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Lot 415
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
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Live / Chicago
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$1,063
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[SUPREME COURT]. A group of letters, engraving, and pamphlet signed by Supreme Court justices, including Chief Justice William Rehnquist, comprising:
U.S. Supreme Court. Engraving SIGNED BY CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST AND EIGHT ASSOCIATE JUSTICES: Thurgood MARSHALL. -- Lewis F. POWELL. -- Harry BLACKMUN. -- Potter STEWART. -- Arthur GOLDBERG. -- John Paul STEVENS. -- Byron R. WHITE. -- William J. BRENNAN, Jr.
[With:] DOUGLAS, William O. (1898-1980). Typed letter signed ("W.O. Douglas"), as Associate Justice, to Perot Walker. Washington, D.C., 10 December 1960. 1 page, 8vo, on Supreme Court letterhead. -- BLACK, Hugo L. (1886-1971). Typed letter signed ("Hugo L. Black"), as Associate Justice, to Mark E. Brown. Washington, D.C., 29 February 1968. 1 page, 4to, on Supreme Court letterhead. In appreciation for birthday sentiments. -- FRANKFURTER, Felix (1882-1965). Franklin Delano Roosevelt. [Cambridge, MA?]: Reprinted from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin, 28 April 1945. 8vo. Original wrappers (crease). INSCRIBED BY FELIX FRANKFURTER. RARE: OCLC locates only 4 copies. -- Together, 3 items, all in very fine condition.
[Also with:] SIRICA, John Joseph (1904-1992). To Set the Record Straight typed document signed ("John J. Sirica"). N.p., n.d. 1 page, 4to. A brief reflection on Watergate by the judge who ordered President Nixon to turn over his White House recordings.