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Touched With Fire, Civil War Letters and Diary of Oliver Wendell...
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Howe, Mark DeWolfe, Editor. Touched with Fire: Civil War Letters and Diary of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1861-1864. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1946. x, 158 pp. Cloth in moderately shelfworn dust jacket, faint spot to title page. $20. More
The Occasional Speeches of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Howe, Mark DeWolfe, Compiler. The Occasional Speeches of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1962. v, 178 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket. $25. More
The Judicial Opinions of Oliver Wendell Holmes...
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Shriver, Harry C. Editor. The Judicial Opinions of Oliver Wendell Holmes: Constitutional Opinions, Selected Excerpts and Epigrams as Given in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (1883-1902). With a Foreword by Francis Biddle. Buffalo, NY: Dennis & Co., 1940. Frontispiece, xvi, 360. pp. Cloth, light shelfwear..... More
The Common Law. London, 1882.
Early English Edition of The Common Law Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. The Common Law. London: Macmillan & Co., 1882. [i]-xvi, 422 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Original russet textured cloth, black rules and triple frames to boards, gilt title to spine triple black-stamped to spine ends. Light rubbing to..... More
Speeches, Presentation Copy Inscribed by Holmes.
Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speeches. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1891. [v], 55 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Original paper-covered boards, title in frame to front board, deckle edges. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities with light wear to corners, calf bookplate of Alfred..... More
The Common Law, First Edition, Boston, 1881, Law-Calf Binding.
First Edition of The Common Law in the Scarce Law-Calf Binding Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. The Common Law. Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1881. [i]-xvi, 422 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Original law calf, rebacked retaining existing spine with raised bands and lettering piece, blind frames to boards, hinges..... More
Speech of Mr Justice Holmes at Commencement, Harvard University...
Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speech of Mr. Justice Holmes at Commencement, Harvard University, June 28, 1911. [Cambridge?: s.n., 1911?]. [3] pp. 8-1/2" x 6-1/4" bifolium pamphlet. Moderate toning, horizontal and vertical fold lines, clean tear starting along horizontal fold line, light chipping, wear and small clean..... More
History of the Supreme Court: The Taney Period 1836-64. Volume V.
Swisher, Carl B. History of the Supreme Court of the United States. Volume V: The Taney Period 1836-64. New York: The Macmillan Company, [1974]. xvii, 1041 pp. Illustrated. Original gilt stamped cloth, top edge gilt. Moderate shelf wear, internally clean. $45. * First edition, first printing. Volume 5 of The..... More
History of the Supreme Court of the United States Volume I Anteceden
Goebel Jr., Julius. History of the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume I: Antecedents and Beginnings to 1801. New York: The MacMillan Company, [1974]. xxv, 864 pp. Plates. Original cloth, top edge gilt, light shelfwear, internally clean. $45. * First edition, second printing. A volume from the authoritative Oliver..... More
Collected Legal Papers. First edition, Inscribed by Holmes.
Inscribed by Holmes to a Former Clerk Who Became a Prominent Lawyer, Businessman and Philanthropist Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Collected Legal Papers. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. vii, 316 pp. Original cloth, printed paper title label to spine, deckle edges. Light fading to spine and joints, a...... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, To Marcus P Knowlton, January 22, 1903.
Holmes Warmly Congratulates His Successor on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Knowlton, Marcus Perrin (1839-1918)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Marcus P. Knowlton, Washington, DC, January 22, 1903]. Content to first 2 pp. of 7-3/4" x 5" U.S. Supreme Court bifolium letterhead. Moderate toning, single..... More
Autograph Note, Signed, Washington, DC, December 8, 1929.
"You Are the Most Faithful of Friends" [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Benjamin, Robert M. (1896-1966)]. [Autograph Note, Signed, Washington, DC, December 8, 1929]. 7-3/4" x 5-1/2" Supreme Court bifolium letterhead, content to recto of first leaf. Light toning, horizontal fold line. $850. * This note was probably addressed..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," Washington, October 18, 1907.
Holmes Praises a US Senator [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. [1841-1935]. [Rugg, Arthur Prentice (1862-1938)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," Washington, D.C., October 18, 1907]. 8" x 5" bifolium, United States Supreme Court letterhead, content to recto and verso of first leaf. Light toning, two slight horizontal fold lines..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," Boston (?), July 4, 1880.
Holmes Thanks an Editor [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [King, Moses (1853-1909)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," Boston (?), July 4, 1880]. 6-3/4" x 4-1/2" sheet, content to recto. Faint horizontal fold line, negligible offsetting to upper-right corner. Letter accompanied by typed transcription. $950. * Holmes's letter dates..... More
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Speeches [and] Mr Justice Holmes, Inscribed to Harlan Fiske Stone.
Presentation Copies from Oliver Wendell Holmes and Felix Frankfurter Inscribed to Harlan Fiske Stone Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speeches. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1918. [vi], 103 pp. Original printed paper boards. Light soiling, somewhat heavier on spine, moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and..... More
Speeches. 1900. Inscribed by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speeches. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1900. [vi], 86 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Original printed paper-covered boards, deckle edges. Moderate rubbing with some wear to joints, spine ends and corners, which are bumped, tiny stain to front board, rear free endpaper..... More
Speeches. First Edition, 1891. Presentation copy, Inscribed by Holmes.
Presentation Copy Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speeches. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1891. [v], 55 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Original cloth, title in gilt to front board, top-edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom-edges. Light soiling and some discoloration to boards, spine darkened, rubbing to extremities..... More
Holmes-Pollock Letters: The Correspondence of Mr Justice Holmes and...
Notes From the Editors, Thomas Barnes. 29 pp. pamphlet tipped in Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Pollock, Sir Frederick. Howe, Mark DeWolfe, Editor. Holmes-Pollock Letters: The Correspondence of Mr. Justice Holmes and Sir Frederick Pollock 1874-1932. With an Introduction by John Gorham Palfrey. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941. 2 volumes. Frontispieces. Illustrations..... More
Collected Legal Papers, Early Printing in Original Dust Jacket.
In a Rare Original Dust Jacket Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. Collected Legal Papers. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. vii, 316 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, very good, in moderately toned and edgeworn dust jacket with cellotape repairs in a few places and horizontal and vertical fold lines, light toning..... More
Collected Legal Papers.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. Collected Legal Papers. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, c.1920. vii, 316 pp. Cloth in lightly rubbed and moderately edgeworn dust jacket, light toning to text, small library stamp to front pastedown. $75. * Only edition, later printing (copyright date: 1920). A valuable compilation, this volume..... More
Collected Legal Papers.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. Collected Legal Papers. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, c.1920. vii, 316 pp. Cloth in lightly rubbed and moderately edgeworn dust jacket, light toning to text. $75. * Only edition, later printing (copyright date: 1920). A valuable compilation, this volume contains Holmes' most famous speeches and..... More
Autograph Letter Signed "H" to Lady Clare Castletown, 1898.
Holmes Describes His Approach to the Law in a Letter Written in May 1898 [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Castletown, Lady Clare (1853-1927)]. [Autograph Letter Signed "H" to Lady Clare Castleton, Boston (?), May 18, 1898]. 8" x 5" bifolium, content filling rectos and versos of both leaves. Faint..... More
Autograph Letter Signed "Yours, OWH" to Lady Clare Castletown, 1898.
Holmes Writes Lady Castletown to Share Thoughts About His Recent Reading and an Anecdote Involving Richard Harding Davis and Charles Dana Gibson [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Castletown, Lady Clare (1853-1927)]. [Autograph Letter Signed "Yours, OWH" to Lady Clare Castletown, Boston, January 21, 1898]. 10" x 8" bifolium, Massachusetts..... More
Sarah Whitman, Boston, 1904, Signed by Holmes.
Inscribed, Signed and Marked by Holmes [Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (1841-1935)]. [Whitman, Sarah Wyman (1842-1904)]. Sarah Whitman. Boston: The Merrymount Press, 1904. [vi], 27, [2] pp. Specked paper boards with contrasting spine, title and image of wreath to front board, gilt title to spine, deckle edges. Light wear to spine..... More
Autograph Letter Signed ("OWH") to Lady Clare Castletown, 1897.
"Don't you Feel a Sort of Settled Intimacy as the Result of Time and our Writing and Every Thing?" [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Castletown, Lady Clare (1853-1927)]. [Autograph Letter Signed "OWH" to Lady Clare Castletown, Boston (?), April 10, 1897]. 10" x 8" bifolium, content filling rectos and..... More