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196027630Middletown: Wesleyan University Press 1960. FIRST EDITION. Fine copy in a dust jacket with a closed tear at top of rear panel and tanning to spine panel. Author's first trade volume. Laid in is a card stating that this volume is the Lamont Poetry Selection of the Academy of American Poets. <br/><br/> Wesleyan University Press unknown books
1967700511967. Thurgood Marshall Poses with His Family Marshall Thurgood 1908-1993. 6" x 9-1/2" Black-and-White Press Photograph of Justice Marshall and His Family. New York: AP Wirephoto September 4 1967. Light rubbing to edges caption to left of image with Marshall's name circled in ink stamps to verso. $100. The caption reads: "New Justice and Family. New Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall poses with his family outside Supreme Court Building in Washington today following ceremonies that put him on the High Court. With Justice and Mrs. Marshall are sons John 9 foreground and Thurgood Jr. 11. unknown books
1940700481940. Frank Murphy is Sworn In as a Supreme Court Justice Murphy Frank 1890-1949. 7" x 9" Black-and-White Press Photograph of the Swearing in of Justice Murphy. Washington DC: Acme Newspictures January 18 1940. Light rubbing to edges tipped-in caption and stamp to verso. $100. The caption reads: "In the presence of President Roosevelt in the White House on Jan. 18 former Attorney General Frank Murphy is picture as he took his oath as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Left to right in photo are: President Roosevelt: Justice Murphy and Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed who is administering the oath. unknown books
190735761Buenos Aires: Imprenta de M. Biedma é Hijo 1907. First edition. Quarter morocco over marbled boards. Top half of front joint split spine and boards scuffed front hinge nearly detached rear hinge split occasional foxing contents very good. 704 pp. Sm. 4to. Palau 170726. Jones 622. Imprenta de M. Biedma é Hijo hardcover books
19723389Iowa City: Seamark Press 1972. Hardcover. Fine Condition. One of 317 copies printed on Shinsetsu paper using Emerson type. Presentation signed by the author on the title page. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with a white paper spine label stamped in black. <br/><br/> Seamark Press hardcover books
56770A personal letter about travel plans to the west coast. Harlan Fiske Stone October 11 1872 - April 22 1946 was an American political figure lawyer and jurist. A native of New Hampshire he served as the dean of Columbia Law School his alma mater in the early 20th century. As a member of the Republican Party he was appointed as the 52nd Attorney General of the United States before becoming an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1925. In 1941 Stone became the 12th Chief Justice of the United States serving until his death in 1946 - one of the shortest terms of any Chief Justice. Stone was the first Chief Justice not to have served in elected office. His most famous dictum was: "Courts are not the only agency of government that must be assumed to have capacity to govern. unknown books
1999129621West Chester PA: Aralia Press 1999. stiff paper wrappers top edge cut other edges uncut cord-tied. Aralia Press. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers top edge cut other edges uncut cord-tied. unpaginated 8 pages. Limited to 100 copies signed by the author on colophon. Number Four in the Aralia Press Solo Voices series. Romanée type on Johannot paper. A poetic work that originally appeared in The New Criterion. Aralia Press unknown books
196091129Middleton: Wesleyan Univ. Press 1960. First edition first prnt. Perfect-bound illustrated wraps. Signed by Justice on the title page. Faint beginning toning on wraps; otherwise in Fine condition. The 1959 Lamont Poetry Selection. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wesleyan Univ. Press Paperback books
1977107219Washington: INS 1977. Weekly 8.5x11 inch packets of newsclippings xeroxed taken from the national press various paginations corner-stapled. Unsecured in a manila folder makes a stack about 2.2 inches thick. There is no packet for April 4. Vast coverage of issues affecting 'illegal aliens' for the period with 20 article/week reprinted primarily focusing on Hispanics. INS unknown books
1992293351992. International Court of Justice. Reports of Judgments Advisory Opinions and Orders. 1983-1984. Buffalo NY: W.S. Hein 1992. Maroon gilt stamped buckram. Hardcover. New. $135. unknown books
56769Douglas thanks the recipient for his kind words on Douglas' book Beyond the High Himalayas and thanks him for the copy of They Dare to Believe. William Orville Douglas October 16 1898 - January 19 1980 was an American jurist and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Douglas was confirmed at the age of 40 one of the youngest justices appointed to the court. His term lasting 36 years and 209 days 1939-75 is the longest term in the history of the Supreme Court. Douglas holds a number of records as a Supreme Court Justice including the most opinions. He was the 79th person appointed and confirmed to the bench of that court. In 1975 Time magazine called Douglas "the most doctrinaire and committed civil libertarian ever to sit on the court unknown books
56991Note in full: "Wakefield RI July 8 1861 Dear Punchard I am going to see the old Alma Mater Dartmouth College at Commencement this year. Won't you be there & see what in you to receive a full attention of our class. Cardially yours Sa Chase Rev G W Punchard " Wikipedia: "Salmon Portland Chase January 13 1808 - May 7 1873 was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States from 1864 to 1873. Earlier in his career Chase was the 23rd Governor of Ohio and a U.S. Senator from Ohio prior to service under Abraham Lincoln as the 25th Secretary of the Treasury. As Secretary of the Treasury Chase strengthened the federal government introducing its first paper currency as well as a national bank both during wartime. Chase articulated the "slave power conspiracy" thesis devoting his energies to the destruction of what he considered the Slave Power-the conspiracy of Southern slave owners to seize control of the federal government and block the progress of liberty. He coined the slogan of the Free Soil Party "Free Soil Free Labor Free Men". Chief Justice Chase presided over the Senate trial of Andrew Johnson during the President's impeachment proceedings in 1868. unknown books
1967WRCLIT68834Middletown: Wesleyan 1967. Cloth. First edition clothbound issue. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication. Fine in dust jacket with minor rubbing at tips. Wesleyan hardcover books
1970131187Iowa City IA: Stone Wall Press The 1970. stiff paper wrappers. Stone Wall Press. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 250 copies. Printed by hand. Acknowledgments table of contents. Printed by hand. A collection of poetry. Stone Wall Press, The unknown books
1970100428Iowa City: The Stonewall Press 1970. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. Wrappers. Just about fine. One of 250 copies. The Stonewall Press unknown books
1973006830Iowa City: Stone Wall Press 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. First edition one of 150 copies of this poem by Guillevic translated by Donald Justice. SIGNED by Justice on the title page. Near fine condition. Fine press production. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> Stone Wall Press paperback books
282921Paris: Haar & Steinert. hardcover. Tall 8to 3/4 morocco leather with gilt lettering. Paris: Haar & Steinert c. 1881. Shows wear to spine and boards. Corners bumped.<br/><br/> Includes 37 tipped-in double-page color maps complete circa 1880. Each map titled in pencil verso. France Russia and Italy have ink notations from previous owner and some toning.<br/><br/> Haar & Steinert unknown books
1973WRCLIT61689Lisbon & Iowa City: Penumbra Press / Stone Wall Press 1973. Cloth. Spine a trace sunned otherwise near fine without the errata slip. First edition. One of 175 numbered copies printed in Emerson types on Fabriano handmade paper and signed by the author. Penumbra Press / Stone Wall Press hardcover books
602476"Lewis Powell" in blue ink on his engraved Supreme Court of the United States Washington D.C. 20543 Chamber of Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. retired letterhead June 29 1987. 5 3/4" x 9"; 1 page; very good old mailing folds; minor signs of handling; 1987. To Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynihan 627 G Street S.E. Washington D.C. 2003 "Dear Senator Moynihan: It was indeed gracious and thoughtful of your to write me a generous mote about my retirement from the Court. It has been a great privilege to serve here and so I leave with more that a little sadness. But as my 80th birthday comes in September retirement seemed appropriate. Sincerely Lewis Powell." Provenance: from the estate of Daniel Patrick Moynihan. With the estate numbers in the upper margin. Moynihan 1927-2003 born March 16 1927 Tulsa Oklahoma; died March 26 2003 Washington District of Columbia; U.S. senator from New York January 3 1977-2001; outspoken proponent of arms control. Powell 1907-1998 born September 19 1907 Suffolk Virginia; died August 25 1998 Richmond Virginia; appointed to the court by Richard Nixon; American Supreme Court Justice; served on court 1971-1987; known for casting swing vote on most significant bitterly contested cases. Signed by Authors. F. Soft cover. paperback books
1999129591West Chester PA: Aralia Press 1999. stiff paper wrappers paper front cover label top edge cut other edges uncut. Aralia Press. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers paper front cover label top edge cut other edges uncut. unpaginated 8 pages. Limited to 30 numbered copies. Signed by the author on colophon. Deluxe edition. Number Four in the Aralia Press Solo Voices series. Romanée type on Tovil paper. A poetic work. Aralia Press unknown books
181827686Easton PA: G. W. Deshler 1818. First Edition. Boards. Good. First Edition. iv 1 6-68 pages. Parentheses substituted for square brackets in title transcription. Leather spine over worn marbled boards. Many inked or penciled scribbles and names on endpapers including "James Eckert April 15th 1829" "Anna Eckert" "Charles Eckert his book" "John Eckert his book" "James Eckert his book June 12th 1829" "Chas Eckert" etc. Three labels affixed to front pastedown apparently textile labels from bolts of cloth two printed in blue one in black. A sound copy. Boards. The first edition of this work another edition in the following year removes the Hawles attribution on the title page. Hawles is Sir John Hawles 1645-1716 who wrote a number of legal works.<br/><br/>We find it interesting that in a ready reckoner the majority of the content of this book the authors felt it important to include instructions for those who might be jurymen.<br/><br/>12 copies of the first edition in OCLC including the American Antiquarian Society who notes the following reference citations offered "as is" not having them in our own reference library: Shaw R.R. American bibliography 43990. Cohen M.L. Bibliography of early American law 8193. G. W. Deshler unknown books
1992293371992. International Court of Justice. Reports of Judgments Advisory Opinions and Orders. 1992. Publisher's maroon gilt stamped cloth. Reprinted Buffalo: W.S. Hein. New. $195. unknown books
19647032New York: Doubleday and Company 1964. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. 888 page. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with just a little toning at edges. <br/><br/> Doubleday and Company hardcover books
1967252444Middletown: Wesleyan 1967. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 77 pages gray cloth d.w. Middletown: Wesleyan Univ. Press 1967. First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Presentation copy 1967 to writers Curt & Hortense Calisher Harnack "with affection".<br/><br/> Wesleyan unknown books
1972WRCLIT68048Iowa City 1972. Four pages closely written in ink on rectos of four quarto sheets of IOWA REVIEW letterhead. In excess of 1000 words. Formerly stapled at left upper corner faint old folds for mailing else fine. A warm and gracious letter straddling professional concerns and concerns of friendship in response to Turco's submission of a sequence of poems drawing on the Tarot. In the course of detailing the burdens facing him in his association with the Review ".a reluctant editor at that planning secretly & quietly to resign at the 1st decent opportunity" and the University Justice discusses the poems thinking them most suited to unified appearance in a book on the order of THE INHABITANTS with illustrations rather than in a fragmented form in the limited space left for submissions to the Review. He catches up both personally and professionally with Turco and to a sympathetic reader details the complexity of the issues confronting him at the University. unknown books