A NEW ABRIDGEMENT AND CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE STATE TRIALS
Author: Mr Salmon
Year: 1737
Publisher: Printed for Messrs JR and J Hazard, W Mears; J Sto
Edition Details: 1st Edn. (Dublin)
Book Condition: Vg+
Price: £475.00
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Hardback....Wherein are Inserted, Several Trials not in any other Collection. Also Some Trials that were taken in Haste and scarce Intelligible are brought into Regular Order; and many deficiencies throughout the Whole supply'd. Likewise, Remarks are made on each Trial, shewing what the Law in Criminal Cases anciently was; how it has been altered, and stands at this Day. Together, with impartial Memoirs of the Times and Characters of the Sufferers. To which is added, A Compleat Alphabetical index of the Names of the Prisoners tried, the Times when, their Crimes, and their Punishment. 922pp. + Index. Folio (15"x10"). Rebound in plain cloth with gilt titles on sp. Ex-lib, but all labels neatly removed, leaving just small stamps to tp, reverse tp. and last p. Small library no. (in gilt) to tail of sp. Main text block lightly browned consistent with age, but overall few signs of use. Vg+. Scarce. A heavy book at 3.5kg without packaging, so will require additional postage + insurance cover.