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1.                 Bishop on Marriage and Divorce
Bishop, Joel Prentiss [1814-1901]. Commentaries on the Law of Marriage
and Divorce, of Separations without Divorce, and of the Evidence of
Marriage in all Issues; Embracing also Pleading, Practice, and
Evidence in Divorce Causes, with Forms. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.,
1856. 8, xxiv, 768 pp. Includes eight-page publisher catalogue. Octavo
(6" x 9-1/2"). Contemporary law calf, raised bands, lettering piece,
owner name blind-stamped to foot. Moderate rubbing, a few scuffs to
boards, corners bumped and worn, front joint just starting at head.
Light foxing and a few stains to endleaves, edges and a few interior
leaves, interior otherwise clean. $450.
* Second edition. After commencing practice in Boston, Bishop devoted
his leisure to the collection of material for a treatise on the law of
domestic relations. When it was published in 1852 the work immediately
attracted attention for its independent standpoint and fresh approach
to the subject. It went on to become one of the textbooks "which went
far to shape the law... [and which] were standard to the end of the
century...": Pound, The Formative Era of American Law 140-141 cited in
Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University 757.
Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 4752.
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2.           Final Edition of Brisson's Legal Dictionary
Brisson, Barnabae [1531-1591]. [Heineccius, Johann Gottlieb (1681-
1741), Editor]. [Bohmer, Justus Henning (1674-1749)]. De Verborum Quae
ad Ius Civile Pertinent Significatione Opus Praestantissimum in
Meliorem Commodioremque Ordinem Redactum Innumeris Mendis Emaculatum
et Post Aliorum Curas Plurimus Accessionibus, Observationibusque
Philologicus, Criticus, Iuridicus Locupletatum. Prodit Opera Studioque
J.G. Heinecci. Praemissa Praefatione Nova de Interpretationis
Grammaticae In Iure Civili Fatis et Vario usu Nec Huius Novae
Edditionis Praerogativis Iusti Henningii Bohmeri. Halle, Impensis
Orphanotrophei, 1743. [xii], 48, 760; 761-1436 pp. Two books in one.
Handsome copperplate pictorial title page followed by general title
page. Second work preceded by half-title. Dedication bound out of
order after preface to first edition. Folio (8-1/2" x 13-3/4").
Contemporary. Contemporary speckled calf, raised bands, lettering
piece and gilt ornaments to spine. Light rubbing and a few scuffs to
boards, some wear to corners, edges, joints and top edge, 2" portion
of backstrip at foot lacking, adjacent portion partially detached.
Tiny wormhole through first quarter of text block. Later brief
annotations and underlining in light pencil to a few leaves.
Occasional dampspotting, light foxing and light browning, interior
otherwise fresh. $1,500.
* Final edition. Brisson was a renowned French jurist and philologist.
Widely respected, he was appointed president of the Parliament of
Paris in 1588. In 1591, however, he was hanged by The Sixteen, a group
of insurgents who captured Paris in a bizarre coup. First published in
1557, Brisson's Verborum was the standard legal dictionary of its day,
and it remained an authoritative source for hundreds of years. The
definitions are preceded by a useful digest of Roman and French laws
and interesting sections on marriage, adultery and the feudal system.
Edited and corrected by Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, an important
German jurist and scholar at Halle, this edition is much larger than
its predecessors. It includes more notes and entries and a section on
the interpretation of Latin grammar by Bohmer, the director of the
Halle Royal Academy. Walker, The Oxford Companion to Law 153. Brunet,
Manuel du Libraire et de L'Amateur de Livres I:1262.
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3.                      Plan for NYU Law School
Butler, Benjamin F. [1795-1858]. Plan For the Organization of a Law
Faculty and For a System of Instruction in Legal Science, In the
University of the City of New York. New York: Printed at the
University Press, 1835 xiii, 40 pp. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-1/4). Pamphlet
in original wrappers with light shelfwear and some fading to spine.
Ocassional light foxing, interior otherwise fresh. An unusually well-
preserved copy on an uncommon title. $200.
* Butler, an attorney who practiced in New York City and Albany, was
United States Attorney-General under Persident Jackson (1833-1838). A
leading member of the bar, he was held in high regard by James Kent. A
scholarly man, he was interested in legal pedagogy and the
"scientific" study of law. He was invited to organize a law department
for the University of the City of New York, which is now New York
University. The department opened in 1838 and Butler was as its
leading professor for several years. Cohen, Bibliography of Early
American Law 8599.
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4.      A Jaundiced View of the American Legal System from 1856
Fenner, Ball. Raising the Veil; Or, Scenes in the Courts. Embellished
with Portraits of Police, Court Officers, &c. Boston: James French &
Company, 1856. xii, [13]-288 pp. Woodcut frontispiece and plates.
Octavo (5" x 7-1/2"). Original textured cloth with decorative blind
stamping. Some rubbing with wear to corners and spine ends. Signature
near center of text block partially detached. Owner name pasted to
front free endpaper, occasional light foxing and a few dampspots,
interior otherwise clean. $200.
* An anecdotal account of the courts, police and the administration of
justice in Boston, Philadelphia and California by a veteran attorney.
Having surveyed the field, Fenner concludes: "Happy is the man who
avoids litigation, and knows not by personal experience the
ramifications of criminal or civil jurisprudence.": Preface vi. Cohen,
Bibliography of Early American Law 1006.
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5.           Progressive 1761 French Law Dictionary
Ferriere, Claude Joseph de. [c.1680-c.1748]. Dictionnaire de Droit et
de Pratique, Contenant L'Explication des Termes de Droit,
d'Ordonnances, de Coutumes, & de Pratique. Avec les Jurisdictions de
France. Nouvelle Edition, Revue, Corrigee & Augmentee Par M. ***
Paris: Chez Guillyn, Libraire, 1762. Two volumes. Text printed in
double columns. Quarto (8" x 10"). Contemporary calf, cats-paw
decoration to boards, raised bands, lettering pieces and gilt
ornaments to compartments, rouged edges, marbled endpapers, ribbon
markers. Moderate rubbing with some wear to board edges, joints,
corners and spine ends. A few minor scuffs to boards. Early owner
signatures in fine hand to front endleaves and title pages. Attractive
woodcut printer devices, head-pieces and decorated initials. Minor
tear to fore edge of a leaf, residue from spot of glue between two
leaves with minor loss to text. Light dampstaining, occasional
underlining in light pencil, interior otherwise fresh. An attractive
set. $600.
* Reissue of the first edition revised, corrected and enlarged by
M***, who is believed to be A.G. Boucher d'Argis [1708-1791]. Ferriere
was a well known French jurisconsult, dean of the Faculty of Law in
Paris and a prolific author. The first edition of this dictionary
appeared in 1717. Along with definitions it includes the etymology of
several terms and traces the origins of several laws and customs. Most
of the definitions are remarkably long and detailed; many are divided
into complex sub-categories. This dictionary reflects the optimistic
spirit of progressive reform that reached fruition in the French
Revolution. In his definition 'Juge,' for example, he criticizes the
vast power given to ecclesiastical judges and courts and expresses
thanks that they do not enjoy these powers any longer (Volume II 71).
This edition not in the British Museum Catalogue.
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6.    Defendant's Reflections on England's Last Atheism Trial
Holyoake, George Jacob [1817-1906]. The History of the Last Trial by
Jury for Atheism in England: A Fragment of Autobiography, Submitted
for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British
Clergy. London: James Watson, 1851. vi, 100 pp. Later sheep, light
rubbing to corners and spine ends. Occasional light foxing, interior
otherwise fresh. A nice copy. $350.
* Later issue of a work first published in 1850. Holyoake, a notable
free-thinking socialist lecturer and self-described "agitator," was
the last person in England indicted for blasphemy based on remarks
during a debate after one of his speaking engagements. Though
convicted, he emerged the moral victor. He defended his position
eloquently. And his stirring critique of the blasphemy laws did much
to undermine their validity in the popular mind. This edition not in
the British Museum Catalogue.
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7.                      Trials of the Jacobites
[Jacobite Rebellion]. The Whole Proceedings in the House of Peers
Against William Earl of Kilmarnock, George Earl of Cromartie, and
Arthur Lord Balmerino; for High Treason, In Levying War Against His
Majesty: The Proceeding in Westminster Hall Being Begun on Monday the
28th Day of July, and Continued on Wednesday the 30th of July, and
Friday the First of August, 1746: On the Last of Which Days Judgment
of High Treason Was Given Against Them. Published by Order of the
House of Peers. London: Printed for Samuel Billingsley, 1746. [iv],
39, [1] pp.
[Bound with]
The Whole Proceedings in the House of Peers, Upon the Impeachment
Exhibited by the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, in Parliament
Assembled, in the Names of Themselves and of All the Commons of Great
Britain; Against Simon Lord Lovat, for High Treason: The Proceedings
in Westminster-Hall Being Begun on Monday the 9th day of March, and
Continued on Tuesday the 10th, Wednesday the 11th, Friday the 13th,
Monday the 16th, Wednesday the 18th, and Thursday the 19th Days of
March 1746-7: On the Last of Which Days Judgment of High Treason Was
Given Against Him. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London:
Printed for Samuel Billingsley, 1747. [ii], 188 pp.
Folio (9" x 13-3/4"). Later textured cloth, marbled panels to centers
of boards, raised bands. Some rubbing with wear to corners, light wear
to spine ends, front hinge reinforced, rear hinge cracked but secure.
Clean vertical tear to foot of a leaf with no loss. Later notes in
pencil and tape residue to front pastedown, occasional light foxing,
interior otherwise fresh. $750.
* First editions. Kilmarnock [1704-1706], Balmerino [1688-1746],
Cromarty [1702-1766] and Lovat [1667?-1747] were leaders of the
(second) Jacobite Rebellion. Sponsored by France, the Jacobites
attempted to restore the crown to Prince Charles Stuart (Bonnie Prince
Charlie), the eldest son of James II, who was deposed by the House of
Orange in the Glorious Revolution. These fascinating reports contain
transcripts of the trials with narrative commentary and transcripts of
the indictments and orders of the courts. They are invaluable sources
dealing with the English interpretation of the rebellion when it was
still a recent event. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law
School (1909) II:1120, 1131.
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8.  1546 Aldobrandini Edition of the Institutes With Early Annotations
[Justinian (483-565 CE)]. Aldobrandini, Sylvestro [1499-1558], Editor.
Institutiones Iuris [Juris] Civilis, Cum Additionibus Hactenus
Impressis. Quibus Adduntur Casus in Quodlibet Paragrapho Breves: Sed
Qui Rationem Dubitandi & Decidendi Explicent & Contineant: Quae in
Unoquoq; Paragrapho Notatu Digna Sunt, Brevibus Significantur.
Singularum Glossarum Difficilium Brevis & Verissima Resolutio. Doctoru
Sententie de Earundem Glossarum Opinionibus, Quae Damnentur, Aut
Approbentur. Cum Indice Copiosis, Omniu Quae Tam Textu Quam Glossis &
Additionibus Dici Possunt, Cura & Diligenia Eiusdem Composito. Lyons:
Apud Antonium Vincentium, 1546. [civ pp], 389 fols., [5] pp. Fold-out
table. Main text surrounded by linear glosses in parallel columns.
Octavo (4-1/2" x 6-3/4"). Contemporary vellum, early repair to head of
spine, edges rouged. Light soiling, a few tiny stains to boards.
Attractive woodcut printer devices and decorated initials. Title page
and text printed in red and black. Corner lacking from a leaf with no
loss, partial split near center of text block, minor worming to rear
board. Later owner stamp and signature to front free endpaper,
underlining and lengthy annotations in early hand to several leaves.
Handsome. $1,500.
* With table and index. Commissioned by the Emperor Justinian in 530
CE, the body of writings known collectively as the Corpus Juris
Civilis preserved and restated all existing Roman law. It has four
books: the Code, Novels, Institutes and Digest. Intended for students,
the Institutes is a synopsis of the reformed legal system. It
supplanted the earlier Institutes of Gaius. Aldobrandini, who edited
this edition and added notes and additional glosses, was a Florentine
jurisconsult and the author of an important commentary on the
Institutes. No copies of this edition on OCLC. Adams, Catalogue of
Books Printed on the Continent of Europe 1501-1600 I:596 (487)
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9.          1893 Legal Directory for the U.S. and Canada
[Legal Directory]. Boyer's Legal Directory of the United States and
Canadas Containing a Carefully Prepared Digest of Collection Laws of
Each State and Territory, Ontario and Quebec, Together with Names of
at Least One Attorney in Each County of the United States and Canadas;
Also a List of Prominent Wholesale Merchants and Manufacturers of
Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco and New Orleans. Philadelphia: Joseph A. Boyer,
1893. [ii], iv, 470 pp. Original quarter cloth over paper boards,
titles black-stamped to spine and front board. Some soiling, moderate
rubbing with minor wear to joints, corners and spine ends, split
between title page and following leaf. Light toning to margins,
interior otherwise fresh. $150.
* "The attorneys whose names appear have been recommended as reliable
and prompt, and we feel sure any business that may be entrusted to
them will be faithfully attended to. The feature of publishing
merchants' and manufacturers' names will, we think, prove profitable,
from the fact that it brings them in direct communication with
attorneys.... Our list of subscribers is very much larger thanany
previous year, a fact which shows it is of value to attorneys and
businessmen generally.": Preface [ii].
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10.            Uncommon Treatise on Manorial Courts
Ritson, J[oseph] [1752-1803]. The Jurisdiction of Court Leet:
Exemplified in the Articles Which the Jury or Inquest for the King, In
That Court, Is Charged and Sworn, and by Law Enjoined, To Inquire of
and Present. Together With Approved Precedents. With Great Additions.
London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1809. [iv], [v]-xx, 108, [4]
pp. Includes one-page publisher list. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-3/4").
Original paper boards, rebacked in quarter-cloth retaining original
paper spine label. A few stains to boards, some rubbing with wear to
corners, rear hinge just starting. Early owner signature to front
pastedown. Light foxing to a few leaves, interior otherwise fresh. A
nice copy of an uncommon work. $750.
* Second edition. This book is valuable because it is more a history
of manorial criminal courts than a practical guide. It is especially
useful as a guide to leet jurisdiction in the thirteenth century.
Despite its historical orientation, it provides a good sense of their
status and rules of procedure at the dawn of the nineteenth century.
Ritson, a member of Gray's Inn and, according to Holdsworth, an
"eccentric and pedantic antiquary and man of letters" was the author
of several practical and historical works on legal subjects.
Holdsworth, History of English Law XII:336-337. Sweet & Maxwell, Legal
Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations 1:405.
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