General Theory of Law and State. Translated by Anders Wedberg by Kelsen, Hans - 1990

1990. Kelsen, Hans [1881-1973]. General Theory of Law and State. Translated by Anders Wedberg. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1945. Reprint. Birmingham: The Legal Classics Library, [1990]. xxxiii, 516 pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $45. * "This book is more than a thorough and authoritative presentation by Dr. Kelsen of his pure theory of law. The pure theory of law covers 388 pages, and this, of course, includes the theory of the state as well as the theory of the law. In addition, there is an appendix in which various philosophical approaches...are presented. And following the appendix is a valuable list of writings by Kelsen--his books, articles, and translations of both--and then a list of writings by other scholars in which the pure theory of law is discussed.... No one can approach this magnificent philosophical structure without respect and lasting admiration for an intellectual system equal in completeness to the work of Aristotle and the medieval system-builders. And yet, the grander it is and the more complete it is, the more restive may be its effect on those who study it.": Paul Sayre, Harvard Law Review 59:1184-1188 cited in Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953) 914.