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30 Items From Our Inventory March 25, 2014

"A Little too Human to be Strictly Scientific"

1. Acton, John [d. 1350]. [Badius, Josse (1462-1535), Editor]. Constitutiones Legitime seu Legatine Regionis Anglicane: Cu[m] Subtilissima Interpretatione D[omi]ni Johannis de Athon: Tripliciq[ue] Tabella. Necnon et [Con]stitutiones Provinciales ab Archiepiscopis Cantuariensibus Edite: Et Sum[m]a Accuratione Recognite: Annotate et Parisiis Coimpresse. [Paris: Wulfgangi Hopilii et P[ro]vissimi Bibliopole Joa[n]nis Co[n]flue[n]tini, 1504]. [xvi], clv ff. Collation: A-B8, a-e8, f10, g-o8, p6, q-s8 (-r1-8), t-v6 (-v6, a blank). Main text in parallel columns surrounded by two-column linear gloss. Quarto (10- 1/2" x 7-1/2").

Recent period-style calf, raised bands and gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Printed throughout in red and black, woodcut pictorial title page, divisional title page (f. 1) and vignette at head of main text (f. 2), woodcut initials, some pictorial. Light toning to text, faint dampstaining in places, mostly confined to margins, occasional worming, mostly to rear of text, with negligible loss to text, brief early annotations to a few leaves. A handsome copy. $7,500.

* First edition by Badius. Acton's Constitutiones was the first major treatise on English canon law. It is a commentary on the constitutions (edicts) of Otto and Ottobone, the papal legates in England during the mid-thirteenth century. For decades, these constitutions formed the majority of English canon law. Acton's commentary was authoritative. Several copies circulated in manuscript. It was first printed in 1496 by Wynkyn de Worde in an edition of William Lyndwood's Provinciale. (This led several people to attribute Constitutiones to Lyndwood.) An excellent summation of English canon law at the time, it is also notable for its insights into the Church's place in English . As Maitland notes in Roman Canon Law in the Church of England Acton, was "a little too human to be strictly scientific. His gloss often becomes a growl against the bad world in which he lives, the greedy prelates, the hypocritical friars, the rapacious officials" (7-8). OCLC locates 9 copies of this edition in North American law libraries (Columbia, George Washington, Harvard, Library of Congress, Ohio State, UC-Berkeley, University of Minnesota, Washington University, Yale). English Short-Title Catalogue S104759. Beale, Bibliography of Early English Law Books T404.

Afflito's Principal Treatise

2. Afflito, Matteo d' (Afflictis, Matthias de). [c.1443-c.1523]. Baldus de Ubaldus, Petrus [1327-1406]. Tract. de Iure Prothomiseos. Hac Postrema Editione a Pluribus Quibus Scatebat Erroribus Vindicatus. Cum Commentariolo Gravissimi Iuris Interpretis, Marci Mantuae Benavidii Patavini, ad L. Dudum, C. de Contrahen. Empt. Summarioq, ac Elementario Indice Super Additis, Diligentissime Exornatus. Venice: Apud Christophorum Zanettum, 1573. [iii], 4-108, [8] ff. Octavo (6" x 4").

Contemporary limp vellum. Light soiling, central section of spine, half of front cover and all of front free endpaper lacking, rear pastedown loose, binding secure. Attractive woodcut printer device, head-piece, tail-piece and decorated initials. Occasional light foxing, light browning in a few places, internally clean. $750.

* Later edition. D'Afflito was an important Italian jurist and royal official. Tractatus de Jure Protomiseos, a treatise on preemption, purchase and sale is a commentary on the Constitutio de Jure Protomiseos of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa) [1122-1190]. One of his principal works, it was first published in 1544 and went through several issues and editions into the eighteenth century. In Zennetti's 1573 edition offered here D'Afflito's treatise is followed by a discussion of the same topic by the great Bolognese commentator Baldus de Ubaldis. KVK locates 3 copies of this edition, OCLC locates 2 (Library of Congress and Penn State University). Adams, Catalogue of Books Printed on the Continent of Europe, 1501- 1600 A318.

Commentaries on Criminal Law by a Great Medieval Jurist

3. Baldus de Ubaldis, Petrus [1327-1400]. Corneto, Tancredus de, Commentary. Cremonte, Antonius de, Commentary. Descousu, Celsus-Hugo, Commentary. Ferrandat, Henricus, Commentary.

1 Practica Baldi. Perutilis Ac Vere Aurea Practica Iuris. Utriusq[ue] Monarche ac Luminis Domini Baldi de Ubaldis de Perusio...Cu[m] Additionibus Domini Antonii de Cremo[n]te: Que Preter Primam Omnes Textui Inseru[n]tur: [Et] cum Pristinis Apostillis...Celsi Hugo[n]is Dissuti. Novissime cu[m] Adjectionibus Nonnullorum Tituloru[m] in Quibusdam Antiquissimis Exe[m]plaribus Inventorum Hactenus non Impressorum: [Et] cum Repertorio Alphabetico. AdVertas Lector: Q[uod] Angelus...Dicit Practica[m] Istam: Seu Mavis Co[m]pendiosam: Fuisse Ta[n]credi de Corneto. Ego Vero Balsi Esse Affirmo: Ut Patet in Pluribus Eius Locis: Maxime in Prefatione Ante Rubricam de Iurisdicti[on]e. [Lyon: Antoine Blanchard, 6 February 1528. [xii], XCVI ff. Main text in parallel columns. Quarto (6-3/4" x 5").

Recent period-style calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands and gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Title page printed in red and black within woodcut architectural border, woodcut decorated initials. Moderate toning, finger smudges and light stains to a few leaves, some soiling to title page, minor edgewear to final leaf. $2,500.

* Later edition. Baldus de Ubaldis, a pupil of Bartolus, was one of the great jurists of Medieval Europe. He taught at the Universities of , , , , , Pavia and . He also served occasionally as a judge and diplomat. His fame rests on his commentaries on Roman and canon law, which were standard texts into the seventeenth century. First published in 1513, Practica Baldi is a collection of his commentaries on criminal law and procedure drawn from his larger works with additional commentary and notes by Corneto, Cremonte, Descousu and Ferrandat. All editions are scarce. OCLC locates 3 copies of this edition in North American law libraries (Columbia, Harvard, UC-Berkeley). Universal Short-Title Catalogue 146006.

First English-Language Edition of PMM 209, "One of the Most Influential Books in the Whole History of Criminology"

4. Beccaria, [Cesare Bonesana, Marchese de] [1738-1794]. (Arouet, Francois-Marie) [1694-1778]. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments, Translated from the Italian; With a Commentary, Attributed to Mons. De Voltaire, Translated from the French. London: Printed for J. Almon, 1767. xii, 179, [1], lxxix, [1] pp. Last page blank. Octavo (8" x 5").

Recent period-style calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Moderate toning to text, somewhat darker along margins, occasional light foxing. Small early owner signatures to front endleaf and head of title page, interior otherwise clean. $2,500.

* First edition in English. First published in Livorno in 1764 as Dei Delitti e Delle Pene, this landmark work is, to quote Printing and the Mind of Man, "one of the most influential books in the whole history of criminology. It is significant because it was the first systematic study of the subject. Infused with the spirit of the Enlightenment, its advocacy of crime prevention and the abolition of torture and capital punishment marked a significant advance in criminological thought, which had changed little since the Middle Ages. It had a profound influence on the development of criminal law. It was especially influential among American thinkers, such as , who wished to use Beccaria to reform the system of criminal law Americans inherited from England. Printing and the Mind of Man 209. Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 2349. English Short-Title Catalogue T138985.

Blackstone's Handsome Edition of Magna Carta

5. Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. The Great Charter and Charter of the Forest, With Other Authentic Instruments: To Which is Prefixed an Introductory Discourse, Containing the History of the Charters. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1759. [iv], lxxvi, [iv], 86 pp. As in many copies, the half-title and table of contents (Tabula) are bound between pp lxxvi and p. 1. Folio (13-1/2" x 10-1/2").

Recent period-style calf, gilt fillets to boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, edges rouged, marbled endpapers. Copperplate initials and vignettes. Light toning to text, negligible faint dampspotting in places, faint offsetting from vignettes, internally clean. $5,000.

* First edition. Texts of documents in Latin, Blackstone's essay in English. The engraved dedication to the Earl of Westmoreland is surmounted with his armorial ensigns; initials in the text are ornamented with engravings of various buildings at Oxford University. The tail-pieces on pages lxxvi and 73 are historical vignettes; the other ten tail-pieces are facsimiles of the royal seals that are attached to the original documents. This remarkable work is esteemed for its production and scholarship. Its physical appeal was recognized as early as 1829 in Richard Thompson's An Historical Essay on the Magna Charta of King John, which described it as a "beautiful and rare edition." Blackstone's essay, which is based on a great deal of original research, argued that the charter was the foundation of English liberties. This idea, first proposed by Coke, was a central tenet of Whig ideology. More important, Blackstone's research into the original texts demonstrated that all earlier editions of the charter were based on the significantly different reissue of 1225, in the reign of Henry III, rather than the original one endorsed at Runnymede. His philological approach was highly influential; it established the textual focus that has governed subsequent study of the charter. Eller notes that Worrall's

2 Bibliotheca Legum Angliae (1788) lists an edition from 1758 with the title Magna Charta and Charta de Foresta. She was not able to locate any copies, however. Later research indicates that this edition is a ghost. Hollis [1720-74] was a notable political philosopher, important republican, supporter of the American colonies and benefactor of Harvard University. Using wealth acquired through a successful mercantile career, he promoted republican principles by reprinting and distributing such classic seventeenth-century political works as 's Two Treatises of . His books were always elegantly bound and decorated with republican symbols, such as the Phrygian cap and Britannia. Eller, The William Blackstone Collection in the Yale Law Library 237.

Catherine II Reorganizes Her Empire

6. Catherine II [1729-1796], Empress of Russia. [Fueslin, M., Translator]. Reglements de sa Majeste Imperiale Catherine II. Imperatrice & Autocratrice de Toutes les Russies &c. Pour l'Administration des Gouvernements de l'Empire des Russies. Traduit d'Apres l'Original Russe. St. Petersburg: Chez J.J. Weitbrecht, 1778. x, [2], 196 pp. Quarto (8-1/2" x 6- 1/2").

Contemporary diced calf, gilt rules and central gilt arms (of Baron Stuart de Rothesay) to boards, blind tooling, gilt bands and gilt title to spine, gilt inside dentelles, marbled endpapers. Light rubbing to extremties, heavier rubbing to joints and spine ends, front joint starting at head, corners bumped and lightly worn, bookplate residue to front pastedown. Woodcut head-pieces. Light toning to text, internally clean. $3,500.

* Second and final French-language edition. Guided by her Nakaz (Instruction), the All-Russia Legislative Commission worked to devise a modern legal code based on progressive Enlightenment principles to replace the Muscovite Code of 1649. The Commission's work was slow and fitful; it had accomplished little by 1774. Indeed, it never produced a new code. Impatient, Catherine II began to issue a series of specific orders based on the Nakaz. Issued in 1775, the Statute for the Administration of the Provinces of the Russian Empire reorganized the Russia empire into provinces and districts and increased the size and scope of local government. Other statutes defined the status of nobles (1785), reorganized the social structure (1785), regulated commerce (1781), reformed criminal law (1782) and expanded educational opportunities (1786). These activities attracted attention throughout Europe, which led to a few translations. The first French translation of the present code was published in Liege in 1777. Our copy of the 1778 edition was owned by Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay [1779-1845], secretary of the French embassy at St. Petersburg (1804-1808), later ambassador (1841-1843). According to Barbier, this edition was translated by a M. Fueslin. OCLC locates 7 copies worldwide, 5 in North America, none in law libraries. Barbier, Dictionnaire des Ouvrages Anonymes Vol. 4, Col. 192. This edition not in the British Museum Catalogue.

First Edition of the Nakaz in English

7. Catherine II, Empress of Russia Tatichtchev, Mikhail, Translator. The Grand Instructions to the Commissioners Appointed to Frame a New Code of Laws for the Russian Empire: Composed by Her Imperial Majesty Catherine II, Empress of All the Russias. To which is Prefixed a Description of the Manner of Opening the Commission, With the Order and Rules for Electing the Commissioners. Translated from the Original, In the Russian Language. London: Printed for T. Jefferys, 1768. xxiii, [1], 3-258 pp. Quarto (10-1/4" x 8-1/4").

Recent period-style calf, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed. Light toning to text, negligible light foxing to a few leaves, internally clean. A handsome copy. $3,000.

* First edition in English. The Nakaz, or Instruction, is a statement of legal principles written by Catherine II between 1764 and 1766. It was among her most ambitious and significant undertakings. Infused with the ideas of the French Enlightenment, and copied mostly from the work of Voltaire, and Beccaria, it was compiled as a guide for the All-Russia Legislative Commission convened by the Empress in 1767 to create a new code to replace the 1649 Muscovite Code. Revised in consultation with Frederick the Great and Voltaire, the Instruction proclaimed the equality of all men before the law and denounced torture and the death penalty. Unfortunately, her proposed code was never completed. Catherine's manuscript was written in French, and she later produced a Russian translation. It was published in Moscow 1767. An edition with a parallel German translation was published in the same year, also in Moscow. According to the ESTC, this was the source of Tatichtchev's translation. The first German edition was published in Frankfurt and Leipzig in 1769. The book was initially banned in France because it was too liberal; the first edition in Francophone Europe was produced in Switzerland (with a false imprint) in 1769. OCLC locates 12 copies of Tatichtchev's translation in North American law libraries. See Camus, Bibliotheque Choisie des Livres de Droit 3301. English Short-Title Catalogue N6651.

3 Legends of Hoarding

8. [Collyer Brothers]. [Collyer, Homer (1881-1947)]. [Collyer, Langley (1885-1947)]. [7" x 9" Black-and-White Press Photograph of an Action to Evict Homer and Langley Collyer from Their Harlem Brownstone]. [New York: Acme News Agency, November 18, 1942]. Minor wrinkling and edgewear, stamps, annotations and tipped-in caption to verso. $75.

* The caption reads (in part): "Locksmith Joseph Cohn works with hammer and chisel to chop away the heavy wire on the iron gate before the basement of the Collyer home, as John McMullen, lawyer for the Collyers (at left) looks on. The hermit Collyer Brothers had refused, for 33 years, to 'pay up or get out' of their home after their bank had foreclosed. They would not even see their lawyer. Finally, after deputy sheriffs had broken into the house, the brothers agreed to buy the home back from the bank."

Disputed Elections in Massachusetts

9. Cushing, Luther S. [1803-1856], Compiler. Reports of Contested Elections, in the House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; from 1780 to 1834, Inclusive: Compiled From the Journals, Files, and Printed Documents of the House, in Pursuance of an Order Thereof, and Under the Direction of a Committee Appointed for the Purpose. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, 1834. xv, 282 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4").

Contemporary sheep, blind frames to boards, lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Slight bowing to boards, some rubbing with light wear to extremities, a few minor scuffs and stains to boards, chipping to foot of spine, joints starting. Crack between front free endpaper and title page, occasional light foxing. Early owner signature to title page, interior otherwise clean. $100.

* With a table of cases. "It has not been considered, by the committee, to be their duty...to make any selection of the cases to be published...but merely to direct the manner of their publication. So far as it has been found practicable, therefore, all the cases of that description have been reported, either briefly or in detail, according to their nature and importance. Some of the earlier decisions, though of no value, as precedents, have been shortly stated, for the purpose of showing the mode of proceeding, in use at the time.": Advertisement [v]. The author of the classic Manual of Parliamentary Procedure, Cushing was the clerk of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law (2003 Supplement) 14390.75.

Critical Edition of Important Study of Preemption

10. D'Afflito (D'Afflicto), Matteo [c.1450-c.1520]. Baldus de Ubaldis, Petrus [1327-1456]. Mantova Benavides, Marco [1489-1582]. Tractatus de Iure Prothomiseos. Nuperrime Recognitus a Plurimis Quibus Scatebat Erroribus Vindicatus. Subsequenti Commentariolo Gravissimi Iuris Interpretis Marci Mantuae Bonaviti Patavini, ad L. Dudum C. de Contrab. Empt. Summariisq, Ac Elementario Indico Superadditis Diligentissime Exornatus. Venice: Apud Dominicum de Farris, 1582. 108, [8] ff. Octavo (5-3/4" x 3-3/4").

Contemporary vellum, early vellum rebacking with hand-lettered title. Some rubbing to extremities, a few small stains to boards, vellum just beginning to break through pastedowns, hinges cracked, a few partial cracks to text block (binding still secure). Later small owner signature to front endleaf, another to title page. Occasional faint dampstaining to margins, interior otherwise fresh. $750.

* Later edition. First published in 1548, this is a critical edition of D'Afflito's Tractatus De Jure Protomeseos (1544), an edition of a work on preemption in feudal law by Baldus de Ubaldus with commentary. Afflito was an Italian jurist and state official. A pupil of Bartolus, Baldus de Ubaldis was a prominent commentator and professor at the Universities of Perugia and Padua. KVK and OCLC locate 2 copies of this edition in North America (at UCLA and the Ransom Library, UT Austin). Censimento Nazionale Delle Edizioni Italiane del XVI Secolo 15846.

First Edition of the First English Treatise on Sheriffs

11. Dalton, Michael [d.c. 1648]. Officium Vicecomitum: The Office and Authoritie of Sherifs, Written for the Better Incouragement of the Gentrie (Upon Whom the Burthen of This Office Lyeth) to Keepe Their Office, And Undersherife, In Their Houses; That so by Theire Continuall Care of the Businesse, And Eyeover Their

4 Officeres, They May the Better Discharge Their Dutie to God, Their Prince, And Countrey, In the Execution of This Their Office. Gathered Out of the Statutes, And Bookes of the Common Lawes of this Kingdome. London: Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1623. Folio (11-1/4" x 7-1/2").

Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands and later gilt-stamped title to spine, endpapers renewed. Light rubbing, recent repairs to spine ends and adjacent corners of boards, front joint partially cracked, corners bumped and lightly worn. Title printed within woodcut architectural border, woodcut head-pieces, tail-pieces and decorated initials. Light toning, faint dampstaining to upper corners of margins, bookplate residue to front pastedown. Early owner signature, interior otherwise clean. An appealing copy. $2,500.

* First edition. This is the first English treatise on sheriffs. As its title suggests, it is a remarkably comprehensive work. Holdsworth, who cites it several times, says "in spite of a growing number of rivals, it continued to be a standard authority until the beginning of the eighteenth century.": History of English Law IV:119. See Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:222 (6).

A Scene From the McWilliams Trial

12. [Darrow, Clarence (1857-1938)]. [McWilliams, Russell]. [7" x 9" Black-and-White Press Photo of the McWilliams Trial]. [New York: Acme Newspictures, Inc., February 10, 1933]. Minor edgewear and crinkling, annotation to left margin, annotations, stamps and tipped-in caption to verso. $150.

* The caption reads: "DARROW DEFENDS YOUTH ON THIRD TRIAL. This is a scene in the Winnebago County Court in Rockford, Ill., as Clarence Darrow, famous criminal lawyer, listened to proceedings during the trial of Russell McWilliams, 18-year-old slayer whom Darrow is defending. McWilliams is on trial for his life for the third time, being twice saved from the electric chair by Illinois Supreme Court. Seated around the trial table are, left to right, William Holley (white-haired man), Darrow's law partner; Russell McWilliams, directly behind Holley and partly obscured, B.J. Knight, defense attorney, Clarence Darrow (right-center), and State's attorney Robert E. Nash (seated at Darrow's left)."

Photograph of Ruby Darrow at the Ossian Sweet Trial

13. Darrow, Ruby [1869-1957]. [5" x 7" Black-and-White Press Photograph of Ruby Darrow]. [Detroit: International Newsreel Photo, November 10, 1925]. Light rubbing to edges and crinkling, annotations, stamps and fragment of tipped-in caption to verso. $50.

* This image was taken during the trial of Ossian Sweet. Sweet, an African-American physician, was tried for murder after he, with the assistance of a few friends and relatives, defended his home against a mob of racists, which resulted in the death of an attacker. Sweet and the other defendants were represented successfully by a team led by Clarence Darrow. (We identified this photo based on the markings on its verso and another copy we have on file.)

Rare Eighteenth-Century Treatise on Military Law Bound With an Annotated Constitutio Criminalis Carolina

14. Dolffer, J[ohann] A[nton]. Processus Juris Militaris Informativus. Worinn Nicht nur alle Kriegs-Richter, Als Praesides, Assessores und Auditores, Auch Alle Hohe und Niedrige Officirer, Eine Vorhin noch nie Gehabte Voellige Information Finden, Wie sie Sich zu Denen Abhaltenden Kriegs-Gerichten, Habilitiren und Geschickt Machen Mogen, Und sonst ein Jeder, Der Peinliche Sachen Tractiret oder zu Tractiren Bedacht Ist, In Denen Latere Sequenti Verzeichneten Materiis den Selbst Verlangenden Unterricht Finden Kan. Leipzig: In Verlegung Hieron. Friederich Hoffmann 1702. [iv], 315 pp. [Bound with] Stephani, Matthaeus [1576-1646], Editor. [Charles V [1500-1558], Holy Roman Emperor]. Caroli Quinti, Imperatoris Invictissimi, & Gloriosissimi Principis, Constitutiones Publicorum Judiciorum: Cum Jure Communi Collatae; Ex Eoque Latius Declaratae, & Utilissimis Additionibus, Observationibusque Practicis Illustratae. Articulorum Carolinarum Constitutionum, Intemq[ue] Rerum Praecipuarum, Elenchus Duplex Adjectus Est. Hannover: Sumptibus Gothofredi Freytagii, u. Rudolstadt, Urban 1702. [xx], 243, [5] pp.

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5 beginning to peal away. Title page of Processus printed in red and black. Moderate toning, somewhat heavier in places. Early initials to title page of Processus, early underlining and notes to a few pages in Constitutiones. An appealing volume. $2,850.

* Processus: only edition; Constitutiones: sixth and final edition. The Processus is a comprehensive guide to the laws that apply to European soldiers. It is a digest of positive law and conventions established by treaty. Each point is illustrated with a case study. The work reflects both the greater destructive power of eighteenth-century armaments and the Enlightenment-inspired movement to civilize the rules of military engagement. "Von der Section und Inspection des Coerpers," its eleventh chapter, is especially interesting. An early example of medical , it discusses methods to distinguish signs of torture or other unacceptable deeds on the corpses of soldiers or civilians. Constitutiones, a commentary on the great 1502 Constitutio Criminalis Carolina of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, was first published in 1626. A standard work, it went through further editions in 1661, 1665, 1670, 1678 and 1702. The owner of this copy added a few references in the index concerning the sections on torture. Provisions for the liberal use of torture was one of the most controversial aspects of this code. There are very few copies of either title in North America. OCLC locates 1 copy of Processes (at Harvard Law School) and a few copies of Constitutiones, 1 of the 1702 edition (at Harvard Law School). Processus: Verzeichnis der im Deutschen Sprachraum Erschienenen Drucke des 18. Jahrhunderts 10336591; Constitutiones: this edition not in VD18.

"All Manner of Offendors Against the Publick "

15. Forster, Thomas. The Lay-Mans Lawyer, Reviewed & Enlarged. Being a Second Part of the Practice of the Law, Relating to the Punishment of Offences Committed Against the Publique Peace. Containing the Forms of Process, Indictments, And Proceeding to Judgement, As Well in All Manner of Crimes Deserving Death, As Others, Of Corporall and Pecuniary Punishments: Also the Severall Causes and Cases Wherein such Respective Proceedings Ought to be Had; Collected into Heads Out of the Books of Law at Large. Also a Discourse of Pardons and Remissions of Punishments: The Office and Duty of a Goaler, Constable, And Other Assistants for Preservation of the Peace. With an Exact Table, Relating to All the Matters Therein Contained. London: Printed for H. Twyford, and J. Place, 1656. [xiv], 338, [24] pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 3-1/2").

Recent period-style calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands and gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Some toning to text, occasional minor staining to margins. Early annotations to endleaves and a few text leaves, early owner initials to fore edge. A nice copy of a scarce title. $2,500.

* Only edition. This guide was first published in 1654 as the second part of Forster's Complete Attorney (i.e. "Practice of the Law"). It was "reviewed and enlarged" as an independent work. It is remarkably comprehensive layman's guide. To quote the introduction, it "contains the formes of all manner of Warrants and Precepts sent out from Authority, to attach and apprehend all manner of Offendors against the publick peace; the formes of all Mittimusses made thereupon, of all indictments, for all sorts of Offences, from the highest to the lowest, very exact: Supersediasses, Certioraries, the proceedings in Tryalls against all Offendors for Treason, Felony &c: together with the whole Learning of Clergy, who shall have it allowed, And in what Offences, and who shall not have it: As also the Office and Duty of a Gaoler, never before in any of teh Books of the Law, so exactly set forth; the duty of Church-wardens, so far onely as they are impowered by divers Statutes, to be assistant to the Constables, the Ordinary conservators of teh Peace in this Commonwealth" ([xii-xiv]). OCLC locates 4 copies in North American law libraries (Library of Congress, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Yale). Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:362 (32).

First Edition of the First English Legal Treatise

16. Glanville, Ranulf de [d. 1190], Attributed. Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regni Anglie. Tempore Regis Henrici Secundi Compositus, Iusticie Gubernacula Tenente Illustri Viro Ranulpho de Glanuilla Iuris Regni & Antiquarum Consuetudinum eo Tempore Peritissimo. Et Illas Solu[m] Leges Continet et Consuetudines Secundum Quas Placitatur in Curia Regis ad Scaccarium et Coram Iusticiis Ubicunque Fuerint. Huie Adiectae Sunt a Quodam Legem Studioso Adnotationes Aliquot Marginales Inutiles. [London: In Aedibus Richardi Totteli, c.1554]. [iii], 5, 5-44, 43-113, [17] ff. (Fol. P8 a blank). Octavo (5-1/2" x 3-1/2").

Recent period-style calf, old calf covers with small central arabesques laid down, raised bands and gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Light toning to text, gutter of last page adhered slightly to facing endpaper just touching text, two small wormholes to upper margins with no loss to text, early annotations to head of title page and a few leaves. Ex-library with bookplates to front pastedown and verso of title page, small inkstamp to title page and a few leaves. An attractive copy. $15,000.

* First edition. As Winfield notes, the anonymous Latin text long attributed to Glanville (or Glanvill) is the "first classical textbook of English law." Completed around 1189, it describes the procedure of the King's Bench. There is much information pertaining to litigation and includes the texts of approximately eighty writs. Glanville was a major contribution to the development of the common law tradition. It continued to be a primary reference for several generations. Coke, for example, praised it wholeheartedly and used it liberally in his Reports. Though

6 overshadowed by Bracton's larger treatise, Glanville is still cited today. It also remains useful for its unparalleled insights into the nature of land law and procedure in medieval England. English Short-Title Catalogue S102455. Beale, A Bibliography of Early English Law Books T365. Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 1769.

First Edition of the First Complete English Translation

17. Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. Evats, William [c.1606-1677], Translator. The Most Excellent His Three Books Treating of the of War & Peace. In the First is Handled, Whether any War be Just. In the Second is Shewed, The Causes of War, Both just and Uujust [sic]. In the Third is Declared, What in War is Lawful; That is, Unpunishable. With the Annotations Digested Into the Body of Every Chapter. Translated into English by William Evats, B.D. London: Printed by M[argaret] W[hite] for Thomas Basset, 1682. [ii], xxi, [7], 220, 361-572, [32] pp. Extra copperplate pictorial title page. Folio (12- 1/2" x 8").

Contemporary calf with later rebacking, raised bands and gilt title to spine, corners repaired, hinges and corners of pastedowns reinforced. Moderate rubbing to boards, lighter rubbing to extremities, hinges cracked. Main title page printed in red and black, woodcut head-pieces. Some toning to text, finger smudges and spark burns to a few leaves. Some edgewear to margin of pictorial title page just touching upper left hand corner, minor edgewear to title page and final index leaves. "No 712" in small early hand to head of title page, interior otherwise clean. A solid copy of an important edition. $5,000. * First edition of the first complete translation in English. First published in Paris in 1625, The Rights of War and Peace established the system of modern public , based on the concept of "droit naturel," a morality-based law that superseded the personalities of individuals or nations. Grotius describes the situations in which war is a valid tool of law enforcement and outlines the principles of armed combat. Though based on Christian natural law, Grotius advanced the novel argument that his system would still be valid if it lacked a divine basis. In this regard he pointed to the future by moving international law in a secular direction. The first English edition, an abridged translation by Clement Barksdale, was published in London in 1654. It was reissued twice in 1655. The translation by Evats, which includes original notes, followed in 1682. These early English translations, both by Oxford-based theologians, mark an important phase in the reception history of this book. These projects were undertaken due to the author’s reputation as a leading Protestant scholar and a faith-motivated desire to reduce international conflict. English Short-Title Catalogue R8527. Ter Meulen and Diermanse, Bibliographie de Grotius 630.

Rare Italian Essay on Preemption

18. Guida, Giuseppe. Discorso dell'Avvocato Giuseppe Guida Sulla Perenzione. [N.P.: Tipi di Avallone, c. 1830]. 74 pp Quarto (8-1/2" x 6").

Contemporary patterned cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt title to spine, speckled edges. Some rubbing to extremities, some chipping to head of spine. Moderate toning, light foxing to text, internally clean. $150.

* A rare essay on the jurisprudential basis of preemption. No copies located on OCLC.

Judicial Administration in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

19. [Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]. [Petitti, Pompillo, Editor]. Repertorio Amministrativo Ossia Collezione di Leggi, Decreti, Reali Rescritti, Ministeriali, Regolamenti, Ed Istruzioni Sull'Amministrazione Civile del Regno delle due Sicilie. Palermo: Dalla Reale Stamperia, 1841. Three volumes. [And] Supplemento al Repertorio Amministrativo Ossia Collezione di Leggi, Decreti, Reali Rescritti, Ministeriali, Regolamenti, Ed Istruzioni Sull'Amministrazione Civile del Regno delle due Sicilie. Naples: Tipografia fu Migliaccio, 1845. xxxii, 712 pp.

Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards (Supplemento has textured paper boards), spines have identical raised bands, gilt fillets and gilt titles. Moderate rubbing to boards and extremities, 1/2" circular piece missing from center of Volume I, a few nicks and minor scuffs to boards. Faint dampstaining and foxing in some places, interiors otherwise fresh. $900.

* Third and final edition. This treatise on administrative law and judicial administration in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies is cast in the form of a topical digest of laws, legislation and decisions with commentary and summaries. Its first two editions were published in 1838 and 1839. OCLC locates 1 copy of this title in North America (at Harvard's Widener Library, which has a first edition), no copies of the Supplemento.

7 An Important Chapter in Diplomatic History

20. [Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm (1646-1716)]. Codex Juris Gentium Diplomaticus, In Quo Tabulae Authenticae Actorum Publicorum, Tractatuum, Aliarumque Rerum Majoris Momenti per Europam Gestarum, Pleraeque Ineditae vel Selectae, Ipso Verborum Tenore Expressae ac Temporum Serie Digestae, Continentur; A Fine Seculi Undecimi ad Nostra Usque Tempora Aliquot Tomis Comprehensus: Quem ex Manuscriptis Praesertim Bibliothecae Augustae Guelfebytanae Codicibus, Et Monumentis Regiorum Aliorumque Archivorum, Ac Propriis Denique Collectaneis Edidit G.G.L. Hannover: Literis & Impensis Samuelis Ammonii, 1693-1700. Two volumes in one book. Volume II has two parts and an individual title page reading Godefridi Guilielmi Leibnitii Mantissa Codicis Juris Gentium Diplomatici. Volume I: [xxxii], 24, 479 (ie. 471), [1]; Volume II: [xx], [10], 180; [2], 380 pp. Ten-page index to first half of Volume II misbound at its beginning after p. [xx]. Folio (13-1/4" x 8").

Contemporary vellum, early black-stamped title to spine, edges rouged. Some soiling, minor chipping to spine ends, corners bumped and somewhat worn, bookplate residue to front pastedown, clean tear to foot of half-title mended with archival tape. Moderate toning to text, somewhat heavier in places, scattered light foxing. Early owner signature to front endleaf, interior otherwise clean. $1,000.

* First edition. Better known for his important contributions to philosophy and mathematics, Leibniz was also an attorney, diplomat, state official and judge of the Mainz court of appeals. The Codex Juris Diplomaticus is a collection of annotated treaties and other source materials relating to the diplomatic history of the Guelphs, the factions in central and northern who supported the Pope against the Holy Roman Emperor and his supporters, the Ghibellines, during the 12th and 13th centuries. The main states controlled by the Guelphs were Bologna, Brescia, Crema, Genoa, Mantua, Orvieta and Perugia. The conflict between the Guelph and Ghibbelline states, which was initiated by the Investiture Conflict of 1075, was

one of the major international issues of the time. It was not resolved until the 15th century. This work saw a second edition in 1747. Copies of both editions are scarce. OCLC locates 8 complete copies of the first edition in North American law libraries (Georgetown, Harvard, Touro, UC-Berkeley, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, University of Washington, Yale). British Museum Catalogue (Compact Edition) 14:1231.

Nathan Leopold in Middle Age

21. [Leopold, Nathan (1904-1971)]. [Darrow, Clarence]. [7" x 9" Black-and-White 1957 Press Photo of Nathan Leopold in Prison]. [N.p.: S.n, July 20, 1957]. Minor edgewear, annotations to margins, minor retouching to image, annotations, stamps and fragment of tipped-in caption to verso. $75.

* An image of a middle-aged Leopold in the Illinois Stateville Penitentiary. Saved from the death penalty by Darrow's brilliant defense, Leopold and Richard Loeb, his accomplice in the kidnapping and murder of Bobby Franks, were sentenced to life imprisonment, plus 99 years. Loeb was killed by his cellmate in 1936. Leopold became a model prisoner who devoted his life to good works. He was paroled in 1958.

"The First Great Book Upon English Law"

22. Littleton, Sir Thomas [1402-1481]. Lyttilton Tenures Truelye Translated into Englishe. [Imprinted at Londo[n] in Fletestrete Near to S. Dunstones Church. By Thomas Marshe, Anno 1556]. 180, [2] ff. Octavo (5-1/4" x 3-1/2").

Eighteenth-century calf, gilt fillets and lettering piece to spine. Some rubbing to extremities, corners bumped and lightly worn, a few minor nicks and scratches, a few vertical creases to spine, armorial bookplate (of Guy Phillips) to front pastedown. Title printed within woodcut architectural border. Light toning to text, edges trimmed closely with minor loss to fore-edge of title page and a few headlines and side-notes, minor damage to text due to three large chips to fore- edges of ff. 10 and 27 repaired with facsimiles. Early annotations to title page and a few leaves, interior otherwise clean. $5,000.

* Written during the reign of Edward IV [1442-1483] and first published around 1481, Littleton's Tenures is the first English treatise on a specific topic and probably the most revered treatise in the history of the common law. Much admired for its learning and style, it is concerned with tenures and other issues relating to real property. This venerable work, which Coke called "the ornament of the Common Law, and the most perfect and absolute work that ever was written in any humane science," is considered a landmark because it renounced the principles of Roman law (and Latin) in favor of guidelines and doctrines drawn from the Year Books and, when necessary, hypothetical cases. "Five books stand out pre-eminently in the history of English law - Glanvil, Bracton, Littleton, Coke, and Blackstone, and of these Littleton's book is the first great book upon English law.... It showed that [the common law] possessed principles and doctrines of its own which were scientifically

8 exact and yet eminently practical, because they were founded upon the actual problems of daily life" (Holdsworth). OCLC locates two copies (at Harvard Law School and Cambridge University). The ESTC locates another copy at the William Salt Library, England. Holdsworth, A History of English Law II:573. English Short-Title Catalogue S3242. Beale, Bibliography of Early English Law Books T47.

"The Young Clerk's Vocabulary"

23. Meriton, George [1634-1711]. Nomenclatura Clericalis: Or, The Young Clerk's Vocabulary, In English & Latine, Being a Collection of Several Useful and Necessary Things Digested into Several Sections, Under Proper Heads, Very Necessary and Useful not Only for Young Clerks, But Also for Young Scholars, Apothecaries, Chirurgions, Coroners, Clerks of the Peace, &c. And Several Other Persons. In this Vocabulary are Several Hundreds of English Words Rendred into Latine, Not Elsewhere to be Found. And After all are Several Presidents of Warrants, And Other Things Useful for Young Clarks, Not in Print in Any Other Book. London: Printed for Richard Lambert, 1685. [iii], v, [1], v, [1], 128, 127-238, 299-474 pp. Text in English with parallel Latin translation. Octavo (5-3/4" x 3-3/4").

Contemporary calf, rebacked in period style, blind rules to boards, lettering piece and blind fillets to spine, endpapers renewed. Light toning to text, somewhat heavier in places, faint dampstaining to foot of text block, light foxing to a few leaves. $2,500.

* Only edition. Meriton was a lawyer and a prodigious writer on a wide range of legal and non-legal topics. Born in the North Riding of Yorkshire, he is also remembered for his dialect poem The Praise of Yorkshire Ale (1683). Nomenclatura Clericalis is a wide-raging glossary of legal terms in English with their Latin equivalents. Not restricted to legal terms, it has sections devoted to such fields as botany, medicine, food and commerce. The final section is a collection of precedents. OCLC locates 2 copies in North American law libraries (Harvard, University of Pennsylvania). English Short-Title Catalogue R23284. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:19 (43).

Final Edition of a Distinguished Latin-German Legal Dictionary

24. Oberlander, Samuel [1692-1720], Compiler. Lexicon Juridicum Romano-Teutonicum, Das Ist, Vollstandiges Lateinisch-Teutsches Juristisches Hand-Lexicon: Darinnen die Meisten in Jure Civili, Canonico, Feudali, Camerali, & Saxonico Tam Electorali Quam Communi, Nicht Weniger in Jure Publico Romano-Germanico, Vorkommende Worter, so Wohl Nach Ihren Eigentlichen als Uneigentlichen Verstand Deutlich Erklaret, Durch Ihre Definitiones und Descriptiones aber Verstandlich Gemachet Werden, Denen noch Ferner die bey Denen Rechts-Lehrern Befindliche Gewohnliche Divisiones und Subdivisiones Beygefuget Worden, zu Bequemen und Nutzlichen Gebrauch Aller Derer, so Jura Studiren, oder Juristische Bucher und Schrifften Lesen, oder in Gerichte Dienen &c. Nach Alphabetischer Ordnung Eingerichtet. Nuremberg: Johann Georg Lochner, 1753. [viii], 736, [12] pp. Pictorial copperplate frontispiece. Text printed in parallel columns. Quarto (9-1/4" x 7-1/4").

Contemporary vellum. Some soiling, minor stains to boards, corners and spine ends bumped and lightly worn, vellum just beginning to crack though pastedowns. Title page printed in red and black, woodcut head-pieces, tail-pieces and decorated initials. Light toning to text. Small early owner signature to foot to title page, interior otherwise clean. $1,750.

* Eighth and final edition. With an index of Latin abbreviations. This is a well-respected comprehensive German-Latin dictionary of terms used in Civil, Canon, Feudal, Cameral and Saxon Law, and in the law of the Holy Roman Empire. As much an encyclopedia as it is a dictionary, it contains extended discussions of several topics in Roman and German law. It was first published in 1721 and went through seven more editions. All are scarce. OCLC locates 2 copies of the fourth edition in North American law schools (Harvard, UC-Berkeley). British Museum Catalogue (compact edition) 18:943.

A Work that Advanced Whig Ideology

25. Petyt, William [1636-1707]. Miscellanea Parliamentaria: Containing Presidents 1. Of Freedom from Arrests. 2. Of Censures. 1. Upon Such as Have Wrote Books to the Dishonour of the Lords or Commons, Or to Alter the Constitution of the Government. 2. Upon Members for Misdemeanours. 3. Upon Persons not Members, For Contempts and Misdemeanours. 4. For Misdemeanours in Elections. Besides Other Presidents and Orders of a Various Nature, Both of the House of Lords and Commons. With an Appendix, Containing Several Instances Wherein the Kings of England Have Consulted and Advised with Their Parliaments, 1. In Marriages. 2. Peace and War. 3. Leagues. And Other Weighty Affairs of the Kingdom. London: Printed by N. Thompson, for T. Basset, 1680. [xxxi], 220, [64] pp. Octavo (6-1/4 x 4").

Later calf, blind rules to boards, gilt title and blind rules to spine, endpapers renewed. Negligible rubbing to extremities. Light toning to text, somewhat darker in places, light foxing to a few leaves, some soiling and edgewear to title page. Ex-library. Bookplate to front pastedown, inkstamps to a few leaves. A nice copy. $650.

9 * First edition, one of two issues from 1680. Petyt, a member of the Inner Temple, was active in the Whig cause. In return for his support he was appointed Keeper of the Records in the Tower Of London after the Glorious , a post he held until his death in 1707. Miscellanea Parliamentaria is one of his five major works on Parliament that advanced Whig ideology. The other four are Ancient Rights of the Commons Asserted (1680), Rights of the Commons Answered (1681), Lex Parliamentaria (1690) and Jus Parliamentaria (1739). Later editions of Miscellanea were published in 1681 and 1685. All three are scarce. Counting both issues, OCLC locates 19 copies in North American law libraries. English Short-Title Catalogue R912.

Pothier on Commercial Law Topics

26. [Pothier, Robert Joseph (1699-1772)]. Supplement au Traite du Contrat de Louage, Ou, Traite des Contrats de Louage Maritimes; Par L'Auteur du Traite des Obligations. Paris: Chez les Freres Debure, 1774. Three volumes in one, each with title page and individual pagination; Volume III is titled Traite des Cheptels. (Half-title and spine read Traites des Contrats Maritimes, Societe et Cheptels.) 12mo. (7" x 4").

Contemporary speckled calf, gilt spine with raised bands, edges rouged, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Some rubbing to extremities, chipping to head of spine and top-edge of front board. Some toning to text, internally clean. An attractive copy. $150.

* Later edition. With indexes. Arguably the greatest French jurist of the eighteenth century, Pothier devoted much of his career to the study of French civil law. A brilliant and prolific scholar, he wrote a long series of treatises on all of its branches. This one deals with maritime parties, charter parties, partnership and commercial aspects of livestock. In all cases Pothier examines each issue from the perspective of natural equity (or "interieur") and positive law (or "exterieur"). Distinguished by their clarity and organization, these treatises had a profound influence on the Code Napoleon. British Museum Catalogue (Compact Edition) 20:771.

The First English Law Dictionary

27. [Rastell, John]. [Rastell, William]. Les Termes de la Ley; Or, Certaine Difficult and Obscure Words and Termes of the Common Lawes and Statutes of This Realme Now in Use, Expounded and Explained. Newly Imprinted, And Much Inlarged and Augmented. With a New Addition of Above Two Hundred and Fifty Words. London: Printed by Jo. Beale and Rich. Hearne, 1641. [xiv], 271 ff. (Final leaf, a blank, lacking.) Text printed in parallel columns. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4-1/2").

Recent period-style calf, raised bands and gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Light toning to text, minor edgewear to title page and a few other leaves. Early owner annotations to front endleaf, interior otherwise clean. $750.

* Later edition. English and Law French in parallel columns. First published in 1527 by John Rastell, this was both the first English dictionary and first English law dictionary. It was originally written in Law French with the Latin title Expositiones Terminorum Legum Anglorumae. Later editions were produced by his son, William, who is believed to be the editor or translator. (Some sources claim, erroneously, that William is teh author.) Quite popular with students and lawyers due to its clarity and concision, it went through at least twenty-five editions by 1721. A final reissue appeared in 1819. As Marvin observes, it is a useful dictionary because it "reflects the common law at the close of the year-book period with much fidelity.": Legal Bibliography 599. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:11 (48).

A Colorful Account of the Onderdonk Affair

28. Richmond, James C[ook]. [Onderdonk, Benjamin T. (1791-1861)]. The Conspiracy Against the Late Bishop of New-York Unravelled by One of the Conspirators, Viz: James C. Richmond, Presbyter of Rhode Island [wrapper title]. New York: James C. Richmond, 1845. 16 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2").

Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light edgewear and soiling, wrappers partially detached, fragment of small (private?) library label to upper corner of front wrapper. Some toning, light foxing to a few leaves, internally clean. $250.

* Only edition. This crude and, frankly, entertaining pamphlet is one of many inspired by the Onderdonk controversy, a notable scandal that combined sexual misconduct, theological controversy and the public disgrace of a religious leader. Benjamin T. Onderdonk, the Episcopal bishop of New York, was accused of sexual misconduct and ultimately suspended from his pulpit by the House of Bishops. Onderdonk argued that the charges were politically motivated by liberal members of the diocese who disliked his conservative ideas (influenced by the English Oxford Movement). Onderdonk was later reinstated and maintained his office until his death in 1861. The validity of the charge was never resolved, but its heady mix of sex, theology and public disgrace brought forth a wave of popular literature. Sabin, A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 71132.

10 A New Departure for the Abridgment

29. Sheppard, William [fl. 1660]. An Epitome of All the Common & Statute Laws of This Nation Now in Force: Wherein More than Fifteen Hundred of the Hardest Words or Terms of the Law are Explained; And All of the Most Useful and Profitable Heads or Titles of the Law by Way of Common Place, Largely, Plainly, and Methodically Handled. With an Alphabetical Table. London: Printed for W. Lee, D. Pakeman [et al.], 1656. [xxiv], 1131 pp. Folio (11-1/4" x 7-1/2").

Later (eighteenth-century?) calf, blind rules to boards, lettering piece and gilt-edged raised bands to spine, endpapers renewed. Some rubbing to extremities with minor wear to joints, a few minor scuffs, corners bumped and lightly worn, faint stain to rear board, hinges starting, early bookseller or auction description affixed to rear pastedown. Woodcut head-pieces and decorated initials. Light toning to text, somewhat heavier in places, unobtrusive light foxing in a few places. Later inscription to front free endpaper, interior otherwise clean. Ex-library. Bookplate to front pastedown. An attractive copy. $1,950.

* First edition. Sheppard's Epitome marked a significant change in the nature of abridgments. Unlike other examples, which are collections of notes of cases and statutes arranged loosely under headings and sub-headings, Sheppard's is comprised of entries on all branches of the law. Dedicated to Oliver Cromwell, the Epitome is divided into 170 chapters and arranged alphabetically from "Acceptance" to "Words." It was inspired, at least in part, to the reforming spirit of the Commonwealth. Notable works that followed Sheppard's example, and went on to inspire the modern legal encyclopedia, are Bacon's Abridgement and Comyn's Digest. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:19 (19).

Interesting Treatise on Maritime Law Praised by Joseph Story

30. Targa, Carlo. Ponderazioni Sopra la Contrattazione Marittima. Genoa: Dagli Eredi di Adamo Scionico, 1787. [viii], 259 pp. Quarto (8" x 5-1/2").

Contemporary tree calf, blind rules to boards, lettering piece and gilt ornaments to spine, edges rouged. Light rubbing to extremties with minor wear to corners, a few minor scuffs to boards, hinges cracked. Light toning to text, internally clean. Ex- library. Bookplate to front pastedown. A handsome copy. $1,000.

* An enlarged later edition of an interesting treatise on maritime law, contracts and insurance. The main text is followed by a critical edition of the Rhodian Sea Law (in Greek with a parallel Latin text), which was compiled between 600-800 CE, and the complete text of the Florentine insurance statutes, which were enacted in 1529. Joseph Story held this work in high regard: "We had almost forgotten to speak of Targa, who, in his Reflections on Maritime Contracts, has drawn from the civil and canon law, the Consolato del Mare, the usages of maritime nations, and preceding writers, the most useful learning on all the subjects of maritime law except insurance; and has adapted his work to practice by collecting the forms of the various contracts, with hints for their proper application. He is generally esteemed as an industrious and correct author; but his fame seems lost in the superior blaze of his illustrious countryman.": "Literature of the Maritime Law" (1818) reprinted in The Miscellaneous Writings of Joseph Story, ed. William W. Story 111-112. OCLC locates 4 copies of this edition, 2 in the United States, both in law libraries (University of Michigan, University of Virginia). Not in Kress or Goldsmiths.' This edition not in the British Museum Catalogue.

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