Archbold, John Frederick; Cooke, George Wingrove.

The Law of Landlord and Tenant; / with All the Requisite Forms, Including the Pleadings in the Several Actions by and Against Landlord and Tenant, and the Evidence Necessary to Support Them. By John Frederick Archbold, Esq. , Barrister at Law. [Bound Together with]: A Treatise on the Law of Defamation: / with Forms of Pleadings. By George Wingrove Cooke, Esq. , of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. (2 Volumes in 1).

Philadelphia: T. and J. W. Johnson, 1846. 1846. - Octavo, contemporary tan calf with gilt-lettered leather labels on the spine. The leather is a bit scuffed. The spine & extremities are darkened & the joints are rubbed. The leather of the spine is dried out & cracking & there are remnants of a paper label near the tail. [iv], xxix & pages [30]-374; and xv & pages [16]-297. There is an owner's ink name & date on the front endpaper. There is occasional foxing & staining, especially to the prelims & rear blanks, with a very few markings & notations in the text. Very good.

The first American edition of each work.

This is the "July, August, and September, 1846" volume of "The Law Library" series, No. 55. Very good .

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Book number: 16928

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; THE LAW LIBRARY; JOHN FREDERICK ARCHBOLD; GEORGE WINGROVE COOKE; THE LAW OF LANDLORD AND TENANT; A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF DEFAMATION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.

Batten, Edmund.; Bell, Sydney Smith.

A Practical Treatise on the Law Relating to the Specific Performance of Contracts. By Edmund Batten, Esq. , Barrister-at-Law. [Bound Together with]: The Law of Property As Arising from the Relation of Husband and Wife. By Sydney Smith Bell, Esq. Of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law. (2 Volumes in 1).

Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson, 1850. 1850. - Octavo, contemporary tan calf with gilt-lettered leather labels on the spine. The spine & extremities are darkened & the leather of the spine is dried out & cracking. There are 3 tiny holes in the front joint. xxviii & pages[29]-227; and xxviii & pages [29]-364. The edges of the pastedowns, endpapers, flyleaf & rear blank are darkened with an owner's ink name & date on the front endpaper. There is staining & foxing to the fore-edge, prelims & the last few leaves of the 2nd index, with occasional foxing & staining in the text. There are some light stains to the top edge. Good.

The first American edition of each work, both originally published in London in 1849.

This is the "January, February, and March, 1850" volume of "The Law Library" series. Good .

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Book number: 16926

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; THE LAW LIBRARY; EDMUND BATTEN; SYDNEY SMITH BALL; A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE LAW Relating to the Specific Performance of Contracts; THE LAW OF PROPERTY as Arising from the Relation of Husband and Wife; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST AMERIC

Besterman, Theodore.

Law & International Law: A Bibliography of Bibliographies.

Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1971. 1971. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt. Lightly rubbed. 436 pp. Near fine. Fine .

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Book number: 7234

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; LAW; THEODORE BESTERMAN. (Law). (Reference). LAW & INTERNATIONAL LAW: A Bibliography of Bibliographies. Besterman, Theodore.

(Betts, Samuel Rossiter). Wells, Georgina Betts.

Life and Career of Samuel Rossiter Betts by Georgina Betts Wells.

New York: Maurice Sloog, 1934. 1934. - Small quarto, 9-3/4 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed cream wraps titled in black & red on the front cover. The covers are soiled with darkened edges and a few tiny stains. 38 & [1] pages, illustrated with 2 black & white plates consisting of portraits of Betts and his wife. There is a crease to the top corner and top edge of the first few leaves with some minor faint dampstaining to the the top of Betts' portrait and the following page. Very good.

Limited edition of 350 numbered copies printed by the Argonne Press.

RARE in commerce.

A United States Congressman from New York Samuel Rossiter Betts (1786-1868) served as a United States District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. A graduate of Williams College, Betts studied law with Thomas P. Grosvenor in Hudson, NY and entered private practice in Monticello. After serving as Judge advocate of volunteers during the War of 1812 and a subsequent position as a judge advocate of general court Martial for New York's militia, Betts was elected to Congress. He subsequently resumed private practice and then served on the Supreme Court of New York before being appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by John Quincy Adams. Very good .

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Book number: 96603

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; BIOGRAPHY; HISTORY; AMERICANA; LEGAL; POLITICAL; GEORGINA BETTS WELLS; LIFE AND CAREER OF SAMUEL ROSSITER BETTS; LIMITED EDITION; NUMBERED; MAURICE SLOOG; ARGONNE PRESS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PORTRAITS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; CONGRESSMAN; UNITED S

Bingham, Peregrine; Wigram, James; Poynter, Thomas; Gibbons, David.

The Law and Practice of Judgments and Executions, Including Extents at the Suit of the Crown. By Peregrine Bingham, A.B. Of the Middle Temple, Special Pleader. From the London Edition. Points in the Law of Discovery. By James Wigram, Esq. , F.R. S. One of His Majesty's Counsel. From the London Edition. A Concise View of the Doctrine and Practice of the Ecclesiastical Courts in Doctors' Commons, on Various Points Relative to the Subject of Marriage and Divorce. Second Edition, Revised and Augmented. By Thomas Poynter, Proctor in Doctors' Commons. From the London Edition. A Manual of the Law of Fixtures. By David Gibbons, Esq. Of the Middle Temple, Special Pleader. From the London Edition. (4 Books in 1 Volume).

Philadelphia: John S. Littell, 1836. 1836. - Octavo, contemporary tan calf with gilt-lettered leather labels on the spine. The joints are split & the covers are detached. The spine & extremities are darkened. The leather of the spine & the front edges of the covers is dried out & cracking & there is a piece out of one of the labels, not affecting the titling. vi & 238 pages; xiii, [i] & 132 pages; ix, [i] &132 pages; and [iv] & 24 pages. Poynter's work is illustrated with a folding chart. The pastedowns, endpapers & front & rear blanks are foxed with their edges darkened & there is occasional foxing & staining to the rest of the contents. There are 2 owner's ink names with dates on the front endpaper, one of them a contemporary owner. Good working copy.

The Wigram and Gibbons works are first American editions based on the London editions. The Poynter work is a first American edition based on the second London edition.

A volume in the Law Library series. Good .

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Book number: 21174

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; LAW LIBRARY SERIES; PEREGRINE BINGHAM; THE LAW AND PRACTICE OF JUDGMENTS AND EXECUTIONS; JAMES WIGRAM; POINTS IN THE LAW OF DISCOVERY; THOMAS POYNTER; A CONCISE VIEW OF THE DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS IN DOCTORS' COMMONS; M

(Bishop, William G.).

Charter of the City of Brooklyn, Passed June 28, 1873. As Subsequently Amended with the Charter of April 17, 1854, and the Amendments Thereto, and Other Laws Relating to Said City. Also, the Ordinances of the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn As Codified and Adopted Dec. 10, 1877. (Compiled by Wm. G. Bishop, City Clerk).

Brooklyn: R.M. Whiting & Co. 1877. 1877. - sc Octavo. Disbound, lacking the covers. 326 pages plus appendices consisting of 266 pages (comprising The Charter of 1854); plus 15 pages; and 36 pages. The title page is detached and chipped at the edges and the first and last signatures are loose, though present. There is a short tear and creasing to the bottom edge of the last few leaves. A complete copy of this rare book which would be well-worth rebinding. Very good .

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Book number: 26792

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; GOVERNMENT; AMERICANA; BROOKLYN, NEW YORK; HISTORY; CHARTER; CITY; WILLIAM G. BISHOP; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN, PASSED JUNE 28, 1873; LEGAL.

Booth, George; Anthon, John.

The Nature and Practice of Real Actions, in Their Writs and Process, Both Original and Judicial. By George Booth, Esq. / First American Edition; / in Which the Ancient Writs and Records Are Correctly Translated from the Latin, with the Addition of References to English and American Authorities, and to the Statutes of the State of New-York. / by John Anthon, Esq. Counsellor at Law.

New York: Printed and published by Stephen Gould, at the sign of Lord Coke, opposite the City-Hall, 1808. 1808. - Octavo, contemporary tan calf with a gilt-lettered leather label on the spine. The front cover is detached. The leather is rubbed, scuffed & darkened and is dried out & cracking with small pieces out. There are the remnants of a handwritten label on the spine & the adjacent edges of the covers. 318 [i.e. 386] pages. The pagination is irregular, following the paging of the original London edition of 1701. There are remnants of paper adhering to the pastedowns & there is scattered foxing & staining. Good.

First American edition.

From the library of a nineteenth-century lawyer whose name is penned at the top of the title page & who has made annotations on the rear blank. Good.

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Book number: 18820

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; THE NATURE AND PRACTICE OF REAL ACTIONS, IN THEIR WRITS AND PROCESS, BOTH ORIGINAL AND JUDICIAL; GEORGE BOOTH; JOHN ANTHON; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.

Burge, William.

Commentaries on the Law of Suretyship, and the Rights and Obligations of the Parties Thereto, and Herein of Obligations in Solido, Under the Laws of England, Scotland, and Other States of Europe, the British Colonies, and the United States of America, and on the Conflict of Those Laws. By William Burge, of the Inner Temple, Esq... . First American, from the London, Edition.

Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1847. 1847. - Octavo, tan contemporary calf with a gilt-lettered leather label on the spine. The leather is rubbed & scuffed. The edges of the covers are darkened. The spine is darkened with the head chipped & with a small piece out, & with the remnants of a paper label on the tail. lii & 560 pages plus 24-page publisher's catalog. There is staining to the edges of the pastedowns & endpapers with scattered foxing & staining throughout. Good.

First American edition. The author gives a list of "continental authors cited", pp. [xi]-xvi, and of "American authorities", pp. [xvii]-xviii.

From the library of a mid-19th century lawyer who has penned his name at the top of the front endpaper & flyleaf & has made annotations in ink on the rear endpaper & blank. Additional pages of notes penned in his hand are tipped-in at the rear and he has made a very few marginal annotations in the text. The signature of a later owner is also penned on the front endpaper.

Scarce in commerce. Good .

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Book number: 21374

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; WILLIAM BURGE; COMMENTARIES ON THE LAW OF SURETYSHIP; GUARANTY; CONTRACTS; LIABILITY; OBLIGATIONS; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

(Beardslee, George W.; Wilson, James G; and Gibson, John). Cagger, P.; and Newton, C.W.

In the United States Circuit Court for the Northern District of New York. James G. Wilson and John Gibson, Vs. George W. Beardslee. Affidavits on the Part of the Defendant, to Oppose Application for Injunction. P. Cagger, Solicitor for Defendant. C.W. Newton, Solicitor for Complainants.

Albany: Joel Munsell, Law Printer, 1851. 1851. Albany: Joel Munsell, Law Printer, 1851. 1851. Good. - Octavo, 8-7/8 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Softcover pamphlet, bound in self-wraps titled in black on the cover page. The covers are creased and the edges are foxed and darkened with some staining or soiling to the front cover leaf. 41 pages plus an addenda leaf tipped-in at the front. The corners of several pages are creased and there is some minor foxing to the top edge of a few pages. Good. John Gibson was an early member of the syndicate which had initially purchased a large share of the patent rights to William Woodworth's Planing Machine. His co-complainant James G. Wilson was a speculator who later invested in the rights to the Woodworth Planing Machine and who, over 24 years, earned more than 2 million dollars in royalties from his stake in the patent. The cash cow which Woodworth's Planing Machine represented was threatened by George W. Beardslee's design of his Beardslee Patent Fixed-Knife Planing Machine in 1851. From Buffalo, New York, Beardslee immediately found himself named as one of four defendants in a lawsuit which the holders of Woodworth's patent brought to court even though his fixed-knife planer was totally different than Woodworth's cylindrical-head design. Indeed, much of the pamphlet at hand compares the 2 planers, elaborating on their differences. An article titled "Beardslee's Planing Machine" published in the October 16, 1852 issue of "Scientific American", states that "In the city of Albany, Ahijah Jones has invested a large amount of capital in dressing lumber, and has three of the Beardslee machines in active operation, each of which (as we learn by the Albany Argus) dresses 4,000 boards or planks in ten hours, including all stoppages. One of these machines has planed stuff for Messrs. Boardman Gray, of Albany -- the famous pianoforte makers -- which always was planed by hand heretofore, no power planing machine being able to do the work. The stuff was for the 'Tuning Boards' of pianos." "Scientific American" goes on to praise the machine and, in an article titled "The Beardslee Planing Machine Case" published in the November 20, 1852 issue, states that "The Planing Machine controversy, which has been so long pending between Wilson and Gibson, complainants, and George W. Beardslee, defendant, and in relation to which a mass of testimony (some 400 pages) has been taken, before a United States Judge, has finally been adjusted, the testimony adduced by the defendants being so conclusive that the application for an injunction fo restrain the use of Beardslee's machines had been abandoned." RARE. Good .

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Book number: 96281

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY; PATENT LAW; PATENTS; IN THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. JAMES G. WILSON AND JOHN GIBSON, VS. GEORGE W. BEARDSLEE; AFFIDAVITS ON THE PART OF THE DEFENDANTS TO OPPOSE APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTIO

Campbell, John.

Reports of Cases Determined at Nisi Prius, in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, and on the Home Circuit, / from the Sittings After Michaelmas Term, 48 Geo. III. 1807, to the Sittings After Michaelmas Term, 49 Geo. III. 1808, Both Inclusive. By John Campbell, Esq. Of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister at Law. (2 Volumes).

New-York: Printed and published by I. Riley, 1810. 1810. - Octavo, contemporary tan calf with gilt-lettered leather labels on the spines. The bindings are scuffed. The spines & the edges of the covers are darkened with the leather dried out & cracking. There are pieces out of the head & tail of the spine of Vol. 1 & the lower half of the front joint is split. The head of the spine of Vol. 2 is torn & the rear joint & the top of the front joint are split. x, [ii] & 592 pages; and x & 688 pages. There is scattered foxing & soiling with staining to some pages in each volume. The top corners of the Vol. 1 pages are damaged & there are pieces out of the bottom corner & front edge of 2 rear blanks in Vol. 2. Good only.

From the library of a 19th-century lawyer who has penned his name several times in each volume and has made extensive notes on the rear blanks and on a few additional sheets tipped in. He has also made a few annotations in the text. The signature of a later owner is also penned in each volume. Good .

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Book number: 16384

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; JOHN CAMPBELL; REPORTS OF CASES DETERMINED AT NISI PRIUS, IN THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH AND COMMON PLEAS, AND ON THE HOME CIRCUIT; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

(Blackstone, Sir William). Carson, Hon. Hampton L.; et al. Russell, Asa W.; editor

Case and Comment: The Lawyer's Magazine. Nov. 1910. Vol. 17 No. 6. Blackstone Number. (Cover Title).

(New York: Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co.), 1910. 1910. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is chipped with dampstaining to the rear cover. There are pieces out of the head & tail of the spine & the top & lower ends of the front cover are detached. Pages [269] to 322 plus 18 pages of ads. Black-and-white illustrations and pictorial ads. There is light rippling from humidity to the top corners of the pages with dampstaining to the last page & the inside rear cover. There is some creasing & occasional soiling. Good.

This issue concerns the life and work of eighteen-century lawyer and member of Parliament Sir William Blackstone who, according to the editor's opening essay, "idealized English law and made it rational". The featured article is "The Place of Blackstone's Commentaries in Legal Literature" by Hampton L. Carson.

Scarce. Good .

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Book number: 36749

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; PERIODICAL; CASE AND COMMENT: THE LAWYER'S MAGAZINE. NOV. 1910. VOL. 17 NO. 6. BLACKSTONE ISSUE; SIR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE; ENGLISH LAWYER; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LAWYER; HAMPTON L. CARSON; ASA W. RUSSELL, EDITOR; ADS.

Clerke, Thomas W.

Rudiments of American Law and Practice, on the Plan of Blackstone; Prepared for the Use of Students at Law, and Adapted to Schools and Colleges.

New York: Gould, Banks & Co. / Albany, NY: Wm. & A. Gould & Co. 1842. 1842. - Octavo, contemporary tan calf with a gilt-lettered leather label on the spine. The leather is rubbed & scuffed with a tear to the rear cover. The front edge of the rear cover & the head of the spine are darkened with the leather dried out & cracked. The tail of the spine is lightly chipped. xxx, [1] leaf & 408 pages. There are small pieces out of the top & bottom edges of the front endpaper. There is scattered foxing & light staining. Good.

First edition.

Thomas W. Clerke was Professor of Law at the University of the City of New York. He was a Judge of the Court of Appeals and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.

This copy is from the library of a mid-19th century lawyer whose name is penned on the front endpaper and flyleaf, with his initials at the top of the title page. He has tipped several newspaper clippings onto the pastedowns and endpapers and has made ink notes on the rear blank, endpaper & pastedown with some ink and pencil notations in the margins of the text. The signature of a later owner is also penned on the flyleaf.

Scarce. Good .

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Book number: 21175

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; RUDIMENTS OF AMERICAN LAW AND PRACTICE, On the Plan of Blackstone; thomas w. clerke; LEATHER BINDING; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Darrow, Clarence.

Farmington.

Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius Publications, (1925). (1925). - Octavo, softcover bound in printed brick red wrappers. The head & tail of the spine are lightly chipped and there is some minor soiling to the front cover. 112 pages plus 16-page publisher's catalog. The pages are darkened as is usual with this publication. Good.

Reprint edition. Good .

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Book number: 37328

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; AMERICAN LAWYER; CLARENCE DARROW; FARMINGTON; MEMOIR; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL; BOYHOOD REMINISCENCES.

Darrow, Clarence.

Response of Clarence Darrow to Birthday Greetings April 18, 1918.

Chicago: Tribune-Republican Publishing Co. 1947. 1947. Chicago: Tribune-Republican Publishing Co. 1947. 1947. Very good. - 12mo [6-7/8 inches high by 4 inches wide], softcover bound in printed gray wraps. The wraps are very slightly bumped with their edges slightly darkened. 33 pages. Very good. A reprint by the Tribune-Republican of this little work originally printed by The Walden Book Shop. Very good .

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Book number: 24032

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; RESPONSE OF CLARENCE DARROW TO BIRTHDAY GREETINGS APRIL 18, 1918; SPEECH; LAWYER; ATTORNEY; TRIBUNE-REPUBLICAN; LEGAL; CRIME.

Finch, Edward R. (1873-1965). American lawyer who was appointed Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division and elected to the New York Court of Appeals.

Typed Letter Signed by New York Court of Appeals Justice Edward R. Finch.

New York, June 28, 1934. 1934. - Over 120 words typed on the 9-3/4 inch high by 8 inch wide stationery of New York's "Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department". Justice Finch writes to a Major Schermerhorn regarding a "bowl" that Judge Clearwater would like to will to the Saint Nicholas Society. Signed "Edward R. Finch". Folded for mailing with a tiny hole at the top through the first letter "u" in "Supreme Court". Very good.

Edward R. Finch (1873-1965) was an American lawyer who served as a Justice in the New York Supreme Court from 1915 to 1929. He was appointed Presiding Judge of the Appellate Department, First Division in 1931 and elected to the New York Court of Appeals in 1934. Very good .

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Book number: 96436

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: LAW; NEW YORK STATE; SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK; APPELLATE DIVISION FIRST DEPARTMENT; EDWARD R. FINCH; JUSTICE; PRESIDING JUDGE; TYPED LETTER SIGNED; TLS; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; AMERICANA.