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180069708Cambridge: William Hilliard 1800. First edition 8vo pp. 15 1; contemporary drab paper wrappers; some browning and soiling several tears entering from the fore-edge; a good copy. Ownership signature at the top of the title page of John Whitney. Mansfield was a junior at Harvard. This looks to be his only published work. Evans 37884; Wegelin 1058. William Hilliard unknown
1791274874Printed by Thomas and Samuel Green 1791. Trade Paperback. 38 pages. Mansfield pp. 5-30; Stiles pp. 31-38. Ezra Stiles 1727-1795 was a Yale graduate a founder of Brown University and the 7th President of Yale 1778-1795. First edition first printing. A good copy sewn. Pages are stained and browned. Half-title page present. Page edges are not trimmed. Small edge chips.<br> Printed by Thomas and Samuel Green paperback
178930040New-Haven CT: Printed by T&S Green 1789. Very Good. New-Haven CT: Printed by T&S Green 1789. First Edition. Octavo. 37 pp. with half-title and errata to final page. Printed wraps with old stabholes and more recent string binding. Light wear with chipping to edges; light staining to wraps and interior; binding sound. Publication date per Evans and OCLC 1790 though this copy with ownership inscription to final leaf reads "Timothy Seward His Book March 1789." A Very Good copy of a scarce title. Printed by T&S Green unknown
1800WRCAM25107Cambridge: Printed by William Hilliard 1800. 15pp. Small quarto. Stitched. Edges rather chipped. Final leaf detached and with three-inch tear. Bit tanned. Overall good. Mansfield is described on the titlepage as a Junior Sophister. EVANS 37884. WEGELIN 1058. Printed by William Hilliard unknown books
1772318099Cholinsford England 1772. 1 parchment leaf and one paper leaf. Ink on parchment with a black ink seal in left margin. Docketed on verso in a contemporary hand and signed by three persons named on recto. Paper leaf lined vertically in red with eight blind stamps reading "shilling" and showing a coat of arms. 1 parchment leaf and one paper leaf. English legal history in detail. This warrant describes the crimes of several named persons including Daniel Halls convicted of felony and burglary against Elizabeth Wilson widow to the sum of twelve shillings and eight pence.<br/><br/>This legal document describes the course of redress for a theft in some detail including a reward of forty pounds for the apprehension of housebreakers divided among Elizabeth Wilson Daniel Wilson and James Button.<br/><br/>The note on the verso records the payment of the reward and includes the signatures of Elizabeth Wilson Daniel Wilson and "the mark of James Button" a shaky X. Interestingly it appears that Elizabeth Wilson was literate enough to write her own name.<br/><br/>This note is interesting for its legal history but also its association with William Lord Mansfield who was associated with the reform of the English legal system in his time.<br/><br/>Together with a paper leaf that appears to be a clerk's listing of cases filed with their assignments to judges annotated in the border. Several of the cases are signed by Lord Mansfield. unknown books
1797686831797. London 1797. Sole edition. Rare. London 1797. Sole edition. Rare. Advice on Legal Study from Mansfield Ashburton and Thurlow Murray William 1st Earl of Mansfield 1705-1793. Dunning John 1st Baron Ashburton 1731-1783. Thurlow Edward 1st Baron Thurlow 1731-1806. A Treatise on the Study of Law: Containing Directions to Students Written by Those Celebrated Lawyers Orators And Statesmen The Lords Mansfield Ashburton And Thurlow In a Series of Letters to Their Respective Young Friends; With Notes And Additions By the Editor. London: Harrison Cluse and Co. 1797. viii iii 1 147 1 pp. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Later library cloth lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed. Some shelfwear and soiling front joints just starting at ends upper section of lettering piece lacking along with front free endpaper. Light toning to text negligible faint spotting to a few leaves faint library stamp and illegible early owner signature to title page. $1000. Only edition. Sir William Murray or Lord Mansfield was born in Perth but came to England in 1718. He became Chief Justice of the King's Bench in 1756 and exerted a great influence on the common law. He suggested to Blackstone the notion of a series of lectures on English law at Oxford and would on occasion explicate principles in court for the benefit of students present. John Dunning or Lord Ashburton defended Wilkes against charges of seditious libel. Edward Thurlow or 1st Lord Thurlow made his reputation with his speech in the Douglas Cause and became Chancellor in 1778. English Short-Title Catalogue T102875. unknown books
