Boston: Joseph Bumstead, Printer, 1792. Leather. Full calf leather. Stated fourth edition. 424 pp. Volume one only. An American edition of this important philosophical treatise on law. Written by Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, a Swiss (Genevan) political theorist. His work influenced the founding fathers of America, including ideas of checks and balances..... More
Boston: Bradbury and Guild, Publisher. Wraps. 1847-48. Stiff wraps. 576 pages in the volume, with ads numbered separately. LACKING September 1847. Includes January 1841 and April 1856 issues, with pagination differing from the rest. With two sets of printed wraps bound in, containing ads for Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son..... More
Paris: Jean Mariette, Publisher, 1725. Full Leather. Full leather. Quarto. Xvi, xviii, 352, 36, 60, 122, 104, (14); xii, 684, (12); viii, 496, (8). All text in French. A lengthy history of the institution of marriage, especially as observed and carried out by the church. This includes a study of..... More
London: The Marriage Law Defence Union, Publisher. Wraps. no date, presumed circa 1851. Printed wraps. 19 pp. Reprinted from Hansard's Parliamentary Debates, stating, 'slightly abridged.' A speech by Henry Phillpotts, Bishop of Exeter, speaking out against the title marriage practice, citing church law in the matter as calling the practice..... More
London: Printed by J.C. for H. Fletcher, 1657. Full Leather. Full leather with minor ruling and ornamentation. 5 ½ by 3 ½ inches. (8), 135 pp. Apparent variant from ESTC R202614 where Publike is spelled Publick, Country is spelled Countrey and Jenkins is spelled Jenkings. A work on English law..... More
London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers, 1777. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. Pagination runs 331-347. A piece documenting legislative efforts by British Parliament to address fraud and abuses in the wool and yarn industry in Britain, focusing on the counties of York, Lancaster and Chester. These efforts..... More
Worcester: Dorr and Howland, 1824. Full Leather. E. Merriam, Printer. Full calf leather. A collection of laws from the state of Massachusetts that relate to town officers and their various duties and expectations. This ranges from fence viewers to militia to hog reeves, among many other topics. GOOD condition. Heavy..... More
Philadelphia: Thomas Kite and Co., Publisher, 1834. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, lacking any wraps that may have been issued. Apparently disbound from a larger work. 72 pp. A work considering legal issues raised in the settling of the estate and will of Sarah Zane, a member of the Quakers in Philadelphia. She..... More
Boston: Adams and Nourse, Printers, 1789. Leather. Full title: The Perpetual Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, from the Commencement of the Constitution, in October, 1780, to the Last Wednesday in May, 1789. To Which are Prefixed, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution of the Commonwealth..... More
London: Printed by J. Humfreys for Andrew Bell, 1708. Hard Cover. Bound in modern thin cardboard. xxiv, 176 pp. English language edition translated by John Savage and with a preface and notes by Jean Barbeyrac. Two discourses by Noodt, reflecting on the power of sovereign in ancient Rome and elsewhere..... More
Cambridge: Peabody Museum, 1954. Wraps. 175 pages plus ads. A look at judicial procedures and case law as practiced by the Zuni tribe of Native Americans, conducted primarily during the year 1952. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading and creasing to the covers. Very minor soiling. Interior clean and solid. More
Amsterdam: Joanne Walters, 1705. Full Leather. Full leather with ruling and minor ornamentation in blind. 506 pp. Text primarily in Latin, with some passages in Greek. A work discussing the Letter of Aristeas, examining historical and biblical context. The Letter of Aristeas was written in the 2nd century BCE, discussing..... More