Political Science & Law from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

Washington D. C.: Printed by and for the Editor, 1936. The title continues: Together with the journal of the Federal convention, Luther Martin's letter, Yates's minutes, Congressional opinions, Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of '98-'99, and other illustrations of the Constitution. Complete in 4 volumes. This is the scarce 2nd edition, which includes a significant amount of additional material… Read more about this item

New York: Unpublished, 1902. leather-bound scrapbook. 11 1/4 inches by 14 inches. On November 15, 1902 a farewell dinner for the French ambassador to the United States was hosted by Senator Chauncey M. Depew and James Hazen Hyde, majority stockholder in the Equitable Life Assurance Society. As ambassador, Jules Cambon had played a significant role in… Read more about this item

Boston: Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, 1742. Compilation of acts passed by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1692 through 1742. Also bound in are two acts (Evans 5237 and 5238) that were passed in 1743. Preceding the compilation are the colony's Charter and a "Table of Acts". Sympathetically rebound in full brown leather,… Read more about this item

Boston: Adams and Nourse, 1789. Complete Collection of Adams & Nourse Printings of Massachusetts Laws, 1783-1789. Compilation of the acts passed by the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1783 through 1789. (1)-746 pages followed by 63 pages (numbered 433-495) of "Perpetual Laws." Sympathetically rebound in full brown leather. The title page carries a… Read more about this item

Delanco, New Jersey: The Legal Classics Library (Gryphon Editions), 2003. lxxix, 219 pages. Facsimile reprint of the scarce 1906 first edition. Special limited edition "Privately Printed for the Members of the Legal Classics Library." Bound in full burgundy leather; marbled endpapers designed by Richard J. Wolfe; covers brass-die stamped in 22-karat gold design by Daniel B. Bianchi… Read more about this item

Delanco, New Jersey: The Legal Classics Library (Gryphon Editions), 2000. xxxix, 153 pages. Facsimile reprint of the scarce 1873 first edition. Special limited edition "Privately Printed for the Members of the Legal Classics Library." Bound in full dark green leather; marbled endpapers designed by Richard J. Wolfe; covers brass-die stamped in 22-karat gold design by Daniel B.… Read more about this item

Washington D. C.: Unpublished, 1968. A brief typed note on official Atomic Energy Commission stationery addressed to Lee Saegesser, thanking him for his own letter.  The letter is dated March 24, 1968 and is boldly signed by Seaborg.  Accompanied by the official envelope in which it was mailed--also dated March 24.  Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist… Read more about this item

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Earle S. Goodrich, Territorial Printer, 1857. "Including the ORGANIC ACT OF THE TERRITORY with the Enabling Act of Congress, the Act of the Territorial Legislature Relative to the Convention, and the Vote of the People on the Constitution." xix, (3), 685 pages.  8vo.  Bound in the original 3/4 leather over marbled paper-covered boards.  First edition.  In… Read more about this item

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1869. Original wood engraving by Winslow Homer. Image: 9 x 13 11/16 inches; Sheet: 11 3/16 x 16 inches. This first (only) impression was printed in Harper's Weekly, February 20, 1869. Both the woodblock and the electrotype plate were destroyed after the engraving was printed. This is a very good impression in very good condition. … Read more about this item

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1873. Original wood engraving by Winslow Homer. Image: 9 3/16 x 13 1/4 inches; Sheet: 11 3/16 x 16 inches. This first (only) impression was printed in Harper's Weekly, December 6, 1873. Both the woodblock and the electrotype plate were destroyed after the engraving was printed. This is a… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill, North Carolina / Williamsburg, VA: University of North Carolina Press / Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, 2000. xlii, 449 pages. The tenth volume in the series devoted to the public and private writings of the most important Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. This hardcover edition is relatively scarce. The… Read more about this item

New York: The Legal Classics Library / Gryphon Editions, 1992. lvii, 189 pages.  12mo.  Facsimile reprint of the 1890 Grolier Club edition of the famous poet's 1643 defense of freedom of the press in England.  Originally published in 1644, the book was a response to Parliament's 1643 Ordinance for the Regulating of Printing, but the principles espoused by Milton have… Read more about this item

New York: The Legal Classics Library / Gryphon Editions, 1994. xvi, 431 pages.  8vo.  A facsimile reprint of the scarce 1894 second edition.  Beautifully bound in gilt-decorated blue leather; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers.  Legal scholar and Federal judge John Forrest Dillon is most remembered for "Dillon's Rule," the legal principle that local governments are creation of states and… Read more about this item

Delanco, NJ: The Legal Classics Library / Gryphon Editions, 2002. xxi, 316 pages. A facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1914. Beautifully bound in gilt-decorated dark brown leather; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Book in as-new condition.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Collectible- Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Delanco, NJ: The Legal Classics Library / Gryphon Editions, 2001. lxxx, 197 pages. A facsimile reprint of the second edition of 1913. Beautifully bound in gilt-decorated deep purple leather; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Book is in as-new condition.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Collectible- Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Delanco, NJ: The Legal Classics Library / Gryphon Editions, 2004. 238 pages. A facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1963. Beautifully bound in gilt-decorated dark red leather; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Book in as-new condition.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Collectible-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Delanco, NJ: The Legal Classics Library / Gryphon Editions, 2002. 257 pages. A facsimile reprint of the fourth edition of 1776. Beautifully bound in gilt-decorated dark blue leather; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Book in as-new condition.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Collectible-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

n.p.: Unpublished, 1956. First day of issue postcard boldly signed by Chief Justice Rehnquist. The postmark is November 16, 1956; so the signature came later (that is usually the case with autographed first day covers). We guarantee that the autograph is authentic, and there is no time limit on the guarantee. The autograph is bright and unfaded;… Read more about this item

n.p.: Unpublished, 1992. First day cover (3.6 inches by 6.5 inches) signed by U. S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.  On the cover are a block of four 8-cents stamps and a Fleetwood lithographed cartouche.  Both the cartouche and the stamps feature the Statue of Liberty.  The postmark is April 9, 1954; so the signature obviously came later (that is… Read more about this item

n.p.: Unpublished, 1968. First day cover honoring the Liberty Bell, SIGNED, without inscription, by U. S. Supreme Court Justice Byron "Whizzer" White. The postmark is March 26, 1968, but the signature probably came later (that is usually the case with autographed first day covers). We guarantee that the autograph is original and authentic. The autograph is… Read more about this item