Hardcover. Birmingham AL, The Legal Classics Library , reprint, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, dark green calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker, 775 pages. Facsimile reprint of the 1879 Little Brown edition. "One of the earliest American authorities still in general use. A good historical sketch of copyright and some early references to newspaper copyright." Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, The Legal Classics Library , reprint, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Octavo in gilt decorated brown leather. 480 pages. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. A deluxe reprint of the 1838 edition published in Boston. This was one of the first treatises on the subject and the first to be accepted widely as authoritative. It is even cited today. Ray, an American psychiatrist, was one of the founders of forensic psychiatry. He was superintendent of the Maine State Asylum in Augusta from 1841-1845 and at the Butler Hospital for the Insane in Providence, Rhode Island, from 1845-1866.
Hardcover. Franklin Center PA, The Franklin Library, 1st thus, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, leather bound, accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Illustrated by Richard Krepel. Clean and bright. The Pulitzer Prize winning novel of American politics. It describes the career of Willie Stark, a back-country lawyer whose idealism is overcome by his lust for power.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, Legal Classics Library, reprint, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, handsomely bound in crimson red cowhide leather lettered and decorated in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmarks, marbled endpapers. A facsimile of the original 1861 London edition. Bright, clean copy.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, Legal Classics Library, reprint, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, handsomely bound in crimson red cowhide leather lettered and decorated in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmarks, marbled endpapers. A facsimile of the original 1904 edition published in Edinburgh. Bright, clean copy.
Hardcover. Oxford, Thomas Baskett and Robert Baskett, 1st, 1743, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated in parts. Leather binding shows heavy wear to edges, especially corners. Gilt decoration on spine and stamped embellishment on front. Heavy foxing on pages. Gutter cracked in center. Black and white illustrations.
Hardcover. Franklin Center PA, Franklin Library, reprint, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 213 pages, color frontispiece illustration by Gary Kelley. Deluxe edition by the Franklin Library. Bound in jet black cloth with attractive gilt decorations and titles. Three raised bands to the spine. All edges gilt. Printed on high quality, acid free paper. After a bridegroom is shot on the steps of the church on his wedding day, his widow traces the group of men responsible and eliminates them one by one.
Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown , 1st, 1897, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 358 pages plus 4 pages of ads. Green cloth boards with a bright gilt design. Previous owners signature on front endpaper. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Historical fiction concerning Shay's Rebellion.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, Legal Classics Library, reprint, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, full blue leather. all edges gilt, ribbon marker, marbled endpapers, raised bands. Notes from the Editors is included. Former owner's name plate is pasted in the front inside cover. One of the most important legal books of the 20th century, specially prepared from films of original at Columbia University Law Library. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. London, George Routledge and Sons, Reprint, 1867, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcover volumes. Translated by Thomas Johnes. 102 engravings. 3/4 blue leather & patterned paper on boards, Spine with gilt & raised bands. All edges gilt. Previous owner's name stamp on front end paper. Volume 1 - 640 pages. Light wear. Clean, unmarked text. Volume 2 - 552 pages. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages.
Hardcover. Birmingham, AL, Legal Classic Library, reprint, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 1193 pages. VOLUME ONE ONLY. Hardcover with gilded decoration, edges and leather bound covers. Clean, tight copy. Facsimile of originals. Marbled end papers. Ribbon marker. Previous owner's bookplate on front end paper. Light soil on front cover.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, Legal Classics Library, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 508 pages, handsomely bound in black cowhide leather lettered and decorated in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmarks, marbled endpapers. A facsimile of the original 1826 first edition. Bright, clean copy.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, Legal Classics Library, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 528 pages ,handsomely bound in black cowhide leather lettered and decorated in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmarks, marbled endpapers. A facsimile of the original 1827 first edition. Bright, clean copy.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, Legal Classics Library, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 550 pages, handsomely bound in black cowhide leather lettered and decorated in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmarks, marbled endpapers. A facsimile of the original 1830 first edition. Bright, clean copy.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Macrae Smith Company, 1st, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 506 pages, illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Gilt titles and decorations on black cloth board, minor edge wear and rubbing, otherwise, very clean and bright copy.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, The Legal Classics Library , reprint, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, maroon calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. A facsimile reprint of the 1787 London edition, the 17th Edition, corrected and improved by William Muchal. 335 pages plus index. Bright, clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Blackie & Son Limited, reprint, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, maroon leather stamped with an ornate gilt design. Two titles from the publisher's "Beautiful England" series, here rebound in a single volume. Each 64 pages with 12 color plates by E.W. Haslehurst. Decorative endpapers. ribbon marker. Bookplate on a blank prelim page, spine leather faded to brown, but gilt decorations and lettering are bright. Two related photographic cards laid in.
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown, & Co. , reprint, 1895, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, beautifully decorated green cloth stamped in gilt. Teg, deckle edges. B&w frontispiece with tissue guard. Exterior clean and bright. Interior with stamping, marking to several pages, from a private library.
Softcover. NY, E. P. Dutton & Co., reprint, 1885, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Embossed flexible leather covers with a string binding. Gilt script lettering on front. B&w frontispiece and many b&w engravinge throughout, 94 pages. Nice clean copy of this unusual binding.