The American Commonwealth (Two Volumes, Complete)
by Bryce, James (1st Viscount Bryce)
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- Hardcover
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- As New with No dust jacket as issued
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About This Item
Birmingham, AL: The Legal Classics Library. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 1987. Special Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full black leather, spines in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, blind-stamped border and gilt decoration on covers, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, silk ribbon markers bound in. James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838-1922) was a British academic, jurist, historian and Liberal politician. He served as Chief Minister for Ireland and as Ambassador to the United States. Bryce is best known for his highly successful ambassadorship to the United States (190713) and for his study of U.S. politics, "The American Commonwealth," which remains a classic. These volumes are facsimilies of the edition of 1888, published by Macmillan and Co. in London and New York. . Both volumes are in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW. . The Legal Classics Library Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26331
- Title
- The American Commonwealth (Two Volumes, Complete)
- Author
- Bryce, James (1st Viscount Bryce)
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- Special Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Legal Classics Library
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham, AL
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Law, American History, US History, United States, Politics, Political History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Business, Law & Government;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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