Ball, W. Valentine.

The Law of Libel as affecting Newspapers and Journalists.

London, Stevens and Sons, 1912. Octavo. XIII, 165 pages. Original Hardcover (original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine). Bumped corners. Slightly damaged spine. Good condition with some signs of external wear. From the library of irish independent politician and solicitor Jasper Travers Wolfe of Skibbereen. Name of Jasper Wolfe on front free endpaper.

[Barnes, Peter] Fairfield, Letitia.

The Trial of Peter Barnes and others (The I.R.A. Coventry Explosion of 1939).

London / Edinburgh / Glasgow, William Hodge, 1953. Octavo. XIII, 284 pages. With illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. The dustjacket slightly frayed and with some tears and loss. Otherwise in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare ! [Notable British trials – Volume 77].

Broom, Herbert.

A Selection of Legal Maxims, classified and Illustrated. The Ninth Edition by W.J.Byrne.

London, Sweet & Maxwell Limited, 1924. Large Octavo. LXXV, 668 pages plus a catalogue of “Books for Law Students” (July 1927 – Sweet & Maxwell Ltd.”. Hardcover / Original buckram with gilt lettering to spine. The boards of the binding heavily stained but otherwise in very good condition. Interior very clean and with only minor signs of foxing.

11. Burn, Richard.

The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer. The Fifteenth [and last] Edition: To which is added an Appendix, including the Statutes of the last Session of Parliament (24 G. 3.).

Four Volumes (complete set). London, W.Strahan and W.Woodfall, Law-Printers to the King’s most excellent Majesty, for T.Cadell in the Strand, 1785. Octavo. Volume I: XXVIII, 540 pages / Volume II: 624 pages / Volume III: 640 pages / Volume IV: 451 pages plus 70 unnumbered pages of an Appendix, 68 unnumbered pages of an Index, 25 pages of “A Table of the Statutes contained in this Work”, 1 Errata-Leaf, 2 pages of advertising for “Books printed for and Sold by T.Cadell, in the Strand, London, 1785. Hardcover, original full 18th century calf with gilt lettering on spine and contemporary spine-labels. Spines slightly rubbed. Endpapers with small corner missing (previous owner’s name). Minor wormhole-damage to the first 25 pages of Volume I. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate and Provenance-stamp to pastedown. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare in this beautiful, original 18th-century binding.

14. [Chartist Trials] / [O’Connor, Feargus / Baron Rolfe].

Trial of Feargus O’Connor Esquire and Fifty-Eight Other Chartists on a Charge of Seditious Conspiracy, Tumult and Riot.

First Edition. [London], [Published by John Cleave], [1843]. Octavo. Frontispiece-Portrait of Baron Rolfe, Titlepage missing [!], X, 446 pages plus 7 unnumbered pages with an alphabetical list of the Defendants, an alphabetical list of Witnesses, an Index and Errata-Leaf. Original 19th-century Hardcover [half leather] with the gilt lettering and new spinelabel. Now in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner H.L.Conner to endpaper and contemporary entry in ink to first page.

Coke, Sir Edward.

La Neufme Part [1613 – First Edition] / [et La Dixme Part – 1629 – ] / [et La Unzme Part – 1631] des Reports de Sr. Edw. Coke Chivalier, chiefe Justice del Banke : des divers Resolutions & Jugements donez sur solennes arguments & avec grand deliberation & conference des tresreverend Juges & Sages de la Ley, se cases en Ley queux ne fueront unques resolus ou adivges par devant : Et les raisons & causes des dits Resolutions & Jugements. Publie en la dixiesme [et unziesme / et troisiesme] an de treshaut & tresillustre Jaques Roy Dengleterre, France, & Ireland, & Escosse le 46. Le founteyne de toute Pietie & Justice, & la vie de la Ley.

Three Volumes in One. [London], [A. Islip], Printed for the Societie of Stationers [Neufme Part et Dixme Part] / Printed by the Assignes of John More, Esquire [Unzme Part], 1613 / 1629 / 1631. Quarto (19.5 cm x 27.5 cm). Collation complete: La Neufme Part: [34], 286, [1 unnumbered] pages / La Dixme Part: [54], 291 pages / La Unzme Part: [10], 100 pages. Original 17th century full leather on five raised bands with modern spinelabel and new endpapers. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor damage to upper spine and a very minor sign of a faded dampstain to small region of the upper bookblock. Interior beautiful and clean with all three titlepages intact. Extremely beautiful condition of this early set of three Volumes of Coke’s Reports. This is the french edition of Coke’s Reports with all three prefaces in English and Latin, the main text is in ‘Law-French’ and Latin. Contemporary manuscript-signature/entry of the preowner, one “Lionel Holle”.

10. Davison, John.

Considerations on The Poor Law.

First Edition. Oxford, University Press for J. Parker, 1817. Octavo. IV, 122 pages. ‘Sammelband’ with title on spine reading ‘Tracts’. Original, early 19th century half leather. The very rare, first edition, bound with two more titles. Front free endpaper cleanly detached. Spine starting but binding still firm. Binding slightly rubbed. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

13. Dundas, Henry [Lord Viscount Melville].

The Trial, By Impeachment, of Henry Lord Viscount Melville, For High Crimes And Misdemeanors, before The House of Peers In Westminster Hall, between the 29th of April and the 17th of May, 1806. To which is prefixed a Sketch of the life and political character of His Lordship, and a complete Account of the Proceedings in Parliament relative to the charges on which the impeachment was founded.

London, Printed for Longman, Hurst and Orme, 1806. Octavo. Frontispiece-Portrait, XCV, 378 pages plus 8 unnumbered pages of an Appendix [Accounts and Balances regarding the Navy-funds Lord Melville was accused to have misused etc.]. Original 18th century Hardcover with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. The binding is now in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Slightly rubbed with minor cracks to spine. Binding firm. Bookplate of Daniel Conner to pastedown.

12. [Forrester, Alexander] / [William Spread, Esq. of Ballycannon (1738-1776) / Ballycanneen] / [Richard Draper].

Cases in Equity During the Time of the Late Lord Chancellor Talbot: With Tables of the Names of Cases and Principal Matters.

The Second Edition, with many References, and large Notes. [London], In the Savoy, Printed by Henry Lintot, Law-Printer to the King’s most Excellent Majesty; for T.Waller, 1753. Folio (21 cm x 32 cm). VI, 286, [9] pages. No front free endpaper. With an abundance of contemporary Manuscript – Annotations to pastedown and titlepage by William Spread, Esq. of Ballycannon (1738-1776). Hardcover / Full 18th century leather with new spinelabel. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. This remarkable, beautifully restored publication belonged to a native of County Cork: William Spread, Esq., (1738-1776), who was married to Elizabeth Spread (born Peard) from Carigheen. Williams signature is on the titlepage twice, (also mentioning Ballycannon) / Other entries, signed and dated are by Richard Draper (1742). Subsequently, the book came from the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House).

Fraser, Hugh.

The Law of Parliamentary Elections and Election Petitions, with suggestions on the conduct and Trial of an Election Petition, Forms and Precedents and all Statutes bearing on the subject.

Second Edition. London, Butterworth & Co., 1910. Large Octavo. XXIV, 442 pages plus 33 pages Index. Original Hardcover (green cloth with gilt lettering on spine). Very good condition with some signs of external wear.