1. Bolton, Sir Richard / Travers, Michael [Richard Meade’s copy].

A Justice of Peace for Ireland: Consisting of Two Books. The First, declaring the Exercise of that Office by one or more Justices of Peace out of Sessions; The Second, setting forth the Form of Proceeding in Sessions and the Matter to be enquired of and handled therein. Composed by Sir Richard Bolton, Knt. – Chief Baron of His Majesty’s Court of Exchequer in Ireland. To which are now added, In an Alphabetical Order, All the Statutes now in Force in England and Ireland, (since Sir Richard Bolton published his said Treatise) which concern the Office of a Justice of Peace for Ireland, both in and out of Sessions. Here are likewise added, three Tables: The First shews the several Titles in Sir Richard Bolton’s Treatise to which additions have been made. The Second shews the several New Titles added; and the Third is designed for the more easy finding several Particular Matters contained under the General Titles. With a compleat Index to the whole. Also some Precedents of Committals, Convictions, Summonses and Warrants, are added, as a Help to Justices of the Peace in the Execution of their Office. With a Table of the Precedents. By Michael Travers, Esq.; Barrister at Law.

Two Volumes in one (complete). Dublin, Printed for J.Leathley and T.Moore in Dame-street and O.Nelson in Skinner-row, Booksellers, 1750. Quarto (23 cm x 27.5 cm). XIV, 586, XII, 292 pages. Hardcover / Original 18th-century full leather with gilt lettering on spine with replaced spine-label. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and a minor crack to upper spine. Faded dampstain. Interior and binding firm and overall in very good condition. Bookplate of Richard Meade of Ballymartle to pastedown. Richard Meade’s full name in ink to endpaper.

2. 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”.

3. Griffith, Sir William Brandforth.

Ordinances of the Gold Coast Colony, and the Rules and Orders Thereunder in Force 31st March, 1903; An Appendix Containg the Letters Patent; The Imperial Orders in Council, And Various Acts of Parliament in Force in the Colony, And an Index. Also The Ordinances, & c., In Force in Ashanti and the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast. Prepared under the Authority of “The Reprint of the Statutes Ordinance, 1903” by Sir William Brandford Griffith, Chief Justice of the Gold Coast Colony.

Original / First Edition. 2 Volumes (complete set). London, Stevens & Sons, Limited, 1903. 15.5 cm x 24.5 cm Volume 1: XLVI, 878 pages. Volume 2: 907 pages. Interleaved with blank pages throughout for later annotations / notes. Hardcover/ Original, brown half-leather with gilt lettering on spine with raised bands. Massive, stunning set in overall very good condition with only minor signs of external wear (Leather-corner missing from front board bottom corner of Volume I). Minor gutter-split between front endpaper and half title of Volume I but binding still firm and strong. Binding of Volume II is very firm and strong. Boards are faded and carry minor stains. Board of Volume II has minor worming. Volume I carries occasional annotations. Some staining to edges of Volume I. Occasional inkstains and spotting to interiors but both volumes are sharp cornered, bright and for the most part clean. Very Rare, rather scarce original edition !

4. [Hastings, Warren] Bernstein, Jeremy.

Dawning of the Raj, the Life and Trials of Warren Hastings. The Story of the Roots of the British Empire in India and of the Man Who Planted them.

Chicago, Ivan R. Dee, 2000. 16 cm x23.5 cm. 319 Pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

5. Hennessy, R.M. / [Molloy, Constantine] / [Wolfe, Jasper Travers].

The Justice of the Peace for Ireland. – A Treatise on the Powers and Duties of Magistrates in Ireland. In Cases of Summary Jurisdiction and in other Matters founded partly on Molloy’s Justice of the Peace. With an Appendix of Statutes.

Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1910. Large Octavo. XXXVII, 989 pages. Stunning Original Hardcover Wallet Binding (beautiful full calf binding with original spinelabel and original leather flap). Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. Excellent Provenance: From the library of irish independent politician and solicitor Jasper Travers Wolfe of Skibbereen. With Jasper Wolfe’s name in ink on the endpaper. The price for this Volume includes the 1890-edition of Molloy’s “Justice of Peace (see images – Titlepage of this Volume is missing / The Volume belonged to William Boyle, Solicitor in Coote Hill).

6. Ihering, Rudolph von.

Der Kampf um’s Recht.

Erste Ausgabe. Wien, Verlag der G.J.Manz’schen Buchhandlung, 1872. Octavo. VI, 100 Seiten. Hardcover / Private Ganzleinenbindung des fruehen 20.Jahrhunderts. Sehr guter Zustand mit einigen staerkeren Stockflecken auf dem Titelblatt aber nur wenige Stockfleckchen im Text. Mit der gedruckten Widmung an Auguste von Littrow. Extrem selten ! / Extremely rare, first edition of Ihering’s most important publication.

7. Ihering, Rudolph von.

Geist des römischen Rechts auf den verschiedenen Stufen seiner Entwicklung.

Dritte, revidirte Auflage. Vier Bände (komplett). Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel, 1873. Octavo. XIV, 361, X, 308, XXIII, 676, X, 354 Seiten. Hardcover / Sehr dekorative, rote Hablederbindungen des 19.Jahrhunderts mit reicher Rueckenvergoldung. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz wenigen Stockfleckchen. Exemplar des Juristen Otto Gauss, mit seinem Namenszug und Datierung auf 1875 auf dem Vorsatzblatt. Mit der gedruckten Widmung: “Dem Andenken des grossen Meisters Georg Friedrich Puchta”.

8. Institute of Comparative Law in Japan.

Conflict and Integration – Comparative law in the world today – The 40th anniversary of the Institute of Comparative Law in Japan.

Tokyo, Chuo University Press, 1989. Octavo. XV, 1017 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

9. Kay, John.

Collection of three original engravings [portraits of english Judges] by scottish caricaturist and engraver John Kay.

[Edinburgh], [Hugh Paton], [c. 1838-1842]. 13 cm x 18 cm (Images) / 24 cm x 30 cm (mounts). 3 sheets, signed in the plate. All three portraits are beautifully framed. Price of this collection includes worldwide free shipping per UPS courier.

10. Kettle, Michael / [Maud Allan / Noel Pemberton Billing].

Salome’s Last Veil: The Libel Case of the Century.

London / Toronto / Sydney / New York, Granada Publishing, 1977. 14 cm x 22 cm. 320 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.