[Rarebooks] fs-Justices of the Peace

[Joe Luttrell]

A selection of works which we have in stock on justices of the peace and 
related subjects; for others, please feel free to browse our web site, where 
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1.  ADDINGTON, William.  An Abridgment of Penal Statutes, Which
Exhibits at One View . . . The Offences, Punishments or Penalties
. . . Number of Witnesses, What Justices, The Enacting Statutes
[etc.]. Second Edition.  Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall . .
. For the Author [etc.], London, [1779?].  Contemporary calf,
joints just cracking; well preserved. [44665 L36L43L66EL71L79E]
PHOTO: http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=44665
                                                          $ 500.00

Second edition (and the first in quarto) which, as the extended
title suggests, permits the presiding magistrate and anyone else to
see at a glance the salient elements of the charges lodged against
a prisoner and the prospective punishments.

2.  ARCHBOLD, John Frederick.  The Justice of the Peace, and Parish
Officer; with the Practice of Country Attornies in Criminal Cases;
Comprising the Whole of the Law Respecting Commitments,
Convictions, Orders [etc.]. Fifth Edition. Two Volumes [of four]
[complete for summary offences].  Shaw and Sons, Fetter Lane, Law
Printers and Publishers, London, 1854.  Original brown cloth, gilt,
a very good, clean set. [71763] PHOTO:
http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=71763     $ 125.00

The self-standing portion of Archbold's classic work devoted to
summary offenses before justices of the peace, the third volume
concerning the poor laws and the fourth indictable offenses; a rare
work, no copy in OCLC, three in KVK, one incomplete.

4.  BOSCAWEN, William.  A Treatise on Convictions on Penal
Statutes.  Printed for James Moore. . .and Henry Watts [etc.],
Dublin, 1792.  Contemporary calf, front joint tender, yet still
well preserved. [13867 W0*L42L54EL65EL75]                $ 450.00

First Dublin edition, appearing in the same year as the first
London, of Boscawen's pioneering treatise, examining the summary
powers of justices of the peace to try and convict without a jury,
a subject neglected by Burn and others in earlier works.

5.  BURN, Richard.  The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer.
The Fifth Edition. Folio.  Printed by Henry Lintot . . . for A.
Millar, in the Strand, [London], 1758.  Contemporary calf,
rebacked, the original spine and label laid down, a bit shaken, but
a clean usable copy. [72031 XY DUSEL 10/15/04]           $ 850.00

A rare folio edition of Burn's 'Justice', the most popular work
ever written on justices of the peace, and (with the one other
folio edition--the third) likely the most handsome, well-printed
edition to appear; no copy in ESTC in this country.

6.  BURROW, James.  A Series of the Decisions of the Court of
King's Bench upon Settlement-Cases . . . To Which Is Added A
Complete Abridgment of the Substance of each Case, and two Tables
of the Names of them. Two Volumes.  Printed for J. Worrall and B.
Tovey, near Lincoln's Inn, London, 1768.  Contemporary reverse
calf, worn, joints cracking, yet a fresh set. [65417] PHOTO:
http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=65417     $ 450.00

8.  DICKINSON, Rodolphus.  A Digest of the Common Law, the Statute
Laws of Massachusetts, and of the United States, and the Decisions
of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Relative to the
Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace [etc.].  Published by
John Wilson, Deerfield, 1818.  Sheep, very worn and rubbed, label
lacking; a usable copy only. [15645 L19L27L45L65] PHOTO:
http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=15645     $ 125.00

One of several works compiled on Massachusetts law by the Yale
Law-trained Dickinson, unusual in expressly going beyond the
confines of its jurisdiction to encompass both federal and common
law; printed by John Wilson, the author's brother-in-law.

9.  [EARLY AMERICAN LAW].  The Young Clerk's Vade Mecum: or,
Compleat Law-Tutor, Being a useful Collection of a Great Variety of
the Most Approved Precedents in the Law . . . To which is added A
Collection of English Precedents, Relating to the Office of a
Justice of Peace. Cohen 8207.  Re-printed by H[ugh] Gaine, in
Hanover-Square, New York, 1776.  Modern sheep, the original label
preserved, some foxing; sound. [64086 L57L68E]         $ 1,250.00

Only American edition of a popular everyman law book printed in
Belfast over much of the 18th century, ably combining brief
introductory commentary with multiple and varied forms supplemented
by sample informations and indictments on matters criminal.

10.  FREEMAN, Samuel.  The Town Officer: Or the Power and Duty of
Selectmen . . . And other Town Officers. As Contained in the Laws
of . . . of Massachusetts . . . To which are added, The Power and
Duty of Towns, Parishes and Plantations [etc.]. The Third Edition.
Cohen 8280.  Printed by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews . . . Newbury
Street, Boston, 1794.  Contemporary sheep, front joint cracked,
browning; a good copy. [66843 L70] PHOTO:
http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=66843     $ 450.00

An early edition of Freeman's first work, ably discussing the
duties of dozens of officials (including such obscure examples as
deer reeves, provers of butter, and pearl ash inspectors),
anticipating his 45 year career as Massachusetts court clerk.
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