first edition
1912
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell; Leonhard, Rudolf
1912. Leonhard, Rudolf; Leipzig, 1912. 1st German ed.. Leonhard, Rudolf; Leipzig, 1912. 1st German ed. The First German Edition of The Common Law Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. Leonhard, Rudolf [1851-1921]. Das Gemeine Recht Englands und Nordamerikas (The Common Law) in Elf Abhandlungen Dargestellt von Dr. O.W. Holmes, Jr. Mitglied des Obersten Gerichtshofes der Vereinigten Staaten in Washington. Leipzig: Verlag von Duncker & Humblot, 1912. xix, 423 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Original three quarter gilt stamped cloth, marbled boards and edges, quite worn, with library label at foot of spine and property stamps on verso of title page and pages 17 and 423. $95. * First German edition. The title page states that this work was translated with permission of the author by Dr. Rudolph Leonhard, Professor of the University of Breslau and Doctor of Laws of Columbia University. Rudolf Leonhard introduced this book to German-speaking Europe. He lectured on it and published an essay about its treatment of possession. "The Common Law (1881) was widely considered the best book on law ever written by an American..." Posner, Cardozo. A Study in Reputation (1990).
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