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The Law and Practice of Ejectments: Being a Compendious Treatise of the Common and Statute Law Relating thereto: To which are added Select Precedents of Pleas, Special Verdicts, Judgments, Executions, and Proceedings in Error [etc.]. The Second Edition
Gilbert Geoffrey Contemporary calf, very slightly rubbed, a small crack to the upper front joint, else especially clean and bright, with the half title; the Taussig copy Final edition of the work which Holdsworth praises as "deal[ing] clearly with [ejectment]", the all-important procedural device which "[b]y means of piling fiction on fiction" (in Maitland's words), was to supplant almost entirely the real actions-
- $500
Proposals For Building in every County a Working Almshouse or Hospital; As the Best Expedient to perfect the Trade and Manufactory of Linnen Cloth. Wing H205. Quarto
Haines Richard Modern 1/4 calf over marbled boards, the spine gilt lettered and ruled, light browning, else well preserved with good margins; the Taussig copy Sole edition of Haine's first proposal to assist the poor while simultaneously improving England's economy, his efforts together with those of Sir Matthew Hale and John Locke, inter alia, "influenc[ing] later projects for reform of the poor laws"-
- $1,969
The First Part {Though last Publish’t} of the Reports of Sr George Croke Kt., Late one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench, And formerly one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Bench . . . Revised and published in English [etc.]. Wing C7011. Folio
Croke George A unique copy of the portion of Croke's Reports devoted to the reign of Elizabeth, elaborately glossed in manuscript in the margins by John Worrall, among the most famous bibliographers of English law, who notes his intent and efforts on the title-
- $844
Select Pleas of the Crown
Maitland F.W. (ed.) Original blue cloth gilt, ex-library (with withdrawn stamp), else a very good copy Original edition of the Selden Society's first annual volume, with Maitland's substantial introduction, "set[ting] a high standard for future editors", in John Baker's words, and permitting valuable generalizations on the records of the Royal courts-
- $188
Reformation of Proceedings at Law. By way of Petition, Dedicated to the Honourable Committee of Parliament, for Reformation of Courts of Justice, and Proceedings at Law. Wing F208. Quarto
Faldo Thomas Modern 1/4 calf over marbled boards, gilt lettered, light browning, the top margin cut a bit close, else well preserved; the Taussig copy Only edition of the sole work of Faldo of Grays Inn, imbued with "[a] Selden-like scepticism about equity" and contending that Chancery was so arbitrary and even corrupt that its reform was difficult and reliance on the common law was much preferable-
- $1,406
High Treason, The Trial of Louis Riel, July 1885
Berry Alex (creator) In the original box, measuring 6x9x1 1/2 inches, a very good copy A board game devoted to "Canada's greatest state trial", designed for two persons (prosecutor and defense counsel), with one game mat and one rules booklet, two player aids, 12 juror cards, 5 bonus "What If" cards, 50 trial cards and 100 game pieces-
- $38
Tractatus de Politia Ecclesiae Anglicanae. Cui accesserunt Richardi Zouch, L.L.D. Descriptio Juris & Judicii Ecclesiastici secundum Canones & Constitutiones Anglicanas. Necnon Descriptio Juris & Judicii Temporalis [etc.]. Editio Tertia
Mocket Richard Modern unlettered buckram backed marbled boards, the title a bit dusty with its margins just chipped, else quite clean with good margins Final edition of Mocket's treatise on ecclesiastical jurisdiction, coupled with two portions of Zouche's great scheme to survey all English law systematically, here on English ecclesiastical law and on feudal, private, and customary law; not in ECCO-
- $1,069
The Charters of the City of London, Which Have Been Granted by the Kings and Queens of England . . . and The Parliamentary Confirmation, by K. William and Q. Mary. To which is annexed, an Abstract of the Arguings in the Case of the Quo Warranto. ESTC T161290
Evelyn John Modern calf, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, the title printed in red and black, last leaf a bit strained, else well preserved; the Taussig copy First edition of a work attributed to Evelyn, the famed diarist, probably compiled by him during the Quo Warranto crisis of the late 17th century, with his taste for historical accuracy evidenced by his etymological and biographical notes-
- $563
His Majesties Declaration to All His loving Subjects, December 26 1662. Published by the Advice of His Privy Council. Wing C2988. Folio
?Original printed self wraps, disbound, definite browning, else quite sound with ample margins and the Royal arms on the title; the Taussig copy Charles II's admirable but ill fated first declaration of indulgence, seeking to suspend the Act of Uniformity and extend toleration to Quakers, Roman Catholics, and nonconformists, he forced to rescind it (a "resounding humiliation") in March 1663-
- $844