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2007. ISBN-13: 9781584778523; ISBN-10: 1584778520. A Famous Defense of Freedom of the Press [Father of Candor]. Almon, J[ohn], Attributed. A Letter Concerning Libels, Warrants, The Seizure of Papers, and Sureties for the Peace of Behaviour; with a View to some late Proceedings, and the Defence of them by the Majority. The Third Edition Enlarged and Improved. London: J. Almon, 1765. 112 pp. Reprinted 2007 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778523; ISBN-10: 1584778520. Hardcover. New. $65. * Reprint of the third edition. One of the most famous defenses of freedom of the press, this pamphlet was originally issued in 1764 after John Wilkes fled to Europe after his condemnation by Parliament for seditious libel in 1764. Notable for emphasizing the distinction between words and deeds, it anticipated Erskine's unsuccessful defense of Thomas Paine, who was charged with seditious libel after the publication of his Rights of Man (1791). This pamphlet is usually attributed to John Almon [1737-1805],…
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- Title A Letter Concerning Libels, Warrants, the Seizure of Papers, and Sureties for the Peace of Behaviour: With a View to Some Late Proceedings, and the De
- Author Father
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 112
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Lawbook Exchange
- Date 2007
- ISBN 9781584778523 / 1584778520
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007030533
- Dewey Decimal Code 345.410
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