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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. Original crimson cloth, a bit rubbed and the spine dull, light circular stain to the front board, else quite a good fresh copy Oliver's influential biography of Hamilton, a substantial quotation from which Brandeis provides in his address "The Living Law" in early 1916, immediately following which he then unreservedly characterizes Hamilton as "an apostle of the living law

London: Encounter Ltd, 1953-1990. Original printed wraps, occasional wear, else a good clean set An especially long run of 400 issues of the periodical published during much of the 20th century and containing "a rich seam . . . of political and literary material", but with its reputation tarnished when its substantial CIA funding was discovered

London: Printed by S. Roycroft for Robert Clavell at the Peacock [etc.], 1686. Modern calf, morocco label gilt, very light browning, else quite attractive; Julius Rosenthal's copy with his ownership signature on the title page First edition of the first work on the English law of marriage, and one of Swinburne's two major works, written (in J.H. Baker's words) in "a felicitous informal style [contributing to] a reputation plac[ing] him in the ranks of the famous