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William H. Taft

Presented to "a fellow student in constitutional law"

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Presented to "a fellow student in constitutional law"

Signed book: A Selection of Cases on Constitutional Law, Book I, by Eugene Wambaugh. First edition. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1914. Hardcover bound in black cloth with gilt stamping, 6.25 x 9.25, 267 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in bold ink, "For J. H. Williams, a fellow student in constitutional law, with best wishes for his professional success, Wm. H. Taft, New Haven, Feb'y 3, 1920." Autographic condition: fine, with uniform toning to the signed page. Book condition: VG/None, with wear and some peeling to corners, scuffing to boards, and a "Library of Lawrence E. Miller" blindstamp to a rear page; the book has been copiously annotated throughout, probably by Williams. From the collection of Dr. Lawrence E. Miller.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #580 - Ended April 08, 2020





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