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Gale, Making of Modern Law, 2012-02-15. Paperback. Good.

Gale, Making of Modern Law, 2012-02-15. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Gale, Making of Modern Law, 2012-02-17. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Harvard University Press [&] William Heinemann, 1948. Folio (11½ x 7½ ins). Contemporary full calf, spine gilt ruled with raised bands and gilt lettered label (spine rubbed and worn at edges and boards scratched and pitted with long abrasion on lower board - in protective glassine cover). Pp. iv + 303 (lacks front and rear prelims and endpapers; inner hinges cracked and some pages toned and chipped at edges; pp. 143-144 misnumbered; previous owner's 1863 inscription on front paste-down).

London: R. Janeway, 1682. [4], 26, [6] pp, w/o first blank leaf but with last blank. 1 vols. Folio. Disbound, title-page worn and with some loss at head and at inner margin. Some flaking. [4], 26, [6] pp, w/o first blank leaf but with last blank. 1 vols. Folio. Wing H2144; ESTC R13449

London: J Nicholson, (and others), 1716 pp [7] + 367 ( pages numbered 1-181 , 190 - 376 - evidently printers error as text continuous , copy in BL having same pagination) . The account of the trial in 1688 of the Archbishop of Canterbury and six bishops for seditious libel following their petition to James 11 against his Declaration of Indulgence; they were acquitted. First issued ( different format) in 1689 Internally very good subject to one leaf having been damaged and repaired with binders tissue, no loss of text which remains legible, a few other leaves having chips with no loss of text. 20th century inscription ( neat hand) on verso of fep , signature ( old hand, unobtrusive) on title page . Binding firm - looks to have been rebound in second half of 19th cent in half leather on buckram (slight wear and a little fading to spine) , marbled endpapers , aeg

1739. London: Booksellers in Town and Country, 1739.. London: Booksellers in Town and Country, 1739. [Trials]. Sancroft, William [1617-1693], Et Al. Defendants. The Proceedings and Tryal in the Case of The Most Reverend Father in God William, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, And the Right Reverend Fathers in God, William Ld. Bishop of Asaph, Francis Lord Bishop of Ely, John Lord Bishop of Chichester, Thomas Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, Thomas Lord Bishop of Peterborough, and Jonathan Ld. Bishop of Bristol. In the Court of Kings-Bench at Westminster, in Trinity-Term in the Fourth Year of the Reign of King James the Second, Annoque; Dom. 1688. London: Printed for the Booksellers in Town and Country, 1739. 431, [1] pp. Lacking copperplate portrait frontispiece of the seven bishops. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4"). Nineteenth-century calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands, lettering piece and blind ornaments to spine, blind inside dentelles. A few minor scratches to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, front… Read More

London: Printed for Thomas Basset, at the George in Fleet-Street, and Thomas Fox, at the Angel in Westminster-Hall, 1689. First Edition. Full calf. Fair. Folio. [3], 140 pages. [MISSING THE ENGRAVED FRONTISPIECE] Marbled calf leather binding with leather title label on the spine. Outer joints for both boards are cracked and the boards are loose but still attached. Text is outlined in red horizontal and vertical printed lines. Armorial bookplate of "Hans Sloane Stanley" located on the front paste down. Sir Jonathan Trelawny (Bishop of Bristol), William Lloyd (Bishop of St. Asaph), William Sancroft (Bishop of Canterbury) was three of the Bishops on trial for seditious libel under King James II. From wikipedia: Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet (24 March 1650 - 19 July 1721) was a British Bishop of Bristol, Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Winchester. Trelawny is best known for his role in the events leading up to the Glorious Revolution which are sometimes believed to be referenced in the Cornish… Read More

London: S. Buckley, 1722. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. An extensive (possibly complete) collection of all the essential works documenting the failed Jacobite uprising of 1722, including the trial and execution of Layer and others. Full contemporary panelled calf rebacked with spine and corners renewed. Thus a very firm, tight copy with strong joints. Contents clean and tidy with no worming, no pen-marks and no loose leaves, just a few pages chipped at the corners. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: Folio (360mm x 230mm x 55mm). Comprises 15 separate works each with its own pagination. Thus a large book in very good shape offered for sale at a reasonable price.

1739. The Trial of the Seven Bishops [Trials]. [Sancroft, William (1617-1693), Et Al. Defendants]. The Proceedings and Tryal in the Case of The Most Reverend Father in God William, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, And the Right Reverend Fathers in God, William Ld. Bishop of Asaph, Francis Lord Bishop of Ely, John Lord Bishop of Chichester, Thomas Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, Thomas Lord Bishop of Peterborough, and Jonathan Ld. Bishop of Bristol. In the Court of Kings-Bench at Westminster, in Trinity-Term in the Fourth Year of the Reign of King James the Second, Annoque; Dom. 1688. London: Printed for the Booksellers in Town and Country, 1739. 431 pp. Folding copperplate portrait frontispiece of the seven bishops. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4-1/4"). Later three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt spine with raised bands. Moderate rubbing to boards, heavier rubbing to extremities with some wear to board edges, a few small chips to spine ends, corners bumped and somewhat worn, hinges starting, "Hanch Hall" in… Read More

London: Printed for Thomas Basset, at the George in Fleet-Street, and Thomas Fox at the Angel in Westminster-hall, 1689. First Edition . Tree Calf. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 1689 First Edition. Size 12.25" x 7.75", 140 pages. Bound in brown tree calf with raised bands and gilt titles on a red panel on the spine. Condition very good, a little rubbing to covers and edges, Charles Stanley in small neat hand on the title page else contents very clean. With the bookplate of Sir Joseph Verdin Bart. Beautiful frontispiece with portraits of William, Archbishop of Canterbury and the six other accused men. Full title: "The Proceedings and Tryal in the Case of The Most Reverend Father in God William, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, And the Right Reverend Fathers in God, William Ld. Bishop of Asaph, Francis Lord Bishop of Ely, John Lord Bishop of Chichester, Thomas Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, Thomas Lord Bishop of Peterborough, and Jonathan Ld. Bishop of… Read More

London: J. Darby for Richard Chiswel, 1671. Paperback. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A very scarce pamphlet by Denzil Holles, defending a group of Frenchmen who were accused of highway robbery. The first edition of this very scarce work.ESTC citation number R28675.An account of the endeavours of Denzil Holles to save a group of Frenchmen who were accused of highway robbery.Holles' attempts to prove the men innocent let to his quarrelling with the Chief Justice Keeling. Denzil Holles, the 1st Baron Holles, was an English statesmen of the seventeenth century. He was one of the Five Members whose attempted arrest by Charles I led to the English Civil War.Register runs as [1], B-F4, G2.Collated, complete.Bookplate of David Laing Philips to the front paste down. Rebound in marbled paper wraps. Externally, smart. Very light edge wear and rubbing to the wraps, with a closed tear to the rear wrap. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with some spots and handling… Read More

London: Printed by S.Buckley, 1722., 1722. folio. pp. 1 p.l., 152. contemporary paneled calf (joints & spine ends neatly repaired). armorial bookplate of the Earl of Ilchester. [BOUND WITH:] GREAT BRITAIN. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE CHRISTOPHER LAYER AND OTHERS. A Report From The Committee Appointed by Order of the House of Commons To Examine Christopher Layer, and Others; And to whom several Papers and Examinations laid before the House, relating to the Conspiracy mentioned in His Majesty's Speech, at the Opening of this Parliament, to be carrying on against his Person and Government, were referred. Reported on the First of March, 1722. By The Right Honourable William Pulteney, Esq; Chairman of the said Committee. folio. pp. 2 p.l., 76. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, Bernard Lintot, and William Taylor, 1722. [BOUND WITH, AS ISSUED:] .Appendixes Referr'd to in the Report From The Committee Appointed by Order of the House of Commons To Examine Christopher Layer, and Others,… Read More