1941
by Wigmore, John H.
1941. Inscribed by Wigmore to Arthur William Hummel Sr.. Inscribed by Wigmore to Arthur William Hummel Sr. Inscribed by Wigmore Wigmore, John H. [1863-1943] A Kaleidoscope of Justice: Containing Authentic Accounts of Trial Scenes from all Times and Crimes. Washington, DC: Washington Law Book Co., 1941. xxx, 751 pp. 1 folded leaf of plates with color illustrations. Publisher's cloth, with gilt stamped spine and front cover. Light dampspotting to boards. Author's presentation inscription to front pastedown: "This wretched compilation/ is presented to the eminent Sinologist/ Arthur W. Hummel/ in humble appreciation of/ priceless aid generously extended/ to the insignificant editor/ John H. Wigmore/ July 1941". $500. * Though perhaps best known for his scholarship on evidence in Anglo-American law, Wigmore also taught law at Tokyo's Keio University from 1889-1892. He later became Northwestern Law School's first full-time dean. Arthur W. Hummel Sr. [1884-1975], a prominent American sinologist and missionary, was the first president of the Association for Asian Studies.
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