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(new york state) . LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES
Albany 1856 Weed, Parsons. Comprising the General laws and those applicable to the respective cities, together with forms and instructions. 8vo., 228pp., hardcover. Fair, quite worn. (a10441)
$75.00 (law) . THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK VOLUME 1
Albany 1829 Packard and Van Benthuysen. Volume 1 of 3 Volume set. Large octavo, full leather. Good, covers worn, end papers soiled, spine label missing. Volume 1 only: (a15126)
$55.00 (new york state) . JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 29th SESSION 1806
Albany 1806 Twenty-ninth Session. Narrow folio, 179pp., index, original stringbound wraps. Fairly Good, pages frayed on edges; some light chipping; light staining, occasional creasing. Contents: begins with concerns about "belligerent powers of Europe", maritime security, New York ports and harbors, militia, taxation, real estate, religious freedom and much more. (a19858)
$600.00Lumbard, J. Edward. A CONVERSATION WITH J. EDWARD LUMBARD
NY 1980 Charles Evans Hughes Press. 'An oral history project of Colubmia University and the New York Bar Foundation.' 4to., 99pp., portrait frontis. Fine, no DJ. AS NEW. (a21222)
$24.00 Lunny, Robert M. . KELLEY DRYE & WARREN AN INFORMAL HISTORY
NY 1985. History of famous NY Law Firm. Lg.8vo., 246pp., monochrome photo illustrations, cloth. VG, slight spot on rear cover and crease on lower corner of initial 3 leaves in Fine acetate DJ (as issued). (a22180)
$30.00 Watts, Edward E. Jr. . MITCHELL, CAPRON, MARSH, ANGULO AND COONEY A HISTORY
April 1953 Watts. New York City law firm. Small octavo, 59pp., wraps. VG. (a25834)
$65.00 (law) . ADDRESSES DELIVERED FEBRUARY 17th , 1920, AND HISTORICAL SKETCH PREPARED TO COMMEMORATE THE SEMI-CENTENARY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 1870-1920
NY 1921. Hardcover. Octavo, 126pp., boards. VG, light wear. (a26055)
$20.00 (prisons) . REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION FOR THE YEAR 1929
NY 1930. Richard C. Patterson, Jr, Commissioner. Hardcover. Octavo, 180pp. orange cloth. Good, a bit worn and lightly soiled. (a28620)
$45.00 (prisons) . ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE PRISONS FOR 1907
Albany 1908. 8vo., 4214pp., hardcover, VG. (a28643)
$35.00 Smith, Franklin A. PhD . JUDICIAL REVIEW OF LEGISLATION IN NEW YORK 1906-1938
NY 1952 1st Columbia. 8vo., 251pp. VG, no DJ. (a28900)
$40.00 (new york state) . JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 34TH SESSION 1811
Albany 1811. narrow folio. 176pp., folding charts, (lacks index), stringbound wraps. County of Herkimer penned on front. Fair , toned overall, stains on front cover, many page tips curled; all edges frayed and browned and spotted throughout (though still legible.) (a29558)
$450.00 (new york state) . JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 37TH SESSION 1814
Albany 1814. narrow folio., 270pp., folding charts, index, stringbound wraps. County of Herkimer penned on front. Fairly Good, small closed tear on front wrap, all edges frayed, browned and spotted throughout (though still legible.) (a29559)
$450.00 Auerbach, Joseph S. . DE LANCEY NICOLL AN APPRECIATION
NY 1931. NY lawyer. 8vo., 125pp. Inscribed and signed by Auerbach. Fine, no DJ. (a30184)
$25.00 Koegel, Otto F. . WALTER S. CARTER COLLECTOR OF YOUNG MASTERS
NY 1953. New York Attorney. Lg.8vo., 491pp., illustrations, index, original buckram. VG. (a31913)
$35.00 Powell, Michael J. . FROM PATRICIAN TO PROFESSIONAL ELITE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NEW YORK CITY BAR ASSOCIATION
NY 1988 first edition Russell Sage. ISBN 0-87154-686-8. Hardcover. Octavo, 269pp., cloth. Fine in VG DJ, slight rubbing. (a32154)
$34.00 Hockert, Jenkin R. and Kate Cambridge (editor) . JENKIN RYLANDER HOCKERT A LIFETIME OF LAW (signed)
Orchard Park 1988 first edition. New York Judge. Hardcover. Octavo, 116pp., cloth. **Inscribed and signed by Hockert. Fine. No jacket issued. (a32191)
$95.00 Schaus, Robert and James Arnone . UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW SCHOOL 100 YEARS 1887-1987
Buffalo 1992. 4to., 286pp. iilus. VG, light wear, no DJ. (a32318)
$30.00 Ingersoll, Wm. H. . CASE LEDGER FOR 1869 -1872 (MANUSCRIPT)
Lawyer's manuscript account book. No details of cases given just services listed and fees received. Some of the clients: A. E. Tilton, Ann Lane, O'Callaghan, Augustus Noble, C. Bertrand, Catharine Gallagher, Patrick Brady, Myles Donnell. One of his clients was City of Brooklyn so perhaps Ingersoll was located in Brooklyn. Small octavo, 271pp., full red leather. Very legible and neat. Dates written on lower fore-edge. VG, rubbed and lightly worn. (a37950)
$200.00 Roass, David (Administrative Judge) . ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 1971
4to., about 200pp., reproduced from original, black leatherette boards. Copy of George Champion (name in gilt on front board.) Near Fine. (a40884)
$75.00 (law school yearbook) . RES GESTAE YEARBOOK OF THE ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 1981
NY 1981. 4to., 191pp., illustrations, decorated leatherette. Fine. (a46495)
$55.00 (law school yearbook) . RES GESTAE YEARBOOK OF THE ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 1980
NY 1980. 4to., 199pp., illustrations, decorated leatherette. Fine. (a46496)
$55.00 (law school yearbook) . RES GESTAE YEARBOOK OF THE ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 1982
NY 1982. 4to., 191pp., illustrations, decorated leatherette. Fine. (a46497)
$55.00 Davies, Mark . CONFLICTS OF INTEREST UNDER THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER
NY 2000. Citylaw Monograph. 8vo., 132pp., wraps. VG. (a46573)
$35.00 Jacobs, Joseph and Louis Applebome . NEW YORK BAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NY 1903. Lg.8vo., 371pp., hardcover. Cover Fairly good, soiled, cloth on spine snagged and chipped but Internally Good plus, clean and tight. (a47310)
$55.00 (new york state) . LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PASSED AT THE FIFTY-THIRD SESSION...
Albany 1830. 8vo. 483pp., rebound in later wraps. Good, lower corner of final 40 leaves bumped and folded, a few leaves have other corners bumped. (a47311)
$75.00 (new york state) . REPORT OF THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY ON THE BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Albany 1874. Concerning boundaries with adjacent states. 8vo., 350pp., black cloth. No illustrations (as issued). Good, spine ends a bit worn. (a47805)
$65.00 (law) . REVIEW OF THE DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS UPON THE MANOR QUESTION
Albany 1859. The attempt to collect back rent upon the death of Stephen Van Rensselaer from the 3,063 tenant families on the enormous Rensselaerwyck estate, created an uproar that resulted in the abolition the feudal like system of leases in fee. 8vo., 87pp., wraps. Institution stamp on front, on title and final pages and on top margins of one or two interior pages. Good, wraps a bit worn. (a49909)
$125.00 Higbee, Jay Anders . DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
1966 1st University of Alabama. Including a case-by-case survey of public hearings, litigation, conciliation activities, made public by the state Commission for Human Rights. 8vo., 396pp., index, hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a53364)
$75.00 Van Laer, A J. F. (editor) . MINUTES OF THE COURT OF FORT ORANGE AND BEVERWYCK 1652-1656 VOLUME 1
Albany 1920 University of State of NY. 8vo., 236pp., index, blue cloth. Institution stamps on endpapers, number at heel of spine. Owner bookplate. VG, no DJ. Volume 1 only. (a53450)
$50.00 Barbour, Oliver L. . REPORTS OF CASES IN LAW AND EQUITY DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK VOLUME XXX
Albany 1860 W. C. Little. Covers cases from July 1858 to February 1860. Lg.8vo., 704pp., heavy tan cloth with 2 mounted spine labels (one red, one black). Good plus, cover lightly soiled, some spots on fore-edges. (a53590)
$75.00 Barbour, Oliver L. . REPORTS OF CASES IN LAW AND EQUITY DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK VOL. XLII
Albany 1865 W. C. Little. Lg.8vo., 704pp., heavy tan cloth with 2 mounted spine labels, one label red, one black. VG, cover evenly soiled. (a53605)
$85.00(Dewey, Thomas E.). ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF CLERK TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY COUNTY OF NEW YORK FOR 1940
NY 1940. District Attorney was Thomas E. Dewey. Octavo, 130pp., blue cloth. Compliments of Thomas E. Dewey, is tipped in. VG, slight fading of spine lettering. (a54232)
$75.00 Taylor, Henry L. . PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Albany 1900. Prepared under the direction of James Russell Parson, Jr. University of the State of New York, College Department, Second Annual Report, 1899, Volume 2. Covers Tehology, Law, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Certified Public Accountants. Lg.8vo., 1344pp., original cloth. Good, inner hinges cracked, spine ends a bit wrinkled. (a56150)
$50.00Webster, Charles Richard and George Webster. CLERK'S MAGAZINE: CONTAINING THE MOST USEFUL FORMS OF WRITINGS WHICH COMMONLY OCCUR BETWEEN MAN AND MAN, UNDER THE NAMES OF ACQUAINTANCES, ASSIGNMENTS... WRITS, &C. AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS CALCULATED FOR THE USE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES TO WHICH ARE ADDED ,,, SEVERAL COUNTIES OF THIS STATE
Albany (1800 from preface and inscription date) by Charles R. and George Webster. Probably first printing of this legal form book. Hardcover. Small octavo, 310pp., 6pp., full leather. Inscribed, signed (John Haswell) and dated June 8, 1801 on the front free blank. Good, front covers beginning to detach, leather worn, spine chipped, leaves a bit foxed and lightly worn. Scarce. (a59184)
$200.00 (new york city) . OBITUARY ADDRESSES ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF THE HON. ROBERT H. MORRIS, JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OBITUARY NOTICE, ADJOURNMENT OF THE COURTS, FUNERAL OBSEQUIES AND ORATION
NY 1855 W. E. & J. Sibell. 8vo., 115pp., frontis portrait of Judge Morris, original gilt printed cloth. Name and date in white ink on spine. All edges gilt. Good, some foxing, a few stains on cover, corners a bit worn. (a60994)
$45.00 (law) . PROCEEDINGS OF THE ALBANY BAR ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF COL. LEWIS BENEDICT
Albany 1864 Weed, Parson and Company. Octavo, 29pp., original printed wraps. Historical Society stamps on front and on title page. Good, some chips on front. (a61891)
$35.00 (medicine) . GENETIC TESTING AND SCREENING IN THE AGE OF GENOMIC MEDICINE NOVEMBER 2000. ISBN 1-881268-05-5
2000 New York State Task Force on Life and the Law. ISBN 1-881268-05-5. Octavo, 411pp., original wraps. Fine. (a64599)
$34.00 Dewey, Thomas E. . THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AGAINST JACK SCHNEIDER RESPONDENT'S BRIEF
1940. Case argued by Stanley H. Fuld, Assistant DA, later Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. 4to., 74pp., wraps. Good. (a65224)
$45.00 (law) . THERE SHALL BE A COURT OF APPEALS - 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1847-1997
1997. 4to., 115pp., illustrations, original wraps. Fine. (a71108)
$26.00 Bell, Clark . INAUGURAL ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE MEDICO-LEGAL SOCIETY OF CITY OF NEW YORK
NY 1874 Russell. November 26, 1873. Octavo, 23pp., later wraps. Good, front page has small chips. Lists donors to Library of the society as well as members of the society. (a7347)
$25.00 (new york state) . RECORD OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK VOLUME 1 (1915)
Albany 1915. Hardcover. Octavo,, pp., 1-1150, boards. Good plus. Volume 1 only. (a7920)
$75.00 (episcopal) . STATEMENT AND DECLARATION OF VIEWS.
NY 1857 Anstice. Position paper by committee of members of Trinity Church on a dispute with New York State legislature. Octavo, 5pp., wraps. Good. (ny125)
$26.00 Thorne, Samuel . LETTERS OF SAMUEL THORNE
NY 1930 1st Knickerbocker. Thorne, lawyer, toured world 1891-2 (most of the letters are from Europe), worked in DA's office then private practice. The letters are about things he saw and experienced on his travels, not on legal matters. 8vo., 139pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (ny213)
$32.00 Milburn, John George Jr. . MEMOIR
1938 Private. Printed by A. C. Goodyear. Designed by Vrest Orton. Son of wealthy New Y ork lawyer. Homes in Buffalo and New York City. Lg.8vo., 106pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. No ownership marks. (ny241)
$75.00 (new york state) . NEW YORK STATE CONVENTION TO REVISE THE CONSTITUTION OF STATE OF NEW YORK AUTOGRAPH ALBUM
Convened at Albany June 1846. Autographs of every member plus autographs of officers and pages. Internally Names are in alphabetical order and quite legible. Districts represented also given. Many well-known New York names appear including Samuel Tilden and James Tallmadge of NYC. Hardcover. Octavo, 23pp., calligraphic titlepage, leather spine. Fairly Good, cover worn, spine chipped and cracking vertically. Binding secure. Stamped inside front cover "Library of R D Fuller". Unique small piece of New York State history. (ny29)
$250.00 Collins, Eugene . PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION STATE CAPITOL, ALBANY, 1938
Troy 1928 Collins. Sm.folio, 216pp., many portrait photo illustrations. index, hardcover. Near VG, no DJ. (ny457)
$35.00 Shientag, Bernard . THE TRIAL OF A CIVIL JURY ACTION IN NEW YORK
NY 1938 1st Columbia University. Hardcover. small octavo, 110pp., printed boards. Near Fine, no DJ. (ny492)
$25.00 Flower, R.P. . REMARKS OF HON. R.P. FLOWER OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REP 1882
1882 No place, no publisher. 32p. 16mo. Important and still controversial amendment about the President's line item veto. Good-original wraps chipping. (ny502)
$75.00 Caines, George . CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE COURT FOR THE TRIAL OF IMPEACHMENTS AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
NY 1810 I. Riley. Original first edition text rebound in modern hardcover. Volumes 1 and 2 bound in one volume. octavo., 128pp., 360pp. Stamped "discard" from university library on titlepage but no other library marks at all, no pocket, no bookplate, no spine numbers. Text page margins lightly cropped. Contemporary owner signature of Thomas Burgess on top of titlepage. near VG, minor foxing; binding very secure. (ny72)
$49.00