California Corporation Laws. 1932 Edition

1932. Ballantine, Henry Winthrop, [1880-1951]. California Corporation Laws. Los Angeles: Parker, Stone & Baird Co., 1932. 1932 edition. xxvii, 939 pp. Publisher's tan buckram, with gilt stamped black and red labels to spine. Moderately worn and soiled with rubbing to spine. Front hinge loose but secure. Previous owner's signature "John H. Painter" to front pastedown and property stamps to page edges, otherwise internally clean. $35. * The book's significance stems from the major reforms of California's corporation law in the early 1930s. Ballantine, a highly regarded law professor and drafter for the State Bar of California, was instrumental in this revision. Ballantine aimed to bring "clarity of light" to the complex field of corporation law, which he saw as hampered by outdated and abstract doctrines. His work sought to make the law both understandable and workable, addressing the intricate problems of modern business enterprises.