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r. a J. w. JOHNSON
INVITE the attention of the profession, throughout
J. the United States, to their very complete assort-
ment Of Law Books embracing al American, and
large number Of English and French publications.
constantly for sale at the lowest rates Private
and Association Libraries supplied, and new vol.
umes of Reports and Elementary Books forwarocu
upon publications.
Our business being confined entirely TO the pub
licaton and sale of Law Books, we are able 70 sup
ply any Law Publication Of this country or of Eng
land.
Our cheap series of English Reports and Elemen-
tary works in the Law Library, are urgently re-
commended to your notice.
now before the public the PHILADELPHIA
EDITIONS of the REG ULAR Series Of the ENG
LISH COMMON LAW REPORTS, ENGLISH
ExCHEQUER REPORTS, and the Law IL
The ENGLISH COMMON LAW REPORTS, in
90 volumes, contain, with few exceptions, FULL
Courts of KINGS BENCH, COMMON PLEAS,
and ut Nis Prius, from 1913 to the present times re-
printed by Adolphus & Ellis, Barnwall Adolphusi
Baruwail & Crecwell. Barnwall x Anderson. Bng-
ham, Broderip & Bingham, Darlington & Payne:
Manning & Granger, Holt, Starke, Taunton, and
numerous others. The English editions fill nearly
l30 Volumes and cost more than treble the price OF
the American series. Volume 40, and al those
subsequent (with large portion Of the earlier vol
umes originally condensed,) are now r PUBLISHED
IN FULL, retaining the English folio, (by which
references OF elementary writers and other Report
Table of Cases
Price per volume. ! to 43. containing two Eng.
Price per volume, "A to g.. containing
New volumes, as issued, containing about
1000 English pages printed in full, and
bound in best style ....................- 81
Gentlemen moi wishing to buy whole set at one
time, can commence with volume Al which con-
tains volume !, Adolphus & Ellis, new series, and
volume !, Darlington Marshman, reprinted in
full, and supply theearly volumes at future pc
riod.
s.Thc absolute necessity to the American lawyer
Of keeping up an acquaintance with the English
decisions, is well UNDERWOOD; and this series high
ly commends itself, both account of the neat
curdte, and cheap in which it ia furnished,
and the mine of erceiient Reports which il
braces" ."-- From Muvin's Legal Bibliography
A GENERAL INDEX % Ms first forty. sevsn
Hon. George Sharswood and George w. Biddle,
esq, containing over 10000 points Of Cases deci-
ded. VOL Syo. $5.
mon Law Reports present to the Profession mass
Of legal learning, In the shapeo opinions, dicta,
elaborate arguments, &C., &c., sufficient, proba-
of any that can arise in our Courts of Law
and being thus made easily and instantly access-
BILE, these Reports will be found SO comprehensive,
convenient % and cheap: as 70 supsraede the nsces
The Index will be found of great value to all pos
sessing the Reports; and of great convenience to
hsy nS mi STnRg III
in 20 vols, and contain verbatim reprint OF all
the Cases reported by Meeson and Welsby, in II
vols, and by Wclsby, HurIstone, and Gordon,
value from the Notes and Reerences TO american de-
cisions, appended by Messrs. J. l. Clark Hare, and
Horace Binney Wallace, esqs., whose labors in
editing Smiths, the American, and Whites Equi-
ty, Leading Cases. have rendered them 80 popular
with the Profession The I0to price ($2 so per vol
ume) at which they are sold, places them within
the reach of every book-buyer. Their mnit recon-
mends them to every lawyer
Since the reorganization of the Courts of Exche-
quer, and the appointment therein of Judges who
are ranked among the g most learned and able Ju-
character inferior to of the English or Ameri
can Courts; and we find Younge s. Collyer, Nee
son & Welsby, Crompton, Meeson & Roscoe, &C.,
&c. perhaps more S constantly cited by late E,s
the other Courts, than any other English Reporters
similar opinion of their value and Importance
being entertained by the leading Jurists of this
country, an American Edition cannot but be con-
sdcred as highly desirable; and the subscribers
issuing il at the very low price OF two dollars
and half for each English volume, Containing
from 900 to 200 octave pages reprinted in full,
in the best style of the day, with an entirely new
type, and bound in superior manner
We take pleasure in referring 10 the accompany
ing letters explanatory Of the character OF these
country:
CAMBRIDGE. january rs, 1s45.
Messrs. T. & J. w. JOHNSON.
GasrrEM.N In reply to your letter, can with
opinion of the recent Exchcquer Reports. In my
judgment they are not excelled by any contempt.
raneous Reports, in learning, ability, or general
utility and interest. The decided dis
cussed with great care, and expoundcd with un-
common force. scarcely know of any volumes
which deem of moro Importance or value for
professional library. JOSEPH STORY
CAMBRrpaE, January 25, 1s45.
W.
ceived, in which you ask my opinion as to the
value Of the English Exchequer Reports, from Price
downwards to this time, to American lawyer,
country. OF the high value of these Reports, both
on the Pleas and Equity side OF the Court, have
not the least doubt the decisions of this Court, for
the last fifteen or twenty years, both at Equity andin
Common Law, being entitled to equal respect with
any others in England. should think an Ameri-
car lawyers library essentially incomplete with
out them.
am gentlemen very s1Noa yiNsResfGy RykgySIEAr ySHrEs
Messrs. T. & j. w. JOHNSON.
These series of Reports by the regular Re-
porters, and form part of the great chain Of Eng
iish Authorities, extending from the Year Books TO
the present time. The same difference exists be-
tween them and the opposition Reports issued in
the English periodicals. is found in this country
between the regular reports and the issues Of the
issued by AUTHORITY AND UNDER Sane
TION OF THE COURT, or cited, with but few
ceptions, by Elementary Writer'S Being reprint
ed without condensation or omission, and issued in
this country IMMEDIATELY UPON THEIR
| COMPLETION in England, the REG ULAR or
AUTHORITATIVE series of the English Common
Law and Exchequcr Reports is believed to presentto
the American Lawyer inducements and advantages
greater than those offered by any ether sericso Eng
lish or American Reports. In nCHEAPNESS, PRAC-
TICAL VALUE, and AUTHORITY, the great ele-
ments of value, they are UNSURPASSED, while
| in PUNCTUALITY OF APPEARANCE they are
in advance of mostAmerican editions. The pub
fishers are determined that effort connected
with their duties shall be wanting to render them,
as they always have been, highly popular and sat
isfaotory to the profession.
LAW LIBRARY.
A REPUBLICATION OF ENGLISH ELEN1EN-
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volumes. From this series much of the useless
matter Of earlier series has been emitted.
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