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The Public Conscience: State Trials, Volume 2
by Thomas, Donald (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0710073267
- ISBN 13
- 9780710073266
- Seller
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About This Item
London and Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. English legal history. Some duskiness to the upper and lower edges of the text block, else Fine, in purple cloth with gilt titles to spine. Tight, solid and square sewn binding, Internals very clean, no markings of any kind. The full edition of "State Trials" was completed in 1826 and remains a vital source for both lawyers and historians. Donald Thomas has gathered from its volumes some of the most interesting and important trials for his series. Each trial is introduced by a short essay which explains the events surrounding the trial and its importance in relation to legal history. This second volume contains cases of witchcraft, the scandals of prisons and colonial administration. 247 pages with Notes, 5.75 x 8.75 inches. 1972, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London and Boston
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- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025553
- Title
- The Public Conscience: State Trials, Volume 2
- Author
- Thomas, Donald (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0710073267
- ISBN 13
- 9780710073266
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul
- Place of Publication
- London and Boston
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- HISTORY, ENGLAND MURDER TREASON CRIME LEGAL WITCHCRAFT PRISONS COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. Great Britain;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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