A Report of Divers Cases in Pleas of the Crown, Adudged and Determined; in the Reign of the Late King Charles 11. With Directions for Justices of the Peace and Others by KELYING, Sir John - 1708

Full limp vellum. Lacking ties. First part ends at page 472; Second part begins at [553] with no apparent loss of text. Part two suffered the expurgations from the inquisitor with page 961 - 964; 995 - 998 pasted over and page crossed out. Worming to 955 - 976 with loss of text. 36.3 cm x 22.5 cm. "Corrected and submitted according to the edict" by an inquisitor whose name may possibly begin 'Don Athanasio'.; folio 9.5 x 14.3 inches; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Venetiis [Venice]: Sumptibus Petri Milesi, 1827. Hardcover. Very Good. "Editio quinta Veneta prioribus emendatior et auctior: Cui nempe praeter V. Cl. Caspari Burmanni Vitae Auctoris Narrationem, et Indicem Generalem Titulorum, et Materiarum, in sex Tomis contentarum, nunc primum accedunt Alii duo Tractatus De Familia Erciscunda, et De Jure Militari, qui simul cum praedicto Indice constituunt Tomum Septimum." 7 volumes in 3: 270, [2], 275, [1] p.; 320, [2], 309, [3], 359, [2] p.; 350, [2], 322 p.; 24 cm. Contemporary half vellum with 5 spine compartments; red leather label in second compartment of each with gilt-tooled title and black leather label in fourth compartment with gilt-tooled volume numbers; gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Marbled paper over boards. volumes 5-7 were printed in 1828. Ex-library: "Bibliotheca Mount St. Alphonsus, Esopus, N.Y." stamped on verso of each half title with handwritten red-and-white label. Remains of circulation pocket… Read More

1890. Establish Peace Throughout the Land and Drive King Bacchus Out" [Broadside]. Gork, W.H. A Convict's Confession. [Johnstown, PA?, 1890?]. 12-1/4" x 6" broadside, verse text in two columns below headline. Light browning, three horizontal fold lines, negligible light edgewear, a (tiny) bit of tape residue near top and bottom edges. $300. * Gork, born and raised in Johnstown, PA, failed to follow his mother's advice and turned to a life of crime. He blames his failure on alcoholism and calls for prohibition, which will "establish peace throughout our land" by driving "King Bacchus out." Our conjectured date for this piece is based on a reference in the first stanza to the Johnstown flood, which took place in 1889.

1840. Rare "Temperance" Broadside in the Style of a Court Document [Broadside]. [Temperance]. [Great Britain]. The ---- Day of 18 ----. This is to Our Sheriff of Sheriffdoms, Steward of Stewardries, Bailiffs of Regalities, & All Others, The Officers and Executors of the Law, To Interpose Their Power and Authority to Assist Us in the Execution of This Our Decree, It Being Conformable to Law. Lincoln, England: R.E. Leary, Printer and Bookbinder, [c.1840]. 10" x 7-1/2" broadside, woodcut royal arms flanked with the initials of Queen Victoria at head of text. Light toning, faint horizontal fold, a few minor creases. A well-preserved item. $350. * A parody of a temperance poster in the form of a sentencing document issued "at our court, the day and date above mentioned, at the Cockhead, near the Barrel Bung, adjacent to the Gin Cask, Before us-Sir Thirsty Tippler, Sir Mathew Malt, and Sir David Drynall." The text reads (in part): "Whereas it is humbly proved and shown to us by our beloved brother Sir John… Read More

Book on law in great condition. Previous owner's inscription on inside end paper. Some darkening on top and side of pages. Dust jacket has slight tears on the creases and some darkening on dust jacket spine. Jacket will be wrapped in Mylar upon purchase to protect the jacket.

London: Printed for S. Birt (& others) 1738. 8vo, pp. xix:(1):470:(6, publisher's advertisements), contemporary full tan calf, gilt rules to sides, spine gilt ruled within raised bands, lettering piece; joints cracked but firm, headband chipped, front free endpaper partly detached. With the half-title printed with advertisements to verso. With the engraved armorial bookplate of Sir Robert Johnson Eden Bart ( 1774-1844) and the signature of T. Eden on title. Rare.

H. Dayton, Publisher, New York, 1859. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes First American Edition. Several narratives have been added, some removed, and corrections made from the English Edition. Scarce. Original Cloth, spine letters somewhat faded, slight dent to top edge of back cover but a very nice copy indeed. *rm

Ansco. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes All bound in one volume. *All reports to Ansco, Binghamton NY.First report deals with examination of Patents of: Hutchings et al, Robertson, Glover, Goddard, Glover, Goddard, Schmid various dated 1903-1913. Date stamped by Ansco March 11, 1915. 94 copies of patent drawings, 7 folding, Specification sheets for each from 1 page to 5 pages, some marked and annotated in pen/pencil. Patents shown dating from 1856 to 1913. "If on the contrary, there have been prior adapters embodying thesame general principles of construction so that Hutchings & Robertsoncan be made to occupy a position of mere improvers, then the court willnot afford them the privilege of the doctrine of mechanical equivalents..."5 pages folded lengthwise. Signed by Phillips Abbott on the last page.Carbon of Ansco's response requesting that Phillips Abbott do furtherresearch into the possible infringements, as the research dept… Read More

London: E. and R. Nutt, 1725. Hard Cover. Very Good -. Title page continued: "With Appeals (in several Cases of great Difficulty) to the House of Peers in Parliament, and the Proceedings thereupon. Also A Complete Collection of all the Writs and Process concerning the same. Together with a Preliminary Discourse, by Way of Rules, Succinctly and Methodically drawn up; containing the Practice of the said Court, in every particular Branch of the equitable Part thereof. The Fourth Edition, with great Additions and Corrections throughout. By a late Master in Chancery. In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq,) for Abel Roper." Compiled by William Brown; also attributed to Sir Robert Heath--cf. Halkett & Laing. 2 volumes; 20 cm. Full period polished calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Red morocco spine label in second compartments with gilt-tooled title: Praxis Almæ Curiæ. Blind-tooled decorative border… Read More

London: Printed for Henry Twyford in Vine Court in the Middle Temple and Samuel Heyrick at Grays Inn Gate in Holborn, 1675 Book. Good. Disbound. [viii], 241, [15]; [iv], 341, [11] pages + portrait frontispiece. ESTC R16999. In the remains of an old full leather binding, rebacked, probably in the 19th century, but now split and both boards detached. Ink owner's name to the front pastedown. Pages lightly browned with some spotting. Final blank leaf is present. The second part states that it is the second edition..