Ream Michael Valmaer (2 results)

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Brown cloth, black embossed title and decorations. Nickel sized and 1/4" sized spots on front board (appear to be wax spots, which lifted the book cloth dye) . Paper sl yellowed, corners sl worn. Beveled boards , clean, bright, tight copy of this satire of lawyers, written as a code of ethics. Hard to find. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 143 pages.

ISBN-13: 9781584770473; ISBN-10: 1584770473. Valmaer. [pseud]. [Ream, Michael]. Lawyer's Code of Ethics. A Satire. Originally published: St. Louis: The F.H. Thomas Law Book Co., 1887. 143 pp. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770473. ISBN-10: 1584770473. Smyth sewn maroon clothbound hardcover with gilt stamped labels on spine and front cover. New. $39.95 * Witty satire of the world of law practice, written in the form of an instructional code of ethics, providing advice such as "When old members of the bar do come into contact with the young men, they should by their conduct towards them make them feel their insignificance. Show them that patronage that all great men show towards inferiors. They are obtruders in our select circle, but since they have wedged their way in, they are entitled to a little consideration, but not much; and that only because they are lawyers." Pp. 31-32. Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection of New York University (1953) 161.