New York: American Lawyer Media, 2002. 178, wraps, illus. Special Report on Canada. More

Washington, DC. Government Printing Office, 1986. Reprint. Fifteenth edition, 1991. Wraps. [2], 46 pages. Includes an index to the Constitution. Dates to Remember. Signed by previous owner. Sticker residue on front cover. Light yellow highlighting noted. Pervious owner's label removed from table of contents. The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States of America as an independent republic. It was a central event in the memory of the American Revolution. The Bicentennial culminated on Sunday, July 4, 1976, with the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. More

Pleasantville, NY: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1973. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 260 pages. Includes illustrations. Some illustrations in color. Name of previous owner present. Highlighting/underlining. Some ink notes on cover. Spine torn at bottom. Some page discoloration. Cover has some wear and soiling. More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. ix, [1], 300 pages. Tables. Notes. Bibliographical Note. Name Index. Case Index. Index references a ten page section on Theodore Roosevelt and other entries. Index lists significant sections on Presidents Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, among others. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Inscribed by author on fep to Jeff Glassie, dated 1974. Title page has embossed stamp of Jefferson Caffery Glassie. This is believed to have been inscribed to the Jefferson Caffrey Glassie who authored Peace and Forgiveness. In Peace and Forgiveness, Jefferson Glassie tells us how we can have peace of mind and peace in our world. This classic history of the Supreme Court discusses the selection, nomination, and appointment of each of the Justices who have sat on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1789. Abraham provides a fascinating account of the presidential motivations behind each nomination, examining how each appointee's performance on the bench fulfilled, or disappointed, presidential expectations. It is now in its fifth edition, with an expanded title. During the span of his career, Abraham has taught many notable students, including U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D.-Penn.) and Professor Larry J. Sabato. More

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. First Printing. Hardcover. 288 pages. Illus., notes, index, some wear and small tears/chips to DJ edges. Signed by the author. More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1938. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 312 pages. Name of previous owner present. Boards somewhat worn, stained, and soiled, some endpaper discoloration, ink date on front endpaper. More

New York: American Heritage Pub. Co., 1963. 29 cm, 112, illus. (some color), boards soiled. More

New York: American Heritage Pub. Co., 1963. 29 cm, 112, illus. (some color), binding shaken, boards weak, boards soiled, board corners bumped Contains a 5.5" x 7.5" card supplement in tribute to John F. Kennedy (an Emily Dickinson poem with black border around it). More

New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xii, 564 pages. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Foreword, Illustrations, Afterword, Sources and Bibliography (with 7 subelements), Source Notes, Table of Cases, and Index. Inscribed by the author on the fep--"Irv, Don't let the Ox-fordians get you down. Best Wishes. Liva." Liva Baker (1930-2007) was a freelance writer and author of numerous books related to legal history. Her books included biographies of Supreme Court justices Felix Frankfurter and Oliver Wendell Holmes, as well as works on the topics of women's education, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Miranda decision, and the desegregation of public schools in New Orleans, Louisiana. Florence Olivia Baker, known as Liva, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She received her B.A. in English from Smith College in 1953 and a M.A. degree in Journalism from Columbia University in 1955. After a brief stint with New York Newsday, Baker moved to Washington, DC, where and joined the staff of National Geographic magazine. She left the magazine in 1965, and her first book, a children’s book about world religions, was published two years later. In 1969, Baker's biography of Supreme Court Felix Frankfurter was published, which was followed by a book about the legacy women's colleges in the United States, I'm Radcliffe! Fly Me!: The Seven Sisters and the Failure of Women's Education (1976). Baker’s other books on U.S. legal history included Miranda: Crime, Law and Politics, The Justice From Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver Wendell Holmes and The Second Battle of New Orleans: The Hundred-Year Struggle to Integrate the Schools. More

New York: The Linden Press/Simon And Schuster, 1987. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 286, [2] pages. Sources. Selected Bibliography. Index. No DJ present. This publication coincides with the Bicentennial of the convening of the Constitutional Convention. Reveals the explosive issues and the political battles which gave birth to the most important document in United States history. Fred Barbash was with The Washington Post for 30 plus years in a multitude of roles including but not limited to Supreme Court reporter, National editor, London bureau chief and founding editor of The Post's Morning Mix. He left The Post in May 2020. Fred Barbash was deputy national editor of the Washington Post and covered the Supreme Court for the Post from 1980 to 1985. He covered state, local and national government for the Post, after beginning his newspaper career at the Baltimore Sun. More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2016. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xiv, 560, [2] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Name of previous owner on fep. David Jeremiah Barron (born July 7, 1967) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and former S. William Green Professor of Public Law at Harvard Law School. He previously served as the Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel at the United States Department of Justice. Barron is known for his controversial legal memo justifying the use of lethal drone strikes against U.S. citizens without judicial process. For his book Waging War: The Clash Between Presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS, in February 2017, Barron was named the winner of Norwich University's 2017 Colby Award, which is awarded for works that make major academic contributions to the understanding of military history, intelligence activities, and foreign relations. More

New York: Viking Press, 1961. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 212, some soiling, chipping, and edge wear to DJ. More

Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2009. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. Format is approximately 9 inches by 11.25 inches. 215, [1] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Maps. Foreword by President Barack Obama. Consultant was Dr. Robert D. Johnston, Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Chart of Presidential Election Results. Resource Guide. Bibliography. Index. Ink notation on the fep. DJ has minor wear and soiling. Ann Bausum is an award-winning author. Her works, including With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman's Right to Vote and Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement, examine significant events from American history. Our Country's Presidents offers not only portraits of the men who served as leaders of the United States but also essays on the electoral college, presidential landmarks, First Ladies, the White House, and other topics. "Bausum gives a real sense of the person behind the office in every case," observed Booklist critic GraceAnne A. DeCandido, and Library Journal reviewer Karen Sutherland praised the work's "beautiful illustrations …, current information, and user-friendly layout." Bausum noted on her home page that she searches for new book ideas even before she finishes her current project. "I may not have written a single word yet," she acknowledged, "but my mind is brimming with ideas, images, facts, and visions for the form this new work will take. As much fun as the last phase—and the last book—have been, the unknown of what lies ahead is best of all." More