Law from Mare Booksellers

New York: No publisher, 1885. Pamphlet. Good. Presumed the New York Bar Association. New York: 1885. Pamphlet, side sewn, lacking any wrappers or binding originally issued. 69 pp. Reprinted from the West Coast Reporter. A critical look at the Civil Code laws of California, asserting that the civil code as written is full of errors, uncertainties and inconsistencies,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed by J.C. for H. Fletcher, 1657. Full Leather. Poor. 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 and Leet Court in Medieval and feudal… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers, 1777. Pamphlet. Very Good. 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 became the Worsted Act 1776. VERY… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Joseph Bumstead, Printer, 1792. Leather. Good. 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 and a natural right to happiness. This… Saber más sobre este artículo

Worcester: Dorr and Howland, 1824. Full Leather. Good. 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 scuffing to the leather. Spine darkened. Rear… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: Thomas Kite and Co., Publisher, 1834. Pamphlet. Good. 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 left $1000 dollars to the town of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed by J. Humfreys for Andrew Bell, 1708. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 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, discussing the rule of law, historical… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Jean Mariette, Publisher, 1725. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. 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 the beliefs and philosophy behind the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Amsterdam: Joanne Walters, 1705. Full Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 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 the origin and reason for the… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Marriage Law Defence Union, Publisher. Wraps. Good. 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 'incestuous' and speaking strongly against his detractors.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Cambridge: Peabody Museum, 1954. Wraps. Very Good. 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.

Boston: Bradbury and Guild, Publisher. Wraps. Good. 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. Founded by Peleg Chandler, this influential early… Saber más sobre este artículo