biography

Author:      Leese, Arnold S.
Title:       My Irrelevant Defence: Meditations Inside Gaol and Out on Jewish
             Ritual Murder
Publisher:   Pioneer News Service, Chicago, 1945.
Description: The tract on blood libel written by one of England's most extreme
             anti-Semites, written after his prosecution and imprisonment for
             his articles on the subject appearing in "The Fascist", the
             journal of the Imperial Fascist League which he co-founded
Condition:   Original printed stapled gray wraps, a trifle worn, else a very
             good copy; 57 pages
Book No.:    W-75326                Price: $      50.00
Category:    jewish law, criminal law

Author:      Cardozo, Benjamin N.
Title:       Values
Publisher:   Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, 1944.
Description: Justice Cardozo's poignant, inspiring address, delivered in 1931
             at the Jewish Institute of Religion, the reform seminary
             established by Rabbi Stephen Wise, "who came as close as anyone to
             being Cardozo's spiritual advisor"
Condition:   Original light-green printed stapled wraps, somewhat faded and
             worn, lightly browned, else a good copy; 10 pages
Book No.:    W-71496                Price: $     350.00
Category:    jewish law, Religion, Supreme Court

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