Law from Old Bookshelf

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Carl Rose. 173pp. Black boards. Unworn condition, mild toning to pages, dust jacket has some short tears to edges. Front free endpaper is warmly and creatively inscribed by the author to an associate.

Manchester, Maine: Thomas Johnson, 1850. Seventh Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. 217pp. Half leather, marbled boards, gilt stamped spine label, frontispiece and title page engravings, folding map. Light edgewear, gutter exposure at front endpapers, hinges tight, contents evenly tanned, owner's name on front free endpaper. Folding map in… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: Victor J. Evans & Co., 1932. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 56pp. Stapled pictorial wraps. Short tears to lower edge, cover and contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Laid-in is an introductory letter from Victor Evans Co., a blank Record of Invention certificate and a return envelope. … Read more about this item

New Haven: E.B. Sheldon Company for S.P. Thrasher, 1894. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 95pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering. Boards show little wear except for gnawing damage to lower half of spine and 3 small damages to upper half of spine, tiny spots on 4 pages of index, contents are otherwise… Read more about this item

New Haven: William Goodwin, 1857. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 120pp. Red cloth, leather backing, black title label on front board. Spine missing, both boards missing, moderate overall soiling, text is age-toned and lightly foxed but complete and unmarked. This volume actually includes 15 years of the reports, from the… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1945. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 137pp. Stiff wraps. Light soil and corner crease to cover, contents are clean and binding is sound. Complete description of fingerprinting techniques with many illustrations and diagrams of examples.

New York: C. Wiley & Co., 1818. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 340pp. First American Edition. Original green paper over boards, original spine label, uncut edges. Boards chipped, overall handling soil, spine chipped and missing 2" piece at bottom, joints loose. Contents age-toned and foxed but otherwise unmarked. Owner's name on… Read more about this item

New York: Tax Institute, Inc., 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. 251pp. Green hardcover, gilt lettering. Symposium conducted by the Tax Institute, December 6-7, 1946, New York, chaired by Harry J. Rudick. Many aspects of corporate taxation as presented by 19 different accounting and legal authorities. Fascinating reading on a subject that is still relevant today.… Read more about this item

Chicago: American School of Correspondence, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 83pp. Red hardcover. Corners rubbed, minor spotting along front joint, binding is tight and contents are clean. Concise advice on the principles of architectural law.