The Unconstitutionality of the Laws of Congress Prohibiting Private.

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New York: Tribune Printing Establishment, 1844. A Significant Challenge to the U.S. Postal Service Spooner, Lysander [1808-1887]. The Unconstitutionality of the Laws of Congress Prohibiting Private Mails. New York: Tribune Printing Establishment, 1844. 24 pp. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self-wrappers. Negligible light shelfwear, light toning and foxing. A well-preserved copy. $500. * First edition. Adams describes Spooner as "an American anarchist who had a genius for opposing government. He considered the postal rate of 25 cents from Boston to Washington exorbitant & the result of government monopoly. He founded his own American Letter Mail Company. The government overwhelmed him with injunctions to which he replied in the present pamphlet. He abandoned his scheme but his efforts resulted in an act of Congress reducing rates." A second edition was published in 1851, the year Congress compelled him to close the company through an act that granted a monopoly to the US Postal Service. Adams, Radical Literature 48. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 9358.…

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Title
The Unconstitutionality of the Laws of Congress Prohibiting Private.
Author
Spooner, Lysander
Publication year
1844
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Soft cover
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New York: Tribune Printing Establishment, 1844.
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First Edition.
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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. specializes in all aspects of law and legal history. Our publication program offers reprints of over 800 landmark works as well as original books. We invite offers of antiquarian, scholarly and current practice materials. Founded in 1983, we currently serve thousands of individuals and institutions worldwide. Law books - Out of print, Scholarly, Rare, and Reprints of Legal Classics. We also handle secondhand primary and secondary source material for practicing lawyers. Generally someone is available Monday-Friday 9:00 - 6:00PM(Eastern Time). Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.…

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