Description
Signed first edition of The Court and The Constitution by Archibald Cox. Octavo, 434pp. Red hardcover, blue cloth spine. First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. In publishers dust jacket, price clipped, near fine with light wear from handling along top edge, otherwise fine. Signed by Archibald Cox on the title page.
Comments: Archibald Cox served as the U.S. Solicitor General during the Kennedy administration. He became a national icon when he was selected as the special prosecutor to investigate the Watergate Scandal. He refused an order by the White House to stop issuing subpoenas and was fired in what became known as the Saturday Night Massacre. The political fallout led to the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon.
