1833 1st ed FAMOUS US Constitution LAW Commentary Joseph Story



Joseph Story was a well-known, early 19th-century American lawyer known primarily for his ‘Commentary on the United States Constitution’. When it was first published in 1833, this work was the second comprehensive look at the U.S. Constitution and the establishment of American government and law. It helped shape the fundamental nature of law and legal arguments in early America. The ‘Oxford Companion to Law’ says that “The Commentaries were incredible achievements, and evidence immense industry and legal knowledge.”



This work includes a variety of topics other than simply a treatise on the American Constitution. Story provides a clear but general history of the American colonies, the American Revolution, constitutional amendments, and the flaws in the Articles of the Confederation.



Item number: #5669

Price: $499



STORY, Joseph



Commentaries on the constitution of the United States with a preliminary review of the constitutional history of the colonies and states, before the adoption of the constitution



Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Co., 1833. First edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages:

volume 1 (of 3)

[xxxiv], 494, [3]

References: Sabin 92291; Larned 2800

Larned: “it continues to be valuable, because of the great learning of the author, and because the author was a contemporary of Marshall and a judge of the court during the period in which it was establishing its authority and giving out the fundamental decisions on which the fabric of our constitutional law has been reared.”

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~9in X 5.5in (22.5cm x 14.5cm)

Auction records and price comparisons as high as $8500 for the 3v set



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