Counsel for the deceived: case studies in consumer fraud
by Philip G. Schrag
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Bright, clean, unmarked pages. Binding is firm. Dust jacket shows minor wear: 1/4 inch open tear at tail of spine and three small closed tears on edges of back. 200 pages; 22 cm. "Counsel for the Deceived is a fresh, funny, candid account of consumer fraud and institutional paralysis written by a young lawyer who served as New York's first official Consumer Advocate" -- front flap. Contents: How Laws Are Passed -- The Civil Service -- Delay: The Case of the Wigs and the Witness -- Bureaucracy: The Case of the Lifetime Discount -- Litigation: The Case of the Kidnapped Lawyers -- Pressure: The Case of the Purloined Pitch -- War: The Case of the Cut-Up Body -- Ethics: The Case of the Secret Agent -- Beyond Law Enforcement. BAY 25.
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- Bookseller
- JKL Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1043622
- Title
- Counsel for the deceived: case studies in consumer fraud
- Author
- Philip G. Schrag
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 200
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