Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View.

BREYER, Stephen.

Item Number: 133794

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

First edition, early printing of the justice’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “6/14 To Len Riggio – Thank you for your contribution to civic education, cultural literacy and helping youth who need help- Hope you take care Stephen Breyer.” The recipient, Leonard Riggio was the founder of Barnes and Nobel and served as the executive chairman for many years. Additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the front free endpaper, front panel and the rear jacket flap. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.

"A calm, reasoned book about how the Supreme Court should do its work and how, in history, it has sometimes failed the challenge. . . . A remarkable contribution to educating the public about our constitutional system" (The New York Review of Books).