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Make No Law, The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment
by Lewis, Anthony
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About This Item
1991. Housed in a Slipcase with Two Related Letters, One from Lewis. Lewis, Anthony [1927-2013]. Make No Law: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment. New York: Random House, [1991]. x, 354 pp. First edition. Cloth in lightly edgeworn worn dust jacket, internally clean. Copy of letter about the book from Ben. W. Gilbert to Lewis laid in, Lewis's reply, signed, affixed to front pastedown. [Housed in custom cloth slipcase with] Make No Law [Advance Uncorrected Proof]. Softbound, light edgewear, internally clean. $250. * First edition. A landmark in the history of legal journalism, this book is an account of the Sullivan libel case against the New York Times and a history of the First Amendment. The published copy offered here belonged to Gilbert [1918-2007], a distinguished writer and editor at the Washington Post who later served as a government official in Washington, DC and Washington State and an advocate for the rights of the hearing impaired.
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 79617
- Title
- Make No Law, The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment
- Author
- Lewis, Anthony
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- CONSTITUTION, FREE SPEECH, FIRST AMENDMENT, ACOPY, ANTIQ2024, 79617.JPG
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- Antiquarian & Scholarly;
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