Maker's Marks / Writing:Front board reads: 'College LAW' with 'PETERS' (left) and 'CHARLES' (right) in small caps beneath the maroon title block; no publisher or date visible.
Date:2025-09-28 04:22:37.796504
Description:
Vintage American academic law textbook titled 'College Law,' authors listed as Peters and Charles on the front board. Octavo-format clothbound in tan/brown buckram with maroon stamped title block and vertical rule; sans jacket. Typography and design suggest an early-to-mid 20th-century college/business law text. Visible shelfwear and fraying at spine ends and corners.
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
This appears to be a mid-century U.S. college/business law textbook in utilitarian cloth binding. The graphic layout (maroon title block with 'LAW' and the surnames 'PETERS' and 'CHARLES') and buckram case are consistent with 1940s–1950s academic publishing. As a common, non-first-edition law text with evident wear and no dust jacket, its market value is modest, primarily of interest as vintage decor or for reference. A word about fakes.. In the book category, modern print-on-demand facsimiles, rebound copies, and forged signatures exist; however, this example shows natural mid-century binding materials and use-wear consistent with period production, not a modern facsimile. Identification and value could be refined by checking the title page for full author names, publisher, edition, and date.
Individual Images:
whole item
Provenance:
No provenance provided.
Condition:
Good (cloth fraying at spine ends and corners, moderate edge wear, likely no dust jacket; not officially graded)
Identification Score: 78%
Title and authors are clearly shown on the cover, and binding style matches mid-20th-century U.S. textbooks. Exact edition/publisher/date are not visible, so certainty is below 100%.
Authenticity Score: 80%
The physical wear (frayed cloth at spine ends and corners), period buckram, and stamped titling suggest an original mid-century printing, not a modern facsimile. Lacking a title page view, edition and exact date cannot be confirmed.
Image Memory Note
Object: Hardcover clothbound book. Title on front board: 'College LAW' with the word 'College' in maroon sans-serif/serif hybrid type; the descender of the 'g' leads into a vertical maroon line intersecting a maroon square/rectangle containing 'LAW' in light-colored capitals. Beneath the maroon block, the surnames 'PETERS' (left) and 'CHARLES' (right) appear in small maroon capitals. Boards: tan/brown buckram cloth. Size appears octavo (approx. 8–9 inches tall) relative to surrounding papers. Condition details: fraying and small loss at head of spine (upper left front board near hinge shows fabric wear and slight splitting), fraying and bumping at tail of spine and both lower corners; moderate rubbing to edges; light soiling to cloth; no dust jacket present. No interior pages, spine titling, or title page visible. Background includes other objects (e.g., a metal saw-like tool to the right), not part of the item.
Keywords
College Law, Peters, Charles, mid-century textbook, clothbound, vintage law book, academic, United States, legal textbook
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