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182833114Boston: Hilliard Gray Little and Wilkins 1828. 1st edition American Imprints 35420; Bradford 5255; Sabin 92299. INSCRIBED by the author in the t.p. top margin "To his Honor / Lieut Govr Winthrop / with the Respects of / The Author". Disbound. Chemised and housed in a custom brown quarter-leather slipcase with marbled paper boards. Slipcase - Fine. Pamphlet - Top trimmed from first 2 words of inscription. Lacks lower right corner of title leaf otherwise VG. 90 pp. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>Story the famed Supreme Court Justice known for his Commentaries on the Constitution 1833 was the youngest attorney ever be nominated to the court at 32 here inscribes this work to Winthrop while Winthrop was serving as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1826 - 1833. Hilliard Gray Little and Wilkins hardcover books
180165512Boston MA: Printed by Russell and Cutler 1801. First edition. 12mo. viii 9-155 pp. Original drab paper boards and tan paper spine. Soiling and cracking to paper spine paper chipping from boards text clean. A good somewhat tender copy. STODDARD and WHITESELL 702. WEGELIN 1157. <br/><br/> Printed by Russell and Cutler hardcover books
1894134315Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin and Co 1894. Hardcover. VG some wear ends of spine bookplate and old style pocket at rear T.E.G. Green cloth with thin gilt line around edges gilt title on spine. 293 pp. No illus. Very uncommon in this the ORIGINAL dition and not a reprint. Minor binding defect to ffep otherwise a seldom used copy. Story was also a well-known American Artists and Sculptor. Houghton, Mifflin and Co hardcover books
1829707451829. Boston: Published by Carter and Hendee 1829. Boston: Published by Carter and Hendee 1829. The First Legal Work Bearing Story's Name Story Joseph 1779-1845. Oliver Benjamin L. 1788-1843 Editor. A Selection of Pleadings in Civil Actions With Occasional Annotations on the Law of Pleading. With Additions by Benjamin L. Oliver. Boston: Published by Carter and Hendee 1829. xv 709 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Contemporary sheep blind fillets to boards blind fillets and red and black lettering pieces to spine. Light rubbing and some shallow scuffing to boards somewhat heavier rubbing to extremities some chipping to head of spine early owner signature of Edwin Conant to front free endpaper below small struck-through signature. Moderate toning to text somewhat heavier in places occasional light foxing light soiling to a few leaves. $450. Second edition. This is both the first legal work bearing Story's name and the first American book of entries of precedents. According to Marvin the work's "notes and references show that the author had made no ordinary attainments in the science of special pleading." Story was Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court a professor at Harvard Law School and the most respected and prolific legal writer of his time. Edwin Conant 1810-1891 was a prominent Worcester Massachusetts lawyer businessman and philanthropist. Marvin Legal Bibliography 668. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 9275. unknown books
187256015Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. Very Good. 1872. Hardcover. Previous owner stamped and signed maroon boards with gilt stamping have a sunned spine with rubbed ends front hinge starting else very good. . James R. Osgood and Company hardcover books
1845598981845. Early French Edition of Story's Commentaries on the Constitution Story Joseph 1779-1845. Odent Paul Editor and Translator. Commentaire Sur la Constitution des Etats-Unis Traduit du Commentaire de J. Story Professeur de Droit a L'Universite de Harvard Et Augmente des Observations de Mm. Jefferson Rawle De Tocqueville Etc. Et de Notes Sur la Jurisprudence et L'Organisation Judicaire par Paul Odent Docteur en Droit Avocat a la Cour Royale de Paris Ancien Avocat aux Conseils du Roi et a la Cour de Cassation. Paris: Joubert 1845. Two volumes. ix lxxi 390; iii 498 1 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Contemporary quarter sheep over marbled boards raised bands and lettering pieces to spines. Light rubbing to boards and extremities a few minor nicks to spines corners bumped. Moderate toning occasional light foxing internally clean. A handsome copy of an uncommon title. $1500. Reissue of the first French edition 1843 with a slightly different title. The first is entitled Commentaire Sur la Constitution Federale des Etats-Unis. The first complete translation into a foreign language it is taken from Story's first abridged edition 1833. Along with Franz Joseph Buss's Uber die Verfassungs-Urkunde der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord Amerika. Historischer Teil Nach Story's Commentarien Bearbeitet 1838 Odent's preface is an important source of information on the European reception of Story's work and the American Constitution. In addition to original notes Odent added relevant commentary by Jefferson Rawle Tocqueville and others and discussed aspects of the American government that could be adopted in Europe. OCLC locates 2 copies in North American law libraries University of Alabama and University of Michigan. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 2918. unknown books
1843605041843. First French Edition of Story's Commentaries on the Constitution Story Joseph 1779-1845. Odent Paul Editor and Translator. Commentaire Sur la Constitution Federale des Etats-Unis Precede d'un Apercu sur l'Histoire des Colonies et des Etats Avant l'Adoption de la Constitution Traduit du Commentaire de J. Story Professeur de Droit a L'Universite de Harvard Et Augmente des Observations de Mm. Jefferson Rawle De Tocqueville Etc. Et de Notes Sur la Jurisprudence et L'Organisation Judiciaire par Paul Odent Docteur en Droit Avocat a la Cour Royale de Paris Ancien Avocat aux Conseils du Roi et a la Cour de Cassation. Paris: Joubert Libraire de la Court de Cassation 1843. Two volumes. ix i x lxxi 1 390; iv 498 1 pp. Octavo 8" x 5-1/4". Contemporary quarter sheep over marbled boards gilt title fillets and blind-stamped ornaments to spine speckled edges marbled endpapers. Some rubbing to extremities light rubbing and a few minor scuffs to boards hinges starting. Moderate toning to text light foxing in places mostly to margins. Early owner stamp A. Armand to front endleaf of each volume interiors otherwise clean. A nice copy of a scarce title. $1500. First French edition. The first complete translation into a foreign language it is taken from Story's first abridged edition 1833. Along with Franz Joseph Buss's Uber die Verfassungs-Urkunde der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord Amerika. Historischer Teil Nach Story's Commentarien Bearbeitet 1838 Odent's preface is an important source of information on the European reception of Story's work and the American Constitution. In addition to original notes Odent added relevant commentary by Jefferson Rawle Tocqueville and others and discussing aspects of the American government that could be adopted in Europe. OCLC locates 3 copies in North American law schools George Washington University University of Alabama University of Michigan. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 2918. unknown books
1892719011892. Story on Equity Pleadings Story Joseph 1779-1845. Gould John M. 1848-1909 Editor. Commentaries on Equity Pleadings And the Incidents Thereof According to the Practice of the Courts of Equity of England and America. Revised Corrected and Enlarged. Boston: Little Brown and Company 1892. xlviii 823 pp. Octavo 6" x 9". Contemporary law calf blind rules to boards raised bands and red and black lettering pieces to spine blind tooling to board edges. A few minor stains light rubbing to extremities hinges cracked light toning to text. A notably well-preserved copy. $450. Ninth edition. This distinguished treatise was first published in 1836. According to Simon Greenleaf "there are no works in our language in which the true doctrines and practice of the Law of Equity.are so convincingly taught; and probably no one of his works has been received by the profession with greater thankfulness or is more frequently consulted than this work" cited in Marvin. It remained a standard work for many years; its final edition the thirteenth was issued in 1886. Marvin Legal Bibliography 672. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:670. unknown books
1834715771834. Boston 1834. First edition. Boston 1834. First edition. Handsomely Bound First Edition of One of Story's Most Important Treatises Story Joseph 1779-1845. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws Foreign and Domestic in Regard to Contracts Rights and Remedies and Especially in Regard to Marriages Divorces Wills Successions and Judgments. Boston: Hilliard Gray and Company 1834. xxv 1 557 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Superbly bound in period-style full calf blind rules to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine original endpapers retained. Moderate toning to text somewhat darker or browned in places light foxing faint gradually diminishing dampstaining to margins of several leaves at beginning and end of text. A handsome copy. $1500. First edition. Story's Conflict of Laws the first systematic treatise on the subject is one of his greatest and most influential works. Warren says: "It is not too much to say that its publication constituted an epoch in the law; for it became at once the standard and almost the sole authority.it received the honor of being practically the first American law book to be cited as authority in English courts." Expanding on this latter point Marvin quotes "a late English writer" who says that "no work on international jurisprudence merited nor received greater praise from the jurists of Europe. It impressed English lawyers with the highest respect for Story's extensive learning." Marvin Legal Bibliography 471. Warren A History of the American Bar 545. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 2723. unknown books
1834707421834. Boston 1834. First edition. Contemporary binding. Boston 1834. First edition. Contemporary binding. First Edition of "An Epoch in the Law" Story Joseph 1779-1845. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws Foreign and Domestic in Regard to Contracts Rights and Remedies and Especially in Regard to Marriages Divorces Wills Successions and Judgments. Boston: Hilliard Gray and Company 1834. xxv 1 557 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Contemporary sheep blind rules to boards raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing and a few shallow scuffs to boards somewhat heavier rubbing to extremities early owner signature of Edwin Conant to front pastedown below early annotation in pencil. Moderate toning to text somewhat heavier in places occasional light foxing. A choice copy of a landmark work. $2000. First edition. Story's Conflict of Laws the first systematic treatise on the subject is one of his greatest and most influential works. Warren says: "It is not too much to say that its publication constituted an epoch in the law; for it became at once the standard and almost the sole authority.it received the honor of being practically the first American law book to be cited as authority in English courts." Expanding on this latter point Marvin quotes "a late English writer" who says that "No work on international jurisprudence merited nor received greater praise from the jurists of Europe. It impressed English lawyers with the highest respect for Story's extensive learning." Conant 1810-1891 was a prominent Worcester Massachusetts lawyer businessman and philanthropist. Marvin Legal Bibliography 471. Warren A History of the American Bar 545. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 2723. unknown books
183338148Boston: Hilliard Gray and Company; Cambridge: Brown Shattuck and Co 1833. 3 volumes 8vo. xxxiv 2 1-494; 2 1-555 1; 2 1-776pp. Contemporary sheep expert repairs to joints<br/> <br/>Provenance: James Jackson early signature<br/> <br/>First edition of the first substantial treatise on the Constitution.<br/> <br/>Story's Commentaries was the most substantial and influential work written on the American Constitution since the Federalist Papers. Written while serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court the work defends both the powers of the federal government and economic liberty. The work begins with a review of American history before the Constitution an analysis of the Articles of Confederation and a history of the writing and adoption of the Constitution. The chapters which follow lay out the rules of interpretation of the Constitution and then go through each of the provisions of both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights line-by-line to explain their intent justification and application. Chief Justice John Marshall to whom Story dedicated the work wrote to Story after reviewing his copy: "I have finished reading your great work and wish it could be read by every statesman and every would-be statesman in the United States. It is a comprehensive and an accurate commentary on our Constitution formed in the spirit of the original text."<br/> <br/>Howes S1047; Sabin 92291; Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 2914. Hilliard, Gray and Company; Cambridge: Brown, Shattuck and Co unknown books
1873680951873. Uncommon Cooley Edition of Story's Commentaries on the Constitution Story Joseph 1779-1845. Thomas M. Cooley 1824-1898 Editor. Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States Before the Adoption of the Constitution. Boston: Little Brown and Company 1873. Two volumes. xxxii 752; 737 pp. Octavo 9" x 6". Recent period-style calf blind fillets and lettering pieces to spine endpapers renewed. Light toning to text moderate edgewear light soiling and small library inkstamps to title pages. Quite uncommon in the trade. $1750. Fourth edition. Commentaries on the Constitution was the most extensive and widely discussed study of the Constitution written during the antebellum period. It was originally published in 1833 and the next two editions appeared in 1851 and 1858. Divided into three books it offers a strongly nationalist interpretation of the Federal constitution. Book I contains a history of the colonies and a discussion of their charters. Book II discusses the Continental Congress and analyzes the flaws that crippled the Articles of Confederation. Book III begins with a history of the Constitution and its ratification. This is followed by a brilliant line-by-line exposition of each of its articles and amendments. Published in 1873 Cooley's edition updated Story's text to include discussion of the 13th 14th and 15th Amendments as well as other changes introduced during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Cooley's additions are enclosed in square brackets some notes by Edmund Bennett the editor of the third edition are retained and attributed. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:669. unknown books
1858542971858. Bennett E.H. Editor. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. Bennett E.H. Editor. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. Attractive Third Edition of Story's Commentaries on the Constitution The Last Edition Published Before the Civil War Story Joseph 1779-1845. Bennett E.H. Editor. Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States Before the Adoption of the Constitution. Boston: Little Brown and Company 1858. Two volumes. 8 xxxiii ii 735; ii 702 pp. Eight-page publisher catalogue at beginning of Volume I. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth raised bands retaining original red morocco lettering pieces endpapers renewed. Light to moderate toning negligible foxing to a few leaves some offsetting to margins of Volume II title page internally clean. A nice copy in a handsome binding. $2000. Third edition. First published in 1833 this work is probably the most important work written on the American Constitution during the nineteenth century. Though overshadowed by Marshall on the U.S. Supreme Court Story had no peer as a teacher or writer. Comparing the Commentaries to The Federalist James Kent observed that Story's treatise was "written in the same free and liberal spirit with equal exactness and soundness of doctrine and with great beauty and eloquence of composition. Whoever seeks for a complete history and exposition of this branch of our jurisprudence will have recourse to the above work which is written with great candor and characterized by extended research and a careful examination of the vital principles upon which our government reposes" cited in Marvin Legal Bibliography 669-670. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 2917. unknown books
1832707461832. Cambridge: Hilliard and Brown 1832. Cambridge: Hilliard and Brown 1832. Story on Bailments First Edition Story Joseph 1779-1845. Commentaries on the Law of Bailments With Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. Cambridge: Hilliard and Brown 1832. xxxiv 411 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Contemporary sheep blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Light rubbing and a shallow scuffing to boards moderate rubbing to extremities a few small chips to head of spine corners lightly bumped early owner signature of Edwin Conant to front free endpaper and head of title page and p. 25. Moderate toning to text browning to a few leaves light foxing in a few places. A nice copy. $950. First edition. "Whatever was to be found in the English and American decisions whatever Roman and Continental jurisprudence afforded on illustration of the law of bailments Joseph Story collected and combined with surprising industry and wonderful learning.Story's Bailments affords one of the best examples in modern times of the illustration which our laws are susceptible of by the aid of foreign jurisprudence"Marvin. Conant 1810-1891 was a prominent Worcester Massachusetts lawyer businessman and philanthropist. Marvin Legal Bibliography 668-669. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 2451. unknown books
1841668361841. Boston 1841. 1st edition. Boston 1841. 1st edition. "A Truly Luminous Exposition" Story Joseph 1779-1845. Commentaries on the Law of Partnership as a Branch of Commercial and Maritime Jurisprudence. With Occasional Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown/London: A. Maxwell 1841. xxi 690 pp. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary sheep blind fillets to boards raised bands and small lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing and some shallow scuffing to boards moderate rubbing to extremities somewhat heavier rubbing to spine corners bumped. Moderate toning to text light foxing in places upper corners of some leaves have fold lines a few have early underlining and other marks in pencil. An appealing copy. $950. First edition of one of Story's great treatises. Like the others it was a standard work in the United States and to some extent Great Britain. In his Law Studies Samuel Warren said the Commentaries on the Law of Partnership is "a truly luminous exposition of a subject noted for its intricacy and the subtlety of the rules upon which the system depends" 451. It was a deeply influential work as well. Indeed Pound mentions it his list of texts that were "a significant force in our legal development.": The Formative Era of American Law 140. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 9321. unknown books
189019522Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company. Very Good. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes blue cloth; 7" x 5"; ex-library with numbers on spine bookplates "hole-punch" library name on title page; otherwise both volumes are a bit edgeworn dusty - but internally clean and sound. . Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover books
182955461Boston: Hilliard Gray Little and Wilkins 1829. First edition 8vo pp. 60; removed from binding; very good. Story was the first Dane Professor at Harvard a position he took while serving on the U.S. Supreme Court. American Imprints 40553; Sabin 92301. <br/><br/> Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins unknown books
189310647Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin and Co 1893. 3rd edition. Hardcover. VG some wear ends of spine bookplate T.E.G. Brown cloth. 295 pp. No illus. Includes chapters on "Michel Angelo" "Phidias and the Elgin Marbles" "The Art of Casting in Plaster Among the Ancient Greeks and Romans" "A Conversation with Marcus Aurelius" and "Distortions of the English Stage As Instanced in 'Macbeth'" Houghton, Mifflin and Co hardcover books
1895134316Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin and Co 1895. nineteenth edition. Hardcover. VG some wear ends of spine bookplate and old style pocket at rear T.E.G. Green cloth with thin gilt line around edges gilt title on spine. 109 pp. No illus. Very uncommon in this the ORIGINAL dition and not a reprint. Minor binding defect to ffep otherwise a seldom used copy. Story was also a well-known American Artists and Sculptor. Houghton, Mifflin and Co hardcover books
1884WRCLIT23708Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1884. Small octavo. Limp parchment wrappers printed in red. First edition one of five early printings all but the second indistinguishable from the others BAL binding A. Very nice copy. BAL 19307. Houghton Mifflin unknown books
189449261New York: Frank Tousey Nos. 34 & 36 North Moore St 1894. 1st Printing. Printed paper newspaper format. Folded now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age toning & browning to paper which is becoming brittle. Some edge chipping noticably at the end of the fold. Penciled pos to top margin of first page. A Good copy of this exceedingly uncommon survivor. 16 pp. Text quadruple column. Adverts. Large wood engraved image to front wrapper. Internal wood engravings. 13-1/4" x 11-1/2" <br/><br/>The rare second installment from Tousey's celebrated story paper which would remain in print through 1924. Frank Tousey, Nos. 34 & 36 North Moore St unknown books
185162801Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown 1851. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. xii 574pp.; viii 676pp. Original brown cloth spine ends worn with chipping to ends. Vol. 1 has a small piece that has been glued back on the top of spine. Scattered foxing throughout. <br/><br/> Charles C. Little and James Brown hardcover books
189288902 vols. London: Richard Bentley & Son 1892. 2 vols. 8vo Vol. I: xxi 308pp; Vol. II: 284pp. 2 frontispieces with tissue guards and 21 illustrations. Original blue cloth with gilt edges and lettering to spine. Moderate foxing to title pages and throughout. Pages untrimmed. Very good. § First edition. John Linnell was an English Romantic painter 1792-1882. Linnell was one of the best friends and patrons of William Blake. Bentley Blake Books 2769. Richard Bentley & Son hardcover books
189849345New York: Frank Tousey 29 West 26th Street 1898. 1st Printing. Printed paper newspaper format. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age toning & browning to paper which is becoming brittle. Possibly removed from a bound volume stab holes along spine. An About Very Good copy. 16 pp. Text quadruple column. Adverts. Large wood engraved image to front wrapper. Internal wood engravings. 14-1/8" x 10-5/8" <br/><br/>"USS Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor in February 1898 contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April. American newspapers engaging in yellow journalism to boost circulation claimed that the Spanish were responsible for the ship's destruction. The phrase 'Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!' became a rallying cry for action. Although the Maine explosion was not a direct cause it served as a catalyst that accelerated the events leading up to the war." Wiki <br /> <br />Happy Days jumped on this bandwagon as demonstrated by this issue. and like most publishers wishing to hook their readership many stories of the stories herein are published in installments requiring the buyer to purchase a number of issues in order to read the entire tale. Frank Tousey, 29 West 26th Street unknown books
1897705881897. Wheeler Alexander Strong 1820-1907. Reminiscences of an Old Lawyer: An Address by Our Fellow-Member Mr. A.S. Wheeler Delivered Before the Commercial Club of Boston December 18 1897. Printed by Request of the Club. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill Press 1898. 20 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 6". Sewn pamphlet in stiff wrappers printed title label to front cover. Light shelfwear light toning to text. $50. Wheeler a Boston lawyer was a graduate of Dartmouth and Harvard Law School. unknown books
