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1984294222Birmingham: Legal Classics Library 1984. hardcover. fine. Frontis. 339 pages 8vo gilt-decorated grey leather a.e.g. Birmingham: The Legal Classics Library 1984. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Facsimile of the Cincinnati: Nation Book Company 1925 Third edition.<br/><br/> Legal Classics Library unknown books
1824705951824. Trial. Kennon Beverly Defendant. Message from the President of the United States Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of the Navy Accompanied with the Proceedings of a Court Martial Lately Held at Norfolk For the Trial of Lieut. Beverly Kennon Rendered in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives Of the 25th April 1824. May 18 1824. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives. Washington DC: Gales & Seaton 1824. 94 53 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet untrimmed edges. Light soiling and edgewear moderate toning occasional light foxing light browning to fore-dges of a few leaves. $50. Kennon who was acquitted was charged with defamation of character for a series of articles that criticized Commodore David Porter. . unknown books
1856527661856. An Interesting Patent Case Trial. Sickels Et Al. v. Corliss Et Al. Dickerson Edward Nicoll 1824-1889. The Argument of Mr. Edward N. Dickerson: With His Notes and Explanations: The Charge of Judge Nelson: And the Verdict of the Jury in the Case of Sickels vs. Borden Defended by "The Novelty Iron Works" and Mr. Horatio Allen. New York: John S. Voorhies 1856. 67 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in recent facsimile printed wrappers. Faint dampstaining soiling cellotape residue and clean tears to title page. Light foxing internally clean. $50. Argued by a great patent lawyer and reported at 22 Federal Cases 67 this case involved the infringement of Sickels's patent on a steam value device an important innovation that enabled the development of more powerful steam engines. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for $720. Dickerson was the outstanding authority on patent law in the United States at this time. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 11530. unknown books
19521259040London: William Hodge and Company 1952. Third Edition. Third Edition; Octavo; VG-/VG-; Spine is age-toned to a tan color with red and black text; DJ has shelf wear age toning around the edges of recto and verso wear to corners several small open tears on head/tail of spine small scratches and smudges cover design is clear; Boards have general shelf wear light bumping to corners and head/tail of spine joints and hinges are strong; Text block has general signs of handling musty smell age-toning and foxing to pages and edges content is clear; 348; Additional shipping cost may be necessary due to weight/size restrictions. 1259040. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. William Hodge and Company unknown books
19501258980Edinburgh and London: William Hodge & Company 1950. Second Edition. Second Edition; Octavo; VG-/VG-; Spine is tan with red and black text; DJ has shelf wear age toning around the edges of recto and verso wear to corners several small open tears along front top edge small scratches and smudges cover design is clear; Boards have general shelf wear bumping to corners and head/tail of spine staining along front joint joints and hinges are strong; Text block has general signs of handling musty smell age-toning and foxing to pages and edges content is clear; 295; Additional shipping cost may be necessary due to weight/size restrictions. 1258980. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. William Hodge & Company unknown books
19521258981London: William Hodge and Company 1952. Third Edition. Third Edition; Octavo; VG-/VG-; Spine is age-toned to a tan color with red and black text; DJ has shelf wear age toning around the edges of recto and verso wear to corners several small open tears along spine crown small scratches and smudges cover design is clear; Boards have general shelf wear bumping to corners and head/tail of spine staining along front joint joints and hinges are strong; Text block has general signs of handling musty smell age-toning and foxing to pages and edges content is clear; 420; Additional shipping cost may be necessary due to weight/size restrictions. 1258981. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. William Hodge and Company unknown books
193853690Moscow: People's Commissariat of Justice of the USSR 1938. First English Language Edition. First printing. Publisher's cloth-backed printed paper-covered boards; 800pp. Small scuffs to boards; slight toning and soil; Very Good. <br/><br/>Full transcript of the infamous Moscow Show Trials of 1938 by which Stalin completed his purge of perceived Bolshevik enemies and consolidated his hold on Soviet power. Among those tried and found guilty were such old Revolutionary-era stalwarts as NIkolai Bukharin Alexei Rykov Christian Rakovsky Vladimir Ivanov Isaac Zelensky and many others. All but three of the defendants were executed immediately in the wake of the trials; the remainder were given prison sentences and later executed in 1941. People's Commissariat of Justice of the USSR unknown books
19511259045London: William Hodge and Company 1951. Second Edition. Second Edition; Octavo; VG-/VG-; Spine is age-toned to a tan color with red and black text; DJ has shelf wear age toning around the edges of recto and verso wear to corners several small open tears on head/tail of spine small scratches and smudges cover design is clear; Boards have general shelf wear light bumping to corners and head/tail of spine joints and hinges are strong; Text block has general signs of handling musty smell age-toning and foxing to pages and edges content is clear; 216; Additional shipping cost may be necessary due to weight/size restrictions. 1259045. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. William Hodge and Company unknown books
1984719911984. Legal Classics Library. Legal Classics Library. Scopes Evolution Trial The World's Most Famous Court Trial: Tennessee Evolution Case. Cincinnati: National Book Company 1925. Frontispiece. 339 pp. Reprint Birmingham: Legal Classics Library 1984. Full calf decorative gilt all edges gilt. Raised bands marbled endpapers edges gilt ribbon marker. Former owner's small property stamp on lower inside front flyleaf else fine as new condition. $25. Reprint of the third edition. A word-for-word report of the famous court test of the Tennessee anti-evolution act at Dayton July 10 to 21 1925 including speeches and arguments of attorneys Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan testimony of noted scientists and Bryan's last speech. unknown books
1954663561954. Trial. Fairfield Letitia C.B.E. M.D. Trial of John Thomas Straffen. Edinburgh London and Glasgow: William Hodge & Company Ltd. 1954. xiii 299 pp. 18 illustrated plates. Original red cloth ex-library with location label at foot of spine bar code lable on front cover property stamps on inside covers title page and verso. Chipping to head and tail of spine. Internally very good. $25 Notable British Trials. unknown books
1812343401812. A Notable Court-Martial from the War of 1812 Trial. Goodale Ebenezer Defendant. Record of the Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Holden at the Court-House in Salem in the County of Essex Monday Sept. 28 1812 by Order of His Excellency Caleb Strong Esq. Governor and Commander in Chief of the Militia of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On the Complaint of Lieut. Col. Samuel Brimblecom and Others Against Ebenezer Goodale Major General of the Second Division of the Militia. Cambridge: Printed by Hilliard and Metcalf 1812. 80 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 5-1/2". Large pamphlet wrappers lacking uncut edges light dampstaining occasional foxing to text. $25. Second and final edition published the same year as the first. Tried before Caleb Strong a leading Massachusetts jurist Goodale was found guilty of "unmilitary conduct for his illegal delegation of his authority and his attempt to influence a brigade election. He was removed from his position for five years.": Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13505. unknown books
19597155Accra 1959. Paperback. Good. 54p. Original wrapper. 34cm. Some cover wear. <br/><br/> paperback books
1971WRCLIT37158Boston: Little Brown 1971. Cloth. Frontis illustrations facsimiles. Second printing. Extremities rubbed else near fine in lightly edge-worn dust jacket. Little, Brown hardcover books
1870516811870. Claim Concerning Title to Point San Jose in San Francisco Trial. Steinbach R. Plaintiff. Flagg John H. Attorney. Point San Jose: Supplementary Brief in Behalf of Claimants. N.p. c.1870. 10 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Self-wrappers recto of first leaf and verso of terminal leaf soiled crease to lower corner internally clean. $20. Only edition. Located near the entrance to the Golden Gate Point San Jose was occupied by the U.S. military in 1863. The military claimed it was entitled to do this because the nation was in a state of war. It established a series of artillery batteries and continued to hold the land after the war. This irregular annexation was the basis of Steinbach's suit which was first filed in 1866. OCLC locates 3 copies all in California. Not found in Hollis. unknown books
1930359891930. Trial. Moulton H. Fletcher Editor. The Trial of Alexander Campbell Mason. London: Geoffrey Bles 1930. 309 pp. Plates. Lightly soiled cloth moderate shelfwear front hinge cracked but secure. Signature to endleaf internally clean. $10. unknown books