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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. Limited Edition. No. 43/520 limited edition. Complete set of two volumes privately printed and hand-numbered '43' in fountain pen to both volumes. Newly translated into English with notes and memoir of the author by John Davidson. (Author of "Scaramouch in Naxos" "Perfervid," etc. ***Illustrated with seven (of nine) etchings by Charles Edward De Beaumont engraved by E. Boilvin along with a 24k gold Persian colour illuminated fly-title page to each volume. ***Please note that one etching is missing in each volume at p. 12. ***On recto of each volume's illuminated page it states 'Note - Five hundred and twenty copies printed for England and America. Each copy numbered. Type distributed. No. 43.' (with the no. 43 handwritten in fountain pen). ***Printed by the Chiswick Press: Whittingham and co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London. ***Vol. I: Very good in navy blue cloth-covered boards. Slight spine lean. Head and tail of spine slightly creased, nicked and rubbed. Black titles on cream red bordered paper label to spine. Spine label slightly discoloured, browned, worn, creased and rubbed and slightly chipped at edges. Top edge of text-block gilt. Fore-edge and bottom edge of text-block deckled, (untrimmed - rough-cut) as called for. Printed on thick, quality, cream laid paper. Boards slightly rubbed and marked. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Slight crease to top of spine. Small hole to cloth of spine. Spine tight. Slight spine lean. No inscriptions. xliii-page prelims introduction by the translator John Davidson, London, dated September, 1891 plus 175 pages. 206mm x 154mm. ***Vol. II: Very good in navy blue cloth-covered boards. Head and tail of spine slightly creased, nicked and rubbed. Slight spine lean. Black titles on cream red bordered paper label to spine. Spine label browned, slightly discoloured, worn, creased and rubbed and slightly chipped at edges. Top edge of text-block gilt. Fore-edge and bottom edge of text-block deckled (untrimmed -rough-cut) as called for. Printed on thick, quality, cream laid paper. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Boards slightly rubbed and marked. ***vii-page prelims plus 203 pages including index. 206mm x 154mm. ***'Coffee is very much used in Paris; there are a great many public houses where it may be had. In some of these they meet to gossip, in others to play at chess. There is one [The Cafe Procope, a rendezvous of the wits of the eighteenth century] where the coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty; at least, there is not a single soul who on quitting the house does not believe himself four times wittier than when he entered it.' (Quote from Pages 82-83, Vol. One). ***Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689-1755) was a French political-philosophical Enlightenment writer. "Persian Letters" is an early epistolary novel. ***A very hard to find, private, limited, hand-numbered edition of Montesquieu: Persian Letters. Of interest to collectors of antiquarian limited editions and books printed by The Chiswick Press. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.***. Charles Edward De Beaumont (engraved by E. Boilvin) including two 24k gold illuminated colour fly-titles. Please note that one etching in each volume is missing. (illustrator).…

2 titles in 1 book. Coke, Edward, [1552-1634]. A Little Treatise of Baile and Maineprize. (London, 1635). [And] Highmore, A[nthony], [1758-1829]. Digest of the Doctrine of Bail. (London, 1783). Reprint. New York: Garland Publishing, 1978. 32; xxiv, 272 pp. Together, 2 titles in 1 book. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt stamped spine. Very worn and rubbed. Ex-library with shelf location label to foot of spine. Front free endpaper torn. Card pocket to front free endpaper. Property stamps to pastedowns, otherwise internally clean. A good copy. $85 * From the series Classics of English Legal History in the Modern Era. 2 titles in 1 book. (illustrator).…

39 titles in 4 books. The Personal Working Bound-Pamphlet Library of Edward S. Corwin: A Primary Archive of Constitutional Thought (1907-1933) Corwin, Edward S. [1878-1963]. [Articles, Essays, Addresses, Supreme Court Decisions, Government Publications and Transcripts of Congressional Hearings from the Library of Edward S. Corwin]. 39 titles in 4 books. Various paginations and imprints, 1907-1933, bound into octavo-sized bindings, three 10-1/4" x 6-1/2"; 26 x 16.5 cm, one 9-1/2" x 6"; 24 x 15 cm. Contemporary buckram, with gilt titles to spines: "The Monroe Doctrine/ Whitton et Al.," "Freedom of the Seas," "Powers of the National Government/ Pamphlets II" and "The President and His Powers." Moderate shelfwear. Light to moderate toning to contents, some titles have creases and light to moderate edgewear, several are signed or annotated by Corwin or have presentation inscriptions to Corwin, bold Corwin signature to front free endpaper of "The President and His Powers," "Ex Libris E.S. Corwin" to upper-right corners of front free endpapers of all volumes, Corwin signatures to several title pages of several. A unique collection. These volumes provide primary insight into the research and editorial process of one of the New Deal era's most influential constitutional scholars. $2,500. * An exceptional association set featuring extensive copy-specific markings. A bold Corwin signature appears on the front free endpaper of "The President and His Powers," with "Ex Libris E.S. Corwin" inscribed in the upper-right corners of all other volumes. Several internal title pages also bear his signature. Edward S. Corwin was a titan of 20th-century American political science and constitutional law. The successor to Woodrow Wilson as the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, Corwin's influence on the Presidential Office and Powers remains a cornerstone of legal scholarship. This collection is not merely a library set but a personal working archive organized and bound by Corwin himself. It includes: Five original items by Corwin, two of which contain his handwritten corrections, underlinings, and marginalia; Eight additional items heavily annotated by Corwin with substantive marks and brief commentary; Eight presentation copies inscribed to Corwin by distinguished peers, including Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Charles Warren and internat. 39 titles in 4 books. (illustrator).…

2 titles in 1 book. 6th eds. 1680, 1681. Rare 1680/81 Edward Coke Institutes - Sixth Edition Folios - High Treason & Court Jurisdiction. Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1643]. The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, And Other Pleas of the Crown, And Criminal Causes. The Sixth Edition. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, For Thomas Basset, 1680. [vi], 243, [20] pp. Lacking portrait frontispiece. [Bound with] Coke, Sir Edward. The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts. The Sixth Edition. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, 1681. [x], 364, [36] pp. Engraved copperplate portrait frontispiece. Folio (12-1/4" x 7-3/4"; 31.1 x 19.7 cm). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, later tiny label (reading "62") to foot of front board, blind fillets along joints, gilt tooling to board edges, raised bands and gilt lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing and some gouges and scuffs to boards, which are beginning to separate but secure, gilding mostly rubbed away from board edges, moderate rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends, corners bumped and somewhat worn. Moderate toning to interior, faint dampstaining and minor worming to foot of text block in a few places, later owner signature (Joseph White, Hereford) to verso of front free endpaper, earlier owner signature (Edward Allen, 1745) to head of title page. $950. * Sixth editions. While Sir Edward Coke's Institutes were first published between 1628 and 1644, these late 17th-century folios-printed by W. Rawlins-represent the work at the height of its authority during a pivotal era in English constitutional history. Published just years before the Glorious Revolution, these editions were the primary texts used by the lawyers and statesmen who helped shape the Bill of Rights 1689. The Third and Fourth Institutes are particularly prized for their "weight of authority". In the Third, Coke provides a definitive treatment of High Treason and criminal causes, famously establishing the Castle Doctrine with the maxim, "A man's home is his castle". The Fourth remains the foundational text for understanding the jurisdiction of English courts, serving as a vital link between medieval law and the modern common law system. From the American perspective, these specific late-17th-century edit. 2 titles in 1 book. 6th eds. 1680, 1681 (illustrator). …

4 titles in 1 book. London: 1637-1648. A Volume of Legal Tracts, 1639-1648, Belonging to the Rev. Francis Astry Dyer, Sir James [1512-1582]. Brograve, Sir John [d.1613]. Risden, Thomas. Three Learned Readings Made Upon Three Very Usefull Statutes: The First [.] Upon the Statute of 32.H.8.Chap.I. Of Wills, [.] The Second, [.] Upon the Statute of 27.H.8.Chap.10. Concerning Jointures. The Third, [.] Upon the Statute of 8.Hen.6. Chap.9. Of Forcible Entry. London: Printed for W. Lee [et al.], 1648. [iv], 12 [i.e. 123], [1] pp. [Bound with] Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1634]. A Little Treatise of Baile and Maineprize. London: Printed for William Cooke, 1637. [iv], 33, [1] pp. [And] Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. Cases of Treason. London: Printed by the Assignes of John More, 1641. [iv], 35, [1] pp. [And] [Real Property]. A Briefe Declaration for What Manner of Speciall Nusance Concerning Private Dwelling Houses, A Man May Have His Remedy.Unfolded in the Arguments, And Opinions of Foure Famous Sages of the Common Law. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, for William Cooke, 1639. [ii], 45, [1] pp. Together 4 works in one volume. Quarto (7" x 5"; 17.8 x 12.7 cm). Contemporary speckled calf, blind rules to boards and board edges, blind fillets to spine. Very light rubbing to boards, which are slightly bowed, and board edges, moderate rubbing to joints, which are starting slightly at ends, minor crack across foot of spine, corners just bumped and lightly worn, hinges cracked, front pastedown loosening. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing and soiling in a few places, a few partial cracks to text block, all leaves secure, folded corners and small tears to edges of a few leaves not affecting text, fore and bottom edges of A Little Treatise untrimmed, brief later pencil annotation to p. 5 of first work. Later (c.1741) ink and pencil annotations to endleaves with later pencil annotation to p. 5 of first work, circular ink stamp (Cornwell House) of Francis Penyston to front endleaf. An appealing volume with an interesting provenance. $4,800. * Only editions. A group of important treatises on a range of topics in the common law, including Coke's overview of the law of bail and Bacon on treason, felony and the king's prerogative. The first work focuses on property law, including D. 4 titles in 1 book. London: 1637-1648. (illustrator).…