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Henry Lambert: A Plea for Humanity and an Argument for Justice...
"A More Powerful, Eloquent and Convincing Address Was Never Made" Hichborn, Charles S. [1856-1941]. Henry Lambert: A Plea for Humanity and an Argument for Justice Before the Governor and Council. Augusta, ME: [S.n.], 1923. 43, [5] pp. Softbound in stiff printed wrappers. Light toning and shelfwear to exterior, hinges cracked..... More
The Murders of Mer Rouge, 1923.
Two Victims of the Louisiana Klan Rogers, John. The Murders of Mer Rouge. St. Louis: Security Publishing Co., 1923. 64 pp. Illustrated. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Moderate toning, small tear to pp. 61-62 affecting text without loss, ink owner signature (of Edgar [illegible]). $250. * Only edition. After..... More
Felix Frankfurter in New Masses, Volume 30, Number 4, January...
[Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. "Felix Frankfurter." Unsigned article in New Masses, Volume 30, Number 4 (January 17, 1939). P. 13. Front cover features a woodcut portrait of Frankfurter. Softbound, moderate edgewear and toning. Item housed in custom cloth folder, printed paper title label to spine. $50. More
Typed Letter, Signed, To Fanny Holtzmann, Jerusalem, July 19, 1968.
Abba Eban Discusses Hamilton Fish's Forthcoming Visit to Israel [Manuscript]. Eban, Abba [1915-2002]. [Typed Letter, Signed, To Fanny Holtzmann, Jerusalem, July 19, 1968]. Single-sided letter on 10-3/4" x 8-1/2" letterhead ("Minister for Foreign Affairs), signed "Abba Eban." Moderate toning, two horizontal fold lines, small abrasion to verso from adhesive removal..... More
Earldoms in Fee; A Study in Peerage Law and History.
Ellis, R. Geoffrey. Earldoms in Fee; A Study in Peerage Law and History. London: Saint Catherine Press, 1963. xv, 236 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear with some fading to spine and rear board. Internally clean. $30. More
Record of Public Hearing Before Joint Committee on the Judiciary...
[Sacco-Vanzetti Case]. Record of Public Hearing Before Joint Committee on the Judiciary of the Massachusetts Legislature Committee for the Vindication of Sacco and Vanzetti, 1959. On the Resolution of Representative Alexander J. Cella recommending a Posthumous Pardon for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Gardner Auditorium, Massachusetts State House, Boston, April..... More
"Felix Frankfurter at Oxford" in Quest, Volume 1, Issue 1, 1965...
Berlin, Isaiah [1809-1997]. "Felix Frankfurter at Oxford" in Quest, Volume 1, Number 1 (September 1965). Pp. 20-22. Hardcover in dust jacket. Moderate shelfwear and foxing to dust jacket, internally clean. Item housed in custom cloth folder, printed paper title label to spine. $50. More
Medieval Crime and Social Control.
Hanawalt, Barbara, Editor. Wallace, David, Editor. Medieval Crime and Social Control. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, [1999]. xvi, 259 pp. Softcover. Near-fine. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: Fear of Crime in Late Medieval France, Claude Gauvard; Needful Things, Louise O. Fradenburg; In Defense of Revenge, William Ian Miller; "The Doom..... More
The Future of Wisdom in America, In Panorama Vol 1 No 4, 1952.
With an Article by Learned Hand [Hand, Learned (1872-1961)]. "The Future of Wisdom in America." In Panorama: Inter-American Cultural Review, Vol. 1 Num. 4, 1952. Washington, DC: Pan American Union, [1952]. 96 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear, else fine. $75. * With eight articles in English and Spanish. "Judge Learned Hand..... More
A Tribute to Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, In Contemporary Jewish Record.
Includes the First Appearance in Print of Hand's Tribute to Cardozo Upon His Death Contemporary Jewish Record. Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. "A Tribute to Benjamin Nathan Cardozo." In Contemporary Jewish Record, Volume 1 Number 1, September 1938. New York: Published Bi-Monthly by the American Jewish Committee, 1938. 96 pp. Softbound, moderate..... More
Justice Holmes to Doctor Wu, An Intimate Correspondence, 1921-1932.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. [Wu, Jingxiong (1899-1986)]. Justice Holmes to Doctor Wu: An Intimate Correspondence, 1921-1932. New York: Central Book Company, [1947]. 58 pp. Frontispiece with tissue overlay. Stampled pamphlet in stiff wrappers. Light wear to spine ends and corners, light fading along spine and fore-edges of wrappers. $35. *..... More
"The Justice Holmes I Knew" in Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine...
Sandburg, Carl [1878-1967]. "The Justice Holmes I Knew" in Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine, May 11, 1958. P.12. Softbound, light shelfwear and soiling to exterior, internally clean. Item housed in custom cloth folder, printed paper title label to spine. $75. More
"Judge Learned Hand" in The University of Chicago Round Table Jan 1949
University of Chicago. Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. The University of Chicago Round Table. Civil Rights, Monopoly, Labor, Justice: You and the Federal Courts. An NBC Radio Discussion by Charles Bunn, Bernard Gavit and Malcolm Sharp. Including Judge Learned Hand by Felix Frankfurter. Number 563. January 2, 1949. [Chicago: The University of..... More
Inside Justice Hugo L Black: The Letters.
Frank, John P. Black, Hugo L., Jr., Foreword. Inside Justice Hugo L. Black: The Letters. Austin: Joseph D. Jamail Center for Legal Research, 2000. ix, 91 pp. Illustrated. Softbound, fine. Housed in custom 10-3/4" x 7" cloth folding case. $50. * Tarlton Law Library Legal History Series Number 2. More
"The Social Thought of Justice Brandeis" in Yale Law Journal... ,
Lerner, Max [1902-1992]. "The Social Thought of Justice Brandeis" in Yale Law Journal, Volume 41, Number 1 (November, 1931). Pp. 1-32. Softbound, light shelfwear and soiling to exterior, internally clean. Item housed in custom, cloth folder, reproduction on paper of magazine's front cover to folder's front cover, printed paper title..... More
Address to Harvard Law Society of Illinois, Annual Meeting, 1955.
Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. Address to Harvard Law Society of Illinois. Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 28, 1955. [Chicago: Harvard Law Society of Illinois, 1955]. 16 pp. Stiff printed wrappers (formerly stapled and recently resewn). Moderate toning, small slip with brief item tipped on to first page. Item housed in custom..... More
"Justice Holmes Dissents" in Scribner's, January, 1929.
Pollard, Joseph Percival. "Justice Holmes Dissents" in Scribner's, Volume 85, Number 1 (January, 1929). Pp. 22-29. Softbound, light shelfwear and soiling to exterior, internally clean. Item housed in custom cloth folder, reproduction on paper of magazine's front cover to folder's front cover, printed paper title label to spine. $75. More
Felix Frankfurter: Reminiscences and Reflections.
A Tribute to Frankfurter Freund, Paul A. [1908-1992]. Felix Frankfurter: Reminiscences and Reflections. [Cambridge: Harvard Law School, 1982]. 13 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers, fine. Item housed in custom 9-1/4" x 6-1/4" cloth folding case, printed label to spine. $150. * This "informal, appreciative and immensely enjoyable" address..... More
Jonas S Friedenwald, In Memoriam, Alan C Woods, Personal...
[Frankfurter, Felix (1882-1965)]. Jonas S Friedenwald: In Memoriam, Alan C Woods, Personal Recollections of Jonas S. Friedenwald, Felix Frankfurter, Jonas S. Friedenwald - His Contribution to Medical Education in Israel, Abel Wolman. Reprinted from the Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Volume 99, Number 1, July 1956. Cambridge: The Harvard..... More
A John F Kennedy Memorial Miniature, four books in slipcase.
[Kennedy, John F. (1917-1963)]. A John F. Kennedy Memorial Miniature. New York: Random House, 1966. Four clothbound volumes, 3-3/4" x 2-1/2," in paper-covered slipcase. Light fading to spines, moderate rubbing to edges of slipcase. $35. * Volume titles: Inaugural Address, Eulogies, Wit, Wisdom. More
Is Law Dead?
Rostow, Eugene V., Editor. Is Law Dead? New York: Simon and Schuster, [1971]. 416 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn, moderately soiled dust jacket. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. $25. * Contents: Pt. 1. The Citizen's Moral Relation to the Law in a Society of Consent: Law, Order, and Enlightenment..... More
Felix Frankfurter, Talks in Tribute February 26, 1965.
Scott, Austin W. Freund, Paul A. Mansfield, John H. Griswold, Erwin N. Felix Frankfurter: Talks in Tribute February 26, 1965. Occasional Pamphlet Number 8. Cambridge: Harvard Law School, 1965. 19 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Stapled pamphlet in stiff wrappers. Light fading to edges of wrappers, otherwise fine. Item housed in custom..... More
Eugene Meyer [with] Eugene and Agnes E Meyer Memorial Exhibition
Pusey, Merlo J. Eugene Meyer. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. xiii, 397, xiii pp. Illustrations. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket. [Book housed in recent custom cloth slipcase with] Freer Gallery of Art. Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Memorial Exhibition. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1971. 77 pp. Illustrations. Portraits..... More
New-York Herald, Saturday, March 26, 1803, No 129.
A Contemporary Report of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision Establishing Judicial Review [United States Supreme Court]. [Marbury v. Madison]. New-York Herald. Saturday, March 26, 1803. No. 129. [New York: Printed & Published by Michael Burnham, No. 40 Pine-Street], 1803. 4 pp. Folio (19-1/4" x 13-3/4"). Disbound bifolium reinforced at left..... More
The Early Records of Medieval Coventry. With The Hundred Rolls of...
Coss, Peter R., Editor. John, Trevor, Editor. The Early Records of Medieval Coventry. With The Hundred Rolls of 1280. London: Oxford University Press, [1986]. xlii, 450 pp. Illustrations, maps. English and Latin. Hardcover in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. Internally clean. $125. * Records of Social and Economic History..... More