A. Edward Newton — Newton on Blackstone

Philadelphia , University of Pennsylvania Press, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing signed limited edition containing A. Edward Newton's address on law and William Blackstone. The limited first and only edition of this work consisting of 2,000 numbered copies of which this is number 506.Signed by the author to the limitation page. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This address was delivered during the 1937 University of Pennsylvania graduation ceremony, in which American industrialist and book collector A. Edward Newton received the degree of Doctor of Laws. Here, Newton discusses English jurist, justice and Tory politician William Blackstone, best known for his authoritative 'Commentaries on the Laws of England&apos. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities only. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine and rear panel. With light edge wear and a couple minor closed tears to the spine head. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.