The Hornbook Series.

The Hornbooks form a series of separate elementary textbooks on the principal divisions of the law, and are designed for the use of both the law student and the practitioner. Every volume is a complete treatise in itself, and all are built upon the same general plan, in which certain special and original features are made prominent.

These distinguishing features are:

(1) The black-letter text, in numbered paragraphs, which in itself constitutes a complete synopsis of the law of the subject. This text is distinguished typographically from the subsidiary text by being printed in large type. It runs through the book, forming an outline or framework of the subject which is of particular value to the law student for the purposes of review.

(2) The subsidiary text or commentary, which consists of a more extended presentation and discussion of the principles in the preceding black-letter text. This commentary follows every black-letter paragraph or group of paragraphs, is printed in ordinary type, and comprises the body of the book. The typographical separation of these two parts enables the student to obtain, in the first place, a general, comprehensive grasp of the subject as a whole, and of the relation of one part to another, and, by re-reading in connection with the more extended commentary, to fix the details clearly in mind.

(3) The notes and authorities, which consist of additional explanations and illustrations of the text, referring the student to all the leading and late cases where the principles have been discussed and applied.

(4) Uniformity in plan, form, and price.

As to the Price.

It was a good deal of an experiment to fix the price of these text-books at $3.75, including delivery charges. They were to be regular octavo text-books, and the experience of publishers has been that the uncertainties of the market with a new book could be safely met only by making the price $5 or $6. Of course, if a large circulation were assured in advance, the publishers would be warranted in coming nearer to the mark which lawyers would like to fix. Just there was the problem. We determined to meet it by taking the circulation for granted, fixing the low price, and then making the books so irresistible that the circulation would have to come.

Authors and Editors.

The authors have been very carefully selected, with a view to their special fitness for handling the particular subject intrusted to them. No one of them has been chosen simply because of a name. Some of them have already established reputations as writers, some have won their literary reputations with these books, but in all cases their work has undergone the most critical examination in our editorial corps, their citations being verified, and, when necessary, their work revised, to make it conform to the severe standard of this Series. If, after publication, criticism shows any weak places, a new edition is promptly brought out. All this lessens the chances which a purchaser takes in buying an isolated book. Here the publishers' responsibility has not been confined to the paper and press work.

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Law*
Quizzer

EDITION/

By

WILBER A. OWEN,

LL. M.,

Of the Ohio bar.

HIS is a systematic review of the fundamental principles underlying twenty-five of the most important legal subjects, by means of 2,500 carefully planned Questions and Answers. It is intended primarily for the use of law students in review work, and in preparing for examination for degrees in law colleges, or for admission to the bar, but is also serviceable to the lawyer who wants to refresh his mind as to the exact scope and bearing of some legal principle.

A full and detailed index makes reference easy. Frequently questions involving abstract legal principles come to an attorney's mind while at home evenings, away from his library. If deferred till the next day, they are apt to be forgotten or crowded aside. With Owen's Quizzer in the house, however, it is easy to get at once a concise statement of the principles involved, and to fix a clear idea of the point in mind.

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HE first edition of Owen's Law Quizzer was published some years ago, and at once proved its usefulness and popularity. It has now been revised and enlarged by the author, five new chapters added, and references inserted to the volumes of the Hornbook Series covering the same subjects.

2,500 Questions and Answers,

Covering in a thorough and systematic manner all of the fundamental and underlying principles of the following twenty-five legal subjects:

613 pages. Price $3.50 cloth binding.

$4.00 sheep binding.