Marshall and Taney: Statesmen of the Law
by Palmer, Ben W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: University of Minnesota Press, 1939. Palmer compares two chief justices who molded American constitutional law, and how they are remembered - canonized and cursed. Spine ends gently bumped. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, spine sunned, in Brodart. Inscribed on the front end paper "To Frank T. Gallagher and George P. Madden with the sincere regards of the author. Ben W. Palmer. 3-23-40." Gallagher, soon to become a Minnesota Supreme Court justice and Madden, recently a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were law partners in Waseca, Minnesota.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230901
- Title
- Marshall and Taney: Statesmen of the Law
- Author
- Palmer, Ben W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Place of Publication
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1939
- Bookseller catalogs
- Minnesota/Regional; Education/Textbooks; Law/Politics; Biography/Autobiography;
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About the Seller
MLC Books
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Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Spine
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- Brodart
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- Sunned
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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