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DESMAZE, Charles.
Curiosités Des Anciennes Justices D'Après Leurs Registres. [At Head of Title: Trésor Judiciaire De La France].
Paris: Henri Plon, 1867..
8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 576. with half-title. contemporary half calf (scattered light foxing, several institutional rubber & perforation stamps, small label on spine). First Edition.
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DODSON, John [1780-1858].
A Report Of The Judgment, Delivered In The Consistorial Court Of London, On the Sixteenth Day of July, 1811, By The Right Honourable Sir William Scott, Chancellor Of The Diocese, In The Cause Of Dalrymple The Wife, Against Dalrymple The Husband. With An A
London: Printed For J.Butterworth; J.Cooke, Dublin; and Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh, 1811..
8vo. pp. vii, 96, iv, cclxxvi. 19th century watered cloth (spine dull & chipped at extremities, light foxing to outer leaves). First Edition. William Henry Dalrymple and Johanna Gordon had secretly pledged marriage to each other in 1804, but shortly thereafter Dalrymple had returned to England and renewed military service abroad. By 1808 he had married another. On hearing of this, Miss Gordon took legal measures to enforce her rights and it was decided that under Scottish law, the three papers in Ms. Gordon's possession - a sacred promise and two declarations given to her by Dalrymple, were sufficient to establish her claim to be his lawfully wedded wife.
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DUKE, Winifred (Editor).
Trials of Harold Greenwood.
Edinburgh & London: William Hodge & Company, Limited, [1930]..
8vo. pp. xi, 347. 10 illus. (I folding). cloth (spine & upper front cover faded, spine ends slightly frayed). First Edition. Notable British Trials Series.
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DUNBOYNE, Lord (Editor).
The Trial of John George Haigh (The Acid Bath Murder).
London, Edinburgh & Glasgow: William Hodge & Company, Limited, [1953]..
8vo. pp. 271. 25 illus. cloth. dw. (little chipped at edges). First Edition. Notable British Trials Series.
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[DUNDAS], Henry, first Viscount Melville (Defendant).
The Trial, By Impeachment, Of Henry Lord Viscount Melville, For High Crimes And Misdemeanors, Before The House of Peers In Westminster Hall, Between the 29th of April and the 17th of May, 1806...
London: Printed For Longman, Hurst, Rees And Orme, 1806..
8vo. pp. iv, xcv, 8, 3*-7*, [1 blank], 9-120, 121*-230*, 121-378, [8]. engraved frontis. portrait. Uncut in original bds., later paper spine (short split in upper front joint). After reports of a commission of inquiry indicated financial irregularities in the navy, Lord Melville resigned his position as first Lord of the Admiralty in 1805. The following year he was impeached on charges relating to misappropriation of public funds during his term as Treasurer of the Navy in 1782-83 and 1784-1800. Tried by his peers, he was acquitted of all charges. Melville's was the last English impeachment trial, conducted in the House of Lords and presided over by Thomas Erskine as Lord Chancellor. Prefixed are a sketch of the life and political character of Lord Melville and a complete account of the proceedings in Parliament relative to the charges on which the impeachment was founded. Marke 1016. cfGoldsmiths'19262-63.
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DUNOD DE CHARNAGE, F[rançois] I[gnace] [1679-1752].
Traités Des Prescriptions, De L'Aliénation Des Biens D'Église, Et Des Dixmes, Suivant Les Droits Civil Et Canon, la Jurisprudence du Royaume, & les Usages du Comté de Bourgogne.
Paris: Briasson, 1774..
4to. pp. xi, [1], 408, [22], 51, [4], 52, [4]. contemporary mottled sheep, gilt back (rubbed, head of spine & upper cover damaged). Third Edition. A frequently quoted text, which furnished much important information for the Code Civil. The author was a distinguished French jurist and professor of law at Besançon. Camus-Dupin 1640.
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EDDY, J.P.
Professional Negligence.
London: Stevens & Sons Limited, 1955..
With a foreward by Sir Alfred Denning. 12mo. pp. xii, 146. cloth (previous owner's signature on front free endpaper). dw (short tear in lower edge of dw). Second Impression.
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EGAN, Pierce [1772-1849].
Pierce Egan's Account Of The Trial Of John Thurtell And Joseph Hunt.
London: Knight & Lacey, Publishers, 1824..
8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 105, [3]. engraved frontis. (3 portraits) & 6 full-page wood engravings. old half calf (spine & corners damaged, light dampstain just at outer edge of frontis. which is lightly browned, 1 marginal defect). John Thurtell, Thomas Hunt and William Probert were tried for murdering a gambling associate, William Weare. Thurtell was found guilty and executed on Jannuary 9, 1824. Hunt confessed but his death sentence was commuted to transportation to New South Wales for life. As often, offered without the separately published appendix. Ferguson 960.
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FARKAS, Constant.
Iuris Publici Regni Hungariae Quae Scholasticae Iuventuti.
Zagreb: Typis Novoszelianis, 1818..
8vo. pp. 22 p.l., 192. woodcut tailpiece & title vignette. modern bds. First Edition. NUC cites 2 copies only (Harvard & Library of Congress).
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FIELDING, Henry [1707-1754].
An Enquiry Into the Causes of the late Increase of Robbers, &c. With Some Proposals for Remedying this Growing Evil. In Which The Present Reigning Vices are impartially exposed; and the Laws that relate to the Provision for the Poor, and to the Punishment
London: Printed for A.Millar, 1751..
8vo. pp. xv, 127, [1]. A fine copy in modern half calf. First Edition. One of several works dealing with social vices and legal questions written by the novelist and magistrate. The work is dedicated to Lord Hardwicke, then lord chancellor, and includes discussion of robbery, drunkenness, gaming, poor laws, the punishment of receivers of stolen goods, vagabonds and vagrancy laws, apprehending felons, difficulties attending prosecutions, the trial and conviction of felons, &c. The great concern over excessive gin-drinking, mirrored in Hogarth's 'Gin Lane', led to the passage of the restrictive Gin Act later that year. Goldsmiths' 8657. Kress 5112. NCBEL II 930. Sweet & Maxwell I.362.31.
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FITZHERBERT, Anthony [1470-1538].
The New Natura Brevium.Seventh Edition, corrected. To which is added (never before printed), A Commentary, Containing Curious Notes nad Observations on the most remarkable and useful Writs, which Illustrated and Explain many doubtful and abstruse Cases, and Points in the Original. By the late Lord Chief Justice Hale.
[London]: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R.Gosling.sold by J.Knapton, A.Bettesworth., 1730..
4to. pp. 5 p.l., 606, [42]. old calf (very worn, front cover detached, rear joint cracked, spine oxidized & chipped, some foxing to first leaves & to margins, last gatherings embrowned). First Edition with notes by Sir W.Wyndham and commentary by Sir Matthew Hale. "The New Natura Brevium was compiled from the Old, and the Registrum Brevium, with original comments upon the nature and effect of writs. Its accuracy and completeness obtained for it a high reputation, and Lord Coke terms it "an exact work exquisitely penned." (Marvin) "Fitzherbert.owes to this book of practice the honour of a place in Blackstone's list of authorities.In spite of its technical character, the New Natura Brevium enjoyed a great reputation. Coke, in his Reports, Matthew Hale, Chief Justice Willes in the 18th century, quote it as a book of great authority with which law students should begin their training." (Marke) Marke p. 36. Marvin pp. 311-12. Sweet & Maxwell I 269.67 (citing incorrect pagination).
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FODÉRÉ, F[rançois] E[mmanuel] [1764-1835].
Traité De Medecine Légale Et D'Hygiène Publique, Ou De Police De Santé, Adapté Aux Codes De L'Empire Français.
Paris: Imprimerie De Mame, 1813..
6 Volumes. 8vo. lacking half-title in Vol. I? engraved frontis. portrait & 2 folding tables. 19th century half sheep bound by Stanton, King Street, York, Upper Canada (covers detached - 1 wanting, short tears to tables, some foxing, few volumes dampstained, institutional markings on spines). Second And Best Edition, revised and greatly enlarged, of an important French work on medical jurisprudence, which "was for many years the authoritative textbook on the subject in France" (Garrison & Morton). The author was a distinguished French physician and professor of legal medicine at Strasbourg. Included in the Traité are chapters on marriage, paternity, child-birth, autopsies, poisons, seduction, hygiene, &c. Camus-Dupin 1622. Brunet VI 7394. Wellcome II p. 36. cfGarrison & Morton 1734.
$749 USD Book Number: elala642 Order / Enquire
FURGOLE, [Jean Baptiste] [1685-1761].
Oeuvres Complettes. [General Title].
Paris: Celot, 1775-76..
8 Volumes. 8vo. with half-titles. woodcut title vignettes, ornaments & initials. contemporary mottled sheep, gilt backs (worn, spine ends chipped, joints cracked, some foxing, outer lower corner of F1 of Vol. V torn affecting several words of notes, institutional bookplates & stamps). First Collected Edition. Includes Traité De La Seigneurie Féodale, Traité Des Curés Primitifs, Questions Remarquables Sur La Matière Des Donations, Commentaire De L'Ordonnance De Louis XV, Traité Des Testamens, Codiciles, Donations (3 Vols.), &c. Camus-Dupin 1443. Brunet VI 1426.
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GERRALD, Joseph [1763-1796] (Defendant).
The Trial Of Joseph Gerrald, Delegate From The London Corresponding Society, To The British Convention. Before The High Court Of Justiciary, At Edinburgh, On the 3d, 10th, 13th, and 14th of March, 1794 For Sedition. Taken In Short-Hand By Mr. Ramsey.
Edinburgh: Printed for James Robertson.sold in London by D.I.Eaton. [1794]..
8vo. pp. 256. engraved frontis. portrait by I.Kay. contemporary bds., rebacked in calf (rubbed, marginal foxing, repaired tear to inner blank margin of frontis.). Gerrald was charged with sedition for his advocacy of universal suffrage and annual parliaments during the 1793 'British Convention of the Societies of the Friends of the People' held in Edinburgh. He was found guilty and sentenced to fourteen years transportation. In 1794; Gerrald died of consumption five months after his arrival in New South Wales. Ferguson 179. Marke 1032.
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GODWIN, George (Editor).
The Trial of Peter Griffiths (The Blackburn Baby Murder).
London, Edinburgh & Glasgow: William Hodge & Company, Limited, [1950]..
8vo. pp. 219. 17 illus. cloth. First Edition. Notables British Trials Series.
$100 USD Book Number: kdla25 Order / Enquire
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