Hardcover. Birmingham AL, Legal Classics Library, reprint, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, full green leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt border and decoration on covers, a.e.g, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. A word-for-word report of the famous court test of the Tennessee Anti-Evolution Act, at Dayton, July 10 to 21, 1925, including the speeches and arguments of attorneys, testimony of noted scientists, and Bryan's last speech. Former owner's bookplate to front endpaper, otherwise very clean, with a tight binding.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, The Legal Classics Library , reprint, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, handsomely bound in black leather lettered and decorated in gilt, blind stamping, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmarks, marbled endpapers. A compilation Pound's most influential works: The Spirit of the Common Law (1921), Law and Morals (1924), Interpretations of Legal History (1923) and "The Call For a Realist Jurisprudence" (1931). Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, Legal Classics Library, reprint, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, full black leather with ornate gilt design on cover. all edges gilt, ribbon marker, marbled endpapers, raised bands. This is a facsimile of the 1932 first edition. Considered a 'sophisticated country lawyer', Darrow remains notable for his wit; he was quoted as saying, 'The trouble with law is lawyers.' Here, his autobiography, together with the additional 59-pg. Darrow's Plea, written in his own defense to the jury that exonerated him of the charge of bribery at Los Angeles, August, 1912. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. Norwalk, CT, Easton Press, Ltd. Ed., 1986, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Masterpieces of Science Fiction Series. 220 pages, b&w illustrations by Vincent DiFate. Red genuine leather with gilt decorations, no dust jacket as issued. All edges gilt, ribbon bookmark. Lovely copy, like new. Collectors notes laid in.
Hardcover. NY, Dodd, Mead & Co., reprint, 1902, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth covers with elaborate gilt decoration to front cover and spine, top edge gilt. Design by Alice Cordelia Morse. 317 pages with 48 b&w plates. Selections from Dickens, Hugo, Ruskin, and many others. Originally published in 1898. Hinges cracked, Small ownership sticker to front fly leaf, otherwise a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Birmingham AL, The Legal Classics Library, reprint, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, full red leather covers with gilt decorations, spine has raised bands; marbled endpapers; satin ribbon marker; all edges gilt; binding tight; cover, edges, and interior intact and clean. First published in England in 1935. Introduction by Lord Atkin. Albert Haddock, the hero of countless lawsuits in A.P. Herbert's misleading cases, made his first public appearance in Punch about 1924. This collection of Misleading Cases contains many more sly jests at the absurdities of English law and will teach the reader more about the legal processes than lawyers know themselves.
Hardcover. Rome, privately printed, 1st, 1912, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, limited to 150 copies; octavo, 142 pages; no dust jacket; beautiful gilt blind-stamped front cover decoration on white linen, beveled boards which are soiled around the perimeter; very tight binding. All edges gilt, ribbon marker. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR and dated 1912. A self-published collection of poetry, 142 pages printed on one side of sheets.
Hardcover. London, Merrill & Baker, 1st Thus, 1900, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 522 pages (Vol. I) and 528 pages (Vol. II). Limited edition, #109 of 500. Introduction by Richard Garnett, editor. 56 captioned b/w illustrations by various artists, including two illustrated title pages. Color frontispiece in each volume. Half leather binding with raised spine bands, marble boards, and marble endpapers. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Some parts of leather are turning green. Light wear to cover edges, and minor chipping to spine edges. Frayed wear to spine tops (more so on Vol. 1). Previous owner's bookplate on inside front covers. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges. Very Good.
Hardcover. London, Merrill & Baker, 1st Thus, 1900, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 504 pages (Vol. I) and 508 pages (Vol. II). Limited edition, #109 of 500. Introduction by Richard Garnett, editor. 52 captioned b/w illustrations by various artists, including two illustrated title pages. Color frontispiece in each volume. Half leather binding with raised spine bands, marble boards, and marble endpapers. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Some parts of leather are turning green. Light wear to cover edges, and minor chipping to spine edges. More serious chipping to top of spine on Vol. II, and frayed wear to top of spine on Vol. 1 Rear hinge of Vol. II is split about 3/4 of the way down, but cover is still attached. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front covers. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges. Very Good.
Hardcover. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, 1st, 1904, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 411 pages, hardcover. Color illustrations by John Cecil Clay. Margaret Armstrong cover desIgn. Spine has half-inch tear near author's name. Bumping to corners. Unmarked. A tight copy.