The Warren Court in Historical and Political Perspective
by Tushnet, Mark (Editor)
1993. Tushnet, Mark (Editor). The Warren Court in Historical and Political Perspective. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, [1993]. xi, 220 pp. Cloth hardcover, with dust jacket. Fine. $5. * Contributions by nine well-known legal scholars and historians: G. Edward White, Michael E. Parrish, Melvin I. Urofsky, Tony Freyer, Norman Dorsen, Robert C. Post, William A. Nelson and Laura Kalman. These essays examine the tensions as well as the exact nature of the Court's judicial activism. They probe the Court's... Read More
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The Civil Polity of the United States. Considered in Its Theory and..
by Tuthill, Meeds
1883. Chicago, 1883. 1st ed.. Chicago, 1883. 1st ed. [Tuthill, Meeds]. The Civil Polity of the United States. Considered in Its Theory and Practice. Chicago: Meeds Tuthill Publisher, 1883. 284 pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered spine, lightly soiled, and rubbed, mild shelf wear. Good. $25. * Contents include: Origin and Growth of the United States; Greek and Roman States- Deficient Views of Laws and Lawmakers; Suffrage Designed as Choice of Persons- The Electoral College; Methods of Taxation; The... Read More
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Lawyers and the Constitution: How Laissez Faire Came to the Supreme..
by Twiss, Benjamin R.; Edward S. Corwin (foreword)
2001. ISBN-13: 9781584771388; ISBN-10: 1584771380. Twiss, Benjamin R. Lawyers and the Constitution: How Laissez Faire Came to the Supreme Court. With a foreword by Edward S. Corwin. Originally published: Princeton University Press, [1942]. xii, 271 pp. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771388. Smyth sewn cloth bound hardcover with gilt stamped spine and front cover. New. $75. Spanning the crucial years of 1875 to 1935, which heavily overlaps with the Supreme Court's famous "Lochner Era," this classic... Read More
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Influence or Prerogative? Being an Attempt to Remove Certain..
by Twiss, Horace
1812. London: Printed for J. Hatchard, 1812.. London: Printed for J. Hatchard, 1812. Scarce Essay on the English Constitution Advocating a Greater Degree of Royal Influence Twiss, Horace [1787-1849]. Influence or Prerogative? Being an Attempt to Remove Certain Popular Misconceptions Respecting the Present State of the British Constitution and Government. London: Printed for J. Hatchard, 1812. 94 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent stiff wrappers, printed paper title label to front cover. Some toning, light... Read More
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The Black Book of the Admiralty with an Appendix... 4 Volumes
by Twiss, Sir Travers
2011. ISBN-13: 9781886363397; ISBN-10: 1886363390. The Origins of Maritime and International Law [Twiss, Sir Travers]. The Black Book of the Admiralty, with an Appendix. Monumenta Juridica. Edited by Sir Travers Twiss. Originally published: London: Longman & Co., 1871. 4 volumes. 4, xciii, 491, [2]; 4, lxxxvii, 500, 31; 4, lxxxvi, 673, [1], 31; 4, clii, 559, 32 pp. Reprinted 1998, 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363397. ISBN-10: 1886363390. Hardcover. New. $250. * The earliest records of the... Read More
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Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer
by Tyrwhitt, Robert Philip
Tyrwhitt, RObert Philip. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer and Exchequer Chamber [1830-35]. London: Saunders and Benning, 1832-37. Five volumes. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached, attempted repair with tape. Internally sound. $175. *Wallace 534.
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United States Statutes at Large. Vol. 121, parts 1-2 (2 books). 2007
by United States Congress, 110th, 1st Session, 2007
2009. United States Statutes at Large. Vol. 121, Parts 1-2. Containing the Laws and Concurrent Resolutions Enacted During the First Session of the One Hundred Tenth Congress of the United States of America. 2007 and Proclamations. Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, October 2009. 2904 pp. 2 Volumes. Hardcover. New. $250.
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Catalogus Senatus Academici, Eorum qui Munera et Officia Gesserunt..
by Harvard University
1812. [Harvard University]. Catalogus Senatus Academici, Eorum qui Munera, Et Officia Gesserunt, Quique Alicujus Gradus Laurea Donati Sunt in Universitate Harvardiana, Cantabrigiae, In Republica Massachusettensi. Theologiae Professores et Ecclesiarum Pastores Literis Italicis Exarantur. Qui ad Imum Classium a Caeteris, Linea Interposita, Separantur, Alibi Instituti Suerunt, Vel Apud nos Gradu Honorario Donati. Cambridge: Ex Universitatis Typographeo: Hilliard et Metcalf Typographis, 1812. 70 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers, spine reinforced with archival tape. Some shelfwear and... Read More
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A Brief Enquiry into the True Nature and Character of Our Federal..
by Upshur, Abel Parker
2015. ISBN-13: 9781886363441; ISBN-10: 1886363447. Upshur, Abel Parker. A Brief Enquiry into the True Nature and Character of Our Federal Government, Being a Review of Judge Story's Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States. By a Virginian. Originally published: Petersburg: Printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, 1840. 132 pp. Reprinted 2015 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363441. Hardcover. New. $34.95 * Reprint of the uncommon first edition. A refutation of the nationalistic theory of the Constitution,... Read More
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Projet d'un Droit Unique d'Inventaire sur les Vins, examine du Tresor
by Urbin-Gautier, Charles-Rosalie Mis d'
1830. Paris, 1830.. Paris, 1830. Rare 1830 French Pamphlet on Laws Dealing with the Wine Trade Urbin-Gautier, Charles-Rosalie Mis d.' Projet d'un Droit Unique d'Inventaire sur les Vins, Examine dans l'Interet du Tresor, Des Proprietaires et du Commerce. Paris: Tourneux, Libraire/Orleans: Imprimerie de Danicourt-Huet, 1830. 28 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers. Wrapper beginning to split near spine ends, woodcut vignette of three beehives to title page, light toning and occasional light foxing to text.... Read More
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Jurisprudencia Colombiana Extractada y Concordada por el Relator
by Uribe, Jose Antonio
1900. Digested Decisions of the Colombian Supreme Court Uribe, Jose Antonio, Compiler. Jurisprudencia Colombiana Extractada y Concordada por el Relator de la Corte Suprema y Precedida de un Estudio Sobre el Recurso de Casacion. Tomo Primero [All Published]: Jurisprudencia de la Corte Suprema, 1886-1898. Bogota: Imprenta Nacional, 1900 (date on front wrapper: 1903). lxxiv, 589 pp. Softbound volume bound into recent cloth, printed paper title label to spine, bookseller slip bound between front free endpaper and front wrapper. Light... Read More
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Letting Go. Death, Dying, and the Law
by Urofsky, Melvin I.
1994. ISBN-13: 978-0806126357; ISBN 10: 0806126353. Urofsky, Melvin I. Letting Go. Death, Dying, and the Law. University of Oklahoma Press, [1994]. xviii, 204 pp. Softbound. ISBN-13: 978-0806126357; ISBN 10: 0806126353. Publisher's Price USD 17.90. New. Special $10.
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Codigo de Comercio de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay..
by Uruguay
1886. [Uruguay]. Codigo de Comercio de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay: Nueva ed. Oficialmente Legalizada. Con las Reformas y Aclaraciones Promulgadas Hasta Enero de 1886 y Con una Tabla Analitica para Abreviar su Consulta y Facilitar el Estudio del Derecho Comercial. Montevideo: Imprenta de la Nacion, 1886. xxii, [2], 392 pp. Royal octavo (10" x 7"). Contemporary cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt title and blind fillets to spine, patterned endpapers. Some rubbing to extremities, spine ends and corners... Read More
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Codigo Civil de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, 2nd ed
by Uruguay
1871. Early Printing of Uruguay's Civil Code [Uruguay]. Codigo Civil de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay. Paris: Rosa Bouret, 1871. xxiii, 542 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary quarter morocco over pebbled cloth with blind-stamped panels, large gilt arms of Uruguay to front board, Raised bands, gilt title and gilt ornaments to spine, marbled edges and endpapers. Moderate rubbing to extremities with light wear to spine ends and joints, corners bumped, cracks to text block between front free endpapers... Read More
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United States Statutes at Large. Vol. 123, parts 1-3 (3 books). 2011
by U.S. Congress, 111th, 1st Session, 2009
2011. United States Statutes at Large. Vol. 123, Parts 1-3. Containing the Laws and Concurrent Resolutions Enacted During the First Session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America. 2009 and Proclamations. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 2011. 3 Volumes. Hardcover. New. $350.
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United States Statutes at Large. Vol. 124, parts 1-4 (4 books). 2012
by U.S. Congress, 111th, 2nd Session, 2010
2012. 10/28/14 Rec'd 1 n/c GPO. 10/28/14 Rec'd 1 n/c GPO. United States Statutes at Large. Vol. 124, Parts 1-4. Containing the Laws and Concurrent Resolutions Enacted During the Second Session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America. 2010 and Proclamations. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 2012. 4 Volumes. Hardcover. New. Special $200.
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The Rise and Fall of the High Commission
by Usher, Roland G.
2007. ISBN-13: 9781584777335; ISBN-10: 1584777338. A Powerful Court Established by Henry VIII Usher, Roland G. The Rise and Fall of the High Commission. Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913. 380 pp. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777335; ISBN-10: 1584777338. Hardcover. New. $85. * Reprint of the standard work on the High Commission, a powerful institution with broad legal powers that was established by Henry VIII to supervise ecclesiastical affairs. Closely allied with Star Chamber, it had... Read More
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Tableaux Synoptiques Contenant l'histoire du Droit Romain
by Vallet, G.
1898. Vallet, G. Tableaux Synoptiques Contenant L'Histoire du Droit Romain: et les Concordances Avec L'Histoire Politique des Origines a Justinien Conformes a L'Esprit des Nouveaux Programmes. Paris: Librairie de la Societe du Recueil General des Lois et des Arrets; L. Larose et Forcel, 1889. 27 pp. Original printed wrappers, light shelfwear, internally clean, uncut signatures. Ex-library. Rubber stamps on front cover, half title page, title page, and once in text. Very good. $25.
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Enkele Hoofdzaken Van Het Canonieke Recht
by Van der Hoeven, J.
1963. Van der Hoeven, J. Enkele Hoofdzaken Van Het Canonieke Recht. Utrecht: Evangelische Maatschappij, 1963. 57 pp. Printed wrappers, signature in ink to title page. Very good. $45.
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De Origine & Progressu Juris Civilis Romani, Authores & Fragmenta..
by Van Leeuwen, Simon; Vinnius, Arnoldus
1672. Leiden, 1672.. Leiden, 1672. Two Great Jurists Analyze Excerpts from the Corpus Juris Civilis Van Leeuwen, Simon [1626-1682]. Vinnius, Arnoldus [1588-1657]. De Origine & Progressu Juris Civilis Romani, Authores & Fragmenta Veterum Jurisconsultorum, Cum Notis Arn. Vinnii, & Variorum. Auctore & Collectore S. Leewio, JC. Que Hisce Continentur Sequens Docebit Pagina. Leiden: Apud Arnoldum Doude, 1672. [xvi], 850, [10] pp. Main title page preceded by copperplate pictorial title page. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4-1/4"; 16.5 x 11 cm). Contemporary... Read More
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Herdenking van Jean Charles Naber
by van Oven, J.C.
1952. van Oven, J.C. Herdenking van Jean Charles Naber. (11 Maart 1858-11 Februari 1950). Netherlands: Akademie van Wetenschappen, 1952. Original printed wrappers. 12 pp. Very good. $10.
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The Indiana Justice, A Treatise on the Jurisdiction, Authority..
by Van Santvoord, George
1845. First and Only Edition: Van Santvoord's 1845 Manual from Indiana's Early Statehood Van Santvoord, George [1819-1863]. The Indiana Justice, A Treatise on the Jurisdiction, Authority, And Duty of Justices of the Peace, In the State of Indiana, In Civil and Criminal Cases: Containing a Summary of the Law of Personal Actions, And of Evidence, With a Full Collection of Forms in Civil and Criminal Proceedings; And Also, Under the Various Miscellaneous Actions of the State. Lafayette: Fry &... Read More
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Hoofdstukken van Canoniek Huwelijksrecht... Utrecht, 1946
by van Welie, F.A.M.
1946. van Welie, F.A.M. Hoofdstukken van Canoniek Huwelijksrecht. Algemeene Begrippen Omtrent het Huwelijk de Toestemming in het Huwelijk de Scheidin van de Echtgenooten. Utrecht: Dekker & Van de Vegt N.V. Nijmegen, 1946. xii, 172 pp. Printed wrappers, slightly sunned. $10.
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Discurso Pronunciado en la Real Chancilleria de Granada el Dia 2 de..
by Vasco del Campo, Don Rafael
1803. Granada, 1803. Granada, 1803. Remarks by the Recently Appointed President of the Supreme Court of Grenada Vasco del Campo, Don Rafael. Discurso Pronunciado en la Real Chancilleria de Granada el Dia 2 de Enero de 1802, por El Exmo. Sr. Don Rafael Vasco, Caballero del Orden de Santiago, y de las Reales Maestranzas de Ronda y Granada; Regidor Perpetuo del Aquel Ilustre Ayuntamiento; Teniente General de los Reales Exercitos; Gobernador y Capitan General del Exercito, Costa y Reino... Read More
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The Law of Nations or the Principles of Natural Law Applied to the..
by Vattel, E. de; Fenwick, Charles D. (Trans.)
1995. ISBN-10: 0899419445 ISBN-13: 9780899419442. Vattel, E[mmerich] de [1714-1767]. The Law of Nations or the Principles of Natural Law Applied to the Conduct and to the Affairs of Nations and of Sovereigns. Translation of the Edition of 1758 by Charles G. Fenwick. With an Introduction by Albert De Lapradelle. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1916. Reprint. Buffalo: W.S. Hein, 1995. lix, 28a, 398 pp. Tan buckram hardcover with black spine lettering. New. $195. * Volume 3 of this... Read More
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