William H. Rehnquist

Inscribed first edition, publisher's review copy, of Grand Inquests, the Chief Justice's second book, elucidating many aspects of the importance of the separation of the three branches of American government.

• William H. Rehnquist (American).
• New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1992.
• 304 pages, including index.
• Inscribed by Rehnquist To Stephen Hirsch with best wishes.
• Black-and-white photograph of Rehnquist, publisher's review slip, and two leaves of summary on William Morrow letterhead loosely laid in.
• Bound in red cloth-backed grey boards in unclipped typographic dust jacket.

As Chief Justice, Rehnquist was a dyed-in-the-wool conservative federalist, focused on preserving states' rights. Grand Inquests lays out the history of the events that had a deep impact on his concept of governance.