71. [Neale, William Johnstoun Nelson].

History of the Mutiny at Spithead and The Nore; With an Enquiry Into Its Origin and Treatment : And Suggestions for the Prevention of Future Discontent in the Royal Navy.

London, Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1842. Small Octavo. Frontispiece Portrait of Richard Parker, XII, 415 pages. Hardcover prize-binding in full morocco with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. With Motto and ornament and motto of the Edinburgh Academy on front and rear board and bookplate of Edinburgh Academy to pastedown [Gained by John Mackenzie “For Scholarship – 9th Prize awarded by “George Ferguson (Master)”]. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

72. Hoyle, Edmond.

Hoyle’s Games Improved : Being practical Treatises on the following fashionable Games, viz.: Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess, Back-Gammon, Billiards, Cricket, Tennis, Quinze, Hazard, and Lansquenet. In Which Are Also Contained The Method of Betting at those Games upon equal or advantageous Terms. Including The Laws of the several Games, as settled and agreed to at Whites and Stapleton’s Chocolate Houses. Revised and corrected by Thomas Jones, Esq.

London, Printed for W. Wood in Fleet-Street, 1778. Small Octavo (9.5 cm x 15 cm). XI, 216 pages. Hardcover / Original 18th century full leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Spine professionally repaired, original endpapers preserved. Name of preowner “Desproz” on titlepage. A little dusty but overall very desirable and very rare publication.

73. Robertson, A. H.

Human Rights in the World. Introduction to the Study of the International Protection of Human Rights.

Third, revised and expanded edition. Manchester / New York, Manchester University Press, 1992. Octavo. IV, 314 pages. Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes several newspaper clippings related to cases on Human Rights (Rights of Travelling People in Ireland / Ireland’s and Britain’s Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law etc.).

74. Borgnini, S.E. [Corte di Cassazione, Turin].

Il Regime Matrimoniale Italiano e Il Divorzio. 1. Ricorso presentato dal Procuratore generale (S.E.Borgnini) nell’interesse della legge alla Corte di CAssazione di Torino, in opposizione alle Sentenze: Corte d’Appello sez. Modena, 12 aprile 1898; Corte d’Appello Brescia, 25 aprile 1898; Corte d’Appello Milano, 6 dicembre 1898. / 2. Motivazioni a corredo del Ricorso, svolte nell’udienza del 14 novembre 1900. / 3. Sentenza pronunziata dalla Corte di Cassazione di Torino pubblicata il 21 novembre 1900.

Torino, Unione Tipografico-Editrice, 1900. 4°. 110 pp. Hardcover / Original brochure in later cloth-binding Primera Editione (Italiano). Stamped on title-page [Former copy of “Bibliothek des Reichsgerichts”] Early italian edition on matrimonial regimes and Divorce. Frühe Publikation über Güterrecht und Scheidung im italienischen Rechtssystem.

75. True Detective Stories.

June 1963.

London, The Argus Press, 1963. 21.5 cm x 28.5 cm. 50 Pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

76. Sibrand, Johann (d. J.) / Brandes, Daniel.

Juscinctorum Singulare quam adspirante summo numine decreto et autoritate magnifici Jctorum Ordinus in inclyta Universitate patria.

Rostochium / Rostock, Joh. Weppling, 1695. 8°. 40 Seiten. Softcover. Originale Titelbroschur. Die letzten drei Seiten mit Feuerschaden (minimaler Textverlust).

77. Ryan-Smolin, Wanda.

King’s Inns portraits. Wanda Ryan-Smolin ; photography by John Kellett.

Dublin, [Council of King’s Inns], [1992]. 26cm. ix, 88 pages with numerous illustrations. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Loosely inserted is a floor plan for the locations of the paintings during an exhibition.

78. 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”.

79. Maine, Henry Sumner.

Lectures on the Early History of Institutions [Including a chapter on ‘The Ancient Irish Law’].

Sixth Edition. London, John Murray, 1893. 15 cm x 23 cm. 412 pages. Original Hardcover. Good condition with signs of external wear. Some stronger discoloration to cover. Some pencil markings and underlinings. Slightly frayed at boundary between cover and endpaper.

80. Schwerin, Claudius Frh. von.

Leges Saxonum und Lex Thuringorum.

Hannover/Leipzig, Hahn, 1918. 8°. 75 Seiten. Hardcover / Privates Halbleinen. Originalausgabe 1918. Exemplar aus der Bibliothek von Georg Schnath, mit seinem Namenszug auf dem Vorsatzblatt. [Fontes juris Germanici antiqui in usum scholarum ex Monumentis Germaniae historia … ; editi. [4]]