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1.      First Edition of the Most Famous Collection of Scots Trials
Arnot, Hugo. A Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal
Trials In Scotland, From A.D. 1536, to 1784. With Historical and
Critical Remarks. Edinburgh: Printed for the author by William
Smellie, 1785. xxiii, 400 pp. Quarto (8" x 10-1/2"). Full calf,
rebacked retaining original brown lettering piece, raised bands,
blind-stamped ornaments, early signature in a fine hand to front
pastedown. Occasional light foxing, repair to torn leaf with no loss,
text bright and clean overall. An appealing copy in all. $650.
* First edition. According to Walker, Arnot's work contains the only
accounts of many trials otherwise unknown. Contents include chapters
on treason, murder, piracy, forgery, incest, adultery, blasphemy,
witchcraft and crimes against religion and the state among others.
With a twelve-page list of over 800 subscribers that includes the
Prince of Wales, Adam Smith, Thomas Erskine, Lord Chancellor Thurlow
and many other luminaries. Walker, The Oxford Companion to Law 79.
Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School (1909) II: 987.
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2.      An Important Group of Twelve Early Colonial Laws in One Book
[Connecticut]. Acts and Laws of the State of Connecticut, in America.
[seal of state arms]. New London: Printed by Timothy Green, Printer to
the Governor and State of Connecticut. 1784. Small folio (7" x 11-
3/4"). Title, one leaf verso blank; Charter Granted by His Majesty
King Charles the Second 3-8 pp.; Articles of Confederation and
Perpetual Union between the States... (fourteen states at this date),
[1]-6 pp.; Catalogue of the Acts in Alphabetical Order (2) pp. Laws,
1-265 pp., verso of last blank Title page laid down and clean tears to
two leaves.
[with]
[Seal of Connecticut]. Acts and Laws, Made and Passed by the General
Court...Holden at Hartford...on the Second Thursday of May...1784.
[New-London: Timothy Green, 1784]. 267-307 pp., verso of last blank.
[with]
[Seal of Connecticut]. Acts and Laws, Made and Passed by the General
Court...Holden at New-Haven...on the second Thursday of October 1784.
[New-London: Timothy Green, 1784]. 309-315 pp., verso of last blank.
[with]
[Seal of Connecticut]. Acts and Laws, Made and passed by the General
Court... holden at New-Haven... on the second Thursday of October...
1785. [Colophon]. New-Haven: Thomas and Samuel Green, [1785]. 317-336
pp. verso of last blank [with] [Seal of Connecticut]. Acts and Laws,
Made and passed in the General Court...Holden at New-Haven... on the
second Thursday of May,... 1786. [New-London: T. Green, 1786]. 337-346
pp. verso of last blank.
[with]
[Seal of Connecticut]. Acts and Laws, Made and Passed by the General
Court... holden at Hartford,... on the Second Thursday of October...
1786. [Colophon] New-Haven: Thomas and Samuel Green, [1786]. 347-350
pp. verso of last blank.
[with]
[Seal of Connecticut]. Acts and Laws, Made and Passed by the General
Court...Holden at Hartford,...on the Second Thursday of May,... 1787.
351-354 pp.
[with]
[Seal of Connecticut]. Acts and Laws, Made and passed by the General
Court... Holden at New-Haven,...on the second Thursday of October,...
1787. [Colophon] New-Haven: T. and S. Green, [1787]. 355-358 pp.
[with] [Seal of Connecticut]. Acts and Laws, Made and Passed by the
General Court...Holden at Hartford,...on the Second Thursday of
May,... 1788. 359-366 pp.
[with]
[Seal of Connecticut]. Acts and Laws, Made and Passed by the General
Court...Holden at New-Haven,... on the Second Thursday of October,...
1788. [Colophon] New-Haven: T. and S. Green, [1788]. 367-370 pp.
[with]
[Seal of Connecticut]. Acts and Laws, Made and Passed by the General
Court,...Holden at New-Haven,...on the First Thursday of January,...
1789. [Colophon] New-Haven: Thomas and Samuel Green, [1789]. 371-378
pp. Full contemporary unlettered blind tan calf, rebacked, raised
bands forming six compartments. Expertly repaired with moderate wear.
Twelve items in one book. A desirable copy. $1,500.
* Tower, The Charlemagne Tower Collection of American Colonial Laws 84
to 95. Benedict, Acts and Laws of the Original Thirteen Colonies and
States 50 to 54 (seven titles not in Benedict). Acts include those
dealing with Adultery, Bail, Burglary, Cattle, Children,
Counterfeiting, Debtors, Divorce, Dogs, Dowry, Dueling, Drunkenness,
Election, Equity, Executions, Felonies, Fornication, Frauds and
Perjuries, Fraudulent conveyances, Gaming, Horse-racing, Indians,
Insolvent Estates, Jurors, Lotteries, Marriages, Maritime, Murder,
Oaths, Poor, Rape, Rum, Sabbath, Sheep, Slaves, Taverns, Tobacco,
Treason, Vice, Usury and much more.
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3.                 Reports From the Reign of Charles I
Latch, Jean [d. 1655]. Plusiers Tres-Bons Cases, Come Ils Estoyent
Adjudgees es Trois Premiers Ans du Raign du Feu Roy Charles le Premier
en La Court de Banl le Roy.... London: Printed by T.R. for H. Twyford,
T. Dring, and J. Place, 1662. [xii], 275, [19] pp. Quarto.
Contemporary calf, rebacked. Leaf margins browned. $350.
* First edition. "In some copies [as here] the final I in the date of
publication is almost invisible. Hence the record of an edition of
1661 in some catalogues." Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the
British Commonwealth of Nations I:303(76). The reports are edited by
Edward Walpole and cover the period 1625-1628. Marvin, Legal
Bibliography (1847) 446-447. Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection
at New York University (1953) 25. Wallace, The Reporters 262-265.
Wing, Short-Title Catalogue L538. Holdsworth, History of English Law
V:362. Wing L537 records the phantom edition of 1661 (supra).
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4.           Scarce 1726 Printing of Massachusetts Acts and Laws
[Massachusetts]. The Charter Granted by Their Majesties King William
and Queen Mary, to the Inhabitants of the Province of the
Massachusetts-Bay in New-England.
[Bound with]
Acts and Laws of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in
New England. Boston: Printed by B. Green, 1726. [ii], 14; [2], 347, 17
pp. Both works have title pages; final 17 pp. (signatures A-D)
containing table misbound after p. 347.
     Small folio (7-3/4" x 11-1/2"). Contemporary polished calf with
blind-stamped paneled boards rebacked in period style. Moderate
rubbing and scuffing to boards, wear to edges with some loss to tips.
Early owner signatures and annotations to front pastedown, partial
signatures to margins of pp. 11 and 13, occasional foxing. Minor tears
to a few leaves and wear to margins of first and final leaves with no
loss to text. An appealing copy of a scarce colonial imprint. $3,500.
* Contains a complete record of the acts and laws from 1692 to 1725.
This fascinating compilation provides unparalleled insights into the
colony's attitude towards Indians, "Free Negroes," piracy, buggery,
bestiality, incest, "Jesuits and Popish priests," the killing of
bastard children by their mothers, "misspending money in taverns,"
"keeping the Lord's day," adultery, polygamy and many other social and
political topics. Though technically two books in one, the charter and
laws are almost always bound together. Some copies also contain
subsequent compilations issued after 1726. Benedict, Acts and Laws of
the Thirteen Original Colonies and States 122. Evans, American
Bibliography 2762. Sabin, A Dictionary of Books Relating to America
45568. Tower, The Charlemagne Tower Collection of Colonial Laws 215.
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5.           Scarce 1677 Treatise on Leases and Tenancy
Pacioni, Petri (Pietro) [17th c.]. De Locatione, et Conductione.
Tractatus. In Quo non Solum Agitur in Genere de Contractu Locationis,
& Omnibus ad Eum Pertinentibus, Sed Etiam in Specie de Locatione
Operarum, ac Singularum Rerum, tam Laicalium, Quam Ecclesiasticarum,
Casusque Indiuidui Passim Inseruntur. Cum Tribus Indicibus,
Capitulorum Uno, Argumentorum, Seu Materiarum Altero, Verborum, &
Sententiarum Tertio Locupletissimo. Rome: Typis, & Sumptibus Nicolai
Angeli Tinassij, 1677. [xxxvi], 830, [2] pp. Folio (8-1/2" x 13").
Contemporary vellum, raised bands, title hand-lettered to spine.
Moderate wear to edges, chipping to tips, rubbing to boards.
Attractive woodcut armorial title-page device, decorated initials
head-pieces and tail-pieces. Light browning to most of text, dark
browning to a few leaves, split between front free endpaper and title
page, final two leaves partially detached. Early annotations in fine
hand to title page and front free endpaper. Ex-library. Location label
to spine, embossed institution stamp to title page and following leaf,
small ink stamp to a few leaves and rear pastedown. A handsome copy
with character. $750.
* First edition. With index and table. A compendious treatise on
leases, tenancy contracts and related subjects in Roman and canon law.
Scarce. OCLC locates 14 copies, none of this edition. British Museum
Catalogue (Compact Edition) 19:185. Not in Brunet or Graesse.
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6.                 The Impeachment of Dr. Sacheverell
[Sacheverell, Dr. Henry (1674?-1724)]. An Impartial Account of
Relating to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell. [London]: Printed for
Jacob Tonson, 1710. [bound with] The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell,
Before the House of Peers for High Crimes and Misdemeanors; Upon an
Impeachment by the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament
Assembled...27th Day of february 1709/10.... London: Jacob Tonson,
1710. [bound with] The Bishop of Salisbury's [Gilbert Burnet] and the
Bishop of Oxford's [William Talbot] Speeches in the House of Lords on
the First Article of Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell; and also
The Bishop of Lincoln's [William Wake] and Bishop of Norwich's
[Charles Trimnell] Speeches at the Opening of the Second Article of
the said Impeachment. London: Printed, and Sold by John Morphew, 1710.
[bound with] The Bishop of Lincoln's and Bishop of Norwich's Speeches
in the House of Lords, March the 17th. At the Opening of the Second
Article of the Impeachment Against Dr. Sacheverell. London: Printed
for John Morphew, 1710. [bound with] The Names of the Right Honourable
Peers, Who Protested Against Some Proceedings in the Case of Dr. Henry
Sacheverell... Printed in the Year 1710. [bound with] An Exact List of
the Members of the Honourable House of Commons...Who...Voted for and
Against Him. [Printed in the Year 1710]. Folio (7-1/2" x 12"). [iv],
16; [4], 335; 11; 12; [4], 8; 4 pp. Copperplate Frontispiece of Dr.
Sacheverell. Contemporary calf, rebacked retaining covers with blind
ruled panels and decorative devices, raised bands. Occasional foxing.
A very nice copy. $450.
* First edition. Dr. Henry Sacheverell was impeached for preaching two
sermons in which he advocated the Tory doctrines of non-resistance and
passive obedience. His punishment was unique. He was suspended from
preaching for three years. However, he was left at liberty to perform
other clerical functions, and to accept preferment during that period.
His two sermons were ordered burned by the common hangman. Such a
sentence was felt to be a triumph for him and the High-Church and Tory
party, and the news of it was received with extraordinary enthusiasm
throughout the kingdom. See The Dictionary of National Biography
XVIII:569-572. Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York
University (1953) 1017.
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7.                        "A Book Fit to be Burned"
Siderfin, Thomas [1657-1670]. Les Reports des Divers Special Cases
Argue & Adjude en le Court del Bank le Roy. London: Printed by
W.Rawlins, S. Roycroft [and others] for Samuel Keble, 1683. [iv], 467,
[82] pp. Folio (8-1/2" x 11"). Early calf, rebacked. Ex-library, with
stamps. Binding worn, hinges reinforced, dampstained throughout.
Numerous contemporary annotations. $175.
* First edition. Covers the period from 1657-70. While Roger North
praised Siderfin's Reports, Dolben thought it was "a book fit to be
burned; being...unworthily done by them that printed it;'"  Heterick
thought this "a remarkable censure, considering that Dolben was
himself one of the Justices who 'allowed' its publication." Despite
Dolben's acerbic comment, Siderfin is considered "a reporter of much
authority." Wallace, The Reporters 2951. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal
Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations I:309(120).
Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School (1909) II:588.
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8.           A Controversial Scottish Political Writer
Steuart, Sir James [1635-1715]. Dirleton's Doubts and Questions in the
Law of Scotland, Resolved and Answered. Edinburgh: James Watson, 1715.
(iii), 340, 16 pp. Folio (7-3/4" x 12-1/2"). Decorative head and tail-
pieces throughout. Title printed in red and black. Expertly rebacked
in period style retaining original calf boards. Endpapers reinforced.
Raised bands, red leather lettering piece, decorative gilt devices to
all other compartments. $850.
* Sir James Steuart was a controversial political writer who was
forced to leave Scotland more than once to escape prosecution, and for
a time practiced law in London under the name of Lawson. He returned
to Scotland in 1679, and continued to be involved in matters of state.
He wrote the duke of Argyll's declaration of war in the rebellion of
1685, was accused of treason, and pardoned by the Prince of Orange. He
went on to the appointment of Lord Advocate of Scotland in 1692.
Dictionary of National Biography XVIII: 1114. Catalogue of the Library
of the Law School of Harvard University 658. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal
Bibliography of the Commonwealth of Nations V:117.
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