first edition Hardcover
2000 · The Hague/London/Boston
by Merryman, John Henry
The Hague/London/Boston: Kluwer Law International. Near Fine. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 904119777X . (laminated pictorial boards; no dust jacket, as issued) [a couple of tiny scuff marks on covers, tiny dent in bottom edge of front cover, no other significant wear, clean as a whistle on the inside]. PLEASE NOTE that if you are a student purchasing this as a textbook, this is NOT THE SECOND EDITION (which came out in 2009), but rather the FIRST EDITION. An anthology of the author's essays on a wide-ranging variety of topics related to the ethical and legal issues surrounding cultural artifacts, works of art, etc. General-essay topics include: "The Public Interest in Cultural Property"; "The Retention of Cultural Property"; and "Cultural Property Ethics." The book's second section, "Art Law," contains essays specifically dealing with the works of Bernard Buffet, Maurice Utrillo, Robert Rauschenberg, and Mark Rothko, as well as a piece on "Counterfeit Art." . (Inventory #: 21430)