American Constitutional Law.
"For in the end, is it not fitting that a book about the Constitution should close by studying what the Constitution is not about?" First Edition of American Constitutional Law; Lengthily Inscribed by Laurence Tribe
American Constitutional Law.
TRIBE, Laurence H.
$1,400.00
Item Number: 144164
New York: The Foundation Press, 1978.
First edition of the legal scholar’s classic treatise on constitutional law. Quarto, original red boards. In near fine condition, issued without a dust jacket. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed the author opposite the title page, “July 1979 For Macy Shaffner- In hopeful allliance- and with all best wishes, Larry Tribe.” In near fine condition, name of the recipient to the front pastedown, issued without a dust jacket.
Laurence H. Tribe’s highly regarded treatise on constitutional law is organized around issues, or constitutional functions, rather than being a sequential discussion of the text to the Constitution. The text is heavily footnoted with references to treatises, law review articles, the U.S. Code, and Supreme Court cases.
