Victor J. Evans & Co.

How to Obtain a Patent

Washington, DC, Victor J. Evans & Co. 1932. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 56pp. Stapled pictorial wraps. Short tears to lower edge, cover and contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Laid-in is an introductory letter from Victor Evans Co. a blank Record of Invention certificate and a return envelope. (We're also including the original stamped pictorial Evans envelope the magazine was addressed and mailed in, which is soiled and torn.) Very Good.

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Book number: 003343

Catalogue: Law, Business, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Inventions Attorneys

Goodwin, William (Compiler)

Goodwin's Annual Legislative Statistics of State Officers, Senate and House of Representatives of Connecticut, from May Session, 1850, to May Session, 1857, Inclusive

New Haven, William Goodwin, 1857. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 120pp. Red cloth, leather backing, black title label on front board. Spine missing, both boards missing, moderate overall soiling, text is age-toned and lightly foxed but complete and unmarked. This volume actually includes 15 years of the reports, from the years 1850 to 1864 inclusive. Tipped inside the front board is an inscription signed Wm Goodwin, a photo of the author and the bookplate of B. Pomeroy. Tipped in to the rear cover is a copy of the words to the song "The Flag of the Union Forever" written by Goodwin. An unusual association copy. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002638

Catalogue: Law, Signed, Reference

Keywords: Legislators Senators

Tax Institute, Inc.

How Should Corporations Be Taxed?

New York, Tax Institute, Inc. 1947. Hardcover. 251pp. Green hardcover, gilt lettering. Symposium conducted by the Tax Institute, December 6-7, 1946, New York, chaired by Harry J. Rudick. Many aspects of corporate taxation as presented by 19 different accounting and legal authorities. Fascinating reading on a subject that is still relevant today. Very Good.

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Book number: 000555

Catalogue: Law, Business

Keywords: Accounting Economy "Corporate Regulation" Taxation "Big Business"

Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justiice ; Hoover, John Edgar (Editor)

Classification of Fingerprints

Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 137pp. Stiff wraps. Light soil and corner crease to cover, contents are clean and binding is sound. Complete description of fingerprinting techniques with many illustrations and diagrams of examples. Good.

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Book number: 001962

Catalogue: Law, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Criminology Crime Police

Jones, Eliot N.

The Architect In His Legal Relations; Instruction Paper

Chicago, American School of Correspondence, 1916. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 83pp. Red hardcover. Corners rubbed, minor spotting along front joint, binding is tight and contents are clean. Concise advice on the principles of architectural law. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000445

Catalogue: Law, Architecture

Keywords: Law Contracts

Levy, Michael H.

Your Insurance and How to Profit By It

New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Carl Rose. Signed by Author(s). 173pp. Black boards. Unworn condition, mild toning to pages, dust jacket has some short tears to edges. Front free endpaper is warmly and creatively inscribed by the author to an associate. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 004017

Catalogue: Law, Signed, Business

Keywords: Policies Underwriter Premiums Risk Rider Endorsement

Phillips, Charles

Recollections of Curran and Some of His Cotemporaries

New York, C. Wiley & Co. 1818. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 340pp. First American Edition. Original green paper over boards, original spine label, uncut edges. Boards chipped, overall handling soil, spine chipped and missing 2" piece at bottom, joints loose. Contents age-toned and foxed but otherwise unmarked. Owner's name on front endpaper and title page. Good.

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Book number: 000680

Catalogue: Biography, Law

Keywords: Lawyer Orator Irish Dublin Contemporaries

Prentice, Archibald

A Tour In the United States; With Two Lectures On Emigration, Delivered in the Mechanics Institution, Manchester

Manchester, Maine, Thomas Johnson, 1850. Seventh Edition, 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Hardcover. 217pp. Half leather, marbled boards, gilt stamped spine label, frontispiece and title page engravings, folding map. Light edgewear, gutter exposure at front endpapers, hinges tight, contents evenly tanned, owner's name on front free endpaper. Folding map in very nice condition, one short clean tear repaired. Overall favorable views of the United States. Very Good.

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Book number: 003916

Catalogue: Judaica, Law, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Emigration Tourist

Thrasher, S.P.

Laws of Connecticut Relating to Intoxicating Liquors, Gambling, Duties of Officials, Etc.

New Haven, E.B. Sheldon Company for S.P. Thrasher, 1894. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 95pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering. Boards show little wear except for gnawing damage to lower half of spine and 3 small damages to upper half of spine, tiny spots on 4 pages of index, contents are otherwise clean and unmarked, gilt lettering is bright. A compilation of the liquor laws of Connecticut, designed for the use of "all citizens who take a proper interest in the welfare of the community to which they belong". Discusses statutes such as bribery, gaming, drunkards, obscene literature, licenses, billiard rooms and Sundays. The original 1894 publication, not a recent reprint. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002636

Catalogue: Law

Keywords: Statures Connectict "Blue Laws"