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- Title:
- The Trial of John Hart, Esq. Alderman of London; for Adultery and Cruelty . . . That, among Variety of Ingenious Refinements upon Cruelty, the Alderman extinguished Mrs. Hart's Fires in the coldest Weather . . . kicked and dragged her about [etc.]
- Publisher:
- Printed for G. Lister, No. 46, Old Bailey, London, 1780.
- Description:
- A rare account of a classic case of physical and mental cruelty (a genre not often reported), including forced seclusion, attempted strangulation, and physical blows of many different sorts, leading to the modern equivalent of a judicial separation
- Condition:
- Modern cloth-backed boards, quite fresh, with the three panel frontispiece graphically depicting several of Hart's cruelties towards his wife
- Book No.:
- W-80434
- Price:
- $ 1250.00
- Category:
- adultery, trials, women's law
- Author:
- Spender, Irving Kristol, Melvin Lasky (eds.), Stephen
- Title:
- Encounter Magazine [a run of approximately 400 issues from the first issue (#1) to the last issue (#427)]
- Publisher:
- Encounter Ltd, London, 1953-1990.
- Description:
- An especially long run of 400 issues of the periodical published during much of the 20th century and containing "a rich seam . . . of political and literary material", but with its reputation tarnished when its substantial CIA funding was discovered
- Condition:
- Original printed wraps, occasional wear, else a good clean set
- Book No.:
- W-80409
- Price:
- $ 750.00
- Category:
- political theory, Law and Literature
- Author:
- Dugdale, William
- Title:
- Origines Juridiciales, or Historical Memorials of the English Laws, Courts of Justice, Forms of Tryal, Punishment in Cases Criminal, Law-Writers, Law-Books . . . Innes of Court and Chancery [etc.]. Second edition
- Publisher:
- Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Abel Rober, John Martin [etc.], London, 1671.
- Description:
- The foremost early treatise devoted to the history of the legal profession (particularly to the Inns of Court), still of value, termed "a pioneering work . . . and influential" by Dr. Baker and "the chief authority" by Holdsworth; with the six plates
- Condition:
- Contemporary calf, worn, front board detached, embrowning; sound
- Book No.:
- W-60145
- Price:
- $ 1250.00
- Category:
- Inns of Court, criminal law, biography
- Author:
- Title:
- Granta, The Magazine of New Writing. Sixty Eight non-consecutive issues from Issue 7 to Issue 147
- Publisher:
- Granta Books, London, 1983-2017.
- Description:
- A long non-consecutive run of sixty seven issues, including the issues of Young British Novelists and Authors (#s 7, 81, and 123), Young American Novelists (#s 54, 97, and 139), Young Spanish Language Novelists (#113), and New Irish Writing (#135)
- Condition:
- Original printed illustrated wraps in very good condition
- Book No.:
- W-80249
- Price:
- $ 340.00
- Category:
- Law and Literature
- Author:
- Dugdale, William
- Title:
- Origines Juridiciales, or Historical Memorials of the English Laws, Courts of Justice, Forms of Tryal, Punishment in Cases Criminal, Law-Writers, Law-Books . . . Inns of Court and Chancery [etc.]. Third edition. Wing D2490
- Publisher:
- Printed for Christop. Wilkinson [and two others] [etc.], London, 1680.
- Description:
- The foremost early treatise devoted to the history of the legal profession (particularly to the Inns of Court), still of value, termed "a pioneering work . . . and influential" by Dr. Baker and "the chief authority" by Holdsworth; with the 7 plates
- Condition:
- Contemporary calf, ex-library, the front board detached and the title and first leaf loose; with the armorial bookplate of Charles, Viscount Bruce
- Book No.:
- W-74934
- Price:
- $ 850.00
- Category:
- Inns of Court, criminal law, biography
- Author:
- Erskine, Thomas
- Title:
- Dissertation on the Origin of the English House of Commons, delivered before the Master, Fellows, and Scholars of Trinity College, Cambridge, in June 1777 to which the first Prize of the Year was adjudged
- Publisher:
- Annual Register, London, 1798.
- Description:
- A printing of Erskine's first public statement of the history and principles of English law to govern his entire life and career, with a significant reliance on Magna Carta, warning that the law's hallowed principles must be observed in reality
- Condition:
- Nine pages (pp 443-441), disbound, else very clean with good margins
- Book No.:
- W-80391
- Price:
- $ 250.00
- Category:
- English constitutional law, Parliament, Magna Carta
- Author:
- Swinburne, Henry
- Title:
- A Treatise of Spousals, or Matrimonial Contracts: Wherein All the Questions relating to that Subject are ingeniously Debated and Resolved. Wing S6260. Quarto
- Publisher:
- Printed by S. Roycroft for Robert Clavell at the Peacock [etc.], London, 1686.
- Description:
- First edition of the first work on the English law of marriage, and one of Swinburne's two major works, written (in J.H. Baker's words) in "a felicitous informal style [contributing to] a reputation plac[ing] him in the ranks of the famous"
- Condition:
- Modern calf, morocco label gilt, very light browning, else quite attractive; Julius Rosenthal's copy with his ownership signature on the title page
- Book No.:
- W-80430
- Price:
- $ 2250.00
- Category:
- marriage, women's law
- Author:
- Walker, James M.
- Title:
- The Theory of the Common Law
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1852.
- Description:
- Original edition of Walker's probing effort to compare Roman law and common law, a principal part of his contribution to the civilian writers who "stand as an example of the highest intellectual attainments reached by antebellum American lawyers"
- Condition:
- Original sheep, rubbed, the joints just cracking, else an exceptionally clean, bright copy
- Book No.:
- W-73218
- Price:
- $ 650.00
- Category:
- roman law, philosophy of law
- Author:
- Walker, James M.
- Title:
- The Theory of the Common Law
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1852.
- Description:
- Original edition of Walker's probing effort to compare Roman law and common law, a principal part of his contribution to the civilian writers who "stand as an example of the highest intellectual attainments reached by antebellum American lawyers"
- Condition:
- Original sheep, rubbed, the joints just cracking, else an exceptionally clean, bright copy
- Book No.:
- W-73218
- Price:
- $ 650.00
- Category:
- roman law, philosophy of law
- Author:
- Title:
- The Jewish Review of Books. Number 1, Spring 2010
- Publisher:
- Bee.Ideas, LLC., New York, 2010.
- Description:
- The first issue of the Review, with main articles by Shlomo Avineri, Hillel Halkin, Dara Horn, and Michael Weingrad, and reviews by Adam Kirsch (on Rebecca Goldstein's '36 Arguments for the Existence of God') and ten others, two readings, and more
- Condition:
- Original oversized stapled illustrated wraps, a very good copy; 51 pages
- Book No.:
- W-80417
- Price:
- $ 75.00
- Category:
- jewish law
- Author:
- Title:
- Photograph of the Court, the frame measuring some 14 x 18 inches, the image 9 x 13 inches, a formal pose, all of the justices in their judicial robes, five standing with four behind, with the embossed stamp of Harris & Ewing in the lower left-hand corner
- Publisher:
- Harris & Ewing, Washington, 1916-21].
- Description:
- An early 20th century formal photograph of the Court taken during Brandeis's first years as a Justice, clearly revealing his youthful appearance, with Justice Holmes to the left of Chief Justice White, with his glorious mustache in full bloom
- Condition:
- Matted and framed, the frame somewhat scuffed and the photograph somewhat faded, but the features of all of the Justices still clear and distinct
- Book No.:
- W-74250
- Price:
- $ 1250.00
- Category:
- Supreme Court, law and photography, Inscribed or Presentation Copy
- Author:
- Blackstone, William
- Title:
- Commentaries on the Laws of England. The Fourth [sic] Edition. Eller 6
- Publisher:
- Printed for John Exshaw [and others; imprint varies], Dublin, 1771.
- Description:
- A very early Dublin-printed, pirated edition (the second) of Blackstone's classic work, appearing during the same year as the first American edition, and the first in Ireland in which all four volumes were published during the same year
- Condition:
- Contemporary calf, rubbed, a few repairs, new labels; a sound set
- Book No.:
- W-60114
- Price:
- $ 1500.00
- Category:
- jurisprudence, English Law
- Author:
- Leigh Fermor, Patrick
- Title:
- George Psychoundakis: A Letter to C.A. Trypanis
- Publisher:
- American College of Greece, Athens, 1999.
- Description:
- Leigh Fermor's public letter praising the translation of the Odyssey into Cretan Greek, the translation stated by Leigh Fermor as unique as a modern translation from the ancient Greek, undertaken by Leigh-Fermor's comrade-in-arms during World War II
- Condition:
- Original tan cloth, lightly sunned, else well preserved, the front board printed in red and black; one of 300 copies bound in cloth
- Book No.:
- W-80453
- Price:
- $ 150.00
- Category:
- Law and Literature, GREECE
- Author:
- Title:
- A System of Moral and Political Philosophy; Consisting of the Most Important Chapters from the Writings of the Late Dr. Paley; with Some Apposite Extracts from Blackstone's Commentaries . . . designed for the Improvement of Young Persons
- Publisher:
- No Publisher Stated [W. Cowdroy?], No Place Stated [Salford?], n.d. [1808?].
- Description:
- Sole edition of a rare work, the only effort to combine the thinking of both Paley and Blackstone, with the latter's contribution focused on "the power and jurisdiction of parliament, the nature of legislation . . . and the different Courts of Law"
- Condition:
- Modern 3/4 calf over marbled boards, title darkened, light browning, early ownership inscriptions and a few notations, a good usable copy
- Book No.:
- W-80454
- Price:
- $ 850.00
- Category:
- philosophy of law, Parliament, courts
- Author:
- Title:
- Boston University School of Law. Catalogue and Circular for the Year 1879-80 [listing among its students Lelia Josephine Robinson, the school's first female graduate, successful in getting legislation enacted permitting the admission of women to the bar]
- Publisher:
- University Offices, 20 Beacon St, Printed by Rand, Avery, & Co., Boston, 1881.
- Description:
- The school's rare annual catalogue, appearing in the school's first decade, listing its officers, faculty, and lecturers, its students by year and then alphabetically (with hometowns), its courses and suggested readings, among much else
- Condition:
- Original printed self wraps, one vertical fold, altogether quite sound, wraps + 16 pages; with the ownership signature of F.W. Bliss; no copy in OCLC
- Book No.:
- W-80456
- Price:
- $ 250.00
- Category:
- education, Massachusetts, women's law
- Author:
- Baker, J.H.
- Title:
- Criminal Justice at Newgate 1616-1627: Some Manuscript Reports in the Harvard Law School
- Publisher:
- The Irish Jurist, Dublin, 1973.
- Description:
- Condition:
- Original stapled self wraps, an off-print from Volume VIII of The Irish Jurist, lightly worn else a very good, clean copy; 16 pages
- Book No.:
- W-45299
- Price:
- $ 75.00
- Category:
- 17TH CENTURY, criminal law, Manuscripts
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