The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
First edition, first printing.
Houghton Mifflin, 1971
A classic campus novel drawn directly from the author’s experience at Harvard Law School, The Paper Chase captures the pressure, ambition, and psychological intensity of elite legal education in the late twentieth century. Best known for its later film and television adaptations, the novel remains a sharp literary portrait of institutional power, intellectual competition, and personal cost.
This is a first printing hardcover, identifiable by the copyright page, with its original dust jacket. The jacket features the distinctive paper-airplane design and Harvard Law School reference. Near fine condition, with minimal shelf wear. A solid, presentable copy of an important modern campus novel.
The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
First edition, first printing.
Houghton Mifflin, 1971
A classic campus novel drawn directly from the author’s experience at Harvard Law School, The Paper Chase captures the pressure, ambition, and psychological intensity of elite legal education in the late twentieth century. Best known for its later film and television adaptations, the novel remains a sharp literary portrait of institutional power, intellectual competition, and personal cost.
This is a first printing hardcover, identifiable by the copyright page, with its original dust jacket. The jacket features the distinctive paper-airplane design and Harvard Law School reference. Near fine condition, with minimal shelf wear. A solid, presentable copy of an important modern campus novel.
