The Supreme Court: How It Was, How It Is [with] a small cache of notes and letters related to the book's release [including two TLS from Rehnquist, signed cards from Nan Rehnquist; signed card from Mary Ann Stewart; TLS from Lewis Powell, invite list, and manuscript remarks from William Morrow Chief Larry Hughes]

William H. Rehnquist; Larry Hughes; Lewis F. Powell, Jr. ; Nan Rehnquist; Mary Ann Stewart

Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc, New York / Washington, DC, 1987

About this Item

New York / [Washington, DC]: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1987. First Edition. Octavo. 338pp. Printed dust jacket. Red cloth over cream paper-covered boards with spine stamped in silver. Rubbing to edges with a few minor nicks. Boards shelfworn; binding sound; pages unmarked; book itself unsigned; Very Good. Accompanying the book are a group of notes and letters all centering around a dinner party celebrating the book's publication at the Jean Louis Restaurant in the Watergate Hotel on September 14, 1987. Included here are a printed invitation to the event along with a "confidential list" of invited guests with Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Associate Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Lewis F. Powell as confirmed attendees, and Justice Scalia and the Honorable Robert Bork declining. Also included are: - Four pages of hand-written remarks from Larry Hughes addressing the dinner party and celebrating the publication of the book - A thank you letter to Hughes on Supreme Court letterhead signed by Rehnquist - A signed thank you letter to Hughes from Justice Lewis Powell - Two thank you cards from Nan Rehnquist, the dedicatee of the book - A card from Mary Ann "Andy" Stewart, widow of Justice Potter Stewart, again thanking Hughes for a lovely evening - TLS from William Rehnquist to Hughes dated October 11, 1988 declining a speaking engagement due to oral arguments but remarking on the healthy advance sales of the paperback edition of his book A compelling grouping of material giving a brief look into the world of 1980s publishing and the Rehnquist court just one year after his confirmation as Chief Justice, having served as Associate Justice since 1972.

Seller Inventory # 32610

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Supreme Court: How It Was, How It Is [with] a small cache of notes and letters related to the book's release [including two TLS from Rehnquist, signed cards from Nan Rehnquist; signed card from Mary Ann Stewart; TLS from Lewis Powell, invite list, and manuscript remarks from William Morrow Chief Larry Hughes]
• Publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc, New York / Washington, DC
• Publication Date: 1987
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Washington, DC
  • Ephemera
  • U.S. Politics
  • Signed
  • Books on Books