Hon. Mr. Justice Story's Works. In One Volume Royal Octavo. COMMENTARIES ON THE LAW OF BAILMENTS. With Illustrations from the Civil and the Foreign Law; by Joseph Story, LL.D., one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University. Fourth Edition-revised, corrected, and enlarged. "Since the publication of the last edition of the present work, the author has ceased from all earthly labors. Before his death, however, he had carefully revised and prepared it for the press; and from his private copy, containing his manuscript notes, the present edition is principally prepared. In addition thereto, the editor has found little to do except to correct a few verbal errors, and to add such other and later cases pertaining to the subject matter as have come within his knowledge.” — Advertisement to the present edition. In Three Volumes Royal Octavo. COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION Of the United States. With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States, before the adoption of the Constitution; by Joseph Story, LL.D. In One Volume Royal Octavo. COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION Of the United States. With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States, before the adoption of the Constitution: by Joseph Story, LL.D. Abridged by the Author. In One Volume Royal Octavo. COMMENTARIES ON THE CONFLICT OF LAWS, Foreign and Domestic, in regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and especially in regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments; by Joseph Story, LL.D. Third Edition, revised, corrected, and greatly enlarged. In Two Volumes Royal Octavo. COMMENTARIES ON EQUITY JURISPRUDENCE As Administered in England and America; by Joseph Story, LL.D. Fourth Edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged. "The present edition of the Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence was prepared for the press by the late author, and will be found to be considerably enlarged from the former editions, both in the text and notes. His thorough revision and correction of the whole work, has left little else to be done than to add such illustrations and citations as have grown out of the very recent cases.” — Advertisement to the Fourth Edition. In One Volume Royal Octavo. COMMENTARIES ON THE LAW OF AGENCY As a Branch of Commercial and Maritime Jurisprudence, with Occasional Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law; by Joseph Story, LLD. Third Edition-revised, corrected, and enlarged. One Volume Royal Octavo. COMMENTARIES ON THE LAW OF PARTNERSHIP, As a Branch of Commercial and Maritime Jurisprudence, with Occasional Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law; by Joseph Story, LL.D., one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University. Second Edition. "The present edition of the Commentaries on Partnership was prepared principally from the private copy of the late author, and will be perceived to have been considerably enlarged by him from the previous edition. To his manuscript notes the editor has merely added such other notes and citations as have grown out of the more recent cases."-Preface to the Second Edition. In One Volume Royal Octavo. COMMENTARIES ON THE LAW OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE, Foreign and Inland, as administered in England and America; with Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of Nations of Continental Europe; by Joseph Story, LL.D. Second Edition. The present edition will be found to be considerably enlarged from the last. The editor has, however, made no other change in the text than to insert the manuscript alterations and additions left by the author, and to cite in the notes such new cases, as have fallen within his observation. - Advertisement to the Second Edition. In One Volume Royal Octavo. COMMENTARIES ON EQUITY PLEADINGS And the Incidents thereto, according to the Practice of the Courts of Equity of England and America; by Joseph Story, LL.D., Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University. Third Edition—revised, corrected, and enlarged. In One Volume Royal Octavo. COMMENTARIES ON THE LAW OF PROMISSORY NOTES, And Guaranties of Notes, and Checks on Banks and Bankers, with occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe; by Joseph Story, LL.D. Second Edition, corrected and enlarged. In One Volume Octavo. CURTIS'S ADMIRALTY. A Digest of Cases adjudicated in the Courts of Admiralty of the United States, and in the High Court of Admiralty in England, together with some topics from the works of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Kt., Judge of the Admiralty in the reign of Charles II.; by George Ticknor Curtis. "A work, which shall embrace a full and accurate review of all the doctrines of the authorities upon the various subjects that come under the cognizance of the Admiralty Courts, must be of great value to every lawyer who is engaged in practice in any of our seaports. But it is equally important to underwriters, to ship-owners, and ship-masters, and shippers of goods, as it may afford them prompt information in their ordinary business. Of course the value of such a book must essentially depend upon its fulness, accuracy, clearness of statement, and practical convenience of arrangement. In our judgment, Mr. Curtis's work, in all these respects, deserves the praise of being not merely good, but excellent. We cannot doubt, indeed, but that it will meet with full success. It would be an undeserved reproach to the profession, to suppose that so useful a compendium should not at once find its appropriate place on the shelves of every commercial lawyer who aspires to own a library." 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