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First Edition (NAP). Once listed, this will be the Only copy anywhere on the Internet signed by the Supreme Court Justice. Moreover, it will be the Only copy of a book, any book, that Justice Reed signed. His signed inscription is on the blank front end paper (see photo). The inscription reads: 'To David Hanes with appreciation of his assistance as my law clerk in the 1969 term of the Supreme Court, Stanley Reed.' Mr. Hanes also clerked for two years for Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, which marked the beginning of the Burger Court. In 1974 he became assistant to John Doar, then special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for the Nixon impeachment proceedings. Back in private practice Hanes together with William Colby, former head of the CIA, and Marshall Miller formed the law firm of Colby, Miller and Hanes. His book, The First British Workmen?s Compensation Act of 1897 was published in 1968 by Yale University Press. You can see the covers of this book in the photos. They are very clean. There isn't any conspicuous wear. The gilt lettering on the spine looks very good. The spine ends have only the usual crinkling. The six cover edges are in excellent shape. The corners are in good shape, the front bottom one has a speck-sized spot of rub-through. The page edges are exceptionally clean, no soiling at all. The book is square and the spine is straight. The binding is very solid from cover to cover with nicely tight pages and nicely tight covers as well. The interior of the book is in excellent condition. The pages are exceptionally clean. That includes the white inside covers and end papers (the rear side of the last rear end paper has one speck on it). I found only one spot, a small silver spot at the white margin of a page in the Bibliography. That page also has a small scratch at the white part of its inside margin. The scratch can also be seen on the two preceding pages in the same place. There isn't any significant creasing, no sharp placeholder creases. But a number of the later pages have one of those light semi-creases at their top corners, the sort that form usually from a not terrible bump to a cover corner creating a very minor reverberating crease on some pages. There are no markings in the book. No attachments of any kind. And the Supreme Court Justice's signed inscription is the only writing to be found anywhere. 'Stanley Reed spent nineteen years on the Supreme Court. Within two years, he was joined on the bench by his mentor, Felix Frankfurter, and his protégé, Robert H. Jackson. Reed and Jackson held very similar views on national security issues and often voted together. While Reed and Frankfurter also held similar views, Frankfurter usually concurred with Reed. Frankfurter offered lengthy, professorial discussions of the law whereas Reed wrote terse opinions keeping to the facts of the case. Reed was considered a moderate and often provided the critical fifth vote in split rulings. He authored more than 300 opinions, and Chief Justice Warren Burger said 'he wrote with clarity and firmness.' Reed was an economic progressive, and generally supported racial desegregation, civil liberties, trade union rights and economic regulation. On free speech, national security and certain social issues, however, Reed was generally a conservative. He often approved of federal (but not state or local) restrictions on civil liberties. Reed also opposed applying the Bill of Rights to the states via the 14th Amendment.'. Seller Inventory # 004771
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Justice Reed and the First Amendment: The ...
Publisher: Georgetown University Press; 'Greenwood Press, Publishers' is also at the bottom of the copyright page, Washington DC
Publication Date: 1958
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
