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1872 Beeton's Law Book: A Practical Compendium of the General Principles of EnglishLondon: 1872An uncommon to find compendium on English law, an extensive and impressive work by Samuel Orchart Beeton. -
1919 2 Vols Methode D'Interpretation Et Sources En Droit Prive PositifParis: 1919A smartly bound two volume set of Francois Geny's critical essay on private law, in the original French. -
1939 Inspection of Licensed HousesLondon: 1939A very scarce volume concerning licensing justices and others by Sir Alfred T. Davises. -
1906 Report of the Royal Commission Appointed to InquireLondon: 1906This is a very scarce and historical work detailing the minutes of evidence taken before the Royal Commission for the corrupt Worcester election in 1906, in the publisher's original paper wraps. -
1834 Report From His Majesty's Commissioners for Inquiring into the Poor LawsLondon: 1834The first edition of this work discussing the creation of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, which aimed to provide relief for the poor of England. -
1740 Les Institutes de l'Empereur Justinien Conferees avec le Droit FrancoisToulouse: 1740A study into the influence of Justinian law on French pre-Revolutionary work, an interesting work by Francoise de Boutaric. -
1702 Les Reports de Sir Creswell Levinz, Jades un del Justices del Common Bank, en Trois PartsLondon: 1702The first edition of this uncommon collection of judicial reports by Creswell Levinz, detailing important trials of the reign of Charles II. -
1730 The Law of TithesIn the Savoy [London]: 1730The very scarce first edition of William Bohun's summary and account of the laws surrounding tithes in the first part of the eighteenth century. -
1753 The Decisions of the Court of Session, from 1st November 1748Edinburgh: 1753An very scarce leather-bound work containing an index and description of all of the cases heard in Scotland's Supreme Court from 1748 to 1751. -
1927 The Struggle for the Falkland IslandsNew Haven: 1927The first edition of Julius Goebel's account of the legal history of the Falkland Islands from the eighteenth to early twentieth century. Illustrated with a folding map, and numerous plates. -
1869 Rights of FishingEdinburgh: 1869The uncommon first edition of this work discussing the rights of fishing in Scotland. -
1730 2Vols in 1 Anno Regni Annae Reginae and Anno Regni Georgii II, Malt ActsLondon: 1730Two very scarce works detailing acts and legislation passed concerning duties surrounding the sale and production of malt in early eighteenth century Great Britain. -
1919 Housing (Ireland) Act 1919London: 1919A very scarce printing of this 1919 Housing Act in Ireland, relating to the housing of the working class and the government's acquisition of social housing. -
1811 An Account of the Different Charities Belonging to the PoorLondon: 1811A first edition copy of this interesting treatise on poor charities in Norfolk in the early nineteenth-century. -
1767 The New Universal Parish OfficerLondon: 1767A second edition copy of this scarce, eighteenth-century work on laws and parish business in England. -
1914 The Letters of Thomas Burnet to George Duckett, 1712-1722Oxford: 1914The very scarce first edition of this publication of the early eighteenth century letters of a prominent judge, in an excellent half morocco binding. -
1750 Tenants Law: or, the Laws concerning Landlords, Tenants and FarmersLondon: 1750A smart fifteenth edition work on tenants and landlords, bound in contemporary leather. -
1912 Trial of Mrs. MaybrickEdinburgh: 1912A pleasing first edition of this account of the trial of a famous London murderer, a case that has since been linked to the unsolved identity of Jack the Ripper. -
1823 A Supplement to the General Turnpike Road ActLondon: 1823The supplement to Joseph Bateman's 'The General Turnpike Road Act', detailing three amended acts issued under George IV, and with additional material on the road maintenance and repair. -
1850 Trattato della Pruova in Materia PenaleNapoli: 1850An Italian translation of Mittermaier's important work on criminal law of Europe, an interesting work originally written in German. -
1850 Trattato della Pruova in Materia PenaleNapoli: 1850An Italian translation of Mittermaier's important work on criminal law of Europe, an interesting work originally written in German. -
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1829 Repertorio GiudiziarioNapoli: 1829A very scarce first edition of this directory of Italian law by Giuseppe Amorosi, signed by the author to Volumes I and II. -
1820 The Important and Eventful Trial of Queen Caroline, Consort of George VILondon: 1820The first edition of this fascinating contemporary account of the trial of Caroline of Brunswick, illustrated throughout. -
1884 The Law of Boundaries and FencesLondon: 1884The third edition of this uncommon work on the law of boundaries and fences by Arthur Joseph Hunt and A. Brown. -
1919-1925 4Vol Memoirs of William HickeyLondon: 1919-1925A complete four volume set of the memoirs of this eighteenth century English lawyer, and his travels through India and Jamaica. -
1811 2Vol Religion and PolicyOxford: 1811The first edition of the Earl of Clarendon's posthumously published two volume discussion of papal powers. -
1957 Record of the Professional Career of Geoffrey Dale BlakeKensington, London: 1957A handsomely bound, illustrated volume celebrating the career of Geoffrey Dale Blake, after he was elected President of The Chartered Auctioneers and Estate Agents Institute in 1957. A one-of-a-kind item. -
1926 Gebel Aulia Dam and other Subsidiary Works on the White Nile, SudanWestminster: 1926A very scarce printing of a contract composed buy the Egyptian government for the construction of the White Nile's Gebel Aulia dam. -
1901 Le Domaine Aerien et le Regime Juridique des AerostatsParis: 1901A smart French legal work on aerospace by Paul Fauchille, a pioneer of aircraft laws. -
1922 Contract for the Construction of A Dam and Subsidiary Works at MakwarLondon: 1922The very scarce contract made between the Sudan Government and the engineers employed to construct the Sennar Dam on the Blue Nile, revealing fascinating insights into the irrigation techniques of the day. -
1936 Copinger on the Law of Copyright in Works of Literature, Art, Architecture, Photography,London: 1936A scarce work on copyright laws by F. E. Skone James, an extensive study on the developing laws in the 1930s, this seventh edition being brought up to date. -
1927 Copinger on the Law of CopyrightLondon: 1927A copy of James Skone's discussion of Arthur Copinger's study on the law of copyright on the arts, the sixth edition. -
1725 6Vol An Exact Abridgment of all the Statutes in Force and UseLondon: 1725A very scarce six volume study detailing the legal statutes of Great Britain throughout history, in uniform full calf bindings. -
1777 The Penal Statutes Abridged and Alphabetically ArrangedLondon: 1777A scarce late eighteenth century analysis of British criminal law, compiled by the author with the aim of aiding the magistrates of the period. -
1807 An Appeal to the Public on the Conduct of David Evans, Esq. Late MayorBristol: 1807A very scarce nineteenth-century pamphlet on the misconduct of David Evans, Esq., former mayor of Bristol, written by Bristol-based solicitor, C.H. Walker. -
c1927-1929 Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania Precious Metal LawsNot Stated: c1927-1929A selection eleven very scarce items referring to the precious metal laws being established in these countries in the late 1920s.