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The Ingenious, Humorous, and Loving Engagement Announcement of Future Justice William H. Rehnquist

The Ingenious, Humorous, and Loving Engagement Announcement of Future Justice William H. Rehnquist by William H. Rehnquist

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The Ingenious, Humorous, and Loving Engagement Announcement of Future Justice William H. Rehnquist
Author
William H. Rehnquist
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The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
21/04/1953. Rehnquist served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 33 years, first as an Associate Justice from 1972 to 1986, and then as the 16th Chief justice from 1986 until his death in 2005. He was the fourth-longest-serving chief justice.Rehnquist started his long and distinguished legal career by obtaining the coveted spot of Supreme Court law clerk, clerking for Justice Robert H. Jackson during the court's 1952–1953 term. Theirs was an unusual match in that Jackson was a New Deal Democrat and Rehnquist was a Republican and conservative. Rehnquist met Natalie Ann Cornell while they were at Stanford University. She was the daughter of a successful San Diego physician, and was in Washington working as an analyst on the CIA's Austria desk while he was clerking at the Supreme Court. They fell in love and decided to marry.Rehnquist determined to create a wedding announcement that would be both memorable and creative. He set it up as a Supreme Court pleading, specifically as a petition to intervene; however, rather than intervening in a lawsuit, he pleaded to intervene in the Cornell family by becoming part of it. He was the plaintiff, and the defendants were Natalie, her parents, and her siblings. He stresses that he loves Natalie, and would be compatible with the family’s Republican leanings.Typed document signed, Washington, April 21, 1953. “NOW comes your petitioner, William H. Rehnquist, to move this honorable court to allow him to intervene in the family of the above named respondents. Feeling great love and affection for the above first named respondent, he pleads that the interest of love, Justice, and general equity requires the allowance of his petition. He avers that notwithstanding his fourteen months residence in the city of Washington, he remains honest and incorruptible (politically, that is) and that his own reactionary background should mingle effortlessly with the notorious black Republicanism of the respondent clan.”He then notes at the bottom that a consent order was entered in the case; in other words, that Natalie and her family have agreed to the match. “NOTE TO ADDRESSEE: Your attention is called to the fact that Natalie Ann Cornell, Natalie F. Cornell, and Harold D. Cornell have allowed a consent order to be entered against them in this proceeding. It is requested that you acknowledge receipt of this petition by notifying undersigned petitioner and first-named respondent, appending to such notification any remarks (appropriate or inappropriate) that you may desire. In witness whereof they have hereunto set their hands.” Both he and Natalie have signed the announcement. This copy was received by her brother, from whose descendant we obtained it. It comes with the original Supreme Court postmarked envelope in which it was sent.William H. Rehnquist and Natalie Ann Cornell were married on August 29, 1953.
A COLLECTION OF ALL SUCH ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA, OF A PUBLIC AND PERMANENT NATURE, AS ARE NOW IN FORCE; WITH A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, AND CONSTITUTION, OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT

A COLLECTION OF ALL SUCH ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA, OF A PUBLIC AND PERMANENT NATURE, AS ARE NOW IN FORCE; WITH A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, AND CONSTITUTION, OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT by Virginia

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A COLLECTION OF ALL SUCH ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA, OF A PUBLIC AND PERMANENT NATURE, AS ARE NOW IN FORCE; WITH A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, AND CONSTITUTION, OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Author
Virginia
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
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Richmond: Augustine Davis, 1794. Folio. Bound in sturdy 20th century cloth. 380pp. Except for several institutional stamps on the title page, Very Good. A compilation of all Virginia Laws through December 1794, with a detailed alphabetical table of contents. "On Dec. 28, 1792, an act providing for the publication of this volume of laws was passed. This revisal contained all the general laws in force at the time of publication, including those of the session beginning November, 1794" [Swem]. Evans 27999. II Swem 7804. Marvin 713. II Harv. Law Cat. 847. Tower Collection 933.
DIGEST OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE YEAR 1783 TO JULY 1818; TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, EXTRACTS FROM THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHICH RELATE TO THE CITY OF CHARLESTON

DIGEST OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE YEAR 1783 TO JULY 1818; TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, EXTRACTS FROM THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHICH RELATE TO THE CITY OF CHARLESTON by Charleston

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DIGEST OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE YEAR 1783 TO JULY 1818; TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, EXTRACTS FROM THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHICH RELATE TO THE CITY OF CHARLESTON
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Charleston
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
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Charleston: Archibald E. Miller, 1818. Red morocco presentation binding [lightly rubbed], decorated in gilt, gilt spine title and rules; lettered in gilt on front cover, 'John Hunter | Alderman of Ward No. 4.' pp 268 [i.e., 269, page 21 having been printed as '20,' as issued], [1 blank], 36 [Appendix], 21 [Index], [1 errata] pp. Toned, scattered foxing. Tear at leaf 11-12 [first count] costs several words in the Ordinance on Public Auctions. Good+. This is the first digest of Charleston's Ordinances, organized alphabetically. The Digest goes from Accounts, Amusements, Assize of Bread, and Auctions, to Weights & Measures, Wells & Pumps, and Work-House. An elaborate Negro and Slave Code is included, as are an Appendix and Index. II Turnbull 29. Cohen 8744. Sabin 12048. AI 43585. Not in Marvin, Marke, Harv. Law Cat. The following Ordinance Collections, each a separate imprint and collated complete,, are bound with the above Digest. They are lightly to heavily foxed and toned. Good+. [bound with] A COLLECTION OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE TWENTY-EIGHTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1818, TO THE TWELFTH OF AUGUST, 1823. Charleston: Archibald E. Miller. 1823. [4], 57, [1 blank] pp. Lacking a blank leaf. II Turnbull 103. AI 12102. The 'A' beginning the title is faded. [bound with] A COLLECTION OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE THIRD OF FEBRUARY, 1824, TO THE THIRTIETH OF MAY, 1826. Charleston: B.R. Gitsinger. 1838. 63, [1 blank] pp. II Turnbull 402. AI 49658. [bound with] A COLLECTION OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1826, TO THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 1832. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RELATING TO THE CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON, PASSED IN AND SINCE DECEMBER, 1825. Charleston: Archibald E. Miller. 1832. 90pp. II Turnbull 262. AI 11725. Sabin 12044.
DAS BLINDIS DES MR. W. H. : LORD ARTHUR SAVILES VERBRECHEN

DAS BLINDIS DES MR. W. H. : LORD ARTHUR SAVILES VERBRECHEN by Wilde, Oscar. (Quinn, John). (Yeats, Jack Butler). Greve, Felix Paul (translation and introduction) (Grove, Frederick Philip)

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DAS BLINDIS DES MR. W. H. : LORD ARTHUR SAVILES VERBRECHEN
Author
Wilde, Oscar. (Quinn, John). (Yeats, Jack Butler). Greve, Felix Paul (translation and introduction) (Grove, Frederick Philip)
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
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Very Good
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Minden in Westf: J. C. C. Burns, 1903. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First German translation of Wilde's short story, "The Portrait of Mr. W. H." , first published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1889. It was later added to the collection Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories (1891). The story is about an attempt to uncover the identity of Mr. W. H., the enigmatic dedicatee of Shakespeare's sonnets. which has led to speculation of the Bard's bisexuality. From the library of famous American art collector, lawyer and bibliophile John Quinn (1870 - 1924) with his book plate, designed by Yeats, on the pastedown. 8vo, gray cloth, printed in black. (8), L, 136. Art-Nouveau style endpapers. Book ticket from The Burrows Brothers Company, Cleveland, Ohio bottom rear pastedown. Covers moderately soiled, slight lean to spine, solid binding, clean internals. Prelims include publisher's descriptions of its other Wilde titles. Scarce edition with a unique provenance.
4 by Robert Lowell (R.F.K., The Pacification of Columbia, The March for Dwight Macdonald, Two Walls)

4 by Robert Lowell (R.F.K., The Pacification of Columbia, The March for Dwight Macdonald, Two Walls) by LOWELL, Robert

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4 by Robert Lowell (R.F.K., The Pacification of Columbia, The March for Dwight Macdonald, Two Walls)
Author
LOWELL, Robert
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Fine
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[Cambridge: Laurence Scott, 1969. Unbound. Fine. First edition. Four loose tall broadsides anti-Vietnam War poems. 9" x 18.5". Slight toning else all fine. Set of four broadsides laid into a printe dportfolio, each one of 100 numbered copies Signed by the illustrator, Lawrence Scott. This is set #15.
Geoma-Plan: Neurologisches Experiment mit der Macht

Geoma-Plan: Neurologisches Experiment mit der Macht by KIPPENBERGER, Martin and Georg Herold

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Geoma-Plan: Neurologisches Experiment mit der Macht
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KIPPENBERGER, Martin and Georg Herold
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Harper's Books (United States)
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Minor scuffing to staple-bound wrappers; near fine. Uncommon, with only 3 OCLC records located in North America.
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Hamburg: Kunstverein / Köln: Galerie Max Hetzler, 1984. Minor scuffing to staple-bound wrappers; near fine. Uncommon, with only 3 OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. Quarto. Published to document an absurd installation by Martin Kippenberger and Georg Herold at the Hamburger Kunstverein, with electrically charged foodstuffs nailed to the wall and labeled as a heterogeneous map, made up of geographical, art-historical, and philosophical references. On the occasion of a nationwide exhibition project: KunstLandschaft BundesRepublik. Minor scuffing to staple-bound wrappers; near fine. Uncommon, with only 3 OCLC records located in North America. (Koch 24).
An Impartial History of the War, from the Commencement of the Revolution in France Containing an Accurate Description of the Sea Engagements, Battles, Expeditions and Conquests of the Various Contending Powers Including the Various Mutiny Among the ...

An Impartial History of the War, from the Commencement of the Revolution in France Containing an Accurate Description of the Sea Engagements, Battles, Expeditions and Conquests of the Various Contending Powers Including the Various Mutiny Among the ...

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An Impartial History of the War, from the Commencement of the Revolution in France Containing an Accurate Description of the Sea Engagements, Battles, Expeditions and Conquests of the Various Contending Powers Including the Various Mutiny Among the ...
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Manchester: Russell and Allen (Printers), 1811. Thick Quarto. (title cont'd) Seamen, at Spithead and the Nore, Together with a Particular Narrative of the Rise, Progress and Various Events Accompanying the Rebellion in Ireland. xlviii, 844pp., (4)pp. index and (1)pp. directions to the binder, 16 full page engravings, 3 folding maps, lacks frontispiece. The long introduction introduces the reader to the contents of this uncommon work. "The first meeting of the Three Estates, The seizure of the King, at his palace of Versailles. The demolition of the Bastile. The attack and massacre of the Swiss Guards at the palace of the Thuilleries. The imprisonment of the Royal family, and massacre of prisoners on the 2nd of September, of which one of them was the accomplished and beautiful Princess Lamballe" . Among the thousands murdered during the French Revolution, one of the most notorious was that of the death of the Princess de Lamballe, friend of Queen Marie-Antoinette. Bound in full modern brown paneled leather, raised bands with panels decoratively paneled in blind, new endpapers, red leather label gilt, small edge tear with old repair, one map with closed edge tear, browning to some page edges. A very uncommon work locating only one copy of this 1811 edition in the reference library of the British Library.
Art & Project Bulletins 1-156, September 1968-November 1989

Art & Project Bulletins 1-156, September 1968-November 1989 by (ART & PROJECT)

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Art & Project Bulletins 1-156, September 1968-November 1989
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(ART & PROJECT)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Many illus. 84 pp. Square 4to, pictorial softcover, printed flaps. N.p.: 2011. A useful reference on the legendary Art & Project bulletins. With an important essay by Clive Phillpot (“‘Everything Just Floating’ – The Art & Project Bulletins”) and an interview with gallerist Adriaan van Ravesteijn conducted by Ton Geerts. In fine condition. Edited by Louisa Riley-Smith and designed by Jérôme Saint-Loubert Bié.
Riding Rhymes for Young Riders

Riding Rhymes for Young Riders by Brown, Paul (Illus); Disston, Harry (Auth)

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Riding Rhymes for Young Riders
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Brown, Paul (Illus); Disston, Harry (Auth)
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E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
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New York: Bond Wheelwright Company, 1951 67 pgs. Red hard cover pictoriall stamped, and titled in gilt, light dust soil, tiny nick from lower cover, bookstore stamp to rear endpaper. Rhymes about horses and riding illustrated in line by Paul Brown. Scarce. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Paul Brown. 4to.
Gardens In and About Town

Gardens In and About Town by DURYEA, Minga Pope

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Gardens In and About Town
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DURYEA, Minga Pope
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
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Very good
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New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1923. Cloth. Very good. 8vo; xvi, 183pp; red cloth over board, label with title and author on front cover and spine; untrimmed bottom and fore edge; illustrated with black and white photographs and sketches; chipping to label on spine, bumping to cover lower edge and spine tail, age toning of paper, light foxing to back endpapers, back hinge paper cracked but holding strong; very good minus. Interesting book on gardens, mostly in London and the author's own garden and brownstone in New York City. Plans for gardens, and their care as well as architecture, furniture, accessories and the heritage of the city or town style gardens.
Miscellanies: Comprising Letters, Essays, and Addresses; to Which is Added a Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Anna Amelia Andrew

Miscellanies: Comprising Letters, Essays, and Addresses; to Which is Added a Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Anna Amelia Andrew by Andrew, J.O.

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Miscellanies: Comprising Letters, Essays, and Addresses; to Which is Added a Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Anna Amelia Andrew
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Andrew, J.O.
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Very good
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Nashville: E. Stevenson and F.A. Owen, 1855. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. Second Edition. viii, 395pp. Endpapers darkened, scattered foxing throughout, else very good in publisher's brown cloth decorated in blind. Howes A250.
Rocket Science Series, Unit 1; Propulsion

Rocket Science Series, Unit 1; Propulsion by The School of Aerospace Engineering, University of Oklahoma

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Rocket Science Series, Unit 1; Propulsion
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The School of Aerospace Engineering, University of Oklahoma
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good Plus
Description
Edinburg, Indiana: Amateur Rocket Assoc., 1963. Book. Very Good Plus. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE. First Printing. Very Good Plus, 1/2" tear top edge front wrapper, wrappers lightly soiled, small stain bottom edge of page block. The first unit in a five part joint venture between NASA and the Amateur Rocket Association..
Society Observed
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Society Observed by ZOFFANY RA, Johan

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Society Observed
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ZOFFANY RA, Johan
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
ISBN
9780300176049
Condition
fine
Description
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. hardcover. fine/fine. Illustrated in color. 312 pages. Thick 4to, black cloth, d.w New Haven: Yale Center for British Art, and London: Royal Academy of Arts, (2011). First Edition. A fine copy, as new in shrink wrap.
Lincoln Observed: Civil War Dispatches of Noah Brooks

Lincoln Observed: Civil War Dispatches of Noah Brooks by Burlingame, Michael, ed.

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Lincoln Observed: Civil War Dispatches of Noah Brooks
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Burlingame, Michael, ed.
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ReadInk (United States)
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Near Fine in Near Fine dj
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Baltimore/London: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. [nice clean book with minimal wear, former owner's initials plus date & place of purchase written in ink along edge of rear pastedown (concealed beneath rear jacket flap), otherwise unmarked; the jacket is flawless apart from some very light surface wear to the rear panel]. A valuable companion piece to journalist Brooks's famous 1895 memoir "Washington in Lincoln's Time." That volume, although an invaluable resource on the Civil War period, "included none of the raw material -- wartime dispatches, selected letters, and personal reminiscences -- which [the editor] collects fo the first time in [this book, which] provides a singular perspective on Lincoln's last years and a solid appraisal of the president's personality and politics. [The book] offers an intimate portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a riveting insider's account of Washington during the Civil War." .

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