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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. 113 pages + illustrations. Ex-university library marks, light wear to the edges of the blue covers, pages tanned; a sound binding; good overall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 213351.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'John W. Sterling: A Sketch' provides an intimate and authoritative look at the life of one of the most influential corporate lawyers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Written by his long-time law partner, John A. Garver, this work chronicles Sterling's rise from his education at Yale and Columbia Law School to his pivotal role in founding the prestigious firm of Shearman & Sterling.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. Blue cloth covered boards with gold embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Ex-library copy with paper label on spine, library bookplate on front paste-down, pocket and due date slip on rear end page and paste-down and the usual library and discard stampings. Despite the library markings, it is a decent copy, clean and tight. ; There is a frontispiece portrait of John Sterling and nine other full-page illustrations, including drawings of the buildings on campus that were named for him. ; frontispiece portrait, full page illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; ix, 113 p pages; John Sterling (1844-1918) was a 1864 graduate of Yale College, did a year of post graduate work at the college and then attended law school at Columbia. He practiced law in New York City and in 1873, he and Thomas Shearman founded Shearman and Sterling. Sterling died in 1918 and left a residuary estate of $15 million to Yale. In accordance to his request, Yale established an endowment Of the Sterling professorships, and built Sterling Memorial Library, Sterling Law Building, the Hall of Graduate Studies, and the Sterling Hall of Medicine.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'John W. Sterling: A Sketch' provides an intimate and authoritative look at the life of one of the most influential corporate lawyers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Written by his long-time law partner, John A. Garver, this work chronicles Sterling's rise from his education at Yale and Columbia Law School to his pivotal role in founding the prestigious firm of Shearman & Sterling. The narrative explores Sterling's legendary work ethic and his involvement in some of the most complex legal and financial matters of the Gilded Age, representing major industrial and financial interests. Beyond his professional achievements, the book details Sterling's profound connection to Yale University, where his record-breaking bequest transformed the institution's physical and academic landscape. This sketch offers readers a window into the evolution of the American legal profession and the life of a man whose legacy remains visible today through the libraries and professorships that bear his name. It is an essential read for those interested in legal history, the history of New York, and the impact of large-scale philanthropy on American higher education.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…