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The Life of John Marshall; Frontiersman, Soldier, Lawmaker 1755-1788; Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman 1789-1801; Conflict and Construction 1800-1815; The Building of the Nation 185-1835
by Beveridge, Albert J
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Signed limited edition of The Life of John Marshall by Albert J. Beveridge.. Thick octavo, [four volumes]. Three-quarter navy blue morocco, blue cloth covers. Top edge gilt, silk bookmark sewn-in each volume. Solid text blocks, light wear to corners and hinges. A near fine set. Each volume features a landscape frontispiece and portrait protected by tissue guards. Signed by the author on a specialty plate in Volume I, featuring the home of John Marshall. All volumes from a limited edition of 500 copies, this being number 4. John Marshall (1755-1835) was the fourth Secretary of State and the fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He is the longest serving chief justice in the history of the court, and established numerous judicial precedents, including the right of judicial review and the constitutional separation of powers.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14799
- Title
- The Life of John Marshall; Frontiersman, Soldier, Lawmaker 1755-1788; Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman 1789-1801; Conflict and Construction 1800-1815; The Building of the Nation 185-1835
- Author
- Beveridge, Albert J
- Illustrator
- Signed limited edition of The Life of John Marshall by Albert J. Beveridge.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- Joseph Cotton Jr, Constitutional Decisions Cotton Jr, Constitutional Decisions John Marshall Supreme Court, John Marshall Supreme Court, John Marshall judicial review, John Marshall separation of powers, University of Cincinnati Robert S. Marx Law Li
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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