The Common Law
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Middlebury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1881. First Edition . Russet Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Issue with the two-line printer's imprint on the copyright page repeated with an ampersand on page 422. Some shelf wear and rubbing at top and bottom of spine and corners; front hinge broken; some pencilled underlining and side-lining in text. Previous owner's signature (J. M. Davis) in pencil on rear end paper. Holmes served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court from 1899 until 1902. In 1902 he was appointed to the United States Supreme Court by President Theodore Roosevelt, a position he held until his retirement in 1932.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Carroll Dooling
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001965
- Title
- The Common Law
- Author
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Russet Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1881
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Michael Carroll Dooling
Biblio member since 2004
Middlebury, Connecticut
About Michael Carroll Dooling
Michael Carroll Dooling, Rare Books & Manuscripts, LLC is located in Middlebury, Connecticut. Michael has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1976 and carries an eclectic array of books and manuscripts.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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