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Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Benny Andrews (illustrator). Limited Edition. Charcoal blue wraps with deckle fore edge have white ornament and title. Wraps show some smudges, creasing to corners, damp stain at upper corner. Corners are thumbed. See photos. Binding, tied thread of a single gathering, is secure. Signed by the author on the first page. See photos. Illustration, a line drawing by Benny Andrews, is clear. Interior has a damp stain at upper right corner. Some color transfer from wraps on first page. See photos. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.** PS2024.0314** 20 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches** One of 250 copies printed of this address by Judge Bruce McMarion Wright (1917-2005) to the Black Law Students Association at the University of Missouri Law School, Columbia, Missouri, on February 2, 1991. Wright began his career as a jurist when he was named to the New York City Criminal Court bench by Mayor John Lindsay in 1970. He was then elected to the New York State Supreme Court in 1979. Throughout his career, Wright held onto his belief that the judicial system, including bail, was stacked against poor and minority defendants.** This is the fourth in a series of booklets. Edition of 250 copies, printed in Goudy type on Mohawk Superfine paper at the Typocraft Printing Company, Detroit Michigan. Signed by the author on the opening page.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009922"**. Signed by Author(s).