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1789002011(Kehl) Société Littéraire-Typographique 1789
Henri Picard et Fils · Paris, France1 500,00 €
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1750167661750 broché, tiré d'un receuil. in-4, 71pp., s. l., s.n. s. d. (ca 1750)
1789002011(Kehl) Société Littéraire-Typographique 1789
17073377S. l., 1707. 1707 In-12, veau, dos à nerfs orné (reliure de l'époque). - X (avec erreur de pagination) + 268 pp. Orné de quatre grands tableaux repliés. Quelques usures, déchirures sans manque à deux tableaux , ff. B6 & B7 en déficit (jamais reliés).Édition in-12 publiée la même année que l'originale de ce texte fondamental
1752691781752. London: P. Brown 1752. London: P. Brown 1752. The First Major Victory for Freedom of the Press in America Trial. Zenger John Peter 1697-1746 Defendant. The Trial of John Peter Zenger Of New-York Printer; Who was Tried and Acquitted For Printing and Publishing a Libel Against the Government With the Pleadings and Arguments of Both Sides. London: Printed for P. Brown 1752. iv 74 2 pp. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent quarter calf over marbled boards gilt title to spine endleaves added. Light rubbing to extremities light toning to text light foxing in a few places. A handsome copy. $1750. London reissue of an account first published in New York in 1736 as A Brief Narrative of the Case and Trial of John Peter Zenger which was probably written by James Alexander the co-founder and main editorial voice of Zenger's newspaper the New-York Weekly Journal. Zenger was tried for seditious libel for publishing satirical comments about the governor of New York in his newspaper. Defended by the brilliant Philadelphia lawyer Andrew Hamilton his 1735 acquittal is generally regarded as the first major victory for freedom of the press in the American colonies and a precedent for the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. McCoy Freedom of the Press Z8. English Short-Title Catalogue T877. unknown books
1792718641792. This Singular and Lamentable Amour" Trial. Wilmot Fanny Defendant. The Trial of Fanny Wilmot Wife of John Wilmot Esq. M.P. for Adultery with a Footman. Containing the Whole of the Curious Depositions of the Servants And Others Who Described this Singular and Lamentable Amour from its Rise and Progress in the Drawing-Room To its Very Extraordinary and Affecting disclosure at Washborn's Lodgings. With the Result of the Sentence of the Ecclesiastical Court. London: Printed for J. Dawson 1792. 3-65 i.e.69 pp. Lacking half-title and final leaf a printer advertisement. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards lettering piece and gilt ornaments to spine which has light fading. Light toning to interior faint dampspotting to a few leaves faint stain to title page. $1500. Only edition. Intended to titillate this is a set of depositions many from servants detailing the Fanny Wilmot's affair with her footman Edward Washborn. This affair attracted notice because the cuckolded husband was John Eardley Wilmot 1748-1815 was a well-known lawyer author and politician from a distinguished family who sat in the House of Commons from 1776 to 1796. A divorce was granted. OCLC locates 5 copies 3 in North America 1 in a law library Harvard. English Short-Title Catalogue T2972. unknown books
1794688001794. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. Treason Trial of a Notable Manchester Cotton Merchant and Political Radical Trial. Walker Thomas 1749-1817 Principal Defendant. Gurney Joseph 1744-1815 Reporter. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Indictment Against Thomas Walker of Manchester Merchant William Paul Samuel Jackson James Cheetham Oliver Pearsall Benjamin Booth And Joseph Collier; For a Conspiracy to Overthrow the Constitution and Government And to Aid and Assist the French Being the King's Enemies in Case they Should Invade this Kingdom. Tried at the Assizes at Lancaster April 2 1794 Before the Hon. Mr. Justice Heath One of the Judges of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. Taken in Short-Hand by Joseph Gurney. Manchester: Printed for T. Boden 1794. xvi 134 2 pp. With a half-title and errata leaf. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Later library cloth calf lettering piece to spine. Light soiling and shelfwear light chipping to edges of lettering piece. Moderate toning to text somewhat heavier in places light foxing to a few leaves library stamp to title page library mark in pencil to verso. $750. Only edition. A cotton merchant by trade Walker was a well-connected radical and social reformer. His circle of friends and acquaintances included Thomas Paine Charles James Fox Josiah Wedgwood Joseph Priestley and John Horne Tooke. He and his friends aroused suspicion during the anti-radical hysteria in Great Britain that followed the outbreak of the French Revolution. That was the basis of the treason trial of Walker and several of his associates. The defence was conducted by Thomas Erskine. The trial showed that the evidence was perjured so the charge was abandoned. English Short-Title Catalogue T81558. unknown books
1739706801739. York: Printed by Ward and Chandler 1739. 6th ed. York: Printed by Ward and Chandler 1739. 6th ed. Unrecorded Imprint With an Added Hand-Colored Portrait of the Criminal Trial. Turpin Richard c.1705-1739 Defendant. Kyll Thomas Reporter. The Whole Life and Trial at Large of the Notorious Highwayman Richard Turpin At York Assizes On the 22d Day of March 1739 Before the Hon. Sir William Chapple Knt. Judge of Assize And One of His Majesty's Justices of the Court of King's Bench. Taken Down in Court by Mr. Thomas Kyll Professor of Short-Hand. To Which is Prefix'd An Exact Account of the Said Turpin From His First Coming Into Yorkshire To the Time of His Being Committed Prisoner to York Castle; Communicated by Mr. Appleton of Beverly Clerk of the Peace for the East-Riding of the Said County. With a Copy of a Letter which Turpin Received from his Father While Under Sentence of Death. To which is Added His Behaviour at the Place of Execution On Saturday the 7th of April 1739. Together with the Whole Confession he Made to the Hangman at the Gallows; Wherein he Acknowledg'd Himself Guilty of the Facts for Which he Suffer'd Own'd the Murder of Mr. Thompson's Servant on Epping-Forest And Gave a Particular Account of Several Robberies which he Had Committed. The Sixth Edition. To Which is Prefix'd a Large and Genuine History of the Life of Turpin From his Birth to his Execution; And of All his Transactions and Robberies And the Various Methods he Took to Conceal himself. The Whole Grounded on Well-Attested Facts And Communicated by Mr. Richard Bayes At the Green Man on Epping-Forest and Other Persons of the County of Essex. York: Printed by Ward and Chandler Booksellers At their Printing-Office in Coney-Street; And Sold at Their Shop without Temple-Bar London 1739. Price Sixpence. vi 2 18 iii-vii 1 3-25 1 pp. Copperplate portrait frontispiece of Richard "Dicky" Dickinson. Added Colored portrait of Turpin dated 1742 preceding p. iii. Complete. Octavo 8" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges bound into recent cloth gilt title to spine small bookplate Waite Collection to front pastedown. Moderate toning somewhat heavier in places light foxing to title page and a few other leaves faint dampstaining to margins of Turpin portrait. $1850. Sixth edition. Turpin a charismatic highwayman was one of the "media sensations" of his day especially after his executi. unknown books
1790709551790. London: Printed for John Stockdale 1790. London: Printed for John Stockdale 1790. A Case That Influenced the Passage of the Libel Act of 1792 Trial. Stockdale John 1749-1814 Defendant. Gurney Joseph 1744-1815 Reporter. Erskine Thomas 1750-1823. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Information Exhibited Ex Officio by the King's Attorney General Against John Stockdale; For a Libel on the House of Commons Tried in the Court of King's-Bench West-Minster On Wednesday The Ninth of December 1789 Before the Right Hon. Lloyd Lord Kenyon Chief Justice of England. Taken in Short Hand by Joseph Gurney. To Which is Subjoined An Argument in Support of the Rights of Juries. London: Printed for John Stockdale Opposite Burlington House Piccadilly 1790. xi 1 228 pp. Lacking final 8 leaves of publisher advertisements. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4". Contemporary tree calf gilt spine with lettering piece gilt tooling to board edges edges of text block colored yellow. Some minor nicks and scratches to boards light rubbing to extremities some wear to spine ends joints starting at ends corners bumped and lightly worn hinges starting light toning to text. An attractive wide-margined copy. $1000. First edition. Stockdale a publisher and bookseller was indicted for libel on the House of Commons after publishing an account of the impeachment of Warren Hastings by John Logan that accused the Commons of corrupt and unjust behavior. Stockdale was defended by Erskine who argued that Stockdale should not be judged by isolated passages in Logan's book but by the entire publication. Stockdale was acquitted and his case is believed to have influenced the passage of the Libel Act of 1792 which restored the verdict power of juries in libel cases. Taken in shorthand by Gurney The Whole Proceedings is Stockdale's account of his trial. A Dublin reissue and a "New" London edition were also published in 1790. English Short-Title Catalogue T83638. unknown books
1747649821747. Stewart Archibald Defendant. Stewart Archibald Defendant. A Turncoat Trial. Stewart Archibald 1697-1780 Defendant. The Trial of Archibald Stewart Esq; Late Lord Provost of Edinburgh Before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland For Neglect of Duty and Misbehaviour in the Execution of His Office As Lord Provost of Edinburgh Before and at the Time the Rebels Got Possession of That City in the Month of September 1745. Extracted Under the Hand of the Clerk of Justiciary From the Books of Adjournal of that Court; And Containing the Whole Procedure had Therein From Mr. Stewart's First Appearance Before that Court The 24th March 1747. Till his Final Acquittance Therefrom The 2d November Thereafter. Edinburgh: Printed for Gideon Crawfurd 1747. 178; 203 1 pp. Two parts. The second has the drop-head title: Proceedings in the Second Trial of Archibald Stewart Esq. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Later buckram calf lettering piece to spine. Light soiling corners bumped and lightly worn. Moderate toning to text soiling and edgewear to title page lower corner lacking with minor loss to text. Ex-library. Stamps to boards edges and endleaves bookplate to front pastedown perforated stamps to title page following leaf. $250. Only edition. Stewart was tried for his failure to prevent Jacobite troops from taking Edinburgh. After a long trial he was acquitted though many believed he was a secret Jacobite who handed Edinburgh to the rebels. OCLC locates 9 copies in North American law libraries Harvard Indiana Supreme Court Library of Congress Social Law UC-Berkeley University of Georgia University of Miami University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania. English Short-Title Catalogue T140658. unknown books
1760689821760. The Court-Martial of Lord Sackville Trial. Sackville George Germain Viscount 1716-1785 Defendant. The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Held at the Horse-Guards on Friday the 7th And Continued by Several Adjournments to Monday the 24th of March 1760; And of a General Court-Martial Held at the Horse-Guards on Tuesday the 25th of March And Continued by Several Adjournments to Saturday the 5th of April 1760 Upon the Trial of Lord George Sackville. Published by Authority. London: Printed for A. Millar 1760. 224 pp. Erratum to foot of p. 224. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Contemporary speckled calf gilt-edged raised bands and lettering piece to spine. A few minor scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities joints starting at ends hinges cracked early armorial bookplate "Eldon Hall" to front pastedown. Moderate toning to text light soiling to title page recent annotation to front endleaf. An attractive copy. $350. First edition one of four issues from 1760 the others published in Edinburgh Dublin and Cork. Lord Sackville was dismissed from the British army for insubordination at the Battle of Minden 1759 during the Seven Years' War. Secretary for the colonies from 1775 to 1782 he received much of the blame for Great Britain's defeat in the American Revolution. English Short-Title Catalogue T44505. unknown books
1710658231710. A Triumph for Tories and High-Churchmen Trial. Sacheverell Henry 1674-1724 Defendant. The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell Before the House of Peers For High Crimes and Misdemeanors; Upon an Impeachment by the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled In the Name of Themselves And of All the Commons of Great Britain: Begun in Westminster-Hall the 27th Day of February 1709/10 And from Thence Continued by Several Adjournments Until the 23d Day of March Following. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1710. 456 pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Modern black buckram gilt-stamped title to spine interior notably fresh a few page numbers affected by trimming. $95. First octavo edition. Dr. Henry Sacheverell was impeached for preaching two sermons that advocated the Tory doctrines of non-resistance and passive obedience. His punishment was unique. He was not allowed to preach for three years but he was allowed to perform other clerical functions and accept preferment during that time. His two sermons were ordered burned by the common hangman. Such a sentence was felt to be a triumph for him and the High-Church and Tory party and the news of it was received with great enthusiasm throughout the kingdom. English Short-Title Catalogue T176104. unknown books
1710651451710. A Triumph for Tories and High-Churchmen Trial. Sacheverell Henry 1674-1724 Defendant. The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell Before the House of Peers For High Crimes and Misdemeanors; Upon an Impeachment by the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled In the Name of Themselves And of All the Commons of Great Britain: Begun in Westminster-Hall the 27th Day of February 1709/10 And from Thence Continued by Several Adjournments Until the 23d Day of March Following. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1710. 456 pp. Bound with The Bishop of Salisbury's And the Bishop of Oxford's Speeches in the House of Lords On the First Article of the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell; Also the Bishop of Lincoln's and Bishop of Norwich's Speeches At the Opening of the Second Article of the Said Impeachment. London: Printed And Sold by John Morphew Near Stationers-Hall 1710. 16; 16; 2 35-52; 53-63 1 pp. Four parts each with title page first three parts have individual pagination. And An Impartial Account of What Pass'd Most Remarkable in the Last Session of Parliament Relating to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell. Done on Such Another Paper and Letter And May Therefore be Bound up with the Tryal of the Said Doctor sic London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Grays-Inn Gate in Grays-Inn-Lane 1710. 47 1 pp. And A List of the Lords Who Protested Against Some Proceedings In Relation to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell In the House of Peers; with Their Lordships Reasons for Entring Their Protestations. London: S.n. Printed in the Year 1710. 15 1 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Recent period-style marbled boards printed paper title label to spine speckled edges. Light toning to text internally clean. An appealing copy. $300. First octavo editions each one among several issues from 1710. The volume collects a group of four fundamental documents relating to the ideological controversy between Whigs and Tories. Dr. Henry Sacheverell was impeached for preaching two sermons that advocated the Tory doctrines of non-resistance and passive obedience. His punishment was unique. He was not allowed to preach for three years but he was allowed to perform other clerical functions and a. unknown books
1710607641710. A Triumph for Tories and High-Churchmen Trial. Great Britain. House of Lords. Sacheverell Henry 1674-1724 Defendant. The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell Before the House of Peers For High Crimes and Misdemeanors; Upon an Impeachment by the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled In the Name of Themselves And of All the Commons of Great Britain: Begun in Westminster-Hall the 27th Day of February 1709/10 And from Thence Continued by Several Adjournments Until the 23d Day of March Following. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1710. 456 pp. Bound with The Bishop of Salisbury's And the Bishop of Oxford's Speeches in the House of Lords On the First Article of the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell; Also the Bishop of Lincoln's and Bishop of Norwich's Speeches At the Opening of the Second Article of the Said Impeachment. London: Printed And Sold by John Morphew Near Stationers-Hall 1710. 16; 16; 2 35-52; 53-63 1 pp. Four parts each with title page first three parts have individual pagination. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Contemporary paneled calf raised bands and early hand-lettered paper spine label. Light rubbing to extremities corners bumped spine label soiled and edgeworn. Light toning to text internally clean. An appealing copy. $150. First octavo editions both among several issues from the same year. Fundamental documents in the ideological controversy between Whigs and Tories that was to dominate 18th century England. Dr. Henry Sacheverell was impeached for preaching two sermons that advocated the Tory doctrines of non-resistance and passive obedience. His punishment was unique. He was not allowed to preach for three years but he was allowed to perform other clerical functions and accept preferment during that time. His two sermons were ordered burned by the common hangman. Such a sentence was felt to be a triumph for him and the High-Church and Tory party and the news of it was received with great enthusiasm throughout the kingdom. See Dictionary of National Biography XVIII:569-572. English Short-Title Catalogue T176104 T22852. unknown books
1710651451710. A Triumph for Tories and High-Churchmen Trial. Sacheverell Henry 1674-1724 Defendant. The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell Before the House of Peers For High Crimes and Misdemeanors; Upon an Impeachment by the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled In the Name of Themselves And of All the Commons of Great Britain: Begun in Westminster-Hall the 27th Day of February 1709/10 And from Thence Continued by Several Adjournments Until the 23d Day of March Following. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1710. 456 pp. Bound with The Bishop of Salisbury's And the Bishop of Oxford's Speeches in the House of Lords On the First Article of the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell; Also the Bishop of Lincoln's and Bishop of Norwich's Speeches At the Opening of the Second Article of the Said Impeachment. London: Printed And Sold by John Morphew Near Stationers-Hall 1710. 16; 16; 2 35-52; 53-63 1 pp. Four parts each with title page first three parts have individual pagination. And An Impartial Account of What Pass'd Most Remarkable in the Last Session of Parliament Relating to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell. Done on Such Another Paper and Letter And May Therefore be Bound up with the Tryal of the Said Doctor sic London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Grays-Inn Gate in Grays-Inn-Lane 1710. 47 1 pp. And A List of the Lords Who Protested Against Some Proceedings In Relation to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell In the House of Peers; with Their Lordships Reasons for Entring Their Protestations. London: S.n. Printed in the Year 1710. 15 1 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Recent period-style marbled boards printed paper title label to spine speckled edges. Light toning to text internally clean. An appealing copy. $250. First octavo editions each one among several issues from 1710. The volume collects a group of four fundamental documents relating to the ideological controversy between Whigs and Tories. Dr. Henry Sacheverell was impeached for preaching two sermons that advocated the Tory doctrines of non-resistance and passive obedience. His punishment was unique. He was not allowed to preach for three years but he was allowed to perform other clerical functions and a. unknown
1794651461794. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. "Mr. Thomas Walker Commenced his Virulence Against Me." Trial. Roberts William Defendant. Gurney Joseph Reporter. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Action Brought by Thomas Walker Merchant Against William Roberts Barrister at Law For a Libel. Tried by a Special Jury at the Assizes at Lancaster March 28 1791 Before the Hon. Sir Alexander Thomson Knight One of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer. Taken in Short Hand by Joseph Gurney. Manchester: Printed by Charles Wheeler 1791 208 pp. Lacking half-title. Bound with Roberts William. Supplementary Facts and Observations Occasioned by Mr. Walker's Publication of His Prosecution of Mr. Roberts; With Notes &c. Manchester: S.n. 1791. 24 pp. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Recent marbled boards printed title label to spine speckled edges. Moderate toning light foxing and minor stains to a few leaves light soiling to title pages minor staining along gutter of the title page to The Whole Proceedings. A handsome volume. $500. Only editions. Unhappy with his treatment by Walker during a lawsuit Roberts circulated a flyer reading: "Mr. Thomas Walker commenced his virulence against me like a BULLY has conducted it like a FOOL has acted in it like a SCOUNDREL has ended it like a COWARD at last has turned BLACKGUARD and unworthy of association with or notice of any Gentleman who regards his own character." Walker won his case; Roberts paid damages of 100. The Whole Proceedings is scarce OCLC locates 9 copies in North American law libraries; Supplementary Facts is rare OCLC locates 4 copies worldwide 2 in North America Princeton University Temple University. English Short-Title Catalogue T99785 N37623. unknown books
1794651461794. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. "Mr. Thomas Walker Commenced his Virulence Against Me." Trial. Roberts William Defendant. Gurney Joseph Reporter. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Action Brought by Thomas Walker Merchant Against William Roberts Barrister at Law For a Libel. Tried by a Special Jury at the Assizes at Lancaster March 28 1791 Before the Hon. Sir Alexander Thomson Knight One of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer. Taken in Short Hand by Joseph Gurney. Manchester: Printed by Charles Wheeler 1791 208 pp. Lacking half-title. Bound with Roberts William. Supplementary Facts and Observations Occasioned by Mr. Walker's Publication of His Prosecution of Mr. Roberts; With Notes &c. Manchester: S.n. 1791. 24 pp. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Recent marbled boards printed title label to spine speckled edges. Moderate toning light foxing and minor stains to a few leaves light soiling to title pages minor staining along gutter of the title page to The Whole Proceedings. A handsome volume. $500. Only editions. Unhappy with his treatment by Walker during a lawsuit Roberts circulated a flyer reading: "Mr. Thomas Walker commenced his virulence against me like a BULLY has conducted it like a FOOL has acted in it like a SCOUNDREL has ended it like a COWARD at last has turned BLACKGUARD and unworthy of association with or notice of any Gentleman who regards his own character." Walker won his case; Roberts paid damages of 100. The Whole Proceedings is scarce OCLC locates 9 copies in North American law libraries; Supplementary Facts is rare OCLC locates 4 copies worldwide 2 in North America Princeton University Temple University. English Short-Title Catalogue T99785 N37623. unknown
1736684421736. Newcastle upon Tyne 1736. Newcastle upon Tyne 1736. Early Account of a Famous Scottish Murder Trial This Copy Includes Two Pages of Contemporary Manuscript Notes Trial. Porteous John 1695-1736 Defendant. The Trial of Capt. John Porteous Before the High Criminal Court Or Lords of Justiciary In Scotland; For Wounding and Killing Several Persons at a Late Execution of a Criminal In the Grass-Market at Edinburgh By Firing and Ordering his Men to Fire on the Spectators. Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed by John White 1736. 32 pp. Octavo 8-1/8" x 5-7/8". Stab-stitched pamphlet and two manuscript leaves in contemporary hand bound into later library cloth calf lettering piece and paper shelf label to spine. Light soiling some fading to spine chipping to edges of lettering piece. Light browning to text some soiling library inkstamps and early owner signature David Hilton to title page library marks to verso. $1500. This appears to be a reissue of an account published the same year in Edinburgh. Porteous was convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged after soldiers under his command accidentally killed six people while trying to control a mob during an execution. Under pressure from Prime Minister Walpole his execution was deferred pending further investigation. Angered at what was perceived as English interference a mob dragged Porteous from prison and lynched him. More than a murder case this was a highly charged referendum on Scottish autonomy. The events surrounding this case are treated in the early chapters of Sir Walter Scott's novel The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1818. The carefully written manuscript notes appear to have been laid into this pamphlet. It discusses a 1734 Act of Parliament calling for the punishment of the people who lynched Porteous. No print copies located on OCLC. English Short-Title Catalogue T174154. unknown books
1797683951797. Stafford 1797. Stafford 1797. Death at the Hands of a Rejected Suitor Trial. Oliver T. Milward d. 1797 Defendant. Trial of T. Milward Oliver At Stafford Summer Assizes 1797 Before the Honourable Baron Perryn For the Murder of Mr. John Wood An Eminent Potter Of Brownshill In the County of Stafford. Stafford: Printed and sold by J.Drewry 1797. 76 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate soiling and some edgewear to exterior "4." and "W. Miller" to head of title page. Moderate toning to text early marks and a few brief annotations to text chip to lower margin of leaf B2 pp. 7-8 with no loss to text. $500. Only edition. This trial concerns the murder of John Wood a member of a prominent family of Staffordshire potters who was killed by a rejected suitor for his daughter's hand. Oliver was found guilty and hanged. OCLC locates 9 copies worldwide 4 in North America 2 in law libraries Harvard Social Law. English Short-Title Catalogue T81557. unknown books
1705711441705. London: no publisher 1705. Macclesfield copy. London: no publisher 1705. Macclesfield copy. Contemporary Report of a Fundamental Case in English Constitutional and Tort Law Regarding the Right to Vote Trial. Needham Culverwell b.1656 Reporter. Ashby Matthew Plaintiff. White William Defendant. Ashby and White: Or The Great Question Whether an Action Lies at Common Law for an Elector Who Is Deny'd His Vote for Members of Parliament Debated and Resolv'd. Together with the Case of Jay and Topham: And the Defence Made by Sir Francis Pemberton and Sir Thomas Jones for Their Judgment Given Therein: With Other Cases. London: S.n. 1705. ii 257 3 pp. Final page blank. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-1/2". Contemporary sheep blind panels to boards raised bands to spine. Some scuffing to boards moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners joints just starting at ends hinges cracked armorial bookplate of the Earls of Macclesfield to front pastedown small embossed Macclesfield device to title page. Moderate toning faint dampspotting in a few places a few brief annotations to index initials in small early hand to foot of title page lower corner lacking from final index leaf below text. An appealing copy. $750. Only edition. Also known as the Aylesbury Election Case Ashby v. White is a fundamental case in English constitutional and tort law. Ashby was prevented from casting a vote in an Aylesbury election by White a constable who claimed Ashby was not an established resident of that town. The case was decided in Parliament in Ashby's favor and it established the following rule: the actions of one party may not hinder the rights of another. The present copy once belonged to the library of Shirbirn Castle the library of the Earls of Macclesfield one of the finest private libraries in Great Britain. English Short-Title Catalogue T84969. unknown books
1765713361765. London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt 1765. London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt 1765. Incest and Murder in Edinburgh Trial. Nairn Katherine Defendant. Ogilvie Patrick d.1765 Defendant. The Trial of Katherine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie For the Crimes of Incest and Murder. Containing the Whole Procedure of the High Court of Judiciary Upon the 5th 12th 13th 14th 15th And 16th Days of August 1765. Edinburgh Printed: London: Reprinted For T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt 1765. vi 134 pp. Lacking half-title. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges bound into nineteenth-century cloth-backed boards printed paper title panel to front board. Light soiling and a few minor stains moderate rubbing to extremities some wear to spine ends corners bumped and somewhat worn crack in text block between front free endpaper and title page. Moderate toning to text light foxing to a few leaves light staining to final few leaves of text light soiling to title page and blank verso of final leaf. $650. Only London edition published the same year of the only Edinburgh edition. In January 1765 19 year-old Katharine Nairn married 40 year-old Thomas Ogilvie. She soon fell in love with his younger brother Patrick. In June the same year Thomas Ogilvie died after a sudden illness. Katharine and Patrick were arrested and convicted of murder by poisoning. Patrick Ogilvie was hanged but Katharine's execution was delayed when she was found to be pregnant. Placed in a lower-security section of the prison she took an opportunity to escape from and fled to France. She was never apprehended. This trial was the subject of a volume in the Notable British Trials series edited by William Roughead. English Short-Title Catalogue T51693. unknown books
1795683871795. London 1795. First edition. London 1795. First edition. The Pop-Gun Plot Trial. Lemaitre Paul Thomas Defendant. High Treason!! Narrative of the Arrest Examinations Before the Privy Council And Imprisonment of P.T Lemaitre Accused of Being a Party in the Pop-Gun Plot or A Pretended Plot to Kill the King! In Which is Introduced the Correspondence with the Privy Council. London: Printed for P.T. Lemaitre 1795. ii 60 pp. Lacking half-title. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet untrimmed edges. Light soiling to exterior "12." in early hand to upper corner of title page. Moderate toning to text final leaf which has two clean tears with no loss to text partially detached and lightly edgeworn. $950. First edition. The Popgun Plot was an alleged 1794 conspiracy by three members of the London Corresponding Society a British Radical organization to assassinate King George III with a poison dart fired from a pop-gun airgun. Lemaitre was one of four men indicted as conspirators and charged with treason. All four were acquitted in May 1796 because the chief witness against them died. Our pamphlet is the primary account of this case. A second edition was published in 1795. Both editions are rare. OCLC locates 16 copies of both editions 1 in a North American law library Social Law which has a first edition. English Short-Title Catalogue T81543. unknown books
1722658911722. A Leader of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1722 Trial. Layer Christopher 1683-1723 Defendant. The Whole Proceeding Upon the Arraignment Tryal Conviction and Attainder of Christopher Layer Esq; For High Treason In Compassing and Imagining the Death of the King. In the Court of King's-Bench at Westminster In Michaelmas Term; In the Ninth Year of the Reign of Our Soveraign Lord George By the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland: Annoq; Domini 1722. Perused by the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice And the Rest of the Judges of the Court of King's-Bench And by the Counsel for His Majesty And for the Prisoner. London: Printed by S. Buckley in Amen-Corner 1722 i.e. 1723. iv 152 pp. Leaves in Signature Y pp. 85-88 bound in reverse order. With an initial imprimatur leaf dated Jan. 21 1722/3. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent buckram gilt-stamped title to spine. Very light toning to text internally clean. $150. First edition. This is the standard contemporary account of Layer's trial which resulted from his leadership during Jacobite Rebellion of 1722. Also known as the Atterbury Plot this was the second attempt to return James II to the thrones of England and Scotland. The trial ended with the execution of Layer and most of his colleagues. One of them Francis Atterbury the Bishop of Rochester was banished. This account was reissued in Dublin in 1723. English Short-Title Catalogue T114598. unknown books
1737549651737. London: Printed by John Baskett 1737. London: Printed by John Baskett 1737. Highway Robbery Trial. Laidly William Defendant. Authentick Coppie of the Tryal of Scot and Mackpherson Anno 1712: Laid Before the House Pursuant to Their Lordships Order for that Purpose 18 Aprilis 1737. London: Printed by John Baskett 1737. 33 1 pp. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Later quarter morocco over cloth gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Some rubbing to extremities minor blistering to boards partial crack near center of text block. Light toning to text. Later annotations in pencil to endleaves interior otherwise clean. $250. Trial of William Laidly alias Scot of Mossphennan for assault and robbery before the High Court of Justiciary. Laidly assisted by his brother and three servants attacked McPherson and stole 5 of 6 of his cattle. During the attack several cattle were driven over a cliff and died. Laidly and his brother were convicted and punished with substantial fines. OCLC locates 13 copies in North America 3 in law libraries Yale Harvard and the University of Washington. English Short-Title Catalogue T22795. unknown books
1776718821776. in a superb Dusel binding. in a superb Dusel binding. A Colorful Duchess Trial. Kingston Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey Duchess of 1720-1788 Defendant. The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers In Westminster-Hall In Full-Parliament On Monday the 15th Tuesday the 16th Friday the 19th Saturday the 20th and Monday the 22d of April 1776; On the Last of Which Days the Said Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston was Found Guilty. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Charles Bathurst 1776. iv 176 pp. Title page preceded by imprimatur leaf. Folio 15" x 9". Recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards by Phil Dusel gilt spine with lettering piece endpapers renewed. Moderate toning light soiling and dampspotting to margins of a few leaves faint dampstaining to heads of preliminaries. $1500. Only edition. The colorful duchess is said to have been the basis for William Thackeray's character of Beatrice in Esmond and of the Baroness Bernstein in The Virginians and was also ridiculed in a play that she tried to legally suppress The Capuchin. Prone to romantic entanglements and scandals she had many lovers and it is said that George II was one of many to be swayed by her charms. When she determined to marry the Duke of Kingston Elizabeth feared the scandal of divorce from her first husband Augustus Hervey later Earl of Bristol who wanted a divorce so she instituted a suit of jactitation against him. His negative response ignored she took an oath that she was unmarried and the court so declared her. She married the Duke of Kingston in 1769 and he died in 1770 and left her a substantial estate on the condition that she remain a widow. The duke's nephew Mr. Evelyn Meadow brought suit against her for bigamy shortly after the duke's death while she was traveling in Italy. She returned to England to stand trial. Found guilty she would have been "burned on the hand" but she claimed the privilege of her peerage which served to exempt her from corporal punishment. She continued a life of travel and adventure until her sudden death in Paris in 1788. Dictionary of National Biography IX:730. Sowerby Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 1957. English Short-Title Catalogue T92941. unknown books
1778714871778. Oxford: Printed for W. Jackson. 1778. Oxford: Printed for W. Jackson. 1778. "For the Wilful Murder.Of His Own Father" Trial. Hitchcock Robert Defendant. The Trial at Large of Robert Hitchcock At the Lent Assizes Held at Oxford On the 4th Day of March 1778 Before Sir George Nares Knt. One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas For the Wilful Murder of Edward Hitchcock His Own Father. Taken in Short-Hand by W. Williamson Short-Hand Writer in London. Oxford: Printed for W. Jackson; and J. Bew London. Sold by R. Raikes Gloucester; and Mess. Carnan and Co. Reading 1778. 15 1 pp. Text in parallel columns. Quarto 8-1/2" x 6-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent cloth gilt title to spine. Margins trimmed just touching text at foot of title page light toning faint stains to a few leaves light soiling to title page. $750. Only edition. Robert Hitchcock was found guilty and hanged on March 9 1778. "After hanging upwards of half an hour he was cut down and carried in the same cart that attended his execution to the Anatomy School at Christ Church and there delivered for the use of anatomical lectures" 15. OCLC locates 6 copies 2 in North America Yale Law School York University Law School. English Short-Title Catalogue N66619. unknown books
