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1810710341810. Paris 1810. Quarto. Interleaved and annotated. Paris 1810. Quarto. Interleaved and annotated. Interleaved 1810 Printing of the French Code of Criminal Procedure with Contemporary Annotations France. Criminal Law. Code d'Instruction Criminelle. Edition Originale et Seule Officielle. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale 1810. ii 310 pp. Interleaved. Quarto 10" x 7-3/4". Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards gilt spine with lettering piece. Moderate rubbing with wear to spine ends and corners joints starting at ends hinges cracked front free endpaper lacking. Light toning somewhat heavier in places light foxing in a few places light edgewear to preliminaries and final leaves light soiling to title page. Occasional annotations to interleaves and text in neat contemporary hand. $3750. Third printing. The 1808 Code d'Instruction Criminelle a code of criminal procedure was one the four codes of civil and criminal law issued under Napoleon's direction after the Code Napoleon Code Civil 1804. The annotations the latest dated 1827 range from a few words to several interpretive paragraphs. Most of these note modifications to the articles by imperial decrees or court decisions. The most extensive annotations which fill three full interleaves in a tiny hand concern juries. They are interleaved with first eleven articles of Chapter V "Du Jury et la Maniere de la Former" pp.133-136. unknown books
18603040New York: Dixon & Edwards 1856-1860 1860. First edition of each book in Olmsted's trilogy on the slave states. Octavo three volumes original cloth. A Journey In The Seaboard Slave States is inscribed by the author to his cousin Charles Olmsted. Each volume is in very good condition A Journey In The Seaboard Slave States has been rebacked. Books inscribed by Frederick Law Olmsted the father of American Landscape Architecture are rare. Interested in the slave economy he was commissioned by the New York Daily Times now The New York Times to embark on an extensive research journey through the American South and Texas from 1852 to 1857. His dispatches to the Times were collected into three volumes A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States 1856A Journey Through Texas 1857 A Journey in the Back Country in the Winter of 1853-4 1860 which remain vivid first-person social documents of the pre-war South. Dixon & Edwards, 1856-1860 hardcover books
1883D14116Illinois 1883-1884. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Contemporary sheep over thick heavy boards; in heavy canvas dust jacket with lettering stamped on upper board and spine; folio 445x287mm; pp. 479 lined ledger paper with about 50 pages blank at rear. Manufactured by J. M. W. Jones of Chicago. Sheep heavily chipped with later repairs; spine perished. Dust jacket tattered torn and stained; frayed along the edges; rear panel competely separated but present and interesting perhaps because it's so battered and because lettering identifies Seth Hanchett Cook County Sheriff see below. Some marginal dust-soiling; last few pages a bit chipped along fore-edge; but text is unscathed and perfectly legible throughout. <br/><br/>Tidy cursive records in black ink the offender's name charge amount of bail sentence and cell number. "Amount of bail" is sometimes left blank but often all fields are complete. Offenders include men and women arrested for larceny burglary assault murder insanity forgery and more. If convicted the sentence is recorded usually with the note "sent to Penit;" if insane a note reads "sent to physician." Seth Hanchett's predecessor Chicago Police Chief William J. McGarigle 1881-1882 was rumored to have been involved in bail bond rackets in cahoots with Michael C. McDonald a wealthy and powerful gamesman who controlled the internal mechanisms of the Democratic Central Committee in the last quarter of the 19th Century. McDonald tried to keep McGarigle in office via internal political machinations which proved to be no match for the plans of Mayor Carter H. Harrison and the people of Cook County who elected Republican Seth Hanchett as Sheriff in 1882. He was the county's first 4-year Sheriff. Hanchett was succeeded by the "bumbling" Canute R. Matson in 1886. Matson was a close friend of McGarigle who by this time had been placed in charge of the disease-infested Cook County Hospital likely due to McDonald's pull. This volume is interesting as a legal document but it may also reveal something about its place in Cook County political history. Worthy of further study. hardcover books
1860274181New York: Sarony Major & Knapp 1860. Lithograph with hand coloring. Sheet measures 8.5" x 34.5".<br/><br/> This incredible pocket map of Central Park New York City dates to 1860. Issued as part of the "Third Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park" it covers Central Park in its entirety from 59th Street to 110th Street. The map identifies individual streets shrubbery lakes paths rocks and other features. Surrounding streets and avenues are also noted. The width of the roads are indicated in black while elevation is noted with red numbers. The map also reveals the completed partially completed and proposed areas and landscape of the park showing that at the time the southern portions of the park were completed before the northern.<br><br>The map was created by the renowned landscape architects Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux who were awarded the task of designing and completing what is today the most visited urban park in the United States. The park with around 800 acres was designed with every single tree pond bridge rock and bench individually planned. According to Olmstead "Every foot of the parks surface every tree and bush as well as every arch roadway and walk and been placed where it is for a purpose.'<br><br>Published by Sarony Major and Knapp. Engraved by W. H. Grant. Accompanied by a separate sheet with references to the map. The map is in good condition with minor toning and verso reinforcement align some original folds. Verso repair near top left border. Minor foxing. A beautiful and scarce example of one of the most beautiful planned parks in the world in the midst of its construction.<br/><br/> Sarony, Major & Knapp unknown books
186565900Montgomery Ala: Daily Ledger" Book and Job Office 1865. Buff printed wrappers. 8vo. 15pp. OCLC lists six copies: Univ. of Michigan Univ. of TX-Austin NY Hist. Soc. Library Boston Athenaeum Library of Congress R. B. Hayes Presidential Center. This pamphlet is a fine example of a Carpetbaggers promotional. <br/><br/> Daily Ledger" Book and Job Office unknown books
1891675561891. Debates in Parliament 1892-1908 Great Britain. Parliament. The Parliamentary Debates Fourth Series. London: Reuter's Telegram Co. and Others 1892-1908. 136 of 199 volumes lacking Volumes 16-77 1893-1899 and 100 1901. Contemporary cloth blind frames to boards gilt titles to spine. Several volumes bound in three-quarter calf over paper-covered boards some with cloth-reinforced spines a few bound in recent buckram. Moderate to heavy shelfwear with chipping to spine ends most hinges cracked several boards loose or detached interiors clean. Ex-law school library. Location labels to spines bookplates and other markings to pastedowns and endleaves. $1995. Fourth Series. Authorized by Parliament this series was the successor to Hansard's Parliamentary Debates which succeeded the series commenced by William Cobbett in 1804. unknown books
1810711201810. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale 1810. 16mo. Rare. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale 1810. 16mo. Rare. Attractive Scarce Pocket-Sized 1810 Printing of the French Code of Criminal Procedure France. Criminal Law. Code d'Instruction Criminelle. Edition Originale et Seule Officielle. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale 1810. iv 323 pp. 16mo. 3-3/4" x 2-1/4". Contemporary sprinkled calf gilt fillets to boards gilt spine with lettering piece speckled edges marbled endpapers ribbon marker. A few tiny nicks to boards moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to corners bookseller ticket to verso of half-title moderate toning to text light soiling to half-title small crease to title page. An attractive copy. $1950. Only edition in this format this is the third printing of this title previously issued in quarto and octavo. The 1808 Code d'Instruction Criminelle a code of criminal procedure was one the four codes of civil and criminal law issued under Napoleon's direction after the Code Napoleon Code Civil 1804. Because the 16mo. version labeled 32mo. in some references was intended for daily use rather than the library shelf few copies exist today. Copies as well-preserved as ours are rare. OCLC locates 10 copies none in North America. Camus Bibliotheque Choisie des Livres de Droit 2310. unknown books
1860313321Albany 1860. 62 vintage albumen prints comprising 60 oval gem portraits 1-1/2 x 1 inches 1 larger oval portrait 2-1/8 x 1-5/8 inches and 1 full-length 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary brown morocco autograph album stamped in gilt and blindW.B. Sprague blindstamp on ffep. A few portrait photos damaged or loose 2 inscriptions are without photos. 62 vintage albumen prints comprising 60 oval gem portraits 1-1/2 x 1 inches 1 larger oval portrait 2-1/8 x 1-5/8 inches and 1 full-length 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches. 2 vols. 8vo. Early Albany Law School Photographic Yearbook. A photographic yearbook from the Albany Law School class of 1860 assembled by student Horatio Colony 1835-1917.<br/>Opened in 1851 Albany Law School is the oldest independent law school in the United States. Many of its students in the 1850s and '60s became prominent lawyers and judges.<br/>As is the custom with the professionally produced college photograph yearbooks produced by George Kendall Warren starting in the late 1850s each photograph is inscribed beneath by the sitter with his name and hometown. The album opens with professors Ira Harris Amasa Parker Amos Dean Nathaniel Harris and Levi Chamberlain. Some notable students include Alexander P. Ketchum who became a Colonel and Chief Appraiser of the Port of New York; Clayton H. Delano 1836-1920 who served eight terms as the Town of Ticonderoga's Supervisor and was elected twice to the New York State Assembly; and William S. Opdyke general counsel of the Delaware and Hudson Company. <br/>Horatio Colony 1835-1917 whose picture appears last and is unfortunately obscured by damage assembled this album. The photograph of Levi Chamberlain is inscribed to "Horatio friend and pupil." He was admitted to the bar in New Hampshire and New York in 1860; in 1869 he along with his brother George took over the management of the family business the Faulkner and Colony Woolen Mill. He held several other civic and local government positions before his death in an automobile accident in 1917. His son Horatio Jr. 1900-1977 a poet and novelist established the Colony family home as a museum upon his death.<br/><br/>With: Autograph album containing autographs of acquaintances and some notable figures including Amos Bronson Alcott "A. Bronson Alcott" and Octavius Frothingham "O.B. Frothingham". In near matching black morocco autograph album stamped in blind and gilt extremities rubbed. With later inscription of C.W. Lawbert on front free endpaper. unknown books
185629577San Francisco: Whitton Towne & Co. Printers Excesior Steam Press 1856. 2nd Edition with an Appendix Cowan p. 647; Rocq 15661. A considerably expanded edition over that of the 1853 1st edition which was comprised of but 29 pages of material. Original publisher's brown cloth with gilt stamped lettering to front board. Spine sunned a bit. General wear. Slight gutter break after the 4th gathering. A VG copy. 130 2 pp. Last leaf blank. Frontis portrait. 2 facsimile letters. 12mo. <br/><br/>The Field-Turner feud renowned in the annals of California history. Turner a judge that had Field an attorney disbarred; Field ultimatley got his revenge by on election to the California Assembly arranging Turner's banishment via judicial reorganization to a remote "region in the northern part of the state." DAB. This 2nd edition includes tesimonial & affidavits in Judge Turner's defense from a host of local officials as well as a few national notables including Andrew Jackson & Henry Clay. Furthermore this copy contains rare associated ephemera: a handbill reprinting a contemporaneous review of the book entitled "Judge Turner's Book" as published in the San Francisco Herald of Dec. 30 1856 as well as an 11" x 8-1/2" legal circular triple column containing a statement by Judge Turner relating to his candidacy for re-election to the office of District Judge for the 8th District dated Arcata July 14 1863. Additionally contained within the circular are reprinted two letters with respect to Turner's case before the Supreme Court the latter advising Judge Turner "of the favorable and final decision of the Supreme Court in your case." Whitton Towne & Co., Printers, Excesior Steam Press hardcover books
1840521861840. Pennsylvania. Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Passed at the Session of 1840 -1971. Published by Authority. Harrisburg: William D. Boas and others 1840-1971. Some years missing see below. Together 88 books. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". 1840-97 volumes: Contemporary quarter sheep over paper lettering pieces to spines several rebacked in buckram some volumes have hand-lettered sppines. Moderate shelfwear some hinges cracked internally clean. 1901-1911 volumes: Contemporary law calf red and black lettering pieces to spine. Moderate shelfwear boards detached from two volumes several joints and hinges cracked but secureinternally clean. 1913-1971 volumes: Original buckram reed and black lettering pieces to spines. Light shelfear and soiling internally clean. All volumes have owner signatures and owner stamps to preliminaries. $1250. This set is lacking the following years: 1845 1849 1856 1863-1867 1872-1873 and 1876 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898-1900. Babbitt Hand-List of Legislative Sessions and Session Laws 426-427. unknown books
18551719Wheelock Tx 1855. Very good plus. 4pp. on a bifolium. Previously folded. Light even tanning. An unusual but fascinating 1885 letter by an travelling attorney in central Texas describing some of his experiences there and extolling the virtues of the state to his addressee. Remarkably the author who signs his missive only as "Feeney" seems to become progressively more drunk as he writes and the quality of penmanship and cohesiveness of thought diminish in subsequent paragraphs. Feeney writes from Wheelock a small town north of modern-day College Station founded in 1830 by the grandson of Eleazar Wheelock the scion of Dartmouth and the seat of Robertson County from 1850 to 1856. After a lengthy round of pleasantries he begins to describe his recent experiences practicing law in the state:<br/><br/>"Your letter reached me about a week before the District Court the same as your Circuit Court and at that time I was busy as a recruiting sergeant on a fourth of July - for filing suits and engaging counsel are the orders of the week . and of course I had to be as busy writing - talking electioning and advising as it behoved a law yerling upon his first legs - cases and clients should be ___ Since that time I have been on the 'circuit' transversing for six or eight weeks a territory as large as Alabama - since then making examination speeches - and playing - generally for the past two weeks - I did not get drunk Sir - after my first speech but somehow 'the gentlemen of the jury' 'duly impanelled' &c. and myself happened to come to the grocery at the same time and the records of the grocery show that I stand charged thereto with thirteen drinks - thus I recompenced their intelligence & uprightness in deciding on my side."<br/><br/>Thence Feeney's legibility and cohesion descend somewhat as he becomes apparently inebriated though the letter remains quite readable. In the remainder of his text just over half he gives his impressions and opinions of Texas in the hopes of persuading his acquaintance to try it for himself:<br/><br/>"The wealth of the state at its present status consists principally in cattle sheep horses & hogs and the profit derived from them is compared with farming immense. Cattle double in numbers a profit every three years - horses in less and sheep in less still. Land is a secondary consideration - men that passed as poor and are considered as hardly responsible men . and yet they have a patent for a league of 44411 acres or a half or a thrice any how - for recovering or defending a law suit with difficulty can a fee in money be procured but they will divide the land. I am retained in a case to annul a will - the gentleman told me he would not pay in money - but I might make my own arrangements for the fee in land - yet that same land is the richest I ever saw and worth as much hard cash as any for agricultural purposes can be - I think I never made a better move or performed a wiser trick than when I came to Texas. If my Lucie will only continue. This is in each and every respect the freest country in the world - There is no censorous standard of depredation on the one hand nor puritanism on the other - Yet the law is supreme and the morals are not the worst - Yet it is so in the absence of the restraints generally imposed by ordinance and church discipline." <br/><br/>Only the final paragraph in which he lauds his ability to "ride over the country in his shirt sleeves" and to "sleep upon the prairies" becomes a bit difficult to decipher. An engaging letter on itinerant Texas life in the mid-1850s with evidence of extraneous inspiration. unknown books
1867285044Brooklyn: I. Van Andens Print 1867. very good. Maps. Color lithograph. 12" x 19".<br/><br/> Set of two maps included in a pamphlet entitled "Seventh Annual Report. Board of Commissioners Prospect Park Brooklyn" published in January of 1867. Cover stained corners dinged and toned with two stamps 'California Academy of Sciences & 'with Compliments of Jno Y. Cuyler Chief Engineer'. He was the assistant engineer to the project. The first map "Design for Prospect Park as Proposed to be Laid Out for the City of Brooklyn" is a detailed and colored depiction of the plan of Prospect Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Right margin cropped. The second map "Map Showing the Progress of Work upon the Park up to January 1867" is uncolored and shows an incomplete version of the first map depicting what had been built of the proposed plan up until that point. The map was created by the renowned Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted 1822-1903 who also designed some of the most famous parks in the United States including Central Park in New York City and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. A wonderful rarity.<br/><br/> I. Van Andens Print unknown books
1851561471851. Together 186 books. 48 linear feet of shelf space. Together 186 books. 48 linear feet of shelf space. California. Laws of the State of California and Code Amendments. Various printers 1851 1854-55 1857-1908 1910 to 19452d through 56th session in 60 books. Sessions 1947 to 1949 1951 to 1969 1970 V.2 to 1995 in 125 books. Together 185 books. Forty-eight 48 linear feet of shelf space. 1852-1915 volumes: Contemporary law calf red and black lettering pieces to spines. Worn boards detached from several volumes some spines mended with tape backstrips lacking from a few volumes; 1851 1866 1867 1869 1870 1889 and 1917-1995 volumes: Buckram with red and black lettering pieces light to moderate shelfwear and soiling. Occasional brief annotations to early volumes interior otherwise clean. Ex-law office library of Heller Ehrman LLP. Stamps to edges and preliminaries. Several early volumes to 1915 have owner signature of Emanuel S. Heller many spines have his owner label a few have owner markings of Sidney M. Ehrman annotations to pre-1905 volumes are in Heller's hand. $950. A set of California session laws as issued but lacking volumes for sessions 1849 1850 1852 1853 1856 1909 and 1950. unknown books
189145023London: George Bell and Sons York Street Covent Garden 1891. 1st Edition. Period half leather with brown cloth boards with joints professionally refurbished. TEG. Marbled eps. Slight lean. Modest wear. Very Good. 3 volumes. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden hardcover books
1891279870Boston: Heliotype Printing Co 1891. Map. Heliotye. 22 1/2" x 23 1/4".<br/><br/> This incredible 1891 map issued by the City of Boston Park Commission describes Franklin Park in Boston. The map was created by F. L. Olmstead & Co. and depicts the park in beautiful detail noting individual trees pathways streets fields and other details. Designed by Frederick Law Olmstead Franklin Park is considered the 'crowning jewel' of Olmstead's achievements in Boston.<br><br>Created originally as a 'country park' it is the largest of component of the Emerald Necklace created by Olmstead. The Park Commissioners had originally hoped to get funding for the park from Ben Franklin's trust hence the name. Originally built outside of Boston's most populated centers today the park is a welcoming space in the midst of the city. The map is in good condition with minor wear along the folds and minor toning. <br><br>The map was created by the renowned Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted 1822-1903 who also designed some of the most famous parks in the United States including Central Park in New York City and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. This is an excellent example of his work.<br/><br/> Heliotype Printing Co unknown books
1887293176Brooklyn: I. Van Andens Print 1887. Map. Lithograph. 31 1/2" x 39 1/2".<br/><br/> Unusual map of the Village of Niagara Falls. Centered on Goat Island. Goat Island is a small island in the Niagara River in the middle of Niagara Falls between the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The island is at the southwest corner of the City of Niagara Falls New York in the United States and is part of Niagara Falls State Park. It was created by the renowned Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted 1822-1903 who also designed some of the most famous parks in the United States including Central Park in New York City and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. A wonderful rarity.<br/><br/> I. Van Andens Print unknown books
185932945Burnet County Texas 1859. Single-page manuscript 23 lines plus signatures on pale blue paper 8" x 12". Light old folds a few minor spots Near Fine. <br/><br/> Burnet County in central Texas was created as a separate entity in 1852. The Committee appointed by Hon. Edward H. Vontress Judge of the 17th Judicial District included John Henry Brown Alexander Stuart Walker Thomas Proctor Hughes William C. Wiseman prominent and powerful Texans all. <br/> Brown 1820-1895 was evidently not a lawyer; a newspaper editor politician and historian he was among the earliest writers of Texas histories. Brown would chair the committee that prepared Texas's articles of secession; during the Civil War he was on Ben McCulloch's staff and fought at Palmito Ranch the last battle of the War. After the War along with other disaffected Texans he moved to Mexico for several years. <br/> Hughes 1826-1899 was born in Kentucky and settled in Texas around 1850. A member of the Texas Secession Convention he voted against secession but then joined the Confederate Army. Walker studied law with David Burnet after whom the County is named; and served in the Confederate Army and as a Confederate judge. Wiseman was Texas Reconstruction Governor A.J. Hamilton's appointee as Chief Justice of Guadalupe County.<br/> Edward H. Vontress 1825-1864 was an attorney judge state representative for Texas and Confederate officer. Born in Kentucky he moved to Texas and opened a law firm with Thomas P. Hughes. He represented Williamson and Burnet Counties in the Fifth Texas Legislature from 1853-54. When the Seventeenth Judicial District was created in 1856 he was elected its first district judge. He fought under Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston; returned to Texas and was elected Captain of Co. A Morgan's Regiment 18th Texas Cavalry; and was killed in June 1864 while on his way to deliver a message to Gen. Richard Taylor. Online Handbook of Texas.<br/> Alexander Stuart Walker 1826-1896 was born in Virginia and settled in Texas in 1852. A lawyer he was elected district judge while serving in the Confederate Army in 1862 . He was removed as judge by the U.S. military in 1865 for being an "impediment to Reconstruction. unknown books
185726793United Kingdom: Various 1857. United Kingdom: various dates and publishers as below. Group of speeches and political pamphlets bound in one volume; as they appear and including: Rules and Regulations of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by Alexander Thom. 1863. 31 pages; first and last leaves a little spotty trimmed close at bottom edges. Previous owner note at top edge in pencil "by John Stuart Mill Sir Robert Lowe and others." Rules and Regulations of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by Alexander Thom. 1866. 29 pages; also trimmed close at bottom edge. Speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Bill for the Extension of the Suffrage in Towns. May 11 1864. Second Edition. John Murray 1864. With a couple of previous owner blue-pencil notes: "If the speech does not mean "manhood suffrage" what does it mean" and later in the Speech "like Sibthorp he has no confidence in either party." And marking a section "A hint for agitators to follow and a threat to intimidate his opponents" and a couple of other comments; this closely read & commented-upon. Couple of spots very good. Borough Franchise Extension Bill. The Speech of the Rt. Hon. Robert Lowe M.P. Upon the Second Reading of Mr. Baines' Bill for the Extension of the Borough Franchise Delivered in the House of Commons on Wednesday May 3rd 1865. London: Bickers and Son. 16 pages. Previous owner initial at top of title page edge. 1831-32 A Sketch. Reprinted from "Fraser's Magazine" of February 1862. By Lord Campbell. London: William Ridgway 1866. Previous owner name of Joseph Radcliff at top of title page edge. 49 pages. Parliamentary Reform Considered as a Question of Principle and not of Party. Dedicated by Permission to the Right Hon. Earl Grey by Edward J. Gibbs M.A. London: William Ridgway & William Parke. Not dated. 51 pages. Speech of the Right Hon. E. Horsman M.P. on the Second Reading of Mr. Baines' Borough Franchise Extension Bill in The House of Commons May 8th 1865. Westminster: Vacher and Sons 1865. 29 pages. Plea of the Unrepresented Commons for Restitution of Franchise. An Historic Enquiry. By Thomas Chisholm Anstey Esq. of the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple. London: William Ridgeway 1866. 143 pages. Speech of the Right Hon. Robert Lowe M.P. on the Irish Tenant-Right Bill; and A Letter of Lord Oranmore's to 'The Times.' Reprinted at the Expense of an Irishman. London: Trubner and Co. 1866. 22 pages. Name of Joseph Radcliff at top of title page edge. The Growth of our Law of Personal Property. An Introductory Lecture. Delivered to the Law Students at King's Inn. By William O'Connor Morris Esq. Barrister-at-Law Professor of the Law of Personal Property Pleadings and Evidence to the Hon. Society of the King's Inns Dublin. Dublin: Hodges Smith & Co. 1863. 24 pages. The History and Uses of The Law of Entail and Settlement. Buy Charles Neate Barrister-at Law Fellow of Oriel College and Member of Parliament for the City of Oxford. London: William Ridgway 1865. 44 pages. Considerations on the Punishment of Death. By Charles Neate Esq. Barrister-at Law Fellow of Oriel College and Member of Parliament for the City of Oxford. London: James Ridgway 1857. 83 pages. Speech of John Stuart Mill Esq. M.P. Etc. Speech only; no additional title page; 8 pages. Colophon notes as Judd & Glass Phoenix Printing Works London E.C. Representation of the People Bill. Second Reading. Speech of the Right Hon. Robert Lowe M.P. House of Commons Thursday April 26 1866. London: Robert John Bush. 31 pages. Name of Joseph Radcliff at top of title page edge. Reform Bill 1866. Epitome of the Debate on the Motion of the Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone for Leave to Bring in a Bill To Extend the Franchise in England and Wales 12th and 13th March 1866. London: Harrison 1866. 74 pages. Speech of H. Hussey Vivian Esq. M.P. F.G.S. on the Coal Question: Delivered in the House of Commons Tuesday June 12 1866. London: William Ridgway 1866. 61 pages. Last few leaves spotty. Approx. 6" x 8 1/4" size; bound in marbled paper covered boards polished calf corners and spine with simple dotted line and rules red leather spine label gilt titles all edges marbled endpapers to match. Some edge tips wear and rubbing to the binding; in very good condition. . Ephemera. Leather. Very Good. Various books
1856140939282New York: Dix & Edwards 1856. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition. Bound in publisher's brown ribbed cloth decorated in blind and lettered in gilt on the spine. Near Fine with dulling to gilt titles shallow chipping at head of spine. Several small stains to top edge of textblock. Small corner missing from front free end paper. A nice and sharp copy of a book which usually turns up much worse for wear. Olmsted was interested in the slave economy and was commissioned by The New York Daily Times currently The New York Times to travel in the American South and gather extensive research. His dispatches vivid first-person accounts of the antebellum South were collected into three volumes this being the first. Dix & Edwards unknown books
184144371Jackson County IN 1841. Buff wove paper black or brown ink. Occasional chips splitting along folds toning ink splotches and light soiling; fold lines. Texts largely unaffected and legible overall. Good to Very Good condition. 97 loose documents of varying lengths and paper sizes. Most single leaf and written recto only; few multiple pages/leaves. Sizes vary from ~ 2-1/2" x 7-1/2" slips to ~12-1/4" x 8" leaves. <br/><br/>Large lot of signed documents by various Jackson Circuit Court justices of the peace primarily recording the verdicts of court cases nature of the offense and fines assessed and collected or not yet collected. The vast majority of the cases tried are for assault and battery usually receiving a $1 fine if found guilty and "profane swearing" a $5 - $10 fine although "affray" trespass forced imprisonment and "passing spurious money" are also listed. Documents include names of plaintiffs defendants justices occasional other parties sheriffs clerks etc and usually the township in which the case was tried. Justices include William Crenshaw John Goble Charley W. Sitwell James Kelly John Moore William Williams Jonathan Graham Jacob Kester Jacob Brown and many others. Most are from the years 1838 - 1841 ~85%. A nice cache of material documenting this era in Indiana history. unknown books
1837WRCAM45760Probably New York State 1837. 4pp. manuscript on a folded folio sheet. Vertical and horizontal folds. Tanned and stained. Neat splits along the center horizontal folds with no loss of text. Good overall. An original manuscript putting forth the constitution and articles for a local militia unit. The manuscript is written out as a blank form with no particular militia company state or locality identified. Presumably this text was copied and circulated as a guide to all those interested in forming a militia. One part of the text refers to an "Act of Assembly approved April 4 1837." The State of New York passed a revisal of the state militia law on that date making it the most likely location. <br> <br> A calligraphic hand has written at the top of the first page "Constitution of the" with a blank space underneath. The preamble then reads: "The subscribers hereunto are hereby united in the formation of a volunteer company of Infantry or Riflemen as may be determined hereafter by a vote of two thirds of the members. The company shall be governed by constitutional law and the following articles of association." The manuscript text then goes on to list twenty- six articles that would govern the company including a description of their dress and "undress" uniforms rules for appointing "non- commissioned" officers and majority rule of the "regular parading members" in decision- making. There would be a treasurer and a secretary regular fees fines as appropriate and new members would have to be proposed by a current member and then would be voted upon by the whole company. Provision is also made for the future maintenance of an armory building. <br> <br> Interesting evidence of military organization at the local level in 19th- century America. unknown books
184355129Providence: publisher not identified March 23 1843. Broadside approx. 11" x 8¼" signed in print by John Brown Francis and 10 others; old folds a few creases; very good. In support of James Fenner for Governor. "This crisis has called together a union of men of both parties . This union has preserved our State thus far from anarchy . We ask your zealous cooperation and the cooperation of all our political friends in the election of the ticket which has been nominated by the friends of Law & Order" i.e. Whigs. Not found in American Imprints or OCLC; DeSimone & Schofield 222 locating the Brown R.I. Historical copies and 3 in private collections. <br/><br/> publisher not identified], March 23 unknown books
181118715Philadelphia: Printed for the author by Robert & William Carr 1811. Oblong. Misbound : 1-8 2564 1724 916 pp. <br><br>Hymnal employing Law's system of shape notes without staves. Very scarce. Disbound and misbound; lacks covers leather from spine lost. Spotting and staining sometimes heavy throughout. Several instances of ink and pencil notations. Age-toning. Printed for the author, by Robert & William Carr hardcover books
183140687Dublin: R. Grace 1831. First Edition. Octavo 23cm. Later ca early 20th-c. half-morocco over patterned paste-paper boards; xx 240pp. Binding slightly scuffed at joints and spine ends else a tight well-preserved copy; Very Good. A book-length poem in six cantos on the cause of Irish Nationalism lengthily dedicated to "The Magnanimous Sons of Irish Independence." Of the author little is to be discovered; according to various contemporary published accounts he was either a Belfast barrister; a Dublin tutor and early preceptor to Denis MacCarthy; an exiled Irish nationalist; and/or an Australian astronomer. The book is notably uncommon with no copies recorded in commerce since 1925; 15 in OCLC of which 7 in North America. R. Grace unknown books
1886542761886. Mississippi Reports. Annotated edition. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court High Court of Errors and Appeals and the Superior Court of Chancery of Mississippi. Annotated edition. Vols. 1-31 1839-1886. Six 6 linear feet of shelf space. St. Paul Minn.: West Publishing Co. 1886. Ex-private law library with stamps on top edge very good. $495. Volumes 1 to 63 1881-1886 of the Mississippi Reports were published prior to the National Reporter System. The Southern Reporter 1st series begins coverage with vol. 64 of the Mississippi Reports. Containing Freeman's Chancery Reports 1839-1843; Smedes and Marshalls' Chancery Reports 1840-1843; Walker vol.1 MS 1818-1832; Howard vols. 1-7 vols. 2-8 MS 1834-1843; Smedes & Marshall vols. 9-22 vols. 1-14; and MS Reports vols. 23-63 1851-1886. unknown books
