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The World of LAW: (two volume set): The Law in Literature Volume 1; The Law as Literature Volume 2; -(two hard covers with dust jackets)- by London, Ephraim (ed): Lewis Carroll, Robert Benchley, Anton Chekhov, William Faulkner, A. A. Milne, Henry Miller, Oscar Wilde, Emile Zola, Henry James, Stephen Crane, Damon Runyon, Charles Dickens, W. S. Gilbert, Mark Twain, W. Somerset Maugham, O. Henry - 1960

by London, Ephraim (ed): Lewis Carroll, Robert Benchley, Anton Chekhov, William Faulkner, A. A. Milne, Henry Miller, Oscar Wilde, Emile Zola, Henry James, Stephen Crane, Damon Runyon, Charles Dickens, W. S. Gilbert, Mark Twain, W. Somerset Maugham, O. Henry

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The World of LAW:  (two volume set):  The Law in Literature Volume 1;  The Law as Literature Volume 2;  -(two hard covers with dust jackets)- by London, Ephraim (ed): Lewis Carroll, Robert Benchley, Anton Chekhov, William Faulkner, A. A. Milne, Henry Miller, Oscar Wilde, Emile Zola, Henry James, Stephen Crane, Damon Runyon, Charles Dickens, W. S. Gilbert, Mark Twain, W. Somerset Maugham, O. Henry - 1960

The World of LAW: (two volume set): The Law in Literature Volume 1; The Law as Literature Volume 2; -(two hard covers with dust jackets)-

by London, Ephraim (ed): Lewis Carroll, Robert Benchley, Anton Chekhov, William Faulkner, A. A. Milne, Henry Miller, Oscar Wilde, Emile Zola, Henry James, Stephen Crane, Damon Runyon, Charles Dickens, W. S. Gilbert, Mark Twain, W. Somerset Maugham, O. Henry

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. -----The scans you see are the books you get. Both hardcovers are red coth with black and gilt design, headbands, top edge dark blue, xviii, 654, ix, 780 pages, no slipcase, Very Good Plus condition with some fading to top edge on vol two & faint edge wear, dust jackets are in Very Good condition with sunning to spine and minor edge wear & small stain to front cover of vol one, now in Mylar. "Ephraim London has designed an anthology to prove that the law is above no one's head, that it is the stuff of life & literature.To support his contention, Mr. London has summoned an impressive array of witnesses; novelists, playwrights, philosophers & prophets, not to mention judges & lawyers, and the Bible itself." Extra shipping will be asked for overseas delivery. Check out the scans. . Third Printing. Hard Covers. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Illus. by Honore Daumier's lithographs on jackets;. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • Illustrator Honore Daumier's lithographs on jackets;
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  • Edition Third Printing
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  • Publisher Simon and Schuster
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1960
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
  • Keywords London, Ephraim (ed): Lewis Carroll, Robert Benchley, Anton Chekhov, William Faulkner, A. A. Milne, Henry Miller, Oscar Wilde, Emile Zola, Henry James, Stephen Crane, Damon Ruynon, Charles Dickens, W. S. Gilbert, Mark Twain, W. Somerset Maugham, O. Henry
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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The World of Law (Two Volume Set in Slipcase) (Volume I:The Law in Literature and Volume II: The Law as Literature)

by London, Ephraim (editor)

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The World of Law (Two Volume Set in Slipcase) (Volume I:The Law in Literature and Volume II: The Law as Literature)

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Simon & Schuster, 1960. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Second printing; two-vol. set in slip case: Vol. I "The Law IN Literature (652 p., clean and unmarked) and Vol. II "The Law AS Literature (780 p., clean and unmarked). Subtitle:"A treaury of great writing about and in the law--short stories, plays, essays, accounts, letters, opinions, pleas, transcripts of testimony--From Biblical times to the present." Bindings are firm; pictorial d.j.s have some chipping at crowns with open tear at foot of vol. II; unfaded red boards with still bright gilt lettering on black patches on spines have minimal ear; slip case has some scuffs, small tear at upper seam.
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The World of Law: The Law in Literature (2 Volume Set)

by London, Ephraim (Ed.)

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Simon and Schuster, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Set of 2 volumes/No dust jacket. No slipcase.
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The World of Law - Two Vol. Set

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. The slipcase is sunned, rubbed, and bumped. The dj's are sunned, chipped, foxing and bumped. The pages are clean with no markings. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Slip Case. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.
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The World of Law: A Treasury of Great Writing About and In the Law (2 Vols)

by Ephraim London

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Simon and Schuster, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Vol. 1-654pp.; Vol. 2-780pp. Lightly read. No markings in book. Binding is fine. Spines sunned. Slipcase in very good condition with a touch of scuffing.
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The World of Law: A Treasury of Great Writing About and In the Law (2 Volumes)

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Simon and Schuster, 1960-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x4. 2 volume set. Hardcover in slip case. Wear to slip case (bumped corner, sunned). Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 654 & 780 p., 25 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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THE WORLD OF LAW

by London, Ephraim (Ed.)

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. 2 vols. Vol 1: The Law in Literature. 654 pp. Grey endpapers. Red cloth with gilt titles. Corners lightly bumped. Grey DJ with b/w illustration. Light wear along the edges. Vol 2: The Law as Literature. 780 pp. Grey endpapers, with previous owners' names on ffep. Red cloth with gilt titles. Corners lightly bumped. No DJ for second volume. VG+/VG, VG. First Edition.
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The World of Law (2-Volume Boxed Set)

by Ephraim London (editor)

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UsedGood. 2 Volume Boxed set. Books are good to very good. Box is good minus
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