Mcdevitt Matthew (8 results)

Spiral. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First. Very good, spiral-bound, high quality mimeographed 8.5X11", desk-top publishing of the day. Interesting, scholarly 100p., pages w/ footnotes. History of the important Bay Area educational institution originally on S.F. "College Hill" now in Orinda. Contents: I The Founders, II Diocesan Control, III Quest for the Christian Borthers, IV Administration of the Christian Brothers. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Good Clean Cond. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fully Illustrated (illustrator). Flex / soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. Please send us a note if you have any questions. Thank you. Book.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1957 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 132 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 132 McDevitt, Mary Matthew, Sister.

McDevitt, Matthew. Joseph McKenna, Associate Justice of the United States. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 1946. x, 250 pp. Table. Softbound, light shelfwear with wear to spine ends, bookplate to inside front cover, author presentation inscription to half-title. $100. * Joseph McKenna, a Representative from California; born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 10, 1843; moved with his parents to Benicia, Calif., in January 1855; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of Benicia Collegiate Institute in 1865; was admitted to the bar in 1865 and commenced practice in Benicia, Calif.; moved to Fairfield, Solano County, in 1866 and continued the practice of law for eight years; district attorney of Solano County 1866-1868; member of the State house of representatives in 1875 and 1876; unsuccessful Republican candidate in 1876 for election to the Forty-fifth Congress and in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress; elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1885, to March 28, 1892, when he resigned; appointed by President Harrison as United States circuit judge for the ninth judicial circuit February 11, 1892, and was confirmed March 17, 1892; served five years and resigned; appointed Attorney General of the United States in the Cabinet of President McKinley and served from March 7, 1897, to January 25, 1898, when he resigned, having been appointed by President McKinley as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court January 26, 1898, to succeed Justice Stephen J. Field, and served from January 26, 1898, to January 25, 1925, when he resigned; died in Washington, D.C., November 21, 1926; interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery.