George Wythe Collection

In 2005, the Wolf Law Library began a project to recreate Wythe's Library.

Titles in the Collection

Legal Treatises

• Bacon, Matthew. A New Abridgment of the Law. London: Printed by His Majesty's Law-Printers for J. Worrall and Co. ..., 1768.

• Ballow, Henry. A Treatise of Equity. London, in the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer) for D. Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and J. Shuckburgh, at the Sun next the Inner Temple gate in Fleetstreet, 1737.

• Beccaria, Cesare. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. Translated from the Italian, with a commentary, attributed to Mons. de Voltaire, translated from the French. London: Printed for J. Almon, 1767.

• Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1765-1769.

• Blackstone, William, 1723-1780. Law Tracts. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1762.

• Booth, George. The Nature and Practice of Real Actions: In Their Writs and Process, Both Original and Judicial, Together with Some Records in the Court Before the Justice of the County Palatine of Chester, proving the Antiquity of the Jurisdiction of That Court and of Some Families. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, for Awnsham and John Churchil ..., 1701.

• Bracton, Henry de. Henrici de Bracton De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae Libri Quinque: in Varios Tractatus Distincti, ad Diversorum & Vetustissimorum Codicum Collationem, Ingenti Cura Denuò Typis Vulgati. Londini: typis Milonis Flesher & Roberti Young, assign: Johannis More, armig., 1640.

• Breton, John le. Britton. London: Printed by the assignes of John Moore Esquire, 1640.

• Brooke, Robert, Sir. La Graunde Abridgement. London: R. Tottyl, 1576.

• Brownlow, Richard. Brownlow Latine Redivivus: a Book of Entries, of Such Declarations, Informations, Pleas in Barr and Abatement, Replications, Rejoynders, Issues, Verdicts, Bills of Exception to Verdicts, Judgements, Demurrers, and other Parts of Pleadings, (Now in Use) in Personal and Mixt Actions; Contained in the First and Second Parts of the Declarations and pleadings of Richard Brownlow. London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkyns, Esquires, 1693.

• Burn, Richard. Ecclesiastical Law. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, Law-Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1781.

• Coke, Edward, Sir. A Book of Entries: Containing Perfect and Approved Presidents of Counts, Declarations, Informations, Pleints, Indictments, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Pleadings, Processes, Continuances, Essoines, Issues, Defaults, Departure in Despight of the Court, Demurrers, Trials, Judgements, Executions, and All Other Matters and Proceedings (in Effect) Concerning the Practick Part of the Laws of England, in Actions Real, Personal, and Mixt, and in Appeals. Being Very Necessary to be Known, and of Excellent Use for the Modern Practice of the Law, Many of Them Containing Matters in Law, and Points of Great Learning. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ..., 1671.

• The Law of Covenants: a Treatise Explaining the Nature and Rules of the Several Sorts of Covenants. London, in the Savoy: Printed by John Nutt, for Samuel Butler, 1712.

• Tucker, St. George. Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference, to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Philadelphia :Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, 1803.

Case Reports and Statutes

• Andrews, George. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, in the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of His Present Majesty King George the Second. London, in the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Worrall, 1754.

• Atkyns, John Tracy. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke. London: Printed by H. Woodfall and W. Strahan, 1765.

• Bridgman, John, Sir. Reports of That Grave and Learned Judge, Sir John Bridgman. London: Printed by Tho. Roycroft for H. Twyford, Tho. Dring, and Jo. Place, 1659.

Philosophy

• Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England ... With Several Additional Pieces, Never Before Printed in any Edition of His Works. London: A. Millar, 1740.

History

• Alfred, King of England. The Anglo-Saxon Version, From the Historian Orosius. London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1773.

• Blair, John. The Chronology and History of the World: From the Creation to the Year of Christ 1753. London: Printed in the year 1754.

• Bolingbroke, Henry St. John. A Letter to Sir William Windham ; II. Some Reflections on the Present State of the Nation ; III. A Letter to Mr. Pope. London: Printed for the Editor, and sold by A. Millar, 1753.

• Bolingbroke, Henry St. John. Remarks on the History of England: From the Minutes of Humphry Oldcastle. London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1743.

• Buchanan, George. Rerum Scoticarum Historia. Amsterodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1643.

• Caesar, Julius. Caii Julii Caesaris et A. Hirtii de Rebus a Caesare Gestis Commentarii. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis : Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1750.

• Caldwell, James, Sir. Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764 Taken by a Military Officer to Which are Added, an Inquiry How Far the Restrictions Laid Upon the Trade of Ireland, by British Acts of Parliament, are a Benefit or Disadvantage to British Dominions in General, and to England in Particular, for Whose Separate Advantage They Were Intended, with Extracts of Such Parts of the Statutes as Lay the Trade of Ireland under Those Restrictions. London, 1766.

Literature

• Anacreon. Odes of Anacreon. Translated by Thomas Moore. Philadelphia: Printed and published by Hugh Maxwell, opposite Christ-church. 1804.

• Blair, Hugh. Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Aitken, 1784.

• Cicero, Marcus Tullius. M. Tullii Ciceronis opera Quae Supersunt Omnia: ad Fidem Optimarum Editionum Diligenter Expressa. Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1748-49.

Religion

• Barclay, Robert. An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, 1765.

• Bryant, Jacob. A New System, or, An Analysis of Ancient Mythology: Wherein an Attempt is Made to Divest Tradition of Fable and to Reduce the Truth to its Original Purity : in this work is given an history of the Babylonians, Chaldeans, Egyptians, Canaanites, Helladians, Ionians, Leleges, Dorians, Pelasgi : also of the Scythae, Indo-Scythae, Ethiopians, Phenicians. London: Printed for T. Payne, P. Elmsly, B. White, and J. Walter, 1775-1776.

Science

• Bacon, Francis. Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning, or, The Partitions of Sciences, IX Bookes. Oxford: Printed by Leon. Lichfield for Rob. Young & Ed. Forrest, 1640.