Making Case Art Persuading by Antonin Scalia, Signed (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Delamination wrinkles to dust jacket spine ; Signed and inscribed by author (Garner) to another person. Beige cloth hardcover, sources, index. ; 5.5 X 0.5 X 8 inches; xxiv + 245 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Thomson/West Group, St. Paul, MN. 2008. 245 pages. Signed by Bryan A. Garner and Antonin Scalia on the half-title page. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Stain present to the fore-edge of the text block. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In their professional lives, courtroom lawyers must do these two things well: speak persuasively and write persuasively. In this noteworthy book, two noted legal writers systematically present every important idea about judicial persuasion in a fresh, entertaining way. The book covers the essentials of sound legal reasoning, including how to develop the syllogism that underlies any argument. From there the authors explain the art of brief writing, especially what to include and what to omit, so that you can induce the judge to focus closely on your arguments. Finally, they show what it takes to succeed in oral argument. EB; 8.6 X 5.6 X 0.9 inches; 245 pages; Signed by Author.

First edition, early printing of Scalia's work on effective legal persuasion. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Antonin Scalia and inscribed by co-author. "To Sander Shapiro, Bryan Garner" on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Drawing on the recorded thoughts of great lawyers throughout history, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges is a compendium of advice leavened with both Scalia and Garner's wit and lucid prosaic style. Every lawyer, from the beginner to the courtroom veteran, will benefit from reading and regularly consulting this important book.