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The Majesty Of the Law
by Sandra Day O'Connor
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR was born in El Paso, Texas, and raised on the Lazy B, a ranch on the Arizona–New Mexico border. She attended college and law school at Stanford University, and began her public service in Phoenix, Arizona. She has been married to John O’Connor since 1952, and they have three sons. She is the author, with her brother, H. Alan Day, of Lazy B, a memoir about growing up in the American Southwest. Nominated by President Reagan as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the...
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Reports Of Cases Ruled and Adjudged In the Courts Of Pennsylvania, Before and Since the Revolution
by A J Dallas
Centennial Crisis
by William H Rehnquist
William H. Rehnquist was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He earned his B.A. and M.A. in political science from Stanford University and a second M.A. from Harvard. He graduated first in his class at Stanford Law School in 1952. In 1969 Rehnquist became assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Council. He was confirmed by the Senate as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in December 1971, and took his place on the...
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Preliminary Report On the Mineralogy Of Pennsylvania With an Appendix On the Hydrocarbon Compounds - Second Geological Survey Of Pennsylvania
by Samuel P Sadtler F a Genth
Twenty-Ninth Annual Report Of the Bureau Of American Ethnology To the Secretary Of the Smithsonian Institution, 1907-1908
by W H Bureau Of American Ethnology Holmes
The Covode Investigation House Of Representatives 36th Congress, 1st Session Report No 648
by United States House Of Representatives John Covide
The Investigation Of the Assassination Of President John F Kennedy
by Select Committee To Study Governmental Operations
Radiological Defense, Volume IV - Radiac - an Introduction To Radiological Instruments For Military Use
by Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Legal History Books & Ephemera
White House Conference 1930; Addresses and Abstracts of Committee Reports (SIGNED by Lavinia Engle)
by White House Conference On Child Health And Protection
New York: The Century Co., 1931. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Light green cloth boards with dark green design on front and spine. Exterior is quite darkened and soiled, spine show sunning and front board has small dark spot both sides have thin creases or wrinkles present. Interior binding is good, no hinge cracks, no torn or loose pages. Pages are toned due to age and foxing is present, though mainly to...
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$60.07
Child Welfare Work in Pennsylvania: A Co-Operative Study of Child-Helping Agencies and Institutions
by William H. Slingerland
New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1915. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, original olive cloth boards with Pennsylvania seal on front and back. Gilt lettering on front and spine. Book is free and clear of any handwriting or bookplates, no torn or loose pages, binding nice and square. Only defects that would keep this out of a fine condition rating of the stains on front and rear exterior boards. See photos.
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$11.18
Interstate Commerce Commission - Valuation Docket No. 1072: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company et al.
by Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1933. Staple bound. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Staple bound softcover, issued by the Government Printing Office with the reference numbers B-912 and 181282-33-1. This is is a 1933 publication showing railroad properties and assets valued at the time of publication. This book starts at page 442 and ends at 823. Staples are rusted and corners show dampstains which is present throughout most of...
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$22.54
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND COPY OF THE ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA (Chapter 99, Public Laws, Session of 1915)
by State of North Carolina, Secretary of State (by authority of General Assembly)
Raleigh, N.C.: Office of the Secretary of State, by authority of the General Assembly; [printed by] Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., 1916. 40 pages. Original printed self-wraps; stapled as issued. 23 x 15 cm. Good plus. A few small spots and slight toning to wraps; some light marginal creasing. FIRST EDITION. Laid-in is a one-page printed circular letter, signed (in type) by the governor and secretary of state. The pamphlet contains the text of the existing state constitution and an act proposing...
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$30.00
Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year 1861. Agriculture (37th Congress, 2nd Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc.)
by Commissioner of Patents: D. P. Holloway
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1862. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards, blindstamped on all sides with large deep embossing and gilt text on spine. Exterior shows edge and corner bumping as well as some handling wear and bottom of spine has chip missing. The interior binding is good, no hinge cracks. There are a few small holes at the front and rear pastedowns and moderate to...
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$29.40
Crime & Insanity, Murder & its Punishment; Musings on Murder
by Lord Darling
London: J. A. Allen & Co., 1925. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards with gilt text on front. Exterior shows spotting/fade on the bottom outside corner of both sides. This was likely caused by moisture but has not affected the interior pages or pastedowns. Internal pages are secure though webbing is thinly exposed at pages 16/17 where the book was opened too far. Page 17 also has a minor corner crease. Front...
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$10.00
A Treatise on Wills (two volume set, complete)
by Thomas Jarman and Melville M. Bigelow
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company, 1881. 5th Edition . Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, two-volume set with original full leather binding. Exterior of both volumes are in rough shape with black tape across spines in leather heavily worn. Boards of volume 1 are held on by just binder string and whatever strength is left in the old tape. On volume 2 both boards are detached. Despite the rough exterior's the interior...
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$48.00
The Case of General Yamashita
by A. Frank Reel
Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1949. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Copyright page states second impression, 1949. Red cloth boards with gilt on spine. But spine is very mildly sunned and has a 1/2 inch mark near the center, possibly from a pencil. Binding is tight and pages are clean. No handwriting, signatures or bookplates noted. See photos.
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$12.87
Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia at Its Twelfth Session, Commencing January 13, 1875
by West Virginia Legislature
Charleston, WV: John W. Gentry, Printer, 1875. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original marble paper boards half bound in leather, red label on spine. Exterior shows scuffing and chipping and leather is powdery and cracking at hinges. Internal binding is good and text pages are secure. Hinges show pulling at boards but remaining binding is fine. Pages are toned due to age and some foxing and spotting is...
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$50.00
Laws of the General Assembly of the State of Pennsylvania, Passed at the Session of 1829-30 in the Fifty-Fourth Year of Independence
by General Assembly Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA: Published by Authority - Printed by James Cameron, 1830. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original marbled paper boards with leather to spine. Exterior shows quite a bit of wear and leather is completely cracked at hinges but boards are still attached. Internal binding is good and text pages are secure. Paper is quite toned due to age and foxing is present throughout as well as spotting and...
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$50.00
Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Passed at the Session of 1854, in the Seventy-Eighth Year of Independence
by Pennsylvania General Assembly
Harrisburg, PA: A. Boyd Hamilton, State Printer, 1854. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original marbled paper boards half bound in leather. Leather is dry, cracked, and powdery and board show quite a bit of wear. Hinges are cracked to where the boards are only precariously held on by the binder string. Despite the rough exterior interior binding is good and text pages are tight. No handwriting noted, no...
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$30.00
Investigation of Diseases of Swine and Infectious and Contagious Diseases Incident to Other Classes of Domestic Animals (Department of Agriculture Special Report No. 12)
by Department of Agriculture
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1879. Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. The hardcover, brown cloth boards, stamped on spine. Exterior shows fading along with edge and corner wear. Interior pages are toned due to age and some foxing and spotting is present. Contains black and white and color illustrations as well as a large foldout (decrease was slightly off on the foldout which cause the very last portion of the foldout to...
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$9.80
Legal Cases of the Civil War.
by Murray, Robert Bruce
Stackpole Books, PA.. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0811700593 . First Edition. Hardcover. The author, Robert Bruce Murray, examines a number of Supreme Court cases heard by the court from 1861-65 involving the Civil War reflecting the concerns of the average citizen and the enlisted man. 324 pages, appendix A-B, endnotes, bibliography, index. Dust jacket and book are in Fine, as new, condition. ; Standard Book Size. .
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$29.00
Soil survey of Greenbrier County, West Virginia
by United States Department Of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service
Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1972. Soft cover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original 1972 softcover publication, provided by the United States To Part Of Agricultural Soil Conservation Service In Cooperation With West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. Large softcover book comprising of approximately 95 pages of text and another 87 pages of foldout maps which shows the different soil compositions overlaid on top of graphical survey maps. No...
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$25.74
Reports Of Cases Adjudged In The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania In The Eastern District : Volume II
by Thomas I. Wharton
Philadelphia, PA: P. H. Nicklin & T. Johnson, 1837. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original 1837 publication which was rebound in the early 20th century by Geo. T. Bisel Co. (Philadelphia). Exterior is soiled and spine is darkened, with damage to labels on spine. The text pages are tight and secure though there are some thin hinge cracks starting at the boards. Front pastedown contains the Geo. T....
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$42.00
Illusion's End
by Clay Mobley
Chicago, IL: Published by the Author / Bucklee Publishing Co., 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, first edition thus. Blue cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior cloth has unique sheen giving a 3D effect of a pattern. The exterior shows minor bumping and scuffing. Interior pages are clean and binding is tight. No signatures or bookplates present, no hinge issues, no underlining. Only...
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$10.30
Reports Of Cases Adjudged In The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania In The Eastern District : Volume VI
by Thomas I. Wharton
Philadelphia, PA: T. & J. W. Johnson, 1841. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original 1841 publication which was rebound in the early 20th century by Geo. T. Bisel Co. (Philadelphia). Exterior is soiled and spine is darkened, with damage to labels on spine. The text pages are tight and secure though there are some thin hinge cracks starting at the boards. Front pastedown contains the Geo. T. Bisel Co....
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$42.00
History of Prisoner of War Utilization by the United States Army 1776-1945 ( Department of the Army No. 20-213)
by George C. Lewis and John Mewha
Washington DC: Department of the Army, 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, thin navy blue/black cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows spotting and soiling from handling and lower a outside corner is bumped from front to back. Internal binding is tight, no hinge issues. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings present. Pages are toned due to age and some foxing and spotting is...
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$9.80
Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Vol. VII: May to September 1838 - signed by Judge Edwin H. Stow (Stowe).
by Frederick Watts
Philadelphia, PA: James Kay, Jun. and Brother, 1839. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original 1839 publication in full leather binding. Exterior shows scuffing/soiling, spine is darkened and corners are worn with light cracking present. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. Signed on the front end page by Edwin H. Stow, who was the President Judge (Chief Justice) of the Fifth District in Pennsylvania....
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$50.00
The American Law Register - April 1857 Volume V No. VI ( from the Reuben C. Hale - Civil War Quartermaster General of Pennsylvania )
by Asa I. Fish and Henry Wharton
Philadelphia, PA: D.B. Canfield and Co., 1857. Soft cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original softcover tall (9 3/4") monthly publication. We have 15 different editions all from the estate of the Pennsylvania attorney Reuben C. Hale. Mr. Hale (1812-1863) graduated from Yale in 1830 and was a prominent figure in Pennsylvania state and local law practice, appointed Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia and eventually named Quartermaster General of Pennsylvania in 1861. He...
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$29.81
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: Volume II (1810) - owned by Charles M. Swain and Harry J. Applestein
by Horace Binney
Philadelphia, PA: Farrand and Nicholas, 1810. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original 1810 publication in full leather binding. Exterior shows staining and soiling along with scuffs and scrapes. Spine is darkened and there is a piece of cloth tape across the top. Overall interior binding is good and text pages are tight. Hinge is cracked at the front board. Pages are toned due to age and scattered foxing is...
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$165.00
Eight Years in Congress, From 1857-1865 Memoir and Speeches (SIGNED)
by Samuel S. Cox
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1865. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, original binding. Blue cloth boards blindstamped with gilt on spine. First edition thus with single date of 1865 on both the copyright and title page. There is a brief inscription by the author: "Dr. G. W. Davis with regards of S. S. Cox. 1865, Aug 23". There's also a bookplate on the front pastedown bearing the name of a different owner. No other...
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$55.78
The Plattsburg Manual: A Handbook for Military Training
by Ellis, O.O. and Garey, E.B
New York: The Century Co., 1918. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Yellow-brown cloth boards decorated on front and spine. Exterior shows corner and edge bumping and surface wear/soiling. Original owner signature on front pastedown and front end page shows faint evidence of a price once penciled as well as small corner tears. Front hinge is cracked about 2 inches near the center. No other hinge issues, no...
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$8.58
In The Matter Of The Survey Of The Lands Of The Ex-mission Of San Diego, San Diego County, California - Brief For Claimants
by A. St. Clair Denver - Attorney For Claimants
Washington DC: W. H. Moore Printer, 1875. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is an original publication and reads: " on appeal from the decision of the Honorable Commissioner of the General Land Office, dated June 21, 1875" and placed before the Secretary of the Interior. The booklet further explains that on June 8, 1846, Pio Pico, Governor of California, sold to Santiago Arguello " the Mission of San Diego with all its lands and property belonging...
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$240.27
![LAW TALES FOR LAYMEN. [Spine and dust jacket title: "Law Tales for Laymen and Wayside Tales from Carolina."]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/270/189/1307189270.0.b.jpg)
LAW TALES FOR LAYMEN. [Spine and dust jacket title: "Law Tales for Laymen and Wayside Tales from Carolina."]
by Seawell, Joseph Lacy
Raleigh, N.C.: Alfred Williams & Co., [printed by Bynum Printing Co.], 1925. 314 pages, plus six full-page photographic plates. The front free endpaper is printed with a copyright notice on the recto and prior appearance notice on verso. Original olive-green cloth with gilt spine lettering. 20 x 15 cm. There was a variant in blue cloth, priority unknown. A good copy in good plus dust jacket. Moderate stains to both covers along and near the joints. The binding is a bit fragile internally (cracked...
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$115.00
