Legal Philadelphia: Comments and Memories. First edition.
Coxe, Robert Darison. Legal Philadelphia: Comments and Memories. Philadelphia: W.J. Campbell, 1908. First edition. 253 pp. Original red cloth with gilt stamped spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Worn and soiled. Annotations to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. A good copy. $25. * This book serves as a collection of anecdotes, memories and historical commentary regarding the legal profession and practitioners in Philadelphia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It reflects on the "humanity and civility" of the Philadelphia judiciary, dedicating the work to the honorable judges of the time. This book is often used as a primary source for understanding the social and professional atmosphere of the Pennsylvania bar during that era.
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