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The Gentleman's and London MagazineBiblio.com

THE GENTLEMAN'S AND LONDON MAGAZINE April 1758

Thomas Muir; James Robertson; Rev Palmer taken in court by Mr Ramsey [short-hand writer from London]Biblio.com

An Account of the Trial of Thomas Muir Esq. 2 works in 1 volume

1793065174Edinburgh / London: Printed by J. Robertson and H.D. Symonds; and volume 2 printed for W. Skirving by J. Robertson 1793. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. TWO WORKS IN ONE VOLUME. Robertson's Edition containing 2 volumes within this one edition: "An Account of the Trial of Thomas Muir Esq. Younger of Huntershill before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh on the 30th and 31s days of August 1793" with an appendix; and "The Trial of the Rev. Thomas Fyshe Palmer Before the Circuit Court of Justiciary Held at Perth on the 12th and 13th September 1793 on an Indictment for Seditious Practices" also with an appendix. Thomas Muir the Younger of Huntershill 1765 - 1799 was a Scottish political reformer and the first political prisoner transported to Australia. Muir was sentenced to 14 years transportation for the the crime of sedition; for campaigning for parliamentary reform and for distributing copies of Thomas Paine's 'The Rights of Man'. His trial became one of the great sensations of the day; he was one of the group known as the 'Scottish Martyrs' who were sentenced in Scotland in 1793-4. Antipodean Books Maps & Prints ABAA; Thomas Fyshe Palmer 1747–1802 was an English Unitarian minister political reformer and convict. When agitation for political reform began in 1792 Dundee became one of its centres in Scotland. A society called the 'Friends of Liberty' was formed in 1793. One evening in June 1793 Palmer attended a meeting when George Mealmaker weaver in Dundee brought a draft of an address to the public which he purposed circulating as a handbill. Palmer revised it modifying it to a complaint against the government for war taxation and a claim for universal suffrage and short parliaments. The address was sent to be printed in Edinburgh in July 1793. The authorities were alarmed and decided to meet an anticipated revolution in time; and in the belief that they were attacking a revolutionary leader Palmer was arrested in Edinburgh on 2 August on a charge of sedition as the author of the document. Wikipedia Hardcover in good condition. 8vo. Marbled blue black red and off-white paper boards show wear with tears and scuffs to the edges and parts of the cover. Most of the red has worn away. Quarter leather binding is also worn with rubbing and scratches and chips in the leather. Leather spine bears gilt bands and raised peach-color label with gilt lettering and decorative border. Ex-libre label at bottom of spine. Pages are yellowed with some foxing throughout. Bookworm tracks and tunnels are present from the front pastedown to page 12 of the first volume and from page 155 through the back of the back paste-down of the second volume. Worm holes are burrowed through some of the words but the content is still mostly understandable except possibly for the last number of pages. Binding solid and pages are complete as no leaves are loose. Frontispiece is missing. There is a crack on the inner front hinge however exposing the binding thread. Though secure pages show the three specific indentations of where the thread binds the leaves to the spine and can be seen plainly within the gutter. Some leaves bear minor creasing and staining though the print remains legible. Volume 1 is 160 pages with appendix. Volume II is 195 pages and also includes an appendix. There is also a small hand-written note in ink approximately 3.5" x 2.75" circa late 1700's believed to possibly be written in French laid in. An intriguing piece of history. Full refund if not satisfied. Printed by J. Robertson and H.D. Symonds; and volume 2 printed for W. Skirving by J. Robertson hardcover

Shelley and Son Books · États-Unis100,00 $US≈ 84,61 €

William Habington ---- Translated Edward Arber, Affeciate, King's College, LondonBiblio.com

Castara

17184429-10521Castara The Third Edition of 1640 Edited and Collated with the Earlier Ones of 1634 1635 No Library Distinctions. Wraps have been reinforced by tape Rough cut pages are in good light toning else fragile but steady condition. Good for age of book. This book is from a 100 year old Jewish Temple library. Many books are from the 19th Century. Books were not written in at that time instead an index card with info.Synopsis: Poet and historian; born at Hindlip Worcestershire 1605; died 1654; son of Thomas Habington the antiquarian. He was educated at Saint-Omer and Paris. The information given by Anthony à Wood in his "Athenae" that Habington returned to England "to escape the importunity of the Jesuits to join their order" rests only on a vague statement made by the ex-Jesuit Wadsworth in his "English Spanish Pilgrim". Habington married Lucy daughter of William Herbert Baron Powis and a year or two after his marriage in 1634 issued his well-known "Castara" see Arber's English Reprints 1870 a series of poems addressed mainly to his wife. In 1635 and 1640 second and third enlarged editions of the book respectively appeared. The poems are mostly short many of them sonnets and interspersed are several prose "characters such as it was the fashion then to write. A few verses are addressed to friends one of whom is Ben Jonson. All the poetry of "Castara" shows a peculiarly refined and pure imagination. It is always skillful and melodious and contains some passages of real beauty. It is marked though not excessively by the "metaphysical" qualities which pervaded most of the Caroline verse. In 1640 Habington also published a romantic tragedy the "Queen of Arragon" of less interest for its dramatic quality which is small than for special passages in it which illustrate the poet's independence of mind upon certain social and political questions. It was acted at Court and after the Restoration was revived. Habington produced in the same year 1640 a prose "History of Edward IV" reprinted in Kennet's "Complete History of England" London 1706 stated by Wood to have been written and published at the desire of King Charles I. In 1641 followed "Observations upon History" a series of reflective sketches in prose of great events in Europe "such as" he says "impressed me in the reading and make the imagination stand amazed at the vicissitude of time and fortune". Professor Saintsbury remarks of Habington that "he is creditably distinguished from his contemporaries by a very strict and remarkable decency of thought and language".Insurance & handling is included free. Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will advise. Dated 12.04.20J Dated 12.04.20J #4429-10521 IMG-5479 Updated 7.27.2025 5 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, W.C., English Reprints. hardcover

Eve's Reads · États-Unis100,99 $US≈ 85,45 €

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