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The Supreme Court; How It Was, How It Is
by William H. Rehnquist
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0688057144
- ISBN 13
- 9780688057145
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
$13.00$9.10
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow and Co., 1987 William Morrow and Co, New York. Hardcover. First Edition/ First Printing. Book Condition: Near Fine; former owner ink stamp on front board and half title; blindstamp on FFFP. DJ: Near Fine with slight chipping to top and bottom of at spine. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. White boards with red cloth overlay with bright silver lettering on spine. 338 pp. By a sitting Chief Justice about the operation of the USSC. He describes this diverse and complex judicial body and its function in our small democracy and how this Court operates today. An important work on the operation and history of our highest court. A pristine and clean copy.
Synopsis
William H. Rehnquist succeeded Warren Burger in September 1986 as the sixteenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Rehnquist, born in Milwaukee, served in World War II and then worked his way through Stanford Law School. In January 1952, he made his way across the country to Washington, D.C., to take a clerkship with Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson. He subsequently moved to Phoenix, where he was in the private practice of law from 1953 to 1969. In the latter year he was appointed an assistant attorney general, and in 1971 was made an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001303
- Title
- The Supreme Court; How It Was, How It Is
- Author
- William H. Rehnquist
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0688057144
- ISBN 13
- 9780688057145
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, WILLIAM H. REHNQUIST, MARBURY V. MADISON, DRED SCOTT DECISION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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