The Book Shed

About As New in all respects. Genuine leather, 22 kt gold blind-stamped decorations, all edges gilt, marker riboon, marbled endpapers. Clean and unmarked. Zechariah Chafee, Jr. (1885 – 1957), was an American professor of law, judicial philosopher and civil rights advocate. Defending freedom of speech, he was described by Senator Joseph McCarthy as "dangerous" to America. Legal scholar Richard Primus called Chafee “possibly the most important First Amendment scholar of the first half of the twentieth century....Freedom of Speech established modern First Amendment theory. Inspired by the United States' suppression of radical speech and ideas during the First World War, Chafee edited and updated a collection of several of his journal articles. In these individual articles-cum-chapters, he assessed significant World War I cases, including those of Emma Goldman. While revised by Chafee in 1941 this special edition is based on the 1920 first edition. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!