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1976réf. 191608n.p.: USLA 1976. 18x24 inch poster sketch of a face with splattered blood streaming from its nose artist identified as "R. Castro" artwork is signed as Berkeley '76 but unknown if the poster was made later. The US Senate report "Trotskyite Terrorist International" notes that the USLA was a front of the Socialist Workers Party. USLA unknown books
1954réf. 5690New York: Committee for Justice for Puerto Ricans 1954. Very good. 4pp. on a single folded sheet plus mimeographed transmittal letter. Minor wear central vertical crease throughout. A fundraising pamphlet seeking support for prominent African-American lawyer Conrad Lynn who at that time was defending seventeen Puerto Rican citizens arrested in the wake of an incident in 1954 when four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire in the United States Congress. Lynn's clients were additional Puerto Rican nationals arrested under a "crack down" described here as "a sweeping and unprecedented indictment for general conspiracy to overthrow the government by force and violence." The transmittal letter details Lynn's recent success in securing the acquittal on appeal of Ruth Reynolds another Puerto Rican national arrested after being accused of participating in the 1950 uprising in Puerto Rico. The committee points out the similarities in that case and the current one urging that Lynn will attempt to bring the same result. Conrad Lynn was known as the "Lawyer for the Damned" who worked over the course of his career for civil rights and in defense of draft resisters Puerto Rican nationals the Black Panthers and others. Lynn was also notable as the first Black graduate of the Syracuse Law School in 1932. We could locate no other copies of this appeal in OCLC or elsewhere. Committee for Justice for Puerto Ricans unknown books
1969réf. 202330Golden Press 1969. Hardcover. Good. 1969 edition. A Little Golden Book. Glossy paper cover has rubbing and peeling at corners. Gold foiling on spine is partially worn off. Binding is good. Pages are clean and unmarked with toning. LO/ia26 Golden Press hardcover books
1818réf. 27686Easton PA: G. W. Deshler 1818. First Edition. Boards. Good. First Edition. iv 1 6-68 pages. Parentheses substituted for square brackets in title transcription. Leather spine over worn marbled boards. Many inked or penciled scribbles and names on endpapers including "James Eckert April 15th 1829" "Anna Eckert" "Charles Eckert his book" "John Eckert his book" "James Eckert his book June 12th 1829" "Chas Eckert" etc. Three labels affixed to front pastedown apparently textile labels from bolts of cloth two printed in blue one in black. A sound copy. Boards. The first edition of this work another edition in the following year removes the Hawles attribution on the title page. Hawles is Sir John Hawles 1645-1716 who wrote a number of legal works. We find it interesting that in a ready reckoner the majority of the content of this book the authors felt it important to include instructions for those who might be jurymen. 12 copies of the first edition in OCLC including the American Antiquarian Society who notes the following reference citations offered "as is" not having them in our own reference library: Shaw R.R. American bibliography 43990. Cohen M.L. Bibliography of early American law 8193. G. W. Deshler unknown books
1960réf. 252451Middletown: Wesleyan 1960. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. 49 pages gray cloth d.w. spine lightly sunned. Middletown: Wesleyan Univ. Press 1960. First Edition. Fine. His first book. The 1959 Lamont Poetry Selection. Presentation copy to writers Curt & Hortense Calisher Harnack "with much regard". Wesleyan unknown books
1967réf. 252444Middletown: Wesleyan 1967. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 77 pages gray cloth d.w. Middletown: Wesleyan Univ. Press 1967. First Edition. Fine. Presentation copy 1967 to writers Curt & Hortense Calisher Harnack "with affection". Wesleyan unknown books
1984réf. 2026931984. paperback. very good-. Nicaragua v. United States of America.Judgment of 26 November 1984. 8vo pr. wrs. lower corner of front wr. chipped wrs. lightly soiled. N.p.: The Hague 1984. Text in English and French. unknown books
réf. 56991Note in full: "Wakefield RI July 8 1861 Dear Punchard I am going to see the old Alma Mater Dartmouth College at Commencement this year. Won't you be there & see what in you to receive a full attention of our class. Cardially yours Sa Chase Rev G W Punchard " Wikipedia: "Salmon Portland Chase January 13 1808 – May 7 1873 was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States from 1864 to 1873. Earlier in his career Chase was the 23rd Governor of Ohio and a U.S. Senator from Ohio prior to service under Abraham Lincoln as the 25th Secretary of the Treasury. As Secretary of the Treasury Chase strengthened the federal government introducing its first paper currency as well as a national bank both during wartime. Chase articulated the "slave power conspiracy" thesis devoting his energies to the destruction of what he considered the Slave Power—the conspiracy of Southern slave owners to seize control of the federal government and block the progress of liberty. He coined the slogan of the Free Soil Party "Free Soil Free Labor Free Men". Chief Justice Chase presided over the Senate trial of Andrew Johnson during the President's impeachment proceedings in 1868. unknown books
réf. 56771Taft assures Washburn that he will forward information about the relations of the US and the Philippines and is glad to hear that Washburn's grandsons are going to Yale and Harvard. William Howard Taft September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 served as the 27th President of the United States 1909–1913 and as the 10th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1921–1930 the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908 the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt but was defeated for re-election by Woodrow Wilson in 1912 after Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921 President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft chief justice a position in which he served until a few weeks before his death. Charles Grenfill Washburn January 28 1857 – May 25 1928 was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. unknown books
réf. 56772Black responds to Walter request that he be appointed to a position on the new Labor Relations Board. Black notes that Walter is no longer a resident of Alabama but rather is now living in New York. The Senator suggests that he contact representatives from that state for his request. In very good condition. Hugo Lafayette Black February 27 1886 – September 25 1971 was an American politician and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party Black represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1937 and served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1937 to 1971. Black was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 63 to 16 6 Democratic Senators and 10 Republican Senators voted against him. He was first of nine Roosevelt nominees to the Court2 and he outlasted all except for William O. Douglas.3 Black is widely regarded as one of the most influential Supreme Court justices in the 20th century. unknown books
réf. 56769Douglas thanks the recipient for his kind words on Douglas' book Beyond the High Himalayas and thanks him for the copy of They Dare to Believe. William Orville Douglas October 16 1898 – January 19 1980 was an American jurist and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Douglas was confirmed at the age of 40 one of the youngest justices appointed to the court. His term lasting 36 years and 209 days 1939–75 is the longest term in the history of the Supreme Court. Douglas holds a number of records as a Supreme Court Justice including the most opinions. He was the 79th person appointed and confirmed to the bench of that court. In 1975 Time magazine called Douglas "the most doctrinaire and committed civil libertarian ever to sit on the court unknown books
réf. 56770A personal letter about travel plans to the west coast. Harlan Fiske Stone October 11 1872 – April 22 1946 was an American political figure lawyer and jurist. A native of New Hampshire he served as the dean of Columbia Law School his alma mater in the early 20th century. As a member of the Republican Party he was appointed as the 52nd Attorney General of the United States before becoming an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1925. In 1941 Stone became the 12th Chief Justice of the United States serving until his death in 1946 – one of the shortest terms of any Chief Justice. Stone was the first Chief Justice not to have served in elected office. His most famous dictum was: "Courts are not the only agency of government that must be assumed to have capacity to govern. unknown books
1938réf. 14639Moscow: People's Commissariat of Justice 1938. First edition. 8vo pp 800 Cloth spine some wear paper boards tear to back board else good. A rare book and seldom found in such good condition. People's Commissariat of Justice unknown books
1999réf. 293741Berkeley California: University of California Press 1999. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dustwrapper. University of California Press hardcover books
1988réf. 590840Austin Texas: W. Thomas Taylor 1988. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Original libretto by Donald Justice. Printed wrappers. Crease on rear cover else near fine. One of 1100 copies. Premiered April 29-30 1988 in the Main Classroom Auditorium Cleveland State University. W. Thomas Taylor unknown books
1988réf. 590839Austin Texas: W. Thomas Taylor 1988. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Original libretto by Donald Justice. Printed wrappers. Fine. One of 1100 copies. Premiered April 29-30 1988 in the Main Classroom Auditorium Cleveland State University. W. Thomas Taylor unknown books
1988réf. 590841Austin Texas: W. Thomas Taylor 1988. Softcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Original libretto by Donald Justice. Printed wrappers. A few small stain on the topedge thus near fine in a near fine dust jacket bumped along the topedge with a few small soil marks. One of 125 copies Signed by both Edwin London and Donald Justice. Premiered April 29-30 1988 in the Main Classroom Auditorium Cleveland State University. W. Thomas Taylor unknown books
1976réf. 565725New York: Harper Colophon Books 1976. Softcover. Very Good. Later printing. Translated from the French by Paul Schmidt. Trade paperback. xx 309pp. Pages age-toned spine creased and worn wrappers rubbed with some creasing else very good. Author Donald Justice's copy with his name Signed on the half-title in pencil. Harper Colophon Books unknown books
1972réf. 572968Iowa City: The Seamark Press 1972. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. 16mo. Fine in cloth boards with paper spine label. One of 317 copies. The first book of this press. The Seamark Press hardcover books
1991réf. 553686New York: Doubleday 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to poet Donald Justice: "April 18 1991. For Donald with love and gratitude from Benita." A long light penciled list of page numbers in Justice's hand on the front fly. Doubleday hardcover books
1981réf. 556792Middletown Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press 1981. Softcover. Very Good. First revised edition wrappered issue. Illustrated wrappers. A few pages and text block edges with a few small spots spine slightly cocked and faintly tanned very good. Revised edition first published in 1960 as The 1959 Lamont Poetry Selection. Wesleyan University Press unknown books
1988réf. 556901Austin Texas: W. Thomas Taylor 1988. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Original libretto by Donald Justice. Printed wrappers. Faint red mark on rear wrap spine sunned near fine. One of 1100 copies. Premiered April 29-30 1988 in the Main Classroom Auditorium Cleveland State University. W. Thomas Taylor unknown books
1984réf. 547997Iowa City: Windhover Press 1984. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 10pp. Sewn illustrated wrappers. Fine. One of 210 copies. Although not called for Signed on the titlepage by Justice. Also laid in is a long-ish Autograph Note Signed "Don" to poetry editor Harry Ford and his wife Kathleen discussing how long it took for Kim Merker to print it explaining that two of the poems came from The New Yorker and various other topics. Windhover Press unknown books
1995réf. 552562Riverside: Thaumatrope Press / University of California 1995. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Illustrated by the author. Sewn wrappers. Fine. One of "about 200" copies Signed by the poet-artist. Thaumatrope Press / University of California unknown books
1998réf. 540530New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed to Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Donald Justice and his wife on the front fly: "For Don Jean from Charles after all these years with deep affection." Additionally Signed by Wright on the title page. A nice association between two Pulitzer Prize winners. Farrar Straus Giroux hardcover books
