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- Title:
- The Contentes of this boke. Fyrste the boke for a Justice of peace. The boke that teacheth to kepe a court Baron, or a lete [and] a courte hundred. The boke[s] called returna Brevium [and] Carta Foedi [and] the kynge's Escheker [etc.]. S.T.C. 14877
- Publisher:
- In aedibus Thomae Bertheleti [imprints vary], London, 1544.
- Description:
- The collection of highly practical treatises designed for justices of the peace, sheriffs, bailiffs and other local officials, this being the edition selected by Holdsworth as representative, its contents termed "a useful handbook [and] essential"
- Condition:
- Modern speckled calf, all edges gilt, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, Huntington Library duplicate, quite clean and even luscious; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-79387
- Price:
- $ 6750.00
- Category:
- justices of peace, Every Man Law Books, courts, Exchequer, sheriffs, Forms & Form Books
- Author:
- Hutton, Richard
- Title:
- The Young Clerks Guide: Or, An Exact Collection of choice English Presidents . . . For all sorts of Indentures, Letters of Atturney, Releases, Conditions [bound with] The Second Part Of the Young Clerks Guide [etc.]. Wing H3849A and Not in Wing
- Publisher:
- Printed for Humphrey Tuckey at the black spread Eagle [both works, London, 1658 & 1657.
- Description:
- Rare editions (one seemingly unrecorded) of the spectacularly popular handbook attributed to Hutton, the righteous judge famous for his opinion in the Shipmoney case, with some forty editions recorded in ESTC by 1689--one and no copies in ESTC here
- Condition:
- Modern calf, gilt-lettered, discreetly ex-library, the first work lacking three gatherings, else quite clean; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-78422
- Price:
- $ 850.00
- Category:
- Every Man Law Books, Forms & Form Books
- Author:
- Hutton, Richard
- Title:
- The Third Part Of the Young Clerks Guide: Or, a further Collection of Choice English Presidents For Indentures of Settlement, of Exchange, of Bargains and Sales . . . Declarations of Trust, Assignments . . . and sundry others of the newest form. Wing H3847
- Publisher:
- Printed for Humphrey Tuckey at the black spread Eagle [etc.], London, 1659.
- Description:
- The rare first edition variant of the penultimate part of the spectacularly popular handbook attributed to Hutton, the righteous judge famous for his opinion in the Shipmoney case, with some forty editions recorded in ESTC by 1691; one copy in ESTC
- Condition:
- Contemporary sheep, neatly repaired, title and next leaf chipped (no text affected), some notations, clean and well preserved; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-79711
- Price:
- $ 950.00
- Category:
- Every Man Law Books, Forms & Form Books
- Author:
- Agard, Arthur and Thomas Powell
- Title:
- The Repertorie of Records . . . with A briefe introductiue Index of the Records of the Chancery and Tower . . . As Also, A most exact Calender of all those Records [etc.]. S.T.C. 194.1 and Addenda [this copy with A3 signed A2]. Quarto
- Publisher:
- Printed by B. Alsop and T. Fawcet, for B. Fisher [etc.], London, 1631.
- Description:
- The first printed effort to record and calendar England's public records, undertaken by Agard and after his death continued by Powell, its dedication to "Mercury" conjectured to be Bacon and thus an important part of the Bacon-Shakespeare controversy
- Condition:
- Contemporary speckled calf, rubbed, neatly rebacked, ?original label preserved, browning to edges of title, else quite crisp; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-79892
- Price:
- $ 600.00
- Category:
- courts, MEDIEVAL, Procedure, Every Man Law Books, Shakespeare
- Author:
- Jacob, Giles
- Title:
- The Compleat Court-Keeper: or, Land-Steward's Assistant. Containing, First, The Nature of Courts-Leet and Courts-Baron [and four other parts]. Third Edition [bound with] Books printed for Bernard Lintot, at the Cross-Keys . . . in Fleet-street
- Publisher:
- Printed by E. and R. Nutt . . . for Bernard Lintott [etc.], London, 1724 & 1728?.
- Description:
- An early edition of what I believe is Jacob's first work (of eighteen) a work which Holdsworth termed "very successful . . . and comprehensive", bound with Bernard Lintot's substantial [28 page] final catalogue, arranged by size and priced
- Condition:
- Contemporary unlettered calf, the front joint just cracking but very firm, the spine ends a bit chipped, else very clean and bright; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-79921
- Price:
- $ 450.00
- Category:
- courts, Every Man Law Books, justices of peace, Dealer & Auction Catalogues
- Author:
- Agard, Arthur and Thomas Powell
- Title:
- The Repertorie of Records . . . with A briefe introductiue Index of the Records of the Chancery and Tower . . . As Also, A most exact Calender of all those Records [etc.]. S.T.C. 194.1 and Addenda [this copy with A3 properly signed] [this copy unique?]
- Publisher:
- Printed by B. Alsop and T. Fawcet, for B. Fisher [etc.], London, 1631.
- Description:
- The first printed effort to record and calendar England's public records, undertaken by Agard and after his death continued by Powell, its dedication to "Mercury" conjectured to be Bacon and thus an important part of the Bacon-Shakespeare controversy
- Condition:
- Contemporary mottled sheep, somewhat scraped, neatly rebacked, the final blank chipped, with A1 (otherwise blank); the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-79330
- Price:
- $ 600.00
- Category:
- courts, MEDIEVAL, Procedure, Every Man Law Books, Shakespeare
- Author:
- Sheppard, William
- Title:
- The Court-Keeper's Guide For the Keeping of Courts Leet and Courts Baron. . .Seventh Edition
- Publisher:
- Printed by the assigns of Rich. Atkins, and Edw. Atkins [etc.], London, 1685.
- Description:
- Condition:
- Contemporary calf, rebacked, the spine laid down; quite sound
- Book No.:
- W-11832
- Price:
- $ 650.00
- Category:
- courts, Every Man Law Books
- Author:
- Wade, John
- Title:
- The Cabinet Lawyer: A Popular Digest of the Laws of England, Especially Those Relative to . . . Debt, Arrest, &c. With the Criminal Law of England; also a Dictionary of Law Terms, Maxims, Statutes, and Judicial Antiquities [etc.]. Fifth Edition
- Publisher:
- Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall . . . Ludgate-Street, London, 1829.
- Description:
- An uncommon edition of a work written by one of the foremost early 19th century radicals and reformers, John Wade, grouped in importance with William Cobbett and 'Orator' Hunt, plainspoken and direct; with a substantial (190+ page) law glossary
- Condition:
- Original boards, printed paper label, somewhat rubbed and scuffed, else well-preserved and untrimmed; two copies in COPAC, three in OCLC
- Book No.:
- W-76736
- Price:
- $ 350.00
- Category:
- Every Man Law Books, criminal law, legal dictionaries
- Author:
- Title:
- The Clerks Vade Mecum. Or, A Choice Collection of Modern Presidents, According to The best Forms extant, and such as have not formerly been Printed . . . Usefull for all persons that have relation to the Practick part of the Common Law [etc.]. Wing C4651
- Publisher:
- Printed by T.M. for W. Lee, D. Pakeman and G. Bedell [etc.], London, 1655.
- Description:
- Only edition of a work prepared by an anonymous barrister, based on a manuscript whose contents are said to be unique and "a faire, polished, and intire body of itself, framed by several sages of the Law, of great Integrity, and Experience"
- Condition:
- Contemporary unlettered calf, joints cracked, back board loose, tightly bound, signature of Phillip Williams dated 1682, usable; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-79493
- Price:
- $ 850.00
- Category:
- conveyancing, Forms & Form Books, Every Man Law Books
- Author:
- Title:
- The Young Clerk's Magazine: or English Law-Repository: Containing A Variety of the most useful Precedents of . . . Bonds, Bills, Recognizances . . . Gifts, Grants, Leases . . . To which is added The Doctrine of Fines and Recoveries [etc.]. Second Edition
- Publisher:
- Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling . . . for J. Hodges &c, London, 1740.
- Description:
- A rare, early edition of a work published much of the 18th century, providing guidance on conveyancing matters in the largest sense (including marriage contracts, wills, and charterparties) encompassing all public business; one copy in ESTC in the UK
- Condition:
- Contemporary sheep, a bit scraped, the spine rubbed, ?label lacking, else quite clean with good margins and the two plates; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-79741
- Price:
- $ 550.00
- Category:
- Every Man Law Books, Forms & Form Books, conveyancing, marriage, maritime law
- Author:
- Title:
- The Young Clerk's Vade Mecum . . . Containing A Variety of the most approved Precedents and Conveyances [on 27 subjects] To which is added, A true Copy of the late will and testament of Her Grace Sarah late Dutchess of Marlborough. 6th Edition. ESTC N64695
- Publisher:
- Printed by P. Wogan, No. 23, Old-Bridge [etc.], Dublin, 1795.
- Description:
- The rare sole Dublin edition of a popular everyman law book also printed in London, Belfast, and America over much of the 18th century, ably combining brief introductory commentary with multiple and varied forms; two copies in ESTC, neither in the UK
- Condition:
- Modern 1/4 calf over marbled boards, morocco label gilt, the paper somewhat grayed, else quite sound with good margins; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-80064
- Price:
- $ 550.00
- Category:
- introductory law, Every Man Law Books, legal dictionaries, conveyancing
- Author:
- Phillips, Edgar A
- Title:
- Divorce Explained, Being an explanation, in simple language, of the law of divorce, and in particular, sound advice for those who contemplate taking divorce proceedings
- Publisher:
- Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1947.
- Description:
- A rare work written by a lawyer with over twenty years experience in divorce, with chapters on finances, on children, on the divorce trial, and a final chapter on the history of divorce in England and Wales; three copies in OCLC in North America
- Condition:
- Original cloth, a very good copy in the dustjacket, this seemingly the publisher's copy with the stamp "Archive Copy" on the front blank
- Book No.:
- W-80074
- Price:
- $ 250.00
- Category:
- divorce, Inscribed or Presentation Copy, Every Man Law Books
- Author:
- Title:
- The Modern Parish Officer . . . A Work essentially necessary for Constables, Churchwardens, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of the Highways, Justices of the Peace, Attornies, Headboroughs, Tithingmen, Sidesmen, Vestrymen, Scavengers [etc.]. ESTC N5044
- Publisher:
- Printed by W. Strahan, and M. Woodfall [etc.], London, 1774.
- Description:
- The rare first edition of a work aimed at local officials -- and at the general public as a safeguard against them -- "who too frequently want to exercise an Authority which they are not warranted to do by law"; four copies in ESTC, one in the UK
- Condition:
- Contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, crimson morocco label, double gilt ruled and lettered, very clean with good margins; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-80172
- Price:
- $ 450.00
- Category:
- criminal law, Religion, poor law, law of highways, justices of peace, Every Man Law Books
- Author:
- Hawkins, John [Edward Cocker]
- Title:
- The Young Clerk's Tutor Enlarged: Being a most useful Collection of the best Presidents . . . with Directions of Writs of Habeas Corpus . . . To which is annexed, several of the best Copies both of Court and Chancery Hands now Extant by Edward Cocker. 8th ed
- Publisher:
- Printed for, and are to be sold by Thomas Basset &c. Wing C4859A, London, 1675.
- Description:
- A work of considerable variety and popularity, printed in some seventeen editions in the second half of the 17th century, its preface signed "J.H.", Hawkins likely responsible for the text, with Edward Cocker, a noted calligrapher, for the plates
- Condition:
- Modern 3/4 calf over marbled boards, some browning, without the first blank but with the four plates, quite sound and usable; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-80094
- Price:
- $ 400.00
- Category:
- Forms & Form Books, Every Man Law Books, habeas corpus, conveyancing, introductory law
- Author:
- Hawkins, John [Edward Cocker]
- Title:
- The Young Clerk's Tutor Enlarged: Being a most useful Collection of the best Presidents . . . with Directions of Writs of Habeas Corpus . . . To which is annexed, several of the best Copies both Court and Chancery Hands now Extant by Edward Cocker. 11th ed
- Publisher:
- Printed for, and are to be sold by Thomas Basset &c. Wing C4862, London, 1685.
- Description:
- A work of considerable variety and popularity, printed in some seventeen editions in the second half of the 17th century, its preface signed "J.H.", Hawkins likely responsible for the text, with Edward Cocker, a noted calligrapher, for the plates
- Condition:
- Contemporary sheep, rebacked, rubbed and a bit bowed, occasional minor mainly marginal staining, with the four Edward Cocker plates; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-80217
- Price:
- $ 250.00
- Category:
- Forms & Form Books, Every Man Law Books, habeas corpus, conveyancing, introductory law
- Author:
- Tomlins, T.E.
- Title:
- A Familiar Explanation of The Law of Wills and Codicils; the Law of Executors and Administrators; and the Law of Descent and Distrigution in Case no Will is Made . . . Intended for the Use of Persons Desirous of Making Their Own Wills [etc.]. 5th Edition
- Publisher:
- Printed for R. Baldwin, in Pater-Noster-Row [etc.], London, 1796.
- Description:
- The rare (and expanded), final 18th century edition of Tomlins' principal treatise, "a clear account of the subject for the layman", exceptionally lucid and comprehensible without condescension; three copies in ESTC, none in the United Kingdom
- Condition:
- Original paper backed gray boards, quite worn, else very clean and an especially good example of an entirely unsophisticated binding; the Taussig copy
- Book No.:
- W-80289
- Price:
- $ 250.00
- Category:
- Wills, Every Man Law Books
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