The trial of James Watson, for high treason : at the bar of the Court of King's bench, on Monday the 9th ... (to) Monday the 16th of June, 1817 : with the antecedent proceedings / taken in short hand by William Brodie Gurney
1817, First Edition. London : Butterworth and Son (etc.). Very good copies bound in contemporary leather over marbled boards. Modern gilt-blocked leather labels to spines. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Scattered foxing, mainly to prelims. and terminals. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Sir Robert Johnson Eden with his armorial bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description: 2 v ; 24 cm. Watson was tried for his share in the Spa Fields riot. Subjects: Watson, James, 1766? -1838 - Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Treason) - Great Britain. Spa Fields Riot, London, England, 1816. Referenced by: Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature, no. 21931. Item #199370
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