c1940. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Single staple in middle of left side. Format is 3 inches by 4.5. inches. 4 double sided pages plus covers. Rear cover separated by present. Illustrations (comic book style). Mickey Finn was an American comic strip created by cartoonist Lank Leonard, which was syndicated to newspapers from April 6, 1936 to September 10, 1977. The successful lighthearted strip struck a balance between comedy and drama. It was adapted to a 400-page Little Big Book and was reprinted in several comic book series throughout the 1930s and 1940s. The storyline centered on likable Irish-American police officer Michael Aloysius "Mickey" Finn in suburban Port Chester, New York. Leonard based the character on Port Chester policeman Mickey Brennan after watching Brennan helping children cross the street. Like other police strips, it surfaced in the wake of the blockbuster Dick Tracy. Frank E. Leonard (January 2, 1896 – August 1, 1970), better known as Lank Leonard, was an American cartoonist artist who created the long-running comic strip Mickey Finn, which he drew for more than three decades. More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 347, stray marks to DJ Adams was brought to trial for the murder of a Dallas policeman, on the strength of the "eyewitness" account provided by the actual murderer, a sixteen-year-old juvenile delinquent already facing charges of burglary andarmed robbery. This story was told in the movie "The Thin Blue Line." More

New York: Oxford Book Company, 1943. First? Edition. First? Printing. 20 cm, 122, illus., map, footnotes, index, few library markings, covers soiled and somewhat worn, ink note on cover and front endpaper some pencil marks in margins, sign out slip pasted to rear cover. More

New York: Dell Publishing, 1988. Two previous Dell editions [stated], First Dell printing [stated] thus. Mass market paperback. 222, [2] pages. Cover has some wear. Signed by the author on the title page. Robert Barnard (23 November 1936 – 19 September 2013) was an English crime writer, critic and lecturer. His first crime novel, A Little Local Murder, was published in 1976. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at University of Tromsø in Norway. He went on to write more than 40 other books and numerous short stories. Barnard said that his favorite crime writer was Agatha Christie. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie. Barnard was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2003 by the Crime Writers Association for a lifetime of achievement. Under the pseudonym Bernard Bastable, Robert Barnard published two standalone novels and two alternate history books starring Wolfgang Mozart as a detective, he having survived to old age. More

New York: Alfred A, Knopf, 1984. First edition. Stated. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. xx, 327, [2] p. : 1 ill.; 22 cm. Bibliography. More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, c1913. 323, some page discoloration, front board weak, boards somewhat worn, faded, and soiled, ink notation on front endpaper. More

Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2008. Revised and Expanded Edition, First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. xii, [2], 322 pages. Includes Introduction: The Bill of Rights; Part 1--The Myth and Reality of Rights; Part 2--Modern Rights in Controversy; Part 3--Rights Remembered, Revised, and Extended, The Right to Privacy; Second Wind for the State Bill of Rights. Also includes Notes, Bibliographic Essays, List of Contributors, Table of Cases, and Index. This book examines the significance of the Bill of Rights in modern society. Informed by a historical perspective, it focuses on contemporary issues and explores the current understanding of the Bill of Rights. Written for a general audience, the new edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded to address the impact of the Rehnquist years. James Ely is a renowned legal historian and property rights expert whose career accomplishments were recognized with both the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize and the Owner Counsel of American Crystal Eagle Award in 2006. He is the author of several books that have received widespread critical acclaim from legal scholars and historians. He also served as an editor of both the second edition of the Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court, and the second edition of the Oxford Guide to Supreme Court Decisions. Professor Ely received the Tennessee History Book Award in 2002 for A History of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Between 1987 and 1999, he served as an associate editor of the American Journal of Legal History. More

Washington, DC: GPO, 1969. 606, wraps, illus., references, source notes, covers somewhat scuffed, sticker residue on rear cover, corners bent on some pgs. More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. 346, [6] pages. Inscribed by the author on fep. Introduction by Tom Wicker. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Some corners have been creased. William Ramsey Clark (born December 18, 1927) is an American lawyer, activist and former federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal, he occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justice under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, notably serving as United States He was known for his vigorous opposition to the death penalty, his aggressive support of civil liberties and civil rights, and his dedication in enforcing antitrust provisions. Clark supervised the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968. Since leaving public office Clark has led many progressive activism campaigns, including opposition to the War on Terror. Clark is one of only two living members of Johnson's Cabinet, along with Alan Boyd. More

Durham, NC: Duke University Law School, 1996. 295, wraps, illus., footnotes, library stamp on front cover (only library marking). More

New York: ReganBooks, c1996. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 387, illus. More

New York: H. Holt, 1993. First Edition. 24 cm, 306, library stamp on rear endpaper (only library marking). More