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Book of the Week
(July 15 – 21)
Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States by Francis J. Weber. San Fernando CA: Junipero Serra Press, 1999.
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10 pp. letterpress at Nut Quad Press; postage stamp frontispiece; a personal memoir relating Weber’s meeting and conversation with the famed Chief Justice. Bound in printed paper boards; gilt black leather spine by Mariana Blau. Measures 2-1/4″ x 1-3/4″. A limited edition of 200 copies. Very fine condition.
Earl Warren’s credentials are impressive: District Attorney for Alameda County, Attorney General of California, Governor of California for 3 terms and the 14th Chief Justice of the United States. Msgr. Weber relates his memorable visit with Justice Warren in the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., in 1970.
The Warren Court presided over a major shift in constitutional jurisprudence, with Warren writing the majority opinions in landmark cases such as Brown v. Board of Education, Reynolds v. Sims, and Miranda v. Arizona. Warren also led the Warren Commission, a presidential commission that investigated the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Regular price is $25. This week only $20 + $3 to mail. SOLD OUT
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Recipient of the Miniature Book Society’s Glasgow Cup Award in 2012 and the Norman Forgue Award in 2010.