Edward L. Pierce - A Treatise on American Railroad Law - 1867

A Treatise on American Railroad Law by Edward L. Pierce, New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co., 1867.

An important 19th-century law book documenting the legal foundations of American railway enterprise during the post-Civil War expansion era (other copies are found in libraries of Yale, Harvard and Library of Congress).

Rare early American legal manual on railway law, addressing the formation, taxation, liability, and contracts of railroad companies in the United States. One of the first comprehensive treatises in this field, cited by later 19th-century jurists.

Full contemporary leather binding with red gilt title label on spine. 632 pages, complete. Interior with mild age toning and occasional foxing, binding solid.