A Kaleidoscope of Justice, Containing Authentic Accounts of Trial ..

1941. Inscribed by Wigmore to Arthur William Hummel Sr.. Inscribed by Wigmore to Arthur William Hummel Sr. Inscribed by the Author John H. Wigmore Wigmore, John H. [1863-1943] A Kaleidoscope of Justice: Containing Authentic Accounts of Trial Scenes from All Times and Crimes. Washington, DC: Washington Law Book Co., 1941. xxx, 751 pp. 1 folded leaf of plates with color illustrations. Publisher's cloth, gilt stamped spine and front cover. Light dampspotting to boards. Author's presentation inscription to front pastedown: "This wretched compilation/ is presented to the eminent Sinologist/ Arthur W. Hummel/ in humble appreciation of/ priceless aid generously extended/ to the insignificant Editor/ John H. Wigmore/ July 1941." $350. * Though perhaps best known for his scholarship on evidence in Anglo-American law, Wigmore also taught law at Tokyo's Keio University from 1889-1892. He later became Northwestern Law School's first full-time dean. Arthur W. Hummel Sr. [1884-1975], a prominent American sinologist and missionary, was the first president of the Association for Asian Studies.