History of the Harvard Law School and of early legal conditions in America / by Charles Warren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warren, Charles, 1868-1954.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--United States--History.

Law.

Harvard Law School--History.

Harvard Law School.

Harvard Law School--Registers.

Edition:

Facsimile edition

Place of Publication:

Clark : Lawbook Exchange, Limited, The Nov. 1999

Summary:

Warren, Charles. History of the Harvard Law School and of Early Legal Conditions in America. New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908. Three volumes. xiv, 543; iv, 560; 397 pp. Illustrated. Reprinted 1999 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-29193. ISBN 1-58477-006-6. Cloth. $275. * The definitive history. Warren provides a fascinating account of law studies, lawyers, legal practice and legal conditions in America from 1640 to 1817--the year of the foundation of the Harvard Law School. This is followed by a comprehensive history of the Harvard Law School from 1817 to 1908. Volume three contains a complete, detailed biographical Alumni Roll for the Harvard Law School, with selected class pictures and an alumni index. Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection of New York University (1953) 201. The set is also available in handsome quarter calf with raised bands, gilt-stamped lettering-pieces and gilt embellishments, over marble boards for $850.