"The Life of the Law Has Not Been Logic..." Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. The Common Law. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1881. xvi, 422 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778462 ISBN-10: 1584778466. Paperback. New. $21.95 * This landmark work, which, according to Winfield, "blew..... More
"Former Supreme Court Justice Seriously Ill" Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. [5" x 7" Black-and-White Press Photograph of Holmes]. [(New York): International News Photos, March 1, 1935]. Light crinkling to edges, stamps, annotations and tipped-in caption to verso. $150. * The caption reads: "Former Supreme Court Justice Seriously Ill. Washington D.C.....The..... More
Holmes Near the End of His Life Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. [5" x 7" Black-and-White Press Photograph of Holmes]. [New York]: Associated Press, [n.d.]. A few minor wrinkles, caption at foot of image, stamp and annotation to verso. $50. * This is a later reprinting of an image from 1934..... More
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
Holmes's Most Famous Speeches and Papers Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell. Collected Legal Papers. Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1920. [2], 316 pp. Reprinted 2006, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776116; ISBN-10: 1584776110. Hardcover. New. $29.95 * A valuable compilation, this volume contains Holmes' most famous..... More
Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Collected Legal Papers. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1920. [2], 316 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-611-6. ISBN-10: 1-58477-611-0. Cloth. Page edges slightly bumped. Else very good. $65. * A valuable compilation, this volume contains Holmes' most famous speeches and papers from..... More
Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Collected Legal Papers. Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1920. [2], 316 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190620; ISBN-10: 1616190620. Paperback. New. $19.95 * A valuable compilation, this volume contains Holmes' most famous speeches and papers from 1885 to 1918. Its..... More
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
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
Holmes, Oliver Wendell. The Common Law. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1881. xvi, 422 pp. Reprinted 2005, 2017 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774990. ISBN-10: 1584774991. Hardcover. New. $35. *This landmark work, which, according to Winfield, "blew fresh air into lawyer's minds encrusted with Blackstone and Kent," was a...... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Signed by Holmes at the Beginning of His Legal Career Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Warranty Deed Signed by Holmes]. Boston: March 9, 1869. 10-1/2" X 8-1/4" part-printed bifolium completed in manuscript, small seals next to signatures of parties in document, revenue stamps (for $3.50 and $5.00) below. Light toning..... More
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Speeches. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1934. vi, 103 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777052; ISBN-10: 1584777052. Hardcover. New. $24.95 * Reprint of the last edition compiled by Holmes [1841-1935]. Contents: "Memorial Day" (1884), "Harvard College in the War" (1885)..... More
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
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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
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The First German Edition of The Common Law Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. Leonhard, Rudolf [1851-1921]. Das Gemeine Recht Englands und Nordamerikas (The Common Law) in Elf Abhandlungen Dargestellt von Dr. O.W. Holmes, Jr. Mitglied des Obersten Gerichtshofes der Vereinigten Staaten in Washington. Leipzig: Verlag von Duncker & Humblot, 1912..... More
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. The Dissenting Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes. Arranged, With Introductory Notes, by Alfred Lief. With a Foreword by Dr. George W. Kirchwey. New York: The Vanguard Press, [1929]. Frontispiece. xviii, 314 pp. Publisher's black cloth with gilt stamped spine and front cover, light wear and soiling..... More
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. Representative Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes. Arranged, with Introductory Notes, by Alfred Lief. With a Foreword by Harold J. Laski. New York: The Vanguard Press, [1931]. v, 319 pp. Frontispiece. Publisher's black cloth with gilt stamped spine and front cover, light shelfwear, internally clean, in a...... More
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