Introduction to American Law. Designed as a First Book for Students.

ISBN-13: 9781584772149; ISBN 158477214X. Walker, Timothy. Introduction to American Law. Designed as a First Book for Students. Ninth Edition. Revised by Clement Bates. Clark, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2002. Facsimile reprint originally published in Boston by Little, Brown, and Company (1887). Octavo. xxvi, 841 pp. ISBN-13: 9781584772149. Smyth-sewn tan cloth with red gilt stamped spine and front cover labels. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * This foundational text in nineteenth-century American legal education is based on lectures delivered by Walker (1802-1856) during his tenure as a law professor at Cincinnati College, an institution he co-founded with Judge John C. Wright in 1833 as the first law school west of the Appalachian Mountains. Often referred to by legal historians as the "Western Blackstone," Walker's work distilled complex common law principles into an accessible framework specifically tailored to the emerging American legal system. First published in 1837, the text's exceptional clarity and systematic layout ensured its dominance in classrooms for over half a century. Julius J. Marke notes in his Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953) that the work "for many years was used as a textbook for American law students" (p. 250). This ninth edition, revised by the notable Ohio legal scholar Clement Bates, underscores the text's enduring longevity and its critical adaptation to the post-Civil War legal landscape.…