About this title: Sir Edward Coke was perhaps the pre-eminent jurist during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James of England. He was the prime author of the Petition of Right, so this biography is simultaneously the story of the roots of our form of free government. But the man who rose to be the Chief Justice of England was eventually dismissed from the bench in disgrace.
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Description: Bowen, Catherine Drinker. The Lion and the Throne: The Life and Times of Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634). London: Hamish Hamilton, [1957]. xiii, 652 pp. Frontispiece. Cloth very good in somewhat worn and soiled dust jacket. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Tight, square, clean; covers slightly sunned; upper spine edge bumped; page edges smudged; text clean, unmarked. xiii, 652 p. port., map (on lining papers) 22 cm. Bibliography: p. [565]-608. "Source references": p. [609]-637. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good. Poor dust jacket (torn, rubbed, and frayed). Lightly foxed with rubbed boards. Pages are very good. In stock, ships same or next day. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: An Atlantic Monthly Press Book
Date Published: 1956-01-01
Description: Very Good. No remainder marks, no stickers. PO's name is on FFEP. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright with no markings. Like-new cloth cover with gilt design on front and gilt lettering on spine. DJ is slightly worn. Published in 1956 by Little, Brown, and Company in Toronto. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Edition: Fourth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: An Atlantic Monthly Press Book
Date Published: 1956
Description: Good in Poor jacket. Ex-Library Copy WIth Usual Markings, DJ Mylar Protected, DJ Worn/Creased/Sm. Chips On Edges, Partial Sticker Front DJ, Binding Loose, Text Is Unmarked, Good Reading Copy. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very Good in Very Good-dust jacket. Light wear to red cloth covers, secure binding. Unmarked text, no ownership marks. Dust jacket is rubbed, chipped at spine ends. Price intact on flap.; 8vo 8"-9" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good. This is a first edition in good condition. Binding is tight and square. No DJ. Cover is a bit faded. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Atlantic Monthly Press Book
Description: Used-Acceptable in Poor jacket. 2nd Printing 1957 Little, Brown and Company Hardcover; Yellowing Mainly on Page Ends; Some Stains Page Ends; Corner Wear; DJ Shelf Wear in Poor Condtion Well Worn; Edge Wear; Some highlighting on pages; Shelf Wear; Acceptable Condition; Reliable customer. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown/Atlantic Monthly, Boston
Date Published: 1957
Description: (xiii) 652 pages, chapter notes, acknowledgments, sources and method, bibliography, source references, index, map endpapers; 8vo, green cloth. Small ink name, tape mark inside front cover, very good-; dust jacket poor, worn, pieces missinag. Coke lived and served under Queen Elizabeth and King James, wrote Petition of Right. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. xiii, 652 p. port., map (on lining papers) 22 cm. Includes: Maps, Portraits. Bibliography: p. [565]-608. "Source references": p. [609]-637. Book very good with only slight wear to cover edges and corners. Pages are crisp, clean and tight with some staining to outside edges. A very nice book. read more
"A wonderful book that brings together the rich history of Sir Edward Coke, the time in which he lived, and what the judiciary should be. A wonderfully written book by an outstanding author.
Sadly when you read about the foundations of our American judiciary in this book and compare it to what it has become you truly begin to understand the depravity of the current American Court System."
"Despite personal flaws, Lord Coke played a key role in the ascension of law books above royal prerogative (absolute authority) in 17th-century England. He helped found modern notions of rule of law and lived at incredibly important time in the intersection of law, government and literature."
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