LAW - Lord DENNING (1899-1999). The Discipline of Law, London, 1979, 8vo, original cloth, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed to Desmond Ackner. With 9 other books. Please see the full listing below. (10)

LAW - Lord DENNING (i.e. Alfred Thompson "Tom" DENNING, Baron DENNING (1899-1999)), and others.  The Discipline of Law. London: Butterworths, 1979. 8vo (215 x 140mm). Half title, one full-page illustration. Original buckram, spine with gilt lettering piece, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, the title inscribed, "To Desmond Ackner, As an advocate more skilled, As a judge wise and courteous, With high esteem, Tom Denning, January 1979." Desmond James Conrad Ackner, Baron Ackner (1920-2006), son of "society dentist" Conrad Ackner, was a distinguished British judge and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. Included with the book is an associated cassette in its original case. With 6 other books by the same author, namely The Due Process of Law (London, 1980, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Desmond, the best of 'accomplices' in the search for justice, with most high esteem and affection, Tom Denning, 11 [?]July 1980"), The Family Story (London, 1981, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For our Lord Desmond - my right-hand man in the Court - keeping me in the right path always - helping all the profession with his good stewardship, with high esteem and most sincere regards, Tom Denning"), What Next in the Law (London, 1982, FIRST EDITION, THE RARE FIRST ISSUE containing the controversial, later expurgated, passage on p.76 which led to the book being withdrawn from sale and re-issued without it, and, shortly thereafter, Lord Denning's early retirement, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Desmond, the best of friends and of Judges, Tom Denning, Ascension Day, 1982"), The Closing Chapter (London, 1983, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Desmond and Joan Ackner, with best wishes and much gratitude for their support and kindness over the years, Tom Denning, 3 Nov. 1983"), Landmarks in the Law (London, 1984, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For our dearest and best of friends, Desmond and Joan, with high esteem and gratitude for their kindness and [illegible word] over many years, and looking forward to their [illegible passage] ranks very soon in the law, Tom and Joan Denning, 15 Oct. 1984"), and Leaves from my Library (London, 1986, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For our dear friends Desmond and Joan Ackner, with pride in their achievements and affection for them and their lovely family - then for [illegible word] for occasional relaxation, Tom Denning, 18 Jun. 1986"); with Iris Freeman's Lord Denning. A Life (London, 1993, FIRST EDITION, with a one-page autograph letter from Lord Denning to Desmond Ackner loosely-inserted); and with 2 books by Lord Hailsham, namely The Door Wherein I Went (London, 1975, FIRST EDITION, the title page inscribed [quoting Edward Fitzgerald's translation of Omar Khayyam], "'Myself, when young, did eagerly frequent / Doctor and Saint, and heard much argument / About it and about, yet evermore / Came out by the same door, wherein I went'. Hailsham 1975") and A Sparrow's Flight. The Memoirs of Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone (London, 1990, FIRST EDITION, signed "Hailsham"). (10)