Up for sale is an Antique Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Edition that is in good condition for a 102 year old Book! Henry Campbell Black, M.A., A Law Dictionary Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern ..., Second Edition Black's Law Dictionary is the most widely used law dictionary in the United States. It was founded by Henry Campbell Black. It is the reference of choice for definitions in legal briefs and court opinions and has been cited as a secondary legal authority in many U.S. Supreme Court cases. Book Description: 1910. Black, Henry Campbell [1860-1927], Compiler. A Law Dictionary:Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American andEnglish Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern. And Including the PrincipalTerms of International, Constitutional, Ecclesiastical and CommercialLaw, and Medical Jurisprudence, with a Collection of Legal Maxims,Numerous Select Titles from the Roman, Modern Civil, Scotch, French,Spanish, and Mexican Law, and Other Foreign Systems, and a Table ofAbbreviations. St. Paul: West Publishing Company, 1910. 1314 pp.Original buckram, red and black lettering pieces, thumb-tabbed. Someshelfwear and soiling, a few minor stains to boards, internally clean.A very good copy.* The thoroughly revised second edition of Black's classic dictionaryincorporates several new definitions, additional case citations andmany Latin and French terms overlooked in the first edition. Medicaljurisprudence in particular is enriched, with new definitions forinsanity and pathological and criminal insanity. The second edition isan essential complement to the first edition (1891) because it offersimportant insights into the rapid development of law at the turn ofthe century. It is also notable for its revamped system ofarrangement, with all compound and descriptive terms subsumed undertheir related main entries.