One of the most important books on American and English jurisprudence. Second issue, with printer’s imprint on one line only (both at the end and on copyright page). Holmes Jr. (1841-1935) “was a professor of law at Harvard and served as chief justice of the Massachusetts supreme court (1899-1902) and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1902-32). His writings include The Common Law (1881), Speeches (1891, 1913), and Collected Legal Papers (1920), all exhibiting his distinction of mind and consistently liberal views" – Oxford Companion to American Literature. Bookplate of Dr. J. Chalmers DaCosta.