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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pat P, post: 12384, member: 201&quot;]Thanks for the new replies. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Shiloh, I&#039;m honestly not sure how most lawyers would feel about the book. Spooner was far from mainstream... he was an anarchist and severe critic of the status quo. It wouldn&#039;t surprise me if the reprints and eBooks show up in many university libraries because Spooner&#039;s writings stimulate in-depth discussions.</p><p><br /></p><p>YourTurn, I think I will contact the NY Historical Society at least to ask their opinion. I hope you&#039;re right about the condition not mattering.</p><p><br /></p><p>Af, I&#039;d be happy with a moderate price and also would be surprised if it brought a high price. I don&#039;t think I&#039;m going to pay off the rest of my mortgage from selling this book!</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that the book doesn&#039;t appear to have been a famous judicial landmark... but from what I can tell, Spooner&#039;s writings in general were ahead of his time, and have struck chords with later generations. He was an abolitionist long before the Civil War, and a strong advocate of civil justice for all, including women and minorities. I read that in recent years he was actually quoted by two U.S. Supreme Court Justices (on the right side of the political spectrum) in their replies to cases before them. So I&#039;m honestly not sure what the reception would be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wendy, thanks, that&#039;s a good idea. I&#039;m familiar with the site, and was looking at it the other day to see how active the forum is since I&#039;m going to have a lot of questions as I move into selling antiquarian books. I&#039;ve only sold a handful of books and magazines in the past, and none were anything special.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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