New York: Dodd, Mead, 1908. First edition. 12mo. Original gilt-lettered blue-green cloth, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Frontispiece portrait. Signed and dated, "Washington, Dec. 9, 1928," in ink on the half-title by William H(oward) Taft. Some dampstaining. Nevertheless, a strong Taft autograph as Chief Justice of the United States.