A Treatise on Probability.

First edition of "undoubtedly the most important work on probability that has appeared for a very long time" (Bertrand Russell). Octavo, original brown cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. From the library of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870–1938) was an influential American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1932 until his death in 1938, following a distinguished tenure as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. Appointed to the Supreme Court by President Herbert Hoover, Cardozo became renowned for his clear prose and thoughtful approach to legal reasoning, particularly in areas such as tort law, contracts, and judicial philosophy. His opinions and scholarly writings—including The Nature of the Judicial Process (1921)—emphasized the evolving character of the law and the role of judges in interpreting legal principles within changing social contexts. In very good condition with spotting to the spine and extremities. An exceptional association.