81. [Rawls, John / Matson, Wallace] / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

What Rawls calls Justice. Mimeographed, signed and inscribed essay by Wallace Matson to Henry David Aiken (who was a friend of Rawls).

Berkeley, 1978. Octavo. 12 pages. Original, mimeographed Offprint / Stapled and sent as Third Class Airmail. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear only and some mild rusting to staples. Manuscript corrections by Wallace Matson in the text. From the library of Professor Henry David Aiken.

82. Rawls, John / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

“Justice as Fairness” [First Edition of the First Appearance of John Rawls’ Theory of “Justice as Fairness” which would lead to “A Theory of Justice”. This is the very rare Double Number of the separate Double Number-Issue in its original wrappers-version; Provenance: from the library of John Rawls’ friend, Henry David Aiken. [in: “The Journal of Philosophy” – Volume LIV. No.222: October 24, 1957 (Double Number) – Contents: American Philosophical Association Eastern Division – Symposium Papers – To be presented at the Fifty-Fourth Annual Meeting, Harvard University, December 27-29, 1957: Symposium: “Justice a Fairness” – I. “Justice as Fairness”: John Rawls [pages 653 – 651] / II.Justice as Fairness: “A Modernized Version of the Social Contract”: Everett W. Hall [pages 662 – 669] / Symposium: “The Evidence for Esthetic Judgment” – I. “The Importance of a Choice of Context”: Mortimer R. Kadish [pages 670 – 678] / II. On the Grounds of Esthetic Judgment: Albert Hofstadter [pages 679 – 687] / Symposium: “Substance and Form in Aristotle” – I. “Substance and Form in Aristotle”: Wilfrid Sellars [pages 688 – 698] / II. Forms of Particular Substances in Aristotle’s Metaphysics: Rogers Albritton [pages 699 – 707]//

New York, The Journal of Philosophy, 1957. Octavo. pages 653 – 712. Original Offprint / Stapled Wrappers. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear only and some mild staining to front and rear wrapper. From the library of Professor Henry David Aiken.

83. Richardson, D.

The Damathat, or The Laws of Menoo. Translated from the Burmese.

Original First Edition (Bilingual Burmese – English). XIV Volumes in one Volume (complete). Rangoon, Printed at ‘The Mission Press’, 1874. Slim Quarto (17 cm x 25 cm). 776 pages [being 388 pages of the original burmese text juxtaposed to 388 pages of the english translation]. Bound to the rear of the Volume are an additional c. 90 blank pages for notes. Original rebacked full leather with gilt ornament and original spinelabel. New endpapers with original bookplate of Charles Forbes, Esq. [Cha Forbes – Motto: ‘Grace Me Guide’ ]. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor tear to titlepage. Few pages with professional repairs to paper. Absolutely scarce original publication.

84. 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.).

85. Rudorff, A.A.F.

Das Ackergesetz des Sp. Thorius. (Aus dem zehnten Bande der Zeitschrift fuer geschichtliche Rechtswissenschaft besonders abgedruckt).

Erster Separatdruck als Buchausgabe. Berlin, in der Nicolaischen Buchhandlung, 1839. Oktav. 194, (1), Seiten plus eine grosse Falttafel. Hardcover / Originales Halbleinen des 19.Jahrhunderts. Ehemaliges Exemplar der Universitaet Kopenhagen (Stempelchen) / Christian Jorgensens Bogsamling. Oberes Kapital bestossen.

86. Rudorff, Adolf August Friedrich.

Das Recht der Vormundschaft aus den gemeinen in Deutschland geltenden Rechten entwickelt.

Erste Ausgabe. Band 2 und 3 (von 3). Berlin, Ferdinand Duemmler, 1833-1834. Oktav. 483, 298 Seiten. Hardcover / Modernes Ganzleder des 20.Jahrhunderts. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

87. Rudorff, Adolf August Friedrich.

Die Laudation der Murdia / Ueber den Ursprung und die Bestimmung der Lex Dei oder Mosaicarum et Romanorum legum collatio. [Gelesen in der Akademie der Wissenschaften am 23.April,1868 und am 25.November,1867].

Erste Ausgabe. Berlin, Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1868. Quarto. Seiten 217 – 296 des Jahrgangsbandes 1868. Softcover / Moderne Broschur des 20.Jahrhunderts. Sehr guter Zustand der Originalausgabe in einer gepflegten, modernen Broschur.

88. Rudorff, Adolf August Friedrich.

Ueber die Lexicalen Excerpte aus den Institutionen des Gaius. [Aus den Abhandlungen der koenigl. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1865].

Erste Ausgabe. Berlin, Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1865. Quarto. Seiten 323 – 366 des Jahrgangsbandes 1865. Softcover / Moderne Broschur des 20.Jahrhunderts. Sehr guter Zustand der Originalausgabe.

89. Rudorff, Adolf Friedrich.

Friedrich Carl von Savigny – Erinnerung an sein Wesen und Wirken von Adolf Friedrich Rudorff.

Erster Separatdruck als Buchausgabe. Weimar, Hermann Boehlau, 1862. Oktav. 68 Seiten [Angebunden an Hermann Reuchlin’s “Geschichte Neapels” (Noerdlingen, 1862).] Hardcover / Originales Halbleinen des 19.Jahrhunderts. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebruachsspuren. Etwas stockfleckig.

90. 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.