The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes: His Speeches, Essays, Letters, and Judicial Opinions
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell, and Lerner, Max
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1951. First Edition. good. 23 cm, 474, frontis illus., ink note on front endpaper, boards worn. Collection of various writings by Holmes (1841-1935), the United States Supreme Court justice, Civil War veteran, lawyer, U.S. legal historian, and philosopher, who was a leading advocate of judicial restraint. Holmes first used the concept of "clear and present danger" as the only basis for limiting free speech.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24193
- Title
- The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes: His Speeches, Essays, Letters, and Judicial Opinions
- Author
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, and Lerner, Max
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Supreme Court, Justices, Civil War, Harvard University, Liberty, Communism, Police Powers, Wartime, Free Trade
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