Books published by publisher Gryphon Editions

Justice Antonin Scalia's best opinions in the special leather bound edition. This special edition is printed on acid-free paper, luxuriously bound in leather, and embellished with gold stamping of an original design. The raised bands across the spine are distinctive of the classic bookmaker's art. Specially commissioned marbleized endleaves are reminiscent of fine Old World editions. We have hundreds of other leather bound titles in stock. Please see our site for details.

---MADE IN USA---NEW in shrinkwrap, bound in leather with gold stamping on cover/spine, gilded page edges, hubbed spine and ribbon bookmark.---Leviathan was published by Thomas Hobbes in 1651. The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the foundational Natural Law texts. Leviathan argues for the existence of a social contract in support of the rule of a powerful sovereign. In his view, a strong government was needed to counter man in his state of nature or as he also put it, "the war of all against all."

This edition contains a special introduction by Alan Dershowitz that is not available in other edition of this book. This special edition is printed on acid-free paper, luxuriously bound in leather, and embellished with gold stamping of an original design. The raised bands across the spine are distinctive of the classic bookmaker's art. Specially commissioned marbleized endleaves are reminiscent of fine Old World editions.

This special edition is printed on acid-free paper, luxuriously bound in leather, and embellished with gold stamping of an original design. The raised bands across the spine are distinctive of the classic bookmaker's art. Specially commissioned marbleized endleaves are reminiscent of fine Old World editions. We have hundreds of other leather bound titles in stock. Please see our site for details.