The public laws of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, as revised by a committee, and finally enacted by the Honourable General Assembly, at their session in January, 1798. To which are prefixed, the Charter, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution of the United States, and President Washington’s Address of September, 1796. Published by authority. by RHODE ISLAND - 1798

London: London, printed for the Company of Stationers. 1635., 1635. 5th or later Edition . Leather. Very Good. Description: Sm. folio (11 × 7¼ in): [10], 136, 133-280, 277-410, [9] p. Later half-calf over marbled boards. · Register: 2º: A^6(-A1) B-L^6 M^8 N-Z^6 2A^8 2B-N^6. · Condition: Extremities rubbed. Pages clean and bright. Lacks A1, the initial blank. · Comments: Two rival editions were published in 1635, the result of a controversy between the assignees of John More, who had the patent for the publication of law books, and the Stationers Company, which claimed the copyright, having first published the book in 1618 when the English Stock owned the law patent. It is unclear whether Dalton was involved with either publication; the pagination (including irregularities) of both 1635 editions is the same as the 1630 edition. · References: STC 6211; S107283.

VENETIIS: APUD JOANNEM BAPTISTAM SESSAM, 1591. In 4. Dim. 28x21,5 cm. Pp. (24)+180+(1)+68+(1). Rara opera del 1591 del giurista Roberto Maranta (1746-1530) nato a Venosa. Maranta si laureò a Napoli nel 102 e dedicò tutta la sua vita allo studio e pratica della legge. Lavorò e studiò a Salerno, Palermo e Napoli. L’opera sono una serie di consigli con risposta sulle materie giuridiche dell’alienazione e dei rimedi della possessione. Testo a doppia colonna e numerazione singola. In buone condizioni e completo. Belle vignette all'interno Copertina in piena pergamena coeva con titolo manoscritto al dorso in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Segni di tarlo (vedere foto). Legatura in buone condizioni. All'interno le pagine si presentano in buone condizioni con fioriture. Lievi gore d’umidità marginali. Parte mancante al frontespizio e alle pagine dalla 60 alla finale 68 con perdita di qualche porzione di lettera a pag.… Read More

1637. Prima edizione del 1637 di questo trattato di diritto marittimo dello storiografo, filologo e pensatore politico danese Joannes Isaac Pontanus (1571-1639), discepolo dell'astronomo Thyco Brahe. Pontano si trasferì prima in Francia poi in Olanda dove percepì il clima politica culturale che portò all'elaborazione delle teorie di diritto internazionale espresse in quest'opera, una vivace confutazione delle teorie sul mare chiuso di John Selden. In appendice il testo dedicato alla navigazione "De Ophyra" di Gaspar Barreiros (m. 1574) e "Problemata nautica" di Bartholomaus Keckermann (1573-1609). Alcune incisioni all'interno. Timbro al verso del frontespizio di biblioteca tedesca privata "Bibliothek Mecklenburgh Ritter Landschaft". In ottime condizioni e completo. Copertina in piena pergamena coeva con titolo manoscritto al dorso in ottime condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni.… Read More

London: John Walthoe and Tho Bever, 1717. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Printed by E Nutt. In VG order throughout. Very little marking. Pages crisp and clean with just a little offsetting. Full leather contemporary binding with five raised bands, a little worn. Titlepieces have been added. Additional photos on request. 8vo. xvi + 483pp.

1682 Naples LAW Neapoli Biagio Aldimari Insurance Trade & Customs Italy FOLIO

Biagio Aldimari was a 17th-century Italian jurist and lawyer best known for his books on noble families and laws of the Kingdom of Naples. Though, perhaps his most important work was 'Pragmaticae, edicta' – a commentary focusing primarily on morality in insurance law; however, it also includes commentary on law relating to surgery and medicine, animal research, education, international law, and trade customs, and much more.
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ALDIMARI, Biagio
Pragmaticae, edicta, decreta, regiaeque sanctiones Regni Neapolitani
Neapoli : In officina typographica Iacobi Raillard, eiusdem sumptibus, 1682. 1st edition

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[46], 462
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~13in X 9.25in (33cm x 23.5cm)
· Quite rare
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United States Supreme Court, 1985. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed by the author of this decision, Associate Justice William J. Brennan, at top of page 1 in blue ink. 24+[8] pages (the 8 pages at rear represent dissents in whole or in part). A fine copy. This important decision (later overturned in Agostini v. Felton) pertained to public funding for religious schools.

The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1935 Bodley Head Half-Crown Edition) THE FIRST HERCULE POIROT TITLE EVER WRITTEN BY CHRISTIE. Mandarin Orange cloth boards with black and green stripes on front cover. Black Titling. States Bodley Head on spine. Spine may be slightly sunned. Pages are fairly bright. Foxing noted, chiefly at the title page and verso. Used. Good Condition / New fax candlestick motif dust jacket. Hardcover. Made and printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Ltd., Frome and London. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

1698 1ed Scottish LAW Dirleton Doubts Edinburgh Scotland Political Nisbet Folio

John Nisbet, Lord of Dirleton was a 17th-century Scottish judge who is best known for his role in the persecution of Scottish covenanters. He also published a book of his perspective, or 'doubts', on many of the laws of Scotland. This 'Doubts & Questions in the Law' discussed the implementation of Scottish laws, many dealing with treason, taxation, trial witnesses, and even punishments.
These law commentaries are collectively known as 'Dirleton's Doubts' – the ultimately companion book to law students in Scotland in the early 18th-century.
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NISBET, John
Some doubts & questions, in the law, especially of Scotland: as also, some decisions of the lords of Council and Sessions
Edinburgh: Printed by George Mosman, 1698. First edition.

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[12], 228; 226 (i.e. 230), [18]
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1805 EARLY Constitution United States New Hampshire LAW Trials Taxes Americana
A rare, early 19th-century printing of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of state of New Hampshire! This book contains notes on civil trials, acts of congress, laws, taxes, as well as letters from founding fathers, and much more!

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United States

Constitution and laws of the state of New-Hampshire: together with the Constitution of the United States
Dover: Samuel Bragg, 1805.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[4], 392, [393]-[400], 393-531, [1]
· Provenance: Handwritten – John Mulony
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22.5cm x 14cm)
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1855 1ed/1st Religious Toleration Act 1649 Slaves Indians Day-Star American Freedom
A rare, first edition of the 19th-century historical treatise on the colonial history of America entitled, 'The Day-Star of American Freedom.' Written by George Lynn-Lachlan Davis, this work focuses primarily on the religious history of the American colonies with special attention given to the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649. This law required religious tolerance in all the colonies and granted freedoms to all Christians, preventing persecution based on religion. Notably, this book also covers the impact of the Toleration Act on Native American Indians and African slaves.
Item number: #40029
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DAVIS, George Lynn-Lachlan
The Day-Star of American Freedom; or the Birth and Early Growth of Toleration, in the Province of Maryland: with a Sketch of the Colonization upon the Chesapeake and its Tributaries, Preceding the Removal of the Government from St. Mary's to Annapolis; and A Glimpse of the Numbers and General… Read More