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1833 Report of the Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into the Existing State of the Corporation of LiverpoolLiverpool: 1833A lovely example of the very scarce first edition of this report into the practices of the Liverpool corporation, prompted by concerns about corruption. -
1868 Oyster Legislation Past and PresentLondon: 1868The very scarce first edition of Cholmondeley-Pennell's informative critical analysis of the legal and regulatory frameworks governing oyster fisheries in the UK. -
1828 London Docks. An Act to Consolidate and Amend the Several Acts for Making the London Docks.London: 1828Illustrated with a folding colour map, this is a very scarce legal act aiming to consolidate existing legislation relating to the London Docks. -
1818 Criminal Trials, Illustrative of the Tale Entitled "The Heart of Mid-Lothian"Edinburgh: 1818The first edition of this informative work offering the legal background to Walter Scott's novel 'The Heart of Mid-Lothian', in which the death of John Porteous is discussed. -
1889 Articles of the Tanworth Association for the Apprehension and Prosecution of FelonsBirmingham: 1889The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet detailing the rules of the Tanworth Association for the Prosecution of Felons. -
1739 An Historical and Political Discourse of the Laws and Government of EnglandLondon: 1739A smartly bound copy of Nathaniel Bacon's exploration of the history of England through its legal and political institutions. -
1982 J'Accuse: The Dark Side of NiceLondon: 1982The first edition of Graham Greene's expose on the organised crime of Nice, France. -
1744 The Statutes at Large Concerning Elections of Members of Parliament for ScotlandEdinburgh: 1744The scarce 1744 edition of this informative and fascinating collection of statutes relating to the election of MPs in Scotland. -
1884-97 A Handy Book of the Fishery Laws, and, Oke's Game LawsLondon: 1884-97Two uncommon and scarce volumes bound in one, discussing all of the British laws pertaining to fisheries and game. -
1857 An Act to Consolidate and Amend the Acts for the More Effectual PreservationLondon: 1857A very scarce act passed by Queen Victoria, focusing on the preservation of salmon in the River Tweed. -
1828-44 Acts for the Preservation of the Salmon Fisheries in ScotlandNot Stated: 1828-44Three very scarce acts regarding salmon fisheries in Scotland. -
1824 Statement Relative to the Fisheries in the River TayEdinburgh: 1824The first edition of this very scarce treatise on the salmon fisheries along the River Tay. -
1842 Report of the Trial in the Action of Declarator and Damages at the Instance of MurdoEdinburgh: 1842The first edition of this very scarce report of a trial over salmon fishing in the Bay of Gruinard. -
1783 A Collection of the Acts of Parliament, Now in Force, Relating to the British FisheriesEdinburgh: 1783The first edition of this very scarce volume of seven acts regarding fisheries in Britain. -
1862-68 An Act to Regulate and Amend the Law Respecting the Salmon Fisheries of ScotlandNew York: 1862-68A volume of two very scarce Victorian. acts relating to the salmon fisheries in Scotland. -
1837 Objections to the Ballot, Answered From the Writings and Speeches of Mill, Grote, &c.London: 1837A vanishingly scarce work responding to twenty-three objections concerning the electoral ballot, with the responses taken from the speeches and writings of James Mill and George Grote. -
1958 Bang to Rights: An Account of Prison LifeLondon: 1958An attractive first edition of Frank Norman's first book, his prison memoir 'Bang to Rights', with a foreword by Raymond Chandler. -
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1937 Newton on BlackstonePhiladelphia : 1937A pleasing signed limited edition printing of A. Edward Newton's address on Sir William Blackstone. -
1689 A New Martyrology: Or, The Bloody AssizesLondon: 1689The third edition of John Tutchin's account of the trials and executions that followed the Monmouth Rebellion, illustrated with engraved plates. -
1787 Courts of Requests: Their Nature, Utility, and Powers Described, with a Variety of CasesBirmingham: 1787The vanishingly scarce first edition of William Hutton's account of the eighteenth century small claims court of Birmingham. -
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1937 Newton on BlackstonePhiladelphia : 1937A pleasing signed limited edition containing A. Edward Newton's address on law and William Blackstone. -
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1937 Newton on BlackstonePhiladelphia : 1937A signed limited edition printing of A. Edward Newton's address on Sir William Blackstone. -
1832 Thoughts on Secondary Punishments, in a Letter to Earl GreyLondon: 1832The first edition of Richard Whately's influential essay on criminal transportation to Australia. -
1814 Insurance Against Robbery; or, the Present System of the Police ConsideredLondon: 1814A very scarce pamphlet on the police of London during the Regency, and how it could be improved. -
1844 On the Principles and Objects of Human PunishmentsOxford: 1844The first edition of this very scare essay on punishment and crime, by Constantine Estlin Prichard. -
1848 Memorandum of Suggestions For Use of Special ConstablesLondon: 1848A very scarce memorandum for special constables in Victorian London. -
1875 Jurisdiction and Punishments of Summary Criminal CourtsEdinburgh: 1875A very scarce legal essay by Walter Cook Spens, discussing summary criminal courts, the first edition. -
1809 The Claims of Mr. Wardle to the Thanks of the Country, in ConsequenceLondon: 1809The first edition of this very scarce report exploring the wrongdoings of Prince Frederick. -
1762 The Frequency of Capital PunishmentsLondon: [1762]A very scarce pamphlet by William Dodd on capital punishment, the first edition. -
1804 On the Landed Property of England, an Elementary and Practical TreatiseLondon: 1804An excellent example of the very scarce first edition of Mr. Marshall's practical and informative guide to the purchase, improvement and management of landed estates. -
1870 Chapters and Speeches on the Irish Land QuestionLondon: 1870A scarce, first edition of John Stuart Mill's compilation of speeches and writings surrounding the controversial Irish land disputes of the late nineteenth-century. -
1868 England and IrelandLondon: 1868The first edition of John Stuart Mill's very scarce essay regarding the difficulties in Ireland following the Fenian Rising of 1867. -
1871 Programme of the Land Tenure Reform AssociationLondon: 1871The first edition of this very scarce programme detailing the aims of the Land Tenure Reform Association, founded by and with an explanatory statement by English philosopher and politician, John Stuart Mill. -
1866 Speech Delivered at a Meeting of the Liverpool Reform League, on December 19th, 1866, on Plurality of Votes as a Needful Element in Any Final Scheme of Parliamentary ReformLondon: 1866An exceedingly scarce pamphlet presenting a speech delivered by Scottish Liberal MP Robert Macfie, regarding the importance of plurality voting in parliamentary reform processes. -
1872 Severn Tunnel Railway. Book of Reference, November, 1871Bristol: 1872A very scarce work detailing property transactions facilitated by a Bristol firm of solicitors to make way for the construction of the Severn Railway Tunnel. -
1870 Severn Tunnel Railway ContractsNot Stated: 1870The vanishingly scarce publication of English civil engineering contractor Thomas A. Walker's contract for the construction of the Severn Tunnel.