1953 Constitution Annotated Supreme Court Analysis US Government Reference (1361pp)

Collector’s Note

Collectors of constitutional history, legal Americana, government publications, and Supreme Court reference works seek early editions of the Constitution Annotated because they preserve how the United States Constitution was interpreted during a specific moment in history.

This substantial 1953 edition captures constitutional scholarship and Supreme Court precedent immediately before many of the landmark civil rights decisions of the Warren Court era. With more than 1,300 pages of constitutional analysis prepared for Congress and the federal government, it serves as both a historical document and a snapshot of mid-century American legal thought.

Editor Biography

Edward Samuel Corwin (1878–1963) was a leading American constitutional scholar whose writings helped shape modern interpretations of federal power, judicial review, and the presidency. A longtime Princeton professor and past president of the American Political Science Association, Corwin became one of the most influential voices in early twentieth‑century constitutional thought, capturing the era’s shift toward more activist interpretations of American law.

Corwin served as editor of the landmark 1952 volume The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, a comprehensive, article‑by‑article guide that remains a foundational reference. Over his four decades at Princeton, he authored numerous works that defined the field, earning election to the American Philosophical Society in 1936. Corwin died in 1963 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery near his birthplace in Plymouth, Michigan.

This volume is in very good antique condition overall. Features include:

• Original dark cloth binding with gilt spine lettering
• Spine embossed: Revised and annotated 1952
• Tight binding and sound structure
• Clean, highly legible interior pages
• Mild age toning consistent with age
• Bumped upper corner of the cover as shown in photographs and corner wear to top corner of back corner
• Minor shelf and handling wear expected from use

Despite cover wear, the book remains an attractive and highly usable reference volume.

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