Alison Glascock (5 results)

Condition: very_good. The book is clean and shows minor shelf ware. Robin McDonald (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Robin McDonald (illustrator).

Condition: very_good. Excellent condition with just a hint of character. Minor signs of love, but the pages are still clean and ready to be enjoyed! May have limited writing in cover pages. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee!! **Ships SWIFTLY!**. Robin McDonald (illustrator).

First edition (as stated upon copyright page) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xii, 324 pages. Hardcover: H 28.75cm x L 22.25cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with some bumping at spine and flap fold ends; front flap is not price-clipped. Black boards with vibrant gilt stamped lettering to spine and front board. Past owner's ink signature on front pastedown. Author's ink signature "Pat Boyd Rumore" on the half-title page; interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding is firm. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. With Foreword, Acknowledgements, Introduction, mostly b/w photographs and illustrations, Appendix ("Presidents of the Alabama State Bar"), Footnotes, Bibliography, Index, and Picture Credits. Features nineteen chapters titled as: "Prelude to Statehood: Lawyers in the Territories;" "Alabama's Early Statehood and the Role of Attorneys;" "The Legal System and Profession in Antebellum Alabama: 1819-1860;" "The Road to Secession;" "War and Reconstruction;" "Bourbon Democracy: 1874-1900;" "Bench and Bar: 1861-1901;" "The 1901 Constitution: Letting the Past Control the Future;" "Progress Begins Slowly;" "The Invisible Empire Becomes Visible Again;" "The New Deal and World War II Years;" "Developments in the Legal Profession Through 1965;" "Dixiecrats and Democrats;" "The Struggle for Civil Rights;" "The Movement Begins;" "Expanding the Application of the Bill of Rights and the Civil Rights Amendments;" "The Reign of George Wallace, the Rise of Republicanism, and Black Political Power;" "The Bar After 1964: New Leadership and Reform;" and "The Expansion of the Role of the Alabama State Bar in Service to its Members and the Public." Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.25 pounds (1.92 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 9780615346595. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine. DJ shows minor rubbing. Copiously illustrated. Robin McDonald (illustrator).