Holst, Dr. H. von; Mason, Alfred Bishop [translator]. The Constitutional Law of the United States of America. Chicago, Ill.: Callaghan & Company, 1887. Authorized Edition. [12159]
Brown pebble publisher's cloth, titles in gilt to spine, a little edge-wear, good joints, 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches. 369 generally clean pages, a few with pencil marginalia. Good. Hardcover.
Part I: Genesis of the Constitution;
Part II: The Federal Constitution;
Part III: Constitutional and General Law of the Separate States;
Appendix: The Constitution, with Notes.
Hermann Eduard von Holst (1841-1904), b. Fellin, Russian Empire (now Estonia), d. Breisgau, Germany. A Baltic German, von Holst was educated in several German universities, was banished from Russia due a controversial publication, and emigrated to New York City in 1867, teaching foreign languages in a small school. His writings on American history represent a strong anti-slavery view. In addition to his principal work, The Constitutional and Political History of the United States, he wrote biographies of John Brown, John C. Calhoun, and The French Revolution Tested by Mirabeau's Career.
