The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law
by Sachs, Albie
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0199571791
- ISBN 13
- 9780199571796
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009) 9780199571796. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xiv + 306, incl. index; colour frontis. Dustwrapper partially sunned. Very good condition. "As his term on the Court approaches its end, Sachs here conveys in intimate fashion what it has been like to be a judge in ... unique circumstances, how his extraordinary life has influenced his approach to the cases before him, and his views on the nature of justice and its achievement through law. The book provides unique access to an insider's perspective on life as a member of a modern judiciary, and a rare glimpse into the workings of a judicial mind." .
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Includes index.
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11253
- Title
- The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law
- Author
- Sachs, Albie
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0199571791
- ISBN 13
- 9780199571796
- Publisher
- (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009) 9780199571796
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- This edition first published
- 2009-08
- Keywords
- Apartheid. Struggle. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Human Rights South African History
- Bookseller catalogs
- South African History;
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About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...