18th C. Matthew Bacon Law Book

A group consisting of circa 1597 Table laws, two text sections from books of costumes by Thomas Jefferys accompanied by illustrated title, one engraving, and an engraving from an 18th c work of mediev

1790 LAW Practice of Justice of the Peace Parish Officers Duties English 4v SET Practice of a Justice of the Peace is a rare, 18th-century treatise on parish law. Written by Edward Barry, this work is

Three 17th and 18th century books. Includes Hooker, Richard "Eight Books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity" 1723; Gualdo Priorato, Galeazzo "Historia delle Guerre di Ferdinando Secondo…" 1653

1772 IRISH Politics 1st ed IRELAND Fugitive Pieces Loftus Barataria Dublin LAW A rare 18th-century printing of Irish politics during the administration of George Townshend. This book contains letters,

1740 LAW Handwritten Manuscript Praxis Civilis Civil BOLOGNA Italy Jurisprudence Latin An incredibly rare and unique 18th-century handwritten manuscript on civil law. ‘Praxis Civilis’ features a h

1798 American LAW Civil & Executive Officers Assistant Attorneys Wills Deeds John Goodrich, a late 18th-century American lawyer, published an important law handbook for American attorneys. Known as th

Fine 18th C. Oil Lamp w. Lion Handle (Sukunda) Size: 4.5" x 2.5" x 5.25" (11 x 6 x 13 cm). Weight: 465 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. Matthew Friedman is author of three books on the

2 Bronze Holy Water Ewers, 18th C. Largest Size: 9.25" x 5" x 6.5" (23 x 13 x 17 cm). Total weight: 1260 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. Matthew Friedman is author of three books on th

1720 Tradesman’s Lawyer & Countryman Guide Business LAW Government Farming The early 18th-century layman’s guide ‘Tradesman’s Lawyer and Countryman’s Guide’ was first published as a compen

1791 1ed US LAW Reports Isaac Espinasse Nisi Prius Digest Criminal Slander The Isaac Espinasse Reports is a collection of common law reports from the late 18th-century. These ‘nisi prius’ cases pe

1767 LAW Heineccius & Estor Elementa Juris Civilis Holy Roman Empire German Johann Gottlieb Heineccius was an early 18th-century German jurist and philosopher. Heineccius viewed law as a rational scie

1794 Sporting Magazine 1ed Fox Hunting WOLF Game LAWS Illustrated HORSE Racing The 18th-century periodical Sporting Magazine was a regularly occurring work that promised to report racing, archery, cri

1773 1st US ed BOSTON Burn Justice of the Peace English LAW America Government Richard Burn was an 18th-century English lawyer and writer best known for his book Justice of the Peace and Parish Office

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1758 De Luca Commentary on Catholic Clergy POPES Pensions Ecclesiastical LAW Huge Folio A rare and important 18th-century book on the Catholic Church and papacy by Giovanni Battista de Luca. In this b

1778 Diderot Encyclopedia Plates MILTARY Art of War Weapons Cannons Forts Guns Through the mid-18th-century, large collections of knowledge were relegated to specific areas of study like law, medicine

1793 Diderot Encyclopedia 59 Plates MILITARY War Weapons Swords KNIGHTS Forts Through the mid-18th-century, large collections of knowledge were relegated to specific areas of study like law, medicine,

1737 Famous WITCHCRAFT Court Cases Loudun Possessions LAW Occult Causes Celebres ‘Causes Celebres et Interessantes’ or ‘Famous and Interesting Cases’ is a rare 18th-century collection of court

1792 Johann Bode ASTRONOMY Bodes Law Planet Motion Uranus German Constellations Johann Elert Bode was an 18th-century German astronomer who helped identify characteristics of the planet Uranus. His fi

1825 1ed James Monroe LAW Acts of United States 18th Congress INDIANS Florida An exceedingly rare and valuable 19th-century printing of the acts and proceedings of the 18th-century Congress sessions.

1783 HUGE FOLIO Pope Benedict XIV Catholic Church Councils ROME Canon Law Pope Benedict XIV served as Pope over the course of the mid-18th-century and is often considered one of the greatest scholars

1735 LAW Corpus Juris Canonici Inquisition Catholic Church Papal Decrees Cologne A fine 18th-century printing of ‘Corpus Juris Canonici’ by Johannes Paulus Lancelottus. This work deals with the Ec

1766 1ed Swedish LAW Emanuel Drangel Sweden Lawyers Judges Amendment Commentary Emanuel Drangel was an 18th-century Swedish lawyer who is best-remembered for his 1766 work ‘Remarks on the Law of the

1770 Murder Trial of Eugene Aram Daniel Clark Mystery Detective England LAW Eugene Aram was the notorious 18th-century murderer of Daniel Clark. In 1744, Aram was accused and ultimately convicted of m