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1.     Encyclopedic Law Dictionary by an Important Canonist
Barbosum, Augustinum (Barbosa, Agostino) [1589-1649], Compiler.
[Rosener, Andreas Christoph [1657-1719], Samuel Stryk [1640-1710],
Johann Otto Tabor, [1604-1674] and Tobias Otto Tabor [fl. 1670],
Editors]. Thesaurus Locorum Communium Iurisprudentiae, ex Axiomatibus
Augustini Barbosae, et Analectis Ioh. Ottonis Taboris, Aliorumque
Concinnatus. Ed. Post Secundam Tobiae Ottonis Taboris et per Axiomata
Samuelis Strykii. Auctam Tertiam, Quarta. Novis Axiomatibus ex
Recentioribus Autoribus Magna ex Parte Auctior Facta ab Andr.
Christoph. Rosenero. Leipzig: Apud Thomam Fritsch, 1707. Two volumes
in one, [iv], 662; 421, [1] pp. Folio (8-3/4" x 13-3/4"). Contemporary
paneled pigskin with elaborate blind tooling, raised bands gilt
ornaments and lettering piece to colored spine, bronze clasps. Light
soiling and a few stains, light rubbing to spine and joints, minor
wear to corners. Title page with attractive large device printed in
red and black, woodcut head-pieces, tail-pieces and decorated
initials. Light foxing and browning throughout. "P. 35" in early hand
to spine, a few later annotations in pencil to front pastedown and
following endleaf, interior otherwise clean. A handsome volume.
$2,500.
* Sixth and final edition. Covering the whole of the ius commune from
Abbate to Zelo, this dictionary was compiled from Barbosa's works by
Johann Otto Tabor and published in 1652. It was expanded in subsequent
editions by Tobias Otto Tabor, Stryk and Rosener. The final edition
was later reissued in 1719 and 1737. This is an encyclopedic
dictionary; most of the definitions are remarkably long and detailed
with numerous citations; many are divided into complex sub-categories.
Barbosa was a notable Portuguese canonist who spent his professional
career in Rome and Madrid. A prolific author, his work is
distinguished by a close reading of sources and a taste for
controverted questions. Stryk was an important German jurist and a
prolific author who helped to develop German law from native sources
rather than from received Roman law. Johann Otto Tabor was a
distinguished German jurist and professor of law at the University of
Giessen and the brother of Tobias Otto. OCLC locates 5 copies, none of
this edition. The Karlsruhe Virtueller Katalog (KVK) locates 1 copy.
Not in the British Museum Catalogue.
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2.     The First American Treatise on Commercial and Admiralty Law
[Caines, George (1771-1825)]. An Enquiry into the Law Merchant of the
United States; Or, Lex Mercatoria Americana, on Several Heads of
Commercial Importance. Dedicated by Permission to Thomas Jefferson,
President of the United States. In Two Volumes. Vol. 1 [all
published]. New York: Printed by Isaac Collins & Son, For Abraham and
Arthur Stansbury, 1802. xxxviii, [2], 648; clxvii, [1] pp.
Contemporary sheep, gilt fillets and lettering piece to spine.
Moderate rubbing with some wear to extremities, corners bumped, hinges
cracked but secure. Early owner bookplate to front pastedown. Light
toning to text, occasional light foxing, otherwise a fine, attractive
unsophisticated copy. $1,500.
* First and only edition. With an appendix of forms. As Horwitz has
pointed out, this is "the first American treatise on commercial law."
Surrency notes that it was also the first to deal with admiralty law.
It focused on shipping and maritime commerce, with substantial
sections on insurance and bankruptcy. Reflecting the tension that
existed between arbitrators and courts of law, Caines insisted that
"in what appertains to trade, let it be constantly remembered, that
custom alone is law" (220). Caines was the official reporter of the
New York Supreme Court. OCLC locates 58 copies. Surrency, A History of
American Law Publishing 141. Horwitz, The Transformation of American
Law 1780-1860 150. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 1570.
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3.        Important Collections of Maxims Edited by Hening
Hening, William Waller [1767 or 8-1828], Editor. [Noy(e), William
(1577-1634), Francis, Richard (fl. 1719-1728), Branch, Thomas (d.
1753)]. Maxims in Law and Equity, Comprising Noy's Maxims, Francis's
Maxims, and Branch's Principia Legis et Aequitatis, With a Translation
of the Latin Maxims, and References to Modern Authorities Both British
and American. Richmond: Printed by T.W. White, 1824. xxii, [6], 175,
[205]-219; 7, [1], 156; viii, 9-168 pp. Three works in one, each with
title page, general title page lacking. The first two works have
indexes. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Recent period-style calf, raised
bands, lettering piece, endpapers renewed. Clean tear to a leaf with
no loss to text. Light foxing and occasional light browning. Early
annotations to front endleaf, a few check marks in pencil, interior
otherwise clean. An attractive copy. $1,000.
* This volume contains three distinguished collections of maxims by
English jurists edited and augmented by Hening. The individual works
have different edition statements. Noy: Second American, From the
Ninth London; Francis: First American; Branch: First American, From
the Fourth London. In addition to maxims, Branch's collection includes
a selection of Latin words and phrases and legal terms. Francis deals
exclusively with equity. Hening was an important Virginia lawyer,
legislator and writer. His works include The Statutes at Large; Being
A Collection of all the Laws of Virginia, From the First Session of
the Legislature, in the Year 1619 and The Virginia Justice. OCLC
locates 36 copies, 21 of this edition. Cohen, Bibliography of Early
American Law 5391.
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4.     Framed and Glazed Holmes Letter with Portrait Photograph
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. [1841-1935]. [Autograph Letter, Signed on
Letterhead of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts]. Glazed and
matted 12" x 16" frame containing a 5" x 8" letter and a 6" x 8"
black-and-white portrait photograph of Holmes in judicial attire. Very
good condition. $1,500.
* The letter in a large hand is dated November 14, 1894. It reads: "My
Dear Sir/ I know no more than you do about the piece/ in question. I
think I/ heard at my father's club,/ Wednesday that they wished/ to
include it in the volume/ of his poems. Probably it would/ be easily
accessible an inquiry./ Very truly yours/ O.W. Holmes."
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5.                 With an Impressive Group of Commentaries
[Justinian (483-565 CE)]. (Accursius) Accorso, Francisco [c.1182-
c.1260], Jacques Cujas [1522-1590] and Denis Godefroy [1549-1622],
Commentators. Perrino, Egidio [fl. 1508-1533]. Institutionum Sive
Primorum Totius Iurisprudentiae Elementorum, Libri Quatuor.
Commentariis Acursii & Multorum Aliorum Doctorum Hominum Scholiis. ut
& Cuacii Selectis Observationibus Accesserunt Novae ad Accursium
Notae, Dionysii Gothofredi, in Quibus Summo Compendio Additae Sunt
Glossae Similes, Contrariae, Reprobatae: Obscuriores, Definitionibus
vel Divisionibus Explicatae: Quaque Sieri Licuit. Oftensum, Quid in
Dictione, Historia & Iure Exponendis ab Accursio sit Admissum.
Accessorit ad Voluminis Calcem. Ipsius Iustiniani Imperatoris Vita, ex
Variis Auctoribus Opera Aegidii Perrini. Lyon: n.p., 1589. [xvi pp.],
564 columns.
[Bound with]
Contius (la Conte), Antonius [c.1525-1586], and Denis Godefroy,
Commentators. Rebuffo, Pierre [1487-1557]. Volumen Legum Peruum, Quod
Vocant: In Quo Haec Insunt. Tres Posteriores Libri Codicis D.
Iustiniani. Authenticae Seu Novellae Constitutiones Eiusdem Principis.
Feudorum Libri Duo. Constitutiones Friderici II. Imperatoris.
Extravagantes duae Henrici VII. Imperatoris. Tractatus de Pace
Constantiae. Commentariis Antonii Contii Accesserunt Notae ad
Accursium Dionysii Gothofredi in Quibus Observatae Glossae Similes,
Contrariae, Improbatae: Obscuriores Definitionibus vel Divisionibus
Explicatae: Dictionis, Historiae & Iuris Admissa Accursiana Subjecta.
Lyon: n,p., 1589. [xii pp.], 324 columns; [x pp.], 640 columns; [20
pp.], 198 columns. Folio (10-1/2" x 16"). Contemporary paneled pigskin
with elaborate blind tooling, raised bands and early hand lettered
titles and shelf number to spine, endpapers renewed. Moderate soiling
and a few scuffs, some wear to spine ends and corners. Title pages
with large woodcut printer devices printed in red and black, woodcut
head-pieces, tail-pieces and decorated initials. Minor wear to edges
of preliminaries and final leaves, occasional faint dampstaining,
negligible worming at end of text block. Two impressive Lyon imprints.
$5,000.
* With tables and indexes. These imprints are notable for their
commentaries. Accursius was the most important Roman law scholar of
the medieval era; the others were among the leading legal scholars of
the Renaissance. There are three levels of commentary. The original
glosses by Accursius, commentaries on Accursius and original
observations. The two volumes contain the complete Institutes, the
final three books of the Code, which deal with administrative law, and
a selection from the Novels known as the Authenticorum. Though this
claim is disputed today, the Authenticorum is believed to be a body of
laws that were intended for Italy. These volumes also contain a life
of Justinian by Perrino, Rebuffo's edition of the Consuetudines
Feudorum, a synopsis of the feudal system and its usages compiled
around 1170 by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa), and
the laws of two successors, Frederick II and Heinrich VIII. The final
section contains the series of decrees known as the Peace of
Constantine. Issued between 312 and 330, they formally tolerated
Christianity and marked the beginning of the institutional Church.
OCLC locates two similar copies. Not in Adams or the British Museum
Catalogue.
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6.         An Important Sixteenth-Century Law Dictionary
Nebrissensi, Antonio (Nebrija, Antonio de) [1444?-1522], Compiler.
[Jodocus of Erfurt, Presumed Compiler]. Calderino, Cesare, Editor.
Vocabularium Utriusque Iuris [Juris], Una Cum Tractatu Admodum Utili
de Ratione Studii, Accessit Lexicon Iuris Civilis, in Quo Varii &
Insignes Errores Accursii Notantur. Caesaris Calderini Mirani Studio,
ac Diligentia ab Innumeris Erroribus Expurgatum, Multisq; Multiarum
Vocum Significationibus Illustratum. Venice: Apud Fabium & August.
Zopinos, Fratres, 1581. [ii], 411 (i.e. 415), [1] pp. Octavo (4" x 5-
3/4"). Contemporary limp vellum, early hand-lettered title to spine.
Some spotting, minor chipping to spine ends, text block detached, one
signature partially detached. Attractive woodcut printer device and
early owner signature in fine hand to title page. Faint dampstaining,
interior otherwise fresh. $1,500.
* A work of great authority, this popular dictionary was first
published in 1559. It went through more than twenty-five editions
during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is actually two
works; the fifteenth-century Vocabularius attributed to Jacobus of
Erfurt and Nebrija's Lexicon Iuris Civilis. It is a curious hybrid of
late-medieval and renaissance scholarship; the former work is a
typical scholastic compilation, the latter is a humanistic work
grounded in philology and historical commentary. Nebrija was an
important Spanish scholar and educator. Educated at the universities
of Salamanca and Bologna, he read widely in law, medicine and
theology. His philological work, which included the first Spanish
grammar and dictionary, led to the standardization of the language. In
1502 he was a member of a group of scholars gathered by Cardinal
Ximenes de Cisneros at Alcala to produce the Complutensian Polyglot
Bible. OCLC locates 24 copies, 1 of this edition. This edition not in
Adams or the British Museum Catalogue.
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7.                    With A Preface By Samuel Johnson
Rolt, [Richard] [1724 or 25-1784]. [Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784),
Preface]. A New Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, Compiled From the
Information of the Most Eminent Merchants, and From the Works of the
Best Writers on Commercial Subjects, in All Languages. Containing,
Among Other Things, I. An Account of All the Natural Productions,
Which are Conducive to Trade, Throughout the World. II. The Different
Manufactures Established in Each Particular Country. III. Explanations
of All the Terms Used in Commerce. IV. Explanations of the Principal
Terms of Geography, Astronomy, and Navigation, so Far as They are
Connected with Trade. V. An Exact Account of the Coins, Weights, and
Measures in Use Throughout the World, Reduced to the English Standard.
VI. A Description of the Established Banks, Trading Companies, and
Staple Commodities, of Different Countries. VII. The State of the
British Trade, National Debt, Funds, Customs, Excise, and Other Taxes.
VIII. The Laws Relative to Trade and Commerce. Fore the Use of
Merchants and Tradesmen of Great Britain, As Well as of Private
Gentlemen. London: Printed for T. Osborne [et al.], 1756. Unpaginated.
Printed in double columns. Attractive copperplate pictorial
frontispiece. Folio (9-1/4" x 14"). Contemporary calf, rebacked in
period style with raised bands and lettering piece, corners restored,
endpapers renewed. A few scuffs, moderate rubbing with some wear to
spine ends, board edges and corners. Partial split after frontispiece,
another after final index leaf, frontispiece carefully reattached.
Occasional light foxing, noticeable dampstaining to rear of text
block, interior otherwise clean. $850.
* First edition. This fascinating compendium offers a wealth of
information about contemporary commercial and maritime law and
international business practices during the eighteenth century. It
also contains an interesting preface by Samuel Johnson, whose
Dictionary of the English Language was published the previous year. In
addition to his praise of commerce and the pursuit of knowledge he
offers some pungent observations about dictionaries and dictionary
writers. Catalogue of the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature
9094. OCLC locates 7 copies.
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