- SALVADOR DALI, GODDESS OF JUSTICE, LITHOGRAPHSalvador
SALVADOR DALI, GODDESS OF JUSTICE, LITHOGRAPHSalvador Dali, Goddess of Justice, Lithograph, (Spanish, 1904-1989) pencil signed and numbered XXXV/C (35/100) bottom edge, on Japan paper, depicting a nude female figure with scales and sword, matted
- A Lawyer's Porcelain Occupational Shaving
A Lawyer's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Marco Fasulla in gilt lettering, and depicting the allegorical figure of Lady Justice with blue wrap.
underside unmarked.
Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- OLIVER ELLSWORTH SIGNED MANUSCRIPT AND
OLIVER ELLSWORTH SIGNED MANUSCRIPT AND PICTURE Matted and ready for framing is a full manuscript pay order to Ezl Williams, Saml Wadsworth & Ephram Butt, a com(mit)tee to take care of Ticonderoga prisoners signed by Oliver Ellsworth, who was the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, dated September 1, 1775, May 3, 1777, to June 12, 1783. Capt. Ephraim Bull in Continental Army and Capt. Hurlbert Light Dragoons Conn line, Ezekiel Williams (1729-1818), he also served as a member of a committee in charge of prisoners of war in the state and became commissary of prisoners in 1777. His younger brother was Declaration of Independence signer William Williams. Accompanied by an engraved steel plate printing of Oliver Ellsworth and with a complete Norwich watermark. Bold and elaborate signatures with clear writing make this very presentable.
- TRIAL OF CHARLES I JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS
TRIAL OF CHARLES I JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS Contained in this bound work: The Introduction: or Preface to the Journal of the Proceedings of the High Court of Justice, for the Tryal of King Charles I of Blessed Memory. A Journal of the Proceedings of the High Court of Justice. Both pieces published in the early 1650s, though no date is present. Book is fully bound with brown leather. Raised bands on the spine. Contains excellent frontispiece of Charles I as well as a view of the Parliament. 4to.
- THOMAS PAINE, WRITINGS INCLUDING COMMON
THOMAS PAINE, WRITINGS INCLUDING COMMON SENSE Leather bound sammelband containing works by Thomas Paine. Many works published at different times have been collected into one volume. Book is fully bound in leather with gilt titling and decoration. Marbled end papers. Included works are: Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution, Part 1 - 1795, J.S. Jordan. Rights of Man; Part the Second Combining Principle and Practice - 1792, J.S. Jordan. Letter Addressed to the Addressers on the Late Proclamation - 1792, H.D. Symonds. Dissertation on First Principles of Government - London, Printed for the Proprietors. A Letter to George Washington on the Subject of The Late Treaty Concluded Between Great Britain and the United States of America, Including Other Matters - 1797, T. Williams. Agrarian Justice, Opposed to Agrarian Law, and to Agrarian Monopoly, Being a plan for Meliorating the Condition of Man, by Creating in Every Nation A National Fund - 1797, T. Williams. The Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance - 1796, T. Williams. Two Letters to Lord Onslow, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surry: and one to Mr. Henry Dundas, Secretary of State, on the Subject of the Late Excellent Proclamation First Published in the Patriotic Paper of The Argus - 1792, James Ridgway (sixth edition). A Letter to the Earl of Shelburne, Now Marquis of Lansdowne, on His Speech, July 10, 1782, Respecting the Acknowledgement of American Independence - 1791, J. Ridgway. Reasons For Wishing to Preserve the Life of Louis Capet - James Ridgway. Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America - 1792, H.D. Symonds. A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North-America - 1795, J. Ridgway. Prospects on the War and Paper Currency of Great Britain - 1793, James Ridgway.
- WRIGHT BROTHERS PATENT LAWSUIT DOCUMENTS
WRIGHT BROTHERS PATENT LAWSUIT DOCUMENTS A collection of documents related to the Wright Brothers patent lawsuit regarding their invention, the airplane. Supreme Court page reference #'s1774-1914, missing pages 1840-58 and 1861-77, also with 3 holes punched for mounting for justices to use. Contains the lawsuit information as well as exhibits that were given to the justices during trial. This would have been part of a book used by a Supreme Court justice during the arguments and decision process.
- OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES HANDWRITTEN LETTER,
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES HANDWRITTEN LETTER, 1886 Oliver Wendell Holmes (American 1809-1894), handwritten and signed letter to the writer and diplomat James Russell Lowell (American 1819-1891), dated November 26, 1886, with Holmes' address as 296 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Framed together with a lithograph portrait. Note: In 1886 Holmes was an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
- WARREN BURGER SUPREME COURT SIGNED OPINION
WARREN BURGER SUPREME COURT SIGNED OPINION This is the Supreme Court case Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley 454 U.S. 290 signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger (1907-1995), who wrote the opinion for the majority. The case invalidated a California law that set limits on contributions to ballot-issue campaigns. The ruling relies on the Court?s earlier decisions in Buckley v. Valeo, holding that limits on contributions to political candidates implicate the First Amendment, and First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti, holding that the state governments have no compelling interest in limiting spending on speech about ballot issues. This document is boldly signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger at the top. 14pp.
- AMISTAD TRIAL, NILES NATIONAL REGISTER,
AMISTAD TRIAL, NILES NATIONAL REGISTER, MARCH 1841 Niles National Register, March 20, 1841. A very important issue, as an inside page has: "The Case of the Amistad" being the report of the Supreme Court on this historic slavery-related event. The "Amistad" was a United States Supreme Court case resulting from the rebellion of slaves on board the Spanish schooner of this name in 1839. The rebellion broke out when the schooner, traveling along the coast of Cuba, was taken over by a group of captives who had earlier been kidnapped in Africa and sold into slavery. The Africans were later apprehended on the vessel near Long Island, New York, by the United States Navy and taken into custody. The ensuing widely publicized court cases in the United States helped the abolitionist movement. In 1840, a federal trial court found that the initial transport of the Africans across the Atlantic (which did not involve the Amistad) had been illegal, because the international slave trade had been abolished, and that they were thus not legally slaves but free. Furthermore, given they were illegally confined, the Africans were entitled to take what legal measures necessary to secure their freedom, including the use of force. The Supreme Court affirmed this finding on March 9, 1841, and the Africans traveled home in 1842. The case influenced numerous succeeding laws. This case was made famous by the 1997 movie "Amistad" by Stephen Spielberg. This issue has extensive reporting on this case taking over 1 1/2 pages, and as noted in the prefacing comments: "...Mr. Justice Story delivered the opinion of the court...", followed by a detailed review of the case from beginning to end, with the verdict of the court as noted above, in a Baltimore newspaper, close to Washington, D.C. where the verdict was given and since the verdict was rendered on March 9 this is likely one of the earliest reports to be found in a newspaper. 16pp.
- A. CLAYTON, GEORGIA JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
A. CLAYTON, GEORGIA JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, 1824 The Office and Duty of a Justice of the Peace, and A Guide to Clerks, Constables, Coroners, Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Sheriffs, Tax-Collectors, and Receivers, and Other Civil Officers. According to the Laws of the State of Georgia. A new edition, revised and enlarged by Lucius Q.C. Lamar. Published 1824 by S. Grantland and appears in original brown leather binding. 420pp. 8vo.
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION DEBATES, PRINTED
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION DEBATES, PRINTED 1836 Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled at Philadelphia, in the Year 1787, for the Purpose of Forming the Constitution of The United States of America. From the notes taken by the late Robert Yates, Esq, Chief Justice of New York; and copied by John Lansing, Jun., Esq., Late Chancellor of that State, Members of that Convention. Published 1836 by G. Templeman. Book is fully bound in tan leather. Spine features gilt titling on a field of red.
- EGBERT BENSON, NEW YORK SIGNED DOCUMENT,
EGBERT BENSON, NEW YORK SIGNED DOCUMENT, 1799 Egbert Benson (1746-1833) signed mortgage bond document dated March 15th,1799. Benson was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician, who represented New York State in the Continental Congress, Annapolis Convention, and United States House of Representatives. He served as a member of the New York constitutional convention in 1788 which ratified the United States Constitution. He also served as the first attorney general of New York, chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, and as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States circuit court for the Second Circuit.