Government Majorities. Letter to the Right Hon. Lord John Russell, M.P., on the New Ministerial Device for the Subversion of Local Self-Government by Thomas M. Challis - 1851

London: Stevens and Sons, 1881 pp xxi + 458 + 34 ( advertisments) . Internally in near fine condition, binding firm, page edges a little dusty. Original cover which is a little marked with slight sunning to the spine and slight wear to the edges. A sound copy.

London: Thomas Kelly 1824. (Hardcover) 512pp. Poor, no dust jacket. Leather binding. Frontispiece with tissue guard, engraved title with vignette, illustrations, notes, appendix. The spine is cracked and chipped, and the boards are detached and heavily worn at the corners. Illustrated by portraits drawn from life, and other copperplate engravings of peculiar interest. Trial of John Thurtell. Murder of William Weare. (Law, Gambling, Law, Trials--England).

Toronto: Butterworths 1962, 1st printing. (Hardcover) 613pp. Fine in very good plus dust jacket. Bibliographies, appendices, index. The dust jacket has minor edgewear. Locale: Canada; Quebec. (Law, Civil Code--Quebec).

Banks and Company, New York, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. 833pp; At the time of publication (I don't know about today), this was the only book which comprehensively covers the laws and customs applicable to unitization. Unitization occurs when the mineral owners in segregated tracts pool their interests so that all will share in production from wells located within the pooled area. The formulas for sharing are variant, and are ably and fully discussed by the author; Very minimal shelfwear, primarily slight creasing on the corners; Pages are lightly yellowed, but are tight and clean; Personalized inscription from the author dated Sept 19, 1957 on the fep; Additional shipping charges may apply; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No:… Read More

Lebanon, Pa: s.n., 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. [4], 51, [1] p. [i.e. 108]; 24 cm. Contemporary calf boards, with modern calf spine. Every leaf of text is interleaves with a blank leaf for notes; in this volume the blank leaves remained blank. Former owner's inscription on front fixed endpaper: Warren G. Light, Lebanon, Pa. "Warren G. Light" is also written at head of the title page. Stamped on front free endpaper: "Meyer, Brubaker & Lewis Law Offices, Lebanon, Pennsylvania." This was probably Alvin B. Lews, esq., a grandson of Warren G. Light, esq., of Lebanon, Pa. Tipped onto the back free endpaper is a printed leaf with Uniform Rates recommended by the Commercial Law League of America at its 23rd Annual Convention in 1917. With loose: printed slip with from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania with amendments to rules and the order to establish a Board of Law Examiners, all dated 1902; and, the carbon from the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County replacing rule… Read More

London: Her Majesties Stationery Office, 1857 pp 496 Internally in near fine condition with Law Society stamp on title page. Modern quarter leather binding

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, 1887 233 pages Edited by J.H.Stoddart Embellished with 36 engravings pasted into the book.Internally in near fine condition subject to moderate browning to end papers and a card with an owners name on the inside front cover.Binding sound (the book has evidently been seldom read) subject to 3 cm crack between inside front cover and fep.Cover quite bright with slight markings.Moderate wear to extremities of spine and a small nick at the bottom.Top corners bumped. An attractive book.

A Flitch Of Bacon, or The Custom of Dunmow (Copyright 1854, George Routledge & Sons.. "Published 1854 by Geo. Routledge. By William H. Ainsworth Published in London. Leatherbound edition. One of a set titled "Ainsworth's Novels" Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert and titled in the same manner as depicted. RARE. "This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Please see our stock photo. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket as issued. Attractive marbled black leather boards with 5 ribs and gold titling, gold top stain. A story about traditional British marriage practices of yore.

Octavo (8 3/4 X 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: Printed For Gratuitous Distribution, 1863. Original First Edition. 16 page sewn paper pamphlet in wrappers, minor discoloration to edges of covers, old $2 price, and old library call numbers written in pencil on top of front cover, old 15 cent price, and calculation figures not related to text written in pencil on back cover, contents clean and unaffected.

In this pamphlet, Judge Leavitt states his reasons (based on historical fact and the Constitution) for his ruling that denied a writ of habeas corpus for the defendant C. L. Vallandigham; leader of the "Peace Democrats," and Supreme Commander of the "Sons of Liberty."

The accused was charged with "mischievous disloyalty" in his opinions and statements; and subsequently arrested at the orders of General Burnside. Lincoln became involved when, in May of 1863, he wrote to Stanton stating that suspension of habeas corpus, as Stanton wanted, would not be necessary in this case.

Lincoln is not referred to in… Read More

[Texas][Law] Jewel Preston Lightfoot. Anti-trust laws of the State of Texas, with compilation of leading cases of state and federal courts. [Austin, Texas]: Attorney General. 1907. Flexible red leatherette with gilt titles. 23 cm. 75 pp. Interleaved with blank pages for notes. LOC surplus copy with stamp on front free end paper. Light wear to spine, else very good.
OCLC shows five holdings (Hou. Pub. Lib.; Texas St. Lib. & Arch.; Texas Tech.; UT-Austin [2]). Lightfoot was Attorney General of Texas; general counsel for Wilson and Company, Chicago meat packers and then was partner in the Ft. Worth firm Lightfoot, Robertson, Saunders, and Gano. He was a Mason and a member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and is buried in the State Cemetery in Austin.