The First Century: The Chicago Bar Association, 1874-1974.
first edition
[1974] · Chicago
by Kogan, Herman.
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, [1974]. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters and deccoration to upper cover, 320 pp. Fine, in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes several small chips. “The First Century is the story of the Chicago Bar Association’s initial hundred years. it records the Association’s triumphs and disappointments, the conflicts within and without the organization. It cites the Association’s efforts in causes that included cleanups of divorce shysters and jury bribers in its earliest years, in pioneering legislation to establish the world’s first Juvenile Court, in battles against political bosses, in campaigns for improvements in judicial standards, in policing of errant members of the legal profession, in constant and ultimately successful efforts to modernize the Illinoise Constitution. The First Century is studded with anecdotes and incidents about famous personalities of Chicago legal history and about others less well known, some of whom sacrificed promising careers to take on unpopular cases... (Inventory #: 70627s)