Author: George J. Edwards

Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1584774320

Edwards, George J. The Grand Jury: An Essay. Philadelphia: George T. Bisel Company, 1906. lxxix, 219 pp. Reprint available July 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-432-0. Cloth. $75. * This important book traces the history and development of the grand jury from its origins in Saxon England to the author's time. Edwards [1875-1946] was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer who specialized in insurance law. His book won the prestigious Peter Stephen DuPonceau Prize of the Law Academy of Philadelphia in 1904. The Prize Commitee praised the book's "vast amount and valuable information" and observed "not only is [the subject] extremely interesting, (...) it is of great practical importance." Nearly a century later, the book remains an indispensable authority.