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TANEY, [ROGER B.]. Decision of Chief Justice Taney, in the Merryman Case, Upon the Writ of Habeas Corpus. Philadelphia: John Campbell, 1862. 1st ed. 4to. 16 pp. Orig. printed wraps (detached, chipped & brittle). $150.00
No. 38 of 49 copies printed on large paper. A reviled decision on the rights of civilians in wartime by the author of the Dred Scott decision.