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London: Printed by S. Roycroft for Robert Clavell at the Peacock [etc.], 1686. Modern calf, morocco label gilt, very light browning, else quite attractive; Julius Rosenthal's copy with his ownership signature on the title page 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

Dublin: Printed for John Exshaw [and others; imprint varies], 1771. Contemporary calf, rubbed, a few repairs, new labels; a sound set 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

London: Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Abel Rober, John Martin [etc.], 1671. Contemporary calf, worn, front board detached, embrowning; sound 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

Washington: Harris & Ewing, 1916-21]. Matted and framed, the frame somewhat scuffed and the photograph somewhat faded, but the features of all of the Justices still clear and distinct 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

London: Printed for G. Lister, No. 46, Old Bailey, 1780. Modern cloth-backed boards, quite fresh, with the three panel frontispiece graphically depicting several of Hart's cruelties towards his wife 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

No Place Stated [Salford?]: No Publisher Stated [W. Cowdroy?], n.d. [1808?]. Modern 3/4 calf over marbled boards, title darkened, light browning, early ownership inscriptions and a few notations, a good usable copy 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

Paris?: No Publisher, 1791?. Four pages (one sheet folded), the fore-edge untrimmed, rather chipped and somewhat darkened, yet the margins still ample; one copy in OCLC The rare prospectus describing the proposed work designed to organize systematically the legislation of the National Assembly, as it transformed France and became "the much broader movement that has come to be known as the French Revolution

London: Printed for Christop. Wilkinson [and two others] [etc.], 1680. Contemporary calf, ex-library, the front board detached and the title and first leaf loose; with the armorial bookplate of Charles, Viscount Bruce 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

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. Original crimson cloth, a bit rubbed and the spine dull, light circular stain to the front board, else quite a good fresh copy Oliver's influential biography of Hamilton, a substantial quotation from which Brandeis provides in his address "The Living Law" in early 1916, immediately following which he then unreservedly characterizes Hamilton as "an apostle of the living law

London: Encounter Ltd, 1953-1990. Original printed wraps, occasional wear, else a good clean set 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

London: Printed for the Author, and sold by S. Bladon [and others], 1783. Modern cloth-backed boards, printed paper label, quite well preserved and fresh, with the half-title and the final leaf giving the sentence A first step via Doctors Commons for subsequently securing a private act of Parliament to dissolve a marriage and to enable a re-marriage, available to the wealthy and well-connected (as here), the only means of obtaining a divorce prior to 1857

London: Printed for William Leake Stationer, at the Crown [etc.], 1657. Early tree calf, rebacked, some embrowning, but a good copy First edition of one of two valuable works singled out by Holdsworth as the fruits of Prynne's scholarship in seeing published the previously unprinted public records of the Kingdom, both leading to his appointment as their Keeper in the next decade

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1852. Original sheep, rubbed, the joints just cracking, else an exceptionally clean, bright copy 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

London: Printed for J. Butterworth, Fleet-Street, 1798. ?Original self-wraps, disbound, without the advertising leaf, 38 pages; holdings in one library only in North America in ESTC A rare tract by the noted conveyancer exploring a recondite issue dividing the greatest minds of English law--including Bacon, Hale, and Blackstone--concluding that the great-grand-mother's brother, with his greater paternal longevity, must prevail

London: Printed, and are to be Sold by Randal Taylor, 1687. Original ?self-wraps, disbound, the last two leaves partially loose, else quite crisp and definitely usable; 40 pages Only edition of a cogent, historically grounded proposal to abolish the test acts, thereby providing civil and military equality to all Christians--including Roman Catholics--not to be fully accomplished until the early nineteenth century

Dallas: Privately Printed, 1959. Original printed stapled wraps, very slightly rubbed, else a near fine copy; 48 pages A rare work written by a crusading, anti-corruption lawyer who revealed widespread bribery in the Oklahoma Supreme Court, leading to the establishment of Oklahoma's Judicial Nominating Commission; one copy in OCLC (at the Library of Congress)

London: Granta Books, 1983-2017. Original printed illustrated wraps in very good condition 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)

Boston: University Offices, 20 Beacon St, Printed by Rand, Avery, & Co., 1881. Original printed self wraps, one vertical fold, occasional very light foxing, a few chips, altogether quite sound, wraps + 16 pages; no copy in OCLC 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

London: Annual Register, 1798. Nine pages (pp 443-441), disbound, else very clean with good margins 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

Athens: American College of Greece, 1999. Original tan cloth, lightly sunned, else well preserved, the front board printed in red and black; one of 300 copies bound in cloth 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