About this title: The Common Law is Oliver Wendell Holmes' most sustained work of jurisprudence. In it the careful reader will discern traces of his later thought as found in both his legal opinions and other writings. At the outset of The Common Law Holmes posits that he is concerned with establishing that the common law can meet the changing needs of society ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Date Published: 1964
ISBN-13:9780316371322ISBN:0316371327
Description: Very Good. Paperback With Shelf Wear To The Edges & Corners Of The Cover. Clean Pages. Great Customer Service. We Stand Behind All Of Our Products. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Date Published: 1964
ISBN-13:9780316371322ISBN:0316371327
Description: Very Good. 0316371327 This original and classic study is a luminous book written by a master of law and language. It is a primary source book for anyone interested either in legal theory or contemporary politics. For the thoughtful layman, it serves to clarify that most basic structure of our society, the common law, from which the legal system and its influences spread. "Holmes' masterful and ingenious attention to legal detail has, I suspect, led many readers to the supposition that the work ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Little Brown
Date Published: 1963-01-01
Description: Very Good. Paperback. Name on end paper; text is unmarked. Very minor shelf wear; crisp corners. Both covers and pages have some age discoloration. read more
Description: Very Good. Trade paperback. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. Sticker scrape on back bottom. In sealed plastic protection. 1963. Trade paperback. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good. No folded pages or writing. Apme of the pages have yellowed. Some cover wear, including rubbing & edgewear, plus a small tear at the spine. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780486267463ISBN:0486267466
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. sd Hardly used, almost like new! Clean, unmarked pages. Some shelfwear/rubbing and minor crease on cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 464 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 19th Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1964
ISBN-13:9780316371322ISBN:0316371327
Description: Very Good. 337 Pages. Measures: 5" x 7-3/4" Clean, tight copy with no writing or markings. The spine is not creased. Not an Ex-Library book. Colorfully illustrated cover. Includes Introduction, A Note on the Text, Preface, 11 Lectures, Glossary, Table of Cases, Year Books and Early Cases, and Index. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1946
Description: Fair. THE COMMON LAW by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR. 40th printing, 1946. hardback book without dust jacket. binding weak. pages are yellowing. soiling to edges and some pages. has stains on front cover. spine bump. name stamps on edges and front endpage. soiling to covers. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Belknap Pr
Date Published: 2009-04-15
ISBN-13:9780674034020ISBN:0674034023
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780674034020. read more
"I bought this book a year ago with the intention to read it all at once. Time constraints made that near impossible. If you're a kid interested in law, you should definitely read this. If not, well...it's pretty interesting as far as 'informational reading' goes. But then again, informational reading isn't exactly what I'd call a fun read."
"They say you can't go through law school without reading it . . . well, I just did, but that doesn't mean I can't still get it in before I take the bar."
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