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1751714741751. London: Sold by John Hamilton 1751. London: Sold by John Hamilton 1751. Legal Malpractice Trial. Hamilton John Plaintiff. The Case of John Hamilton Against Joseph Hickey Attorney: Wherein the Abuses of the Law Occasionally Hinted at in a Pamphlet Lately Publish'd Are More Amply Set Forth. London: Sold by John Hamilton at His Lodgings at the Glove and Breeches The Middle of Swallow-Street Near St. James's Church 1751. ii 45 1 pp. With a half-title. Octavo 7-3/4" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior. An attractive copy of a scarce title. $450. Only edition. In this angry possibly libelous pamphlet Hamilton claims Hickey his former attorney committed legal malpractice in a commercial dispute. Apparently the second part of a two-part pamphlet war it is a response to Hickey Against Hamilton and Hervey: Or A Proper Reply to the Case of John Hamilton As Set Forth by His Honourable Solicitor In Relation to the Acquittal of Joseph Hickey Attorney 1751. Taken together OCLC and the ESTC locate 15 copies 9 in North America 1 in a law library Harvard. English Short-Title Catalogue T20053. unknown books
1809684561809. London 1809. London 1809. "The Weaver's Friend" Trial. Hanson Joseph 1781-1811 Defendant. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Indictment Against Joseph Hanson Esq.: for a Conspiracy to Aid the Weavers of Manchester in Raising Their Wages: Before Mr. Justice Le Blanc One of the Judges of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench And a Special Jury At the Lancaster Spring Assizes 1809. London: Printed and Published by T. Gillet C. Chapple and Sherwood Neely and Jones 1809. xiv 11 116 pp. Folding map. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-3/8". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent library cloth gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Moderate toning light foxing in a few places soiling minor edgewear and faint library stamp to title page a few library marks to verso light soiling to verso of final leaf p. 116. $450. Only edition. Hanson was a social reformer who was imprisoned and fined for his efforts to institute a minimum wage and the right to bargain among other reforms for the weavers of Manchester. Considered a dangerous man by the authorities he was charged with sedition. Known as "the weaver's Friend" 39600 people contributed one penny each to his defence fund. OCLC locates 4 copies in North American law libraries Harvard LA County Library of Congress Yale. Catalogue of the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature II:19907. unknown books
1813566161813. Scarce English Embezzlement Trial Trial. Hewlitt John Churcher Defendant. The Trial of John Churcher Hewlitt Acting Deputy Prothonotary of the Place-Court At the Old Bailey On Wednesday April 14 1813 on Charges Preferred by William Cruchley Of John-Street Bedford-Row Attorney-at-Law For Alleged Embezzlements of Moneys Arising from Fees of Office; On Seven Indictments Upon All of Which he was Most Honourably Acquitted. Taken in Short-Hand. London: Printed by Marchant and Galabin 1813. ii 16 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet. Light browning several leaves unopened internally clean. $450. Only edition. Hewlett was accused of embezzlement by his employer Cruchley. This appears to be a vindication of Hewlitt's honor and innocence. It may have been published at his expense or urging. OCLC locates 4 copies in North America 2 in law libraries Harvard and Social Law. unknown
1813566161813. Scarce English Embezzlement Trial Trial. Hewlitt John Churcher Defendant. The Trial of John Churcher Hewlitt Acting Deputy Prothonotary of the Place-Court At the Old Bailey On Wednesday April 14 1813 on Charges Preferred by William Cruchley Of John-Street Bedford-Row Attorney-at-Law For Alleged Embezzlements of Moneys Arising from Fees of Office; On Seven Indictments Upon All of Which he was Most Honourably Acquitted. Taken in Short-Hand. London: Printed by Marchant and Galabin 1813. ii 16 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet. Light browning several leaves unopened internally clean. $450. Only edition. Hewlett was accused of embezzlement by his employer Cruchley. This appears to be a vindication of Hewlitt's honor and innocence. It may have been published at his expense or urging. OCLC locates 4 copies in North America 2 in law libraries Harvard and Social Law. unknown books
1857694891857. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Bell Luther V. 1806-1862. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow 1857. 69 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers spine reinforced with archival tape. Light soiling and a few minor marks to exterior wear to spine ends and corners a few small chips to wrappers and edges of a few leaves moderate toning to interior. $450. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He left a will made in 1842 that had been amended with three codicils signed by him some time after suffering a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested on the grounds of mental impairment. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and it involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. At time of this pamphlet's publication Bell was president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and a former superintendent of the McLean Asylum for the Insane near Boston. Not in Cohen which lists a composite volume by Trow containing this title. See Bibliography of Early American Law 11386. unknown books
1857694901857. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Earle Pliny. 1809-1892. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow 1857. 69 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling to exterior spine abraded wrappers partially detached at ends light wear to corners moderate toning to interior lower corners lacking from final leaf and rear wrapper with no loss to text "Hon: Charles Allen Worcester Mass." in contemporary hand to head of title page small check-mark next to author name which is underlined. $450. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He left a will made in 1842 that had been amended with three codicils signed by him some time after suffering a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested on the grounds of mental impairment. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and it involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. At time of this pamphlet's publication Bell was president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and a former superintendent of the McLean Asylum for the Insane near Boston. OCLC locates 1 copy at SUNY-Albany. Not in Cohen which lists a composite volume by Trow that includes this title. See Bibliography of Early American Law 11386. unknown books
1831662131831. Libel in Worcester Massachusetts Trial. Russell Samuel 1798-1835 Plaintiff. Trial of the Action in Favor of the Rev. Samuel Russell of Boylston Against John Howe of Boylston For Defamation: At the Supreme Judicial Court Holden at Worcester April A.D. 1831. Worcester MA: Spooner and Church Printers 1831. 27 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers untrimmed edges. Light soiling and moderate edgewear to wrappers front wrapper partially detached. Moderate toning and light foxing to text minor tears to edges of some leaves internally clean. $450. Only edition. "In protesting Russell's election to the school committee Howe allegedly accused him of lying to a colleague about an exchange of church ministers. Russell sued for libel but the jury found for the defendant. Russell's motion for a new trial was denied" Cohen. This pamphlet is a detailed summary of Russell's charges and the testimony of witnesses. Russell's motion for a new trial was based on an allegation that one of the jurors had improperly concealed a bias favoring Howe. This account contains the complete text of the court's opinion denying the motion. OCLC locates 10 copies 4 in law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Social Law Yale. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12028. unknown
1700705041700. Condemned to Death by Parliament Trial. Rushworth John 1612-1690 Compiler. Strafford Thomas Wentworh Earl of 1593-1641 Defendant. The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford Lord Lieutenant of Ireland upon an Impeachment of High Treason by the Commons Assembled in Parliament In the Name of Themselves And of All the Commons of England Begun in Westminster-Hall the 22 of March 1640: And Continued before Judgment was Given Until the 10th of May 1641. Shewing the Form of Parliamentary Proceedings in an Impeachment of Treason. To Which is Added A Short Account of Some Other Matters of Fact Transacted in Both Houses of Parliament Precedent Concomitant and Subsequent to the Tryal: With Some Special Arguments in Law Relating to a Bill of Attainder. Faithfully Collected And Impartially Published Without Observation or Reflection By John Rushworth of Lincolnes-Inn Esq. London: Printed for Ri. Chiswell 1700. x 252 401-786 2 1 pp. Text continuous despite pagination. Copperplate portrait frontispiece. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Later quarter morocco over marbled boards gilt-edged raised bands and gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to extremities with minor wear to corners front hinge starting. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places light soiling to head of text block tiny library stamps to verso of frontispiece and a few other leaves. $450. Second and final edition. Wentworth 1st Earl of Strafford Lord Deputy of Ireland and a leading advisor to King Charles I was an important figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He was tried for treason when he planned to use the Irish army to subdue the king's Scottish opponents during the First Bishops' War 1639. Failing to convict him for treason Parliament passed a bill of attainder a death warrant by special act of Parliament. The king was compelled to sign it and Wentworth was executed. The first edition of Rushworth's compilation was published in 1680 and reissued in 1686. English Short-Title Catalogue R211948. unknown books
1831662131831. Libel in Worcester Massachusetts Trial. Russell Samuel 1798-1835 Plaintiff. Trial of the Action in Favor of the Rev. Samuel Russell of Boylston Against John Howe of Boylston For Defamation: At the Supreme Judicial Court Holden at Worcester April A.D. 1831. Worcester MA: Spooner and Church Printers 1831. 27 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers untrimmed edges. Light soiling and moderate edgewear to wrappers front wrapper partially detached. Moderate toning and light foxing to text minor tears to edges of some leaves internally clean. $450. Only edition. "In protesting Russell's election to the school committee Howe allegedly accused him of lying to a colleague about an exchange of church ministers. Russell sued for libel but the jury found for the defendant. Russell's motion for a new trial was denied" Cohen. This pamphlet is a detailed summary of Russell's charges and the testimony of witnesses. Russell's motion for a new trial was based on an allegation that one of the jurors had improperly concealed a bias favoring Howe. This account contains the complete text of the court's opinion denying the motion. OCLC locates 10 copies 4 in law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Social Law Yale. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12028. unknown books
1877577141877. A Complicated Case of Inheritance and Succession. A Complicated Case of Inheritance and Succession. A Complicated Case of Inheritance and Succession Involving a Charity and the Laws of France and Great Britain Trial. Wallace Sir Richard 1818-1890. Gibbs Frederick Waymouth 1821-1898 Reporter. The Case of Lord Henry Seymour's Will Wallace v. the Attorney-General. London: Stevens and Haynes 1877. vii 98 48 pp. Includes forty-eight page publisher catalogue. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Original cloth blind rules to boards gilt titles to front board and spine. Some rubbing to extremities light fading to spine joints and front hinge just starting at ends. Early owner annotation to half-title interior otherwise fresh. $450. Only edition. Text in English and French. At head of title: "Les Hospices de Paris et de Londres." This was an unusually complicated case of inheritance and succession. "France . was the country to whose courts belonged the principal administration of his estate and his will was brought before the Court of Chancery here by Mr. Wallace . in aid of the French administration. The universal legacy gave rise to two questions . 1st what was the extent topographically of the word 'London' as used by the testator; and 2ndly what institutions were included within the description 'Les Hospices de Londres'" 1-2. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1218. unknown
1877577141877. A Complicated Case of Inheritance and Succession. A Complicated Case of Inheritance and Succession. A Complicated Case of Inheritance and Succession Involving a Charity and the Laws of France and Great Britain Trial. Wallace Sir Richard 1818-1890. Gibbs Frederick Waymouth 1821-1898 Reporter. The Case of Lord Henry Seymour's Will Wallace v. the Attorney-General. London: Stevens and Haynes 1877. vii 98 48 pp. Includes forty-eight page publisher catalogue. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Original cloth blind rules to boards gilt titles to front board and spine. Some rubbing to extremities light fading to spine joints and front hinge just starting at ends. Early owner annotation to half-title interior otherwise fresh. $450. Only edition. Text in English and French. At head of title: "Les Hospices de Paris et de Londres." This was an unusually complicated case of inheritance and succession. "France . was the country to whose courts belonged the principal administration of his estate and his will was brought before the Court of Chancery here by Mr. Wallace . in aid of the French administration. The universal legacy gave rise to two questions . 1st what was the extent topographically of the word 'London' as used by the testator; and 2ndly what institutions were included within the description 'Les Hospices de Londres'" 1-2. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1218. unknown books
1817684541817. London 1817. London 1817. Detailed Trial of a Leader of an 1816 Plot to Overthrow of British Government Trial. Watson James 1766-1838 Defendant. Gurney William Brodie 1777-1855 Reporter. The Trial of James Watson For High Treason At the Bar of the Court of King's Bench On Monday the 9th Tuesday the 10th Wednesday the 11th Thursday the 12th Friday the 13th Saturday the 14th and Monday the 16th of June 1817. With the Antecedent Proceedings. London: Sold by Butterworth and Son 1817. Two volumes. 586; 578 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-3/4". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces to spines. Light soiling and a few minor stains light fading to spines and edges of boards some chipping to lettering pieces. Moderate toning light foxing in places front hinge of Volume II cracked several signatures in that volume loose faint library stamps to title pages brief library annotations to versos. $450. Only edition. Watson was tried for his role in the Spa Fields riot. This riot followed a pair of meetings held by revolutionaries at Spa Fields Islington England on November 15 and December 2 1816. Opponents of the government they resolved to encourage rioting and then seize control of the government by capturing the Tower of London and the Bank of England. Watson Arthur Thistlewood and three other leaders were arrested and charged with high treason as a result. Watson was acquitted and the other three were released without trial. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School II:1220. unknown books
1846709871846. Taunton Mass. 1846. Verdict Not Guilty. Taunton Mass. 1846. Verdict Not Guilty. "A House of Human Slaughter" Trial. Williams Benjamin W. Principal Defendant. Report of the Trial of B.W. Williams and Others Editors and Printers of the Dew Drop A Temperance Paper Published at Taunton Mass. For an Alleged Libel Upon William Wilbar A Rumseller of Taunton Before the Supreme Judicial Court at New Bedford At the November Term 1845 His Honor Judge Hubbard on the Bench. Taunton Mass.: Hack & King Printers Dew Drop Office 1846. 60 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/4". Disbound stab stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior some rubbing to extremities. Light browning to text faint tick marks in light pencil to margins in a few places light foxing to a few leaves. $450. First edition. In January 1845 the defendant published an article in his temperance paper The Dew Drop that referred to Mr. Wilbar as "the incarnate Devil" with a mouth that emitted "flames of fire" that "withered and scorched all the deluded wretches" who entered his shop "a house of human slaughter." The defendants were acquitted after 45 minutes of deliberation. Although there are many reprint editions available the original 1846 printing is scarce in the marketplace. OCLC locates 7 copies in North American law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Social Law University of Minnesota University of Missouri University of Pennsylvania York University. Not in McCoy Freedom of the Press. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12078. unknown books
2 opere in un volume, cm. 18,3, mezza pelle marm. con tassello e fregi in oro al dorso, piatti marm., pag. 96; LXVIII. Interessante memoria difensiva di Cagliostro relativa all'accusa della famosa truffa della collana ai danni di Maria Antonietta e dei gioiellieri Bohmer e Bassenge. Piccola mancanza al dorso, un alone al margine superiore esterno alla fine della seconda opera, comunque ottimo esemplare in solida legatura.
19780Note from Lincoln's Inn dated 16 September 1820. Engraving published by A. Wivell 40 Castle Street East Marylebone and T. Kelly 17 Paternoster Row. Undated. ONE: ANS. 1p. 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition lightly aged. The second leaf bears the address part of which has been cut away: '<.> Wright Esq <.> Panton Square <.> Coventry Street'. Reads: 'Sir I am much in want of the copies of V. <> & the other speeches & I hope you can let me have my own or other copies I am Your most Obt. Servant Wm. Vizard'. TWO: Engraving of 'Willm. Vizard Esqr. Her Majesty's Solicitor. Engraved by T. Wright from a Drawing by A. Wivell.' At bottom right-hand corner 'P 2/6'. Dimensions of image 9.5 x 8 cm. On 17 x 12 cm paper. Aged and worn with dog-eared corner and slight staining at head. The National Portrait Gallery in London does not hold a copy of this item in its collection. Note from Lincoln's Inn, dated 16 September 1820. Engraving published by A. Wivell, 40 Castle Street, East, Marylebone, and T. K unknown
1793130714Paris, s.n.l., Imprimerie de Froullé, se trouve cher. les Libraires du ci- devant Palais- 1793 In-8 20 x 12 cm. Reliure de l’époque veau havane, dos lisse oenés de fers dorés, pièce de titre maroquin fauve, 51-14-70-45-71-8-7-45 pp. Accrocs en tête et en pied de dos.
178715841[], [], 1787-1788. Recueil 7 de pièces en 2 vol. in-8, basane marbrée, dos lisse orné, pièces de titre et de tomaison en maroquin rouge (reliure de l'époque).
181014733Paris, chez C.-F. Patris et Cie, 1810. In-8 de (2)-302-(1) pp. [Affaire Levaillant]. Procès de la Dame Levaillant. In-8 de [246 pp.] Ensemble 1 vol. in-8, demi-basane fauve à petits coins de vélin vert, dos lisses richement ornés, pièces de titre de maroquin vert, tranches jaunes (reliure de l'époque).
Le document consigne les sentences des différents procès du 20 août 1947 au 31 Juillet 1948: procès des médecins, des juges, des industriels tels que Flick et Krupp et des Einsatzgruppe. Les chefs d'accusation sont "conspiration, crime contre l'humanité, crime de guerre, appartenance à la SS, spoliation, aryanisation, esclavagisme, meurtres de masse, crimes contre la paix".
187197Parme, Giuseppe d'Oleo, Ippolito Rosati, 1683 grand in-4, 132 pp., texte sur deux colonnes, demi-toile, dos lisse muet (rel. du XIXe s). Rousseurs.
In 16, cm 11 x 17,5, pp. 326 + 65 (di indice) + (3b). Diffuse annotazioni manoscritte con grafia coeva (varie macchie d'inchiostro) alle ultime 3 pagine bianche. Numeri manoscritti al piatto posteriore, segni e macchie d'inchiostro al contropiatto anteriore, usuali fioriture alle carte. Piena pergamena coeva. Edizione di questo manuale di procedura criminale, pubblicato nel 1597 e in seguito piu' volte ristampato, che vede come principale mezzo di indagine la tortura. Questa viene esaminata in tutti i suoi aspetti, modalita', casi in cui non si possa praticare, rimedi utilizzati dai carcerati per annullarne gli effetti ecc. Contiene anche un'aggiunta tratta da Prospero Farinacci sull'uso della tortura. Vinciana, 1232 (cita un'edizione del 1667).
177528141775 1775 Moutard, Paris, 1775, première édition.2 volumes in-12 plein veau blond d'époque, dos à nerfs ornés de fleurons, pièces de titre et tomaison maroquin rouge, traces rouges, filets sur les coupes, gardes marbrées, faux-titre, page de titre, XVI pages de préface et errata, et 501 pages puis faux-titre, page de titre, 515 pages et [3pp.] de permission.Filets de coupes presque effacés, coiffes légèrement frottées sans manque, coins légèrement émoussés, l'ensemble est malgré tout très frais.
1955007408Paris Gallimard 1955 In-12 Broché
1747624768München, Vötter, 1747. 4to. 9 Bl., 206 (recte 106) S. Halbpergament d. Zeit (etwas berieben, Ecken bestoßen, Rücken verstaubt). [2 Warenabbildungen]
32 pages. Features: Fun photos of children inside front cover; Debt - Our Biggest National Industry/Money - Our Most Costly Commodity - Can the Price of Money Be Decreased?; The Backstage Story of the Marion Talley Drama - article with photo; Morality That Was First Military - army commanders long ago discovered principles now claimed by pacifists; Where the People of the British Isles Came From; Books That Started the Bells Ringing; Henry Ford's Page - Businessmen are leaders of social movements; Editorials - the McNary-Haugen Bill is vetoed, Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver advocates trial marriage, Madame Schumann-Heink denies endorsing a cigarette (being aimed at women); Skiing in the Bavarian Alps; Paid - A Billion Dollars for Beauty - Sleuths of Science Still on the Trail of Elixir of Youth; Benjamin Franklin as an Abolitionist - fascinating article; Intimate Glimpses of Elbert Hubbard - photo-illustrated article; Chats with Office Callers; I Read in the Papers; News Bits; Nice dog/puppy photos inside back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Middle page loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Bonus: Blank 8.5" x 5.5" subscription renewal form laid-in. Book
