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Washington, D.C., 9 April 1953. Letter. Normal creases from mailing. Fine. A gracious two-page handwritten letter SIGNED "Felix" on Supreme Court of the United States stationery (4-1/2" x 6-7/8") to historian Samuel Eliot Morison and his wife, Priscilla. In full: "The company was worthy of the Mouton Rothschild, and the magnum was worthy of the company. What a good time was had -- and, I could not escape the conviction, not merely by me. As for me, I stored up such delightful and permanent memories that I can draw upon them for those dispiriting moments to which all flesh is heir, and of which Washington provides its own special brands. I shall continue to savor the introductory period when we were only three, indeed the few seconds when Priscilla all by herself dominated the charming living-room -- and the party was also closed for me by her. My warmest appreciation."
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by FRANKFURTER, Felix
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by HOLMES, Oliver Wendell, Jr
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Boston, 2 January 1894. Letter. Minor toning to the edges and mounting remnants, else Very Good. A fine 1-1/4 page letter of @50 words on Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 4-7/8" x 8" stationery SIGNED by the Justice to an unnamed correspondent. Holmes transmits the address of an editor that his correspondent might contact in order to have a piece of writing published. Holmes was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt, a position he held until his retirement in 1932. Holmes became famous for his liberal interpretations of the U.S. Constitution and was known as the "Great Dissenter" because of his disagreement with the views of his colleagues on the Court. His lectures on common law at the Lowell Institute in Boston, collected as THE COMMON LAW (1881), are considered a classic of legal writing.
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THE COVENANTER: AN AMERICAN EXPOSITION OF THE COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
by TAFT, William Howard; WICKERSHAM, George; LOWELL, A. Lawrence; TAFT, Henry W
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner blindstamp on the last page which has the publisher's imprint. Near Fine, lacking a dustwrapper. Publisher's dark blue cloth ruled and lettered in gilt; x, 188, [2] pages. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front endpaper: "For my friend James Scott/with many pleasant associations/golf and otherwise/Wm. H. Taft/Sept. 9th, 1919/Pointe-au-Pic." The recipient of the inscription might be James Scott Kemper, a personal friend and confidante of Taft as well as Herbert Hoover and who served as Ambassador to Brazil under Dwight Eisenhower. In any case, a scarce book, rarely found signed.
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DEAD, YET LIVING. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT KEENE, N.H. MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 30, 1884
by HOLMES, Oliver Wendell, Jr
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Boston: Ginn, Heath, and Company, 1884. First Edition. Wraps. Browning to the paper, wear to the very upper right corner. Very Good, important, and scarce. Reprinted from the Boston Daily Advertiser, by the Author's permission. First Separate Edition in self-printed stitched wraps (5" x 7-1/2"), 12 pages, of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.'s first printed speech, a celebration of his comrades, Union and Confederate, who gave their lives in the War Between the States, interwoven with themes of conciliation and high moral purpose, as well as the shadow the war still cast upon those who survived it. INSCRIBED to Mrs. Lockwood and SIGNED by the future Supreme Court Justice at the top of the front with "DEAD, YET LIVING" crossed out twice by Holmes. "Such hearts--ah me, how many!--were stilled twenty years ago; and to us who remain behind is left this day of memories. Every year--in the full tide of spring, at the height of the symphony of flowers and love and life--there comes a pause, and through the silence…
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INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT TAFT. March 4, 1909
by TAFT, William Howard
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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine clamshell box. Bound in later half black morocco leather with matching corners and dark brown cloth, gilt rules, gilt-lettered black morocco spine label, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled; [ii], 68 pages. Housed in a custom-made half brown morocco leather clamshell box with matching corners and marbled paper sides, the spine lettered and decorated in gilt. SIGNED on the title page: "With compliments of/Wm H Taft." With Taft's personal bookplate on the front pastedown. A leader of the progressive conservative wing of the Republican Party, Taft was a pioneer in international arbitration and a staunch advocate of world peace.
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POLITICAL ISSUES AND OUTLOOKS. SPEECHES DELIVERED BETWEEN AUGUST, 1908, AND FEBRUARY, 1909
by TAFT, William Howard
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Light stains to rear cover, spine a touch sunned. Near Fine. Publisher's dark blue cloth ruled and lettered in gilt; vi, 299 pages. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front endpaper: "For William Lucas/of Philadelphia/WmH Taft."
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POPULAR GOVERNMENT. ITS ESSENCE, ITS PERMANENCE AND ITS PERILS
by TAFT, William Howard
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New Haven/London: Yale University Press/Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Small rubbed spot on spine which has light wear to the head. Fine. Publisher's dark blue cloth; ix, [1] 283 pages. Per the copyright page, the edition consisted of 2000 copies. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the former President as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on the front endpaper: For J. D. Green/of Trenton New Jersey/with best wishes/WmH Taft/March 16th, 1924."
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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES AND STATE PAPERS OF WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT From March 4, 1909, to March 4, 1910
by TAFT, William Howard
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Publisher's dark blue cloth lettered in gilt; xii, 612 pages. Nicely INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front endpaper: "For William Lucas/Sincerely yours/WmH Taft."
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SPEECHES
by HOLMES, Oliver Wendell, Jr
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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine example of a scarce title. Original gilt-lettered white cloth. We have handled several copies of this title over the years and all have been bound in printed boards. This is the first time we have seen this binding which is fancier and likely produced in a much smaller quantity. A scarce collection of eleven speeches prefaced by the comment: "These chance utterances of faith and doubt are printed for a few friends who will care to keep them." Holmes served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court from 1899 until 1902 when he was appointed to the United States Supreme Court by President Theodore Roosevelt, a position he held until his retirement in 1932. Holmes became famous for his liberal interpretations of the United States Constitution and was known as the "Great Dissenter" because of his disagreement with the views of his colleagues on the Court. His lectures on common law at the Lowell Institute in Boston,…
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TAFT PAPERS ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS
by TAFT, William Howard. MARBURG, Theodore and FLACK Horace E. (editors)
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine and bright, inside and out. Publisher's light brown cloth; xx, 340 pages. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Taft on the front endpaper: For Aage B. Nilson/with best wishes/WmH Taft." The recipient--a military man, diplomat, and avid collector of signed books--was in the habit of placing postage stamps next to the autograph and getting the page postmarked, as he has done here, in Washington, DC in 1928.
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THE UNITED STATES AND PEACE
by TAFT, William Howard
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Rather faint stains and soiling to covers. Near Fine. Publisher's dark blue cloth ruled and lettered in gilt; xii, 182 pages. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front endpaper: "For J. D. Green Esq./with best wishes/Wm H Taft/March 22 1927." In this book, published one year after leaving the Presidency, Taft describes the League to Enforce Peace which he founded after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. A leader of the progressive conservative wing of the Republican Party, Taft was a pioneer in international arbitration and a staunch advocate of world peace.
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