Legislative Principles: The History and Theory of Lawmaking by Representative ..

by Robert Luce (1862-1946)

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James Payne, Books and Prints presents ... Legislative Principles: The History and Theory of Lawmaking by Representative Government (The Science of Legislation) Author:Robert Luce (1862-1946) Publisher:Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Printed in the USA Release Date:1930 Seller Category:Law Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Sku: 11668 Notes: [LAW]. Robert Luce (1862-1946). "Legislative Principles: The History and Theory of Lawmaking by Representative Government (The Science of Legislation)." Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Printed in the USA, 1930. First edition. English language. Hardcover in later blue buckram lettered gilt on spine. Nonfiction legal text in twenty-five chapters with footnotes and index. 8vo. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches. 34 oz. vi, 668 pp. Former library copy with stamps on top edge, colophon, and last page, and ink notation on colophon and front fly-leaf. Front fly-leaf lacking top right-hand corner. Japanese tissue repairs to title. Toning. Text clean. Very Good Minus. No ISBN. No ASIN. OCLC: 1454348. "In this remarkable work, Luce describes the often complex relations between legislatures and the law. He then addresses the nature, origin, and development of law, representative institutions, and organic law as embodied in the US Constitution, constitutional conventions, and statute law. Luce was a member of the Massachusetts General Court, Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts, and a member of the US House of Representatives.

  • Publisher: Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Printed in the USA
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Condition: Very Good

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