Gentlemen of the Jury: Reminiscences of Thirty Year at the Bar
by Wellman, Francis L
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good - Fine/Very Good
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1930 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xv, 298 pp, The Twelve; Foreword; List of Tipped-In b&w Illustrations; I. A Middle Aged Merchant's First Experience with Jury Duty; II. History of a Trial by Jury; III. Witnesses; IV. Lawyers; V. Lawyers (continued); VI. Judges; VII. Judges (continued); VIII. The Verdict; IX. Some Suggested Remedies. Reprinted May, 1930. "The object of this book is to aquaint jurors with the profound importance and dignity of their membership in that ancient and honorable institution of trial by jury; to lay before them the duties, privileges and prerogatives of a juror, to open their minds to the fallacies of human testimony, the whys and wherefores of intentional perjury, the methods by which truth can be distinguished from falsehood and exaggerations can be reduced to their proper proportions." from the Foreword. Price clipped. Owner's stamp along top edge ffep. 1 1/4"x3/4" chip at top edge near spine front panel dj with a thin chip at top edge corner rear panel, and minor edge wear to same. Lightly bumped top corner spine with lightly age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Dark blue cloth with blind-stamped borders to front board and gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004027
- Title
- Gentlemen of the Jury: Reminiscences of Thirty Year at the Bar
- Author
- Wellman, Francis L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- LAW JURY TRIALS THE JUROR DUTIES PRIVILEGES AND PEROGATIVES TRUTH IN HUMAN TESTIMONY REMINISCENCES
- Bookseller catalogs
- LAW;
- Size
- Large 8vo
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