Report of the decision of the Supreme court of the United States, and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford : December term, 1856 by Dred Scott; John F A Sanford; United States. Supreme Court.; Benjamin C Howard - 1857-01-01

Washington, D.C. : C. Wendell, printer, 1857-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Fine modern leather. Black leather spine label, gilt ruled. Clean, unmarked pages. Perforated library stamp on title and first page. Title page has some loss to gutter, professionally restored. Marginal loss to final page and bottom edge. No loss of text. No wrappers present. Howes S218; Sabin 33240. 1st edition. One of two 1857 printings. "This case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit court of the United States for the district of Missouri. It was an action of trespass vi et armis instituted in the Circuit court by Scott against Sandford." 3 p.