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1596. Salamanca, 1596. 1st ed.. Salamanca, 1596. 1st ed. Rare Sixteenth-Century Spanish Treatise Concerning Monasteries Sosa, Francisco de [fl. 1556]. Advertencias de Fray Francisco de Sosa, Lector de Theologia en el Convento de Sant Francisco de Salamanca: Cerca de la Nueva Constitucion de Nuestro Sanctissimo Padre Clemente Papa VIII. De Largitione Munerum Utriusque Sexus Regularibus Interdicta. Declaranse Algunas Resoluciones de Derecho en Punctos Difficultosos. Salamanca: En Casa Iuan Fernandez, 1596. [x], 131, [2] pp. Quarto (8" x 6"). Contemporary limp vellum, black rules to covers, calligraphic title to spine, early hand-lettered title to spine, ties mostly lacking. Some soiling and small stains, spine darkened with a few small chips near center, vellum just beginning to crack through pastedowns. Light to moderate toning to text, occasional faint dampspotting, internally, clean. $1,100. * First edition. This book details a series of legal reforms regarding monasteries and holy orders… Read More

1682. Marital Impotence (And Other Topics) in Roman and Canon Law Simon, Johann Georg [1636-1696]. Brevis Delineatio Impotentiae Conjugalis. Diu Hactenus Desiderate Nunc Vero Denuo Revisa et Opposita Spuriis Exemplaribus Quae Vulgo Circumferuntur. Cum Indice Locupleto. Jena: Impensis Joh. Theodori Fleischeri, 1682. 209 [i.e. 208], [40] pp. Without the portrait frontispiece or additional title page present in some copies. Quarto (7-3/4" x 5-3/4"). Later (nineteenth-century?) vellum from a manuscript leaf, hand-lettered title to spine, endpapers renewed. Light soiling to exterior, boards somewhat bowed, spine ends bumped, chip to foot of spine, rear joint just starting at head. Title page printed in red and black. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing, faint dampstaining and light soiling in a few places, small ink letter to upper right corner of title page. $300. * Later edition. First published in dissertation form in 1665 and expanded in 1672, this interesting treatise discusses marital… Read More

1958. Hess, Hamilton. The Canons of the Council of Sardica: A Landmark in the Early Development of Canon Law. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1958. viii, 170 pp. Hardcover in worn and faded dust jacket. $50.

1490. Strasbourg: Johann Pruss, 25 February 1490. Strasbourg: Johann Pruss, 25 February 1490. The Last Incunable Imprint of Cipolla's "Legal Cautions" Concerning Servitudes and Real Property Cipolla, Bartolomeo [1420-1475]. Cautelae Iuris. [Strasbourg: Johann Pruss, 25 February 1490]. [i], 85 ff. Collation: [a8, b-c6,d8], e-f6, g8, h-m6, n8. Complete. Quarto (9-1/4" x 6-1/2"; 23 x 16.5 cm). Contemporary quarter pigskin with elaborate blind tooling over oak wood boards, clasp (at center of boards) lacking, buckle present, early hand-lettered author name and "X" to spine. Binding slightly cocked, soiling to spine, some wear to corners, second work removed from rear of text block, early owner signature of Philipp von Flersheim to front pastedown, later library stamp of Heidelberg Capuchin Library to front free endpaper, early manuscript index and a few other annotations to rear pastedown. 44-line text in single column, comprising 325 numbered sections, text begins with 12-line multi-color illuminated… Read More

1823. A Scarce Scottish Anthology of Legal Maxims Halkerston, Peter [d. 1833?]. A Collection of Latin Maxims & Rules, In Law and Equity, Selected from the Most Eminent Authors, On the Civil, Canon, Feudal, English and Scots Law, With an English Translation, And an Appendix of Reference to the Authorities from Which the Maxims are Selected. Edinburgh: J. Anderson and Co., 1823. [viii], 198 pp. Tipped-in advertisement leaf. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Recent library buckram, red and black lettering pieces and paper shelf label to spine, small security tag and embossed library name to front board, library stamps to edges of text block, endpapers added, hinges reinforced. Some rubbing to spine ends and corners, chipping to lettering pieces, small bookseller ticket to front pastedown, front free endpaper nearly detached. Moderate toning to text, light foxing in a few places, signature erased from half-title, library stamps to title page and a few other leaves. $250. * Only edition. "Maxims are general… Read More

1770. A Landmark in the Colonial History of the Western Hemisphere Moya de Contreras, Pedro [c.1530-1591]. Concilium Mexicanum Provinciale III. Celebratum Mexici Anno MDLXXXV. Praeside D.D. Petro Moya, Et Contreras Archiepiscopo Ejusdem Urbis. Confirmatum Romae die XXVII. Octobris Anno MDLXXXIX. Postea Jussu Regio Editum Mexici Anno MDCXXII. Sumptibus D.D. Joannis Perez de la Serna Archiepiscopi. Demum Typis Mandatum Cura, & Expensis D.D. Francisci Antonij a Lorenzana Archipraesulis. [Mexico City]: Ex Typographia Bac. Josephi Antonii de Hogal, 1770. [xii], 328, [4]; [2], 141, [5] pp. Two parts. Second part has divisional page and separate pagination. Folio (10-1/2" x 7-1/2"). Contemporary vellum, calf lettering piece to spine, edges rouged. Light rubbing, soiling and a few minor faint stains to boards, light chipping to edges of lettering piece, a few minor wormholes to pastedowns, rear endleaves, gutter at final half of text block and final eight leaves of text (with no loss to legibility). Title… Read More

1990. Pazzaglini, Peter R., and Catherine A. Hawks. Consilia: A Bibliography of Holdings in the Library of Congress and Certain Other Collections in the United States. Washington: Library of Congress, 1990. xxiv, 154 pp. Illustrations. Original red cloth, with gilt stamped front cover and spine. Very good. $25. * Consilia are treatises on specific points in civil and canon law produced from about 1300 to 1750. Usually commissioned by a judge dealing with a thorny issue in a particular case, they document the development of the law in such areas as inheritance, merchant law, criminal procedure and the status of Jews and women and offer a good deal of information about the underlying political, social and economic tensions of the day. Augmented by an excellent introduction, glossary and index, Consilia is the standard bibliography of this fascinating and intricate literature.

1562. Venice, 1562. Only edition. Venice, 1562. Only edition. Consilia by a Humanist Advisor to Pope Clement VII Ferretti, Giulio [1480-1547]. Consilia et Tractatus Quorum Tabulam Secunda Pagina Indicat. Cum Summariis, & Copiosissimo Omnium Materiarum Indice, Nunc Primum in Lucem Veniunt. Venice: Apud Avantium, 1562. [iv], 48, 219, [1] ff. Main text in parallel columns. Quarto (8-1/2" x 6-1/2"). Contemporary limp vellum with yapp edges, hand-lettered title to spine. Some darkening to spine, minor chipping to head, a few small cracks along joints, hinges reinforced, vellum just beginning to crack through pastedowns, partial crack to text block between front endleaf and title page, a few other partial cracks elsewhere. Some toning, faint dampstaining in a few places, internally clean. $1,250. * Only edition. Ferretti was a member of the College of Jurisconsults during the papacy of Clement VII [1478-1534]. This volume collects 31 of his canon-law consilia (analyses of disputed legal points, usually… Read More

1486. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 15 March 1486. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 15 March 1486. 1486 Koberger Imprint of the Clementinae Clement V [1305-1314], Pope. d'Andrea, Giovanni, [c.1270-1348], Glosses. [Constitutiones]. [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 15 March 1486]. [60] ff. Double-column text with linear gloss. Final leaf blank. Collation: a/A10, BC8, D6, E8, F6, G8, H6. Folio (13-1/4" x 9"; 34 x 23 cm). Contemporary paneled calf with later rebacking, extensive blind-stamped decoration (including images of flowers and gryphons), "Sexti et decretum" (?) blind-stamped to head of front board, brass bosses to centers of boards and fore-corners, buckles from clasps to fore-edge of front board, blind rules and black paper title labels to spine, front hinge reinforced, endpapers added. Moderate rubbing, a few minor scuffs and several tiny worm-holes to boards, early repair to lower fore-corner of front board, moderate rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends, front joint partially cracked. Printed in… Read More

1661. Lyon: Sumptibus Laurentii Anisson, 1661. 2 vols.. Lyon: Sumptibus Laurentii Anisson, 1661. 2 vols. With Contemporary Annotations by a French Scholar [Corpus Juris Canonici]. Naldi, Antonio [d.1645], Editor. Lancellotti, Giovanni Paolo [1522-1590]. Corpus Iuris Canonici Notis Illustratum: Gregorii XIII. Iussu Editum: Complectens Decretum Gratiani, Decretales Gregorii Papae IX., Sextum Decretalium Bonifacii Papae VIII., Clementinas, Extravagantes Ioannis Papae XXII., Extravagantes Communes. Accesserunt Constitutiones Novae Summorum Pontificum Nunquam Antea Editae, Quae VII. Decretalium Loco Esse Possint, Annotationes Ant. Naldi, Cum Addit. Novis, Et Quae in Plerisque Editionibus Desiderabantur, Petri Lancelotti Institutiones Iuris Canonici; Regulae Cancellariae Apostolicae; Cum Indicibus, &c. De Quibus Singulis Lector Consulet Paginam Praefationi Praefixam. Lyon: Sumptibus Laurentii Anisson, 1661. Two volumes. [lviv] pp., 1264 (of 1272) cols; [xx] pp., 752 cols., [12] pp., 406 cols., [9] pp., 158… Read More

1646. Del Vaulx, Andre. Del Vaulx, Andre. Handsome Copy of a Rare Seventeenth-Century Treatise on Ecclesiastical Benefices Delvaulx (Del Vaulx), Andre [1569-1636)]. De Beneficiis Libri IV. Quibus Tum ea Quae Theoriam Concernunt, Tum Maxime Quae in Iudiciis Practicantur, Solide Enucleantur. Cum Indice Omnium Rerum & Materiarum Locupletissimo. Opera Iuris-Consultis, Iudicibus, Advocatis, Ac Aliis Curiarum Utriusque Fori Practicis, & Theologis Utilissimum. Mechelen: Typis Roberti et Viduae Henrici Iaye, 1646. [xxxiv], 612, [84] pp. Copperplate pictorial title page, full-page coat-of-arms and author portrait. Quarto (7-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary vellum with yapp edges, hand-lettered spine (with later retouching), edges rouged, recent thong ties. Some darkening to spine, light spotting to boards, some wear to board edges and corners, rear pastedown just starting to detach along edges. Light toning to text, internally clean. A handsome copy. $1,000. * First edition. Andre del Vaulx, also known as… Read More

1637. Masters of Legal Practice Panciroli, Guido [1523-1599]. Panciroli, Ottavio, Editor. De Claris Legum Interpretibus Libri Quatuor. Venice: Apud Marcum Antonium Brogiollum, 1637. [xiv], 509, [56] pp. Quarto (8" x 6"). Contemporary limp vellum, early hand-lettered title to spine. Light soiling, a few minor inkstains, corners and spine ends lightly bumped, worming to pastedowns and free endpapers with some damage to joints, section lacking from front free endpaper, a few signatures loose. Woodcut head-pieces and decorated initials. Some toning to text, a bit heavier in places. Early annotations to front pastedown, owner initials to foot of title page, interior otherwise clean. $1,250. * First edition. An interesting work on legal practiced based on biographical studies of notable lawyers from nations of the Holy Roman Empire. A respected work, it went through later editions in 1655 and 1721. Educated at the University of Padua, Panciroli taught there for most of his career. OCLC locates 1 copy in… Read More

1689. Canon Law and Capital Punishment Matthaeus, Antonius (III) [1635-1710]. De Jure Gladii Tractatus et de Toparchis qui Exercent id in Dioecesi Ultrajectina. Leiden: Sumptu Auctoris Excudit Johannes Kellenaar, 1689. Quarto (8-1/2" x 7"). Contemporary vellum, fragment of title label to spine, edges rouged. Some soiling, spine somewhat darkened, front joint just starting at head, corners bumped, 3-1/2" x 9" piece of vellum excised from front board. Large arms of the Curia of the Holy Roman Empire (which has a portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) to title page. Some toning, light browning in places. Faint dampstaining to head of first quarter of text block, internally clean. $350. * Only edition. The son and grandson of distinguished jurists of the same name, Antonius Matthaeus III was a professor of law at the University of Utrecht and later its rector. De Jure Gladii is a treatise on capital crimes in canon law as applied to the diocese of Utrecht. It also addresses corporal punishment and… Read More

1629. Turin, 1629.. Turin, 1629. Uncommon Collection of Legal Tracts Solsona, Francisco de, Editor. De Laudimiis Tractatus Auctorum, Qui Hactenus in ea Commentarios Conscripserunt, Nova hac Editione, Non Solum Mendis Expurgati, Et Politioribus Redditi Caracteribus, Sed Etiam Utilibus Notis Exornati, Et de Manuscriptis Principue Francisci Solsonae Nitori Pristino Restituti; Praemissa Suerunt Capitibus, Quae Antea Desiderabantur Summaria, Tumq: Subiectae ad Unamquamq; Amaedei Quaest. Elaboratae Car. Ant. Blancardi Adnotationes. His Accesserunt Indices Opportuni Quaestionum, Et Rerum Memorabilium. Quibus Singula Facile ad Materiam Attinentia Reperientur. Turin: Apud H.H. Io. Dominici Tarini, 1629. [xii] pp., 288 ff., [48] pp. Folio (14" x 9"). Contemporary vellum, gilt titles on colored background to spine. Light shelfwear, some soiling and spotting to spine, boards slightly bowed, partial crack between front free endpaper and title page. Title page in red and black with large copperplate printer… Read More

1696. Matrimonii Nullitate ex Defectu" Orsaio, Domenico (Ursaya, Domingo, Ursaya, Domenicus). De Matrimonii Nullitate ex Defectu Consensus Contrahentis & Moralis Consensus Contrahentis & Moralis Praesentiae Parochi: Dissertatio Theologico-Legalis Dominici Ursayae, In qua Incidenter Quidem, Sed Forsan non Injucunde Agitur: De Consensus Necessitate, Illiusque Probatione; De Abolendo Usu Contrahendi Matrimonia pet Nutus, & Signa.; De Clandestinis Matrimoniis, & Duabus Speciebus Clandestinitatis; De Poenis Parochi Voluntarie Assistentis Eisdem Clandestinis Matrim.; De Necessitate, Antiquitate, & Origine Denunciationum Matrimonialium; De Testibus Deponentibus Pro, & Contra Matrimonium; De Necessitate Praesentiae Moralis Parochi in Matrimoniis; De Parocho Affectante non Audire Verba Contrahentium Matrimonium, & Remediis Circa Ilius Affectationem; De Forma Conciliari, An Possit per Aequipollens Adimpleri, & de Dubietate in Ordine ad Matrimonium, An Scilicet, & in Quo Dubio Respondendum sit pro Matrimonio.… Read More

1641. Early English Burial Laws Spelman, Sir Henry [1563/4-1641]. De Sepultura. By Sr Henry Spelman, Knight. London: Printed by Robert Young, 1641. [iv], 38, [2] pp. First and final leaves blank. Quarto (7-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, occasional light foxing, light soiling in a few places, light edgewear to a few leaves, several notes in an early hand, one, possibly an ownership signature, reading "Richard Case" to verso of title page. $300. * Only edition. Spelman was an eminent antiquarian, legal historian and member of Parliament. Here, he provides a brief history of English burial laws dating back to the Saxons with quotations from medieval statutes. This pamphlet was reprinted in Dublin in 1742. English Short-Title Catalogue R19887.

1743. Halle, Impensis Orphanotrophei, 1743. Halle, Impensis Orphanotrophei, 1743. Final and Best Edition of Brisson's Legal Dictionary in a Handsome Contemporary Prize Binding 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 Plurimis Accessionibus, Observationibusque Philologicis, Criticis, Iuridicis Locupletatum. Prodit Opera Studioque Io. Gottliebii Heinecci IC. Praemissa Praefatione Nova de Interpretationis Grammaticae In Iure Civili Fatis et Vario usu Nec Huius Novae Editionis Praerogativis Iusti Henningii Bohmeri. Halle: Impensis Orphanotrophei, 1743. Two parts in one volume. [xiii], 48, 760; 761-1436 pp. Initial presentation leaf dated September 20, 1811 from the Amsterdam Latin School to Theodoro Lamberto Kock, followed by engraved pictorial title page… Read More

1743. Halle, Impensis Orphanotrophei, 1743. Halle, Impensis Orphanotrophei, 1743. Final and Best 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 Plurimis Accessionibus, Observationibusque Philologicis, Criticis, Iuridicis Locupletatum. Prodit Opera Studioque Io. Gottliebii Heinecci IC. Praemissa Praefatione Nova de Interpretationis Grammaticae In Iure Civili Fatis et Vario usu Nec Huius Novae Editionis Praerogativis Iusti Henningii Bohmeri. Halle: Impensis Orphanotrophei, 1743. Two parts in one volume. [xiii], 48, 760; 761-1436 pp. Leaf pi3 (pp. [v-vi]) bound out of order; text complete. Title page preceded by copperplate pictorial title page depicting a library designed by G. Grundler and engraved by Sysang. Second part… Read More

1997. ISBN-13: 9781886363335; ISBN-10: 1886363331. Rapalje, Stewart and Lawrence, Robert L. A Dictionary of American and English Law with Definitions of the Technical Terms of the Canon and Civil Laws. Also, Containing a Full Collection of Latin Maxims, and Citations of Upwards of Forty Thousand Reported Cases, in which Words and Phrases Have Been Judicially Defined or Construed. Jersey City: Frederick C. Linn & Co., 1888. 2 volumes. xxxviii, 1380 pp. Reprinted 1997 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363335. ISBN-10: 1886363331. Hardcover. New. $150. * Rapalje [1843-1896] was the author of criminal law treatises and compiled digests, having worked with Benjamin Vaughan Abbott to create the problematic United States Digest New Series. He was said to have learned from "the faults of his tutor" on that project. This dictionary has been cited for its correctness and usefulness. First published in 1883, this is the second and final authorial edition.

1766. Venice: Ex Typographia Balleoniana, 1766. 2 vols.. Venice: Ex Typographia Balleoniana, 1766. 2 vols. Distinctions Between Civil and Criminal Matters in Canon Law Chiericato, Giovanni Maria [1633-1717]. Discordiae Forenses Civiles et Criminales in Duos Tomos Distributae. Venice: Ex Typographia Balleoniana, 1766. Two volumes. xxiv, 487; xx, 349 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Folio (15-1/4" x 9-1/4"). Contemporary flexible vellum, thong ties, early hand-lettered titles to spines. Minor stains to boards and spine, moderate rubbing to extremities with minor chips and wear to spine ends and corners, hinges cracked, vellum just beginning to crack through pastedowns. Title pages printed in red and black. Light toning to text, light foxing and dampstaining in places, light edgewear to preliminaries and final leaves, illegible early owner signature and inscription to title page of Volume I. A handsome set. $1,500. * Third and final edition. Chiericato, or Clericato, was a highly regarded expert in… Read More