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Ireland in Old Photographs [ Early photography in Ireland -- The Administration -- The Land -- At the Big House -- In the towns -- Revival & revolution -- Notes on the photographic processes]
Sexton, Sean ; introduction by J. J. Lee ; text by Carey Schofield ; photos, Robert French, Thomas Wynne, B. Leslie, J. H. Burke, Augusta Crofton, Christine Chichester, Robert Welch, Louise Warenne, Robert Banks, Francis Gay, Rose Shaw, J.Pender, F. R. A. McCormick, James Graves, Payne Jennings, Dr. William Despard Hemphill, Augustarus Darcy, Francis Edward Currey, John Gregory Crace, William Laurence; jacket design, Mikhaill Ankst
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First North American edition ; 208 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 32 cm ; ISBN 9780821221280, 0821221280 ; OCLC 31677506 ;LCCN 94075736 ; LOC No DA951 .S36 1994 ; "A Bulfinch Press book." ; Dewey 941.081 ; green cloth in photographic dustjacket…; tiny watermark on bottom corner textblock ; Carey Schofield OBE is the British principal of Langlands School and College in Pakistan, noted for its academic excellence. She had a previous career as a journalist and writer, particularly on military affairs. ; Contents: Early photography in Ireland -- The Administration -- The Land -- At the Big House -- In the towns -- Revival & revolution -- Notes on the photographic processes ; VG/VG. Book.
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In den WarenkorbLord Admiral Nelson Testified as a Character Witness [Trial]. Despard, Edward Marcus [1751-1803], Primary Defendant. Gurney, Joseph, Reporter. Gurney, William Brodie, Reporter. The Trial of Edward Marcus Despard, Esquire. For High Treason, At the Session House, Newington, Surry [sic], On Monday the Seventh of February, 1803. Lon…don: Sold by M. Gurney, 1803. 271, [1] pp. Final page is a publisher advertisement. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, lettering piece, gilt fillets and tiny early shelf label to spine, speckled edges. Light rubbing and two small paper fragments from a label (?) to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends, front board beginning to separate but secure, rear joint starting at ends, corners bumped and somewhat worn, early owner bookplate (John Smith, Esq.) to front pastedown, rear hinge starting. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing to a few leaves. $250. * Only edition. After a brilliant military career in the West Indies, Colonel Despard was recalled from his command and dismissed on frivolous charges. He tried to clear his name and seek compensation, but his complaints led to imprisonment without a trial for two years. Financially ruined and bitter, he came to resent the establishment. He joined the radical London Corresponding Society and revolutionary United Irishman and took part in a plot to organize uprisings in London and Ireland. After the plot was foiled Despard and six others were convicted of treason. A highlight during the trial was Lord Admiral Nelson's testimony as a character witness on Despard's behalf. Despard and his co-conspirators share the dubious distinction of being the last men in Great Britain sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, the form of execution given to convicted traitors since 1283. However, the king commuted their sentences to death by hanging followed by decapitation. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School (1909) II:1061.
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In den WarenkorbAccount sheet for six months' expenses in Honduras by Edward Marcus Despard (1751-1803), Superintendent of Honduras, later executed for treason, despite the appeals of Nelson, with whom he had worked closely during the San Juan Expedition. On Honduras Despard sought to give the same rights to freed slaves as to white settlers, c…laiming that British laws saw no such distinction. Despard's account sheet comprises double entries recording both the Jamaican currency and the Sterling conversion, the list most notably including "the maintenance of five negro men attending the superintendent when visiting the different rivers and settlements, and keeping up a communication with the inhabitants", an expense that came to £204 7s 6d. The other entries are mostly for salaries, subsistence expenses for men on jobs, and boat hire. Despard has signed the document at the end, with the total expenses coming to £763 18s 1d. The situation on the island was precarious, with 200,000 slaves to 12,000 whites. The slave owners were frequently dissatisfied with the British administration, although there were no questions of independence due to their reliance on the British army and navy, and their fear of insurrection. The planters were infuriated by his conduct, even more so when he married a young black woman. Despard faced great hostility from the white settlers, and he was summoned back to London in 1790 and suspended. The investigation into him did not fixate on his financial claims, and "there was never any suggestion that he was financially dishonest or corrupt" (Jay, p. 201), but while under investigation, his expenses were not paid, his salary was halved, and he had to hire lawyers to defend himself, resulting in his imprisonment in late 1791 for debt. Together with accusations that he was involved with the Irish Rebellion, he spent much of the 1790s incarcerated - his wife Catherine began her campaigns for prison reform based on his experiences. After three years' imprisonment without trial under Pitt's emergency powers, he was released to a hero's welcome. By then disillusioned with the British government and empire, Despard formulated what became known as the Despard Plot in 1802, in which he planned to seize the tower of London and the Bank of England and assassinate King George III, which he hoped would lead to national uprisings. Despard was caught one week before the plot was to be carried out, and was executed along with six of his co-conspirators - initially sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered, the sentence was reduced to a hanging and beheading to prevent public dissent. Horatio Nelson, who had served with Despard on the San Juan expedition, testified for his character in words which were widely reported: "We slept many nights together in our clothes upon the ground. In all that period of time no man could have shown more zealous attachment to his sovereign and to his country than Colonel Despard did". See Mike Jay, Colonel Despard: Hero and Traitor in Britain's First War on Terror, Bantam Press, 2004. Single bifolium written on 2 pages, folded four times with manuscript docket title. Lightly browned, expertly restored with repairs to splits along folds and removal of old tape, one repaired split slightly impacting on signature but without loss, light creasing. Still overall in good condition.
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In den WarenkorbThe Only Edition with an Appendix, Which Offers a "Particular Account of the Execution" [Trial]. Despard, Edward Marcus [1751-1803], Primary Defendant. The Whole Proceedings on the Trials of Col. Despard, And the Other State Prisoners, Before a Special Commission, At the New Sessions House, Horsemonger Lane, Southwark, Feb. 7 an…d 9, 1803; Including the Indictment, The Evidence on Both Sides, And the Speeches of Counsel. To Which are Prefixed Original and Authentic Memoirs of Col. Despard, And Lord Ellenborough's Eloquent Charge to the Grand Jury. With an Appendix, Containing the Behaviour of the Convicts, And a Particular Account of the Execution. London: Printed by W. Flint, Old Bailey; For R. Bent [et al.], [1803]. iv, 70, [3]-12 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"; 21.2 x 13 cm). Disbound pamphlet. Moderate toning, light soiling to exterior, occasional unobtrusive light foxing, ink notation of price paid to foot of title page, longer annotation in an early hand to its verso. $150. * Fourth stated edition, the only one with an appendix. After a brilliant military career in the West Indies, Colonel Despard was made superintendent of the Bay of Honduras (present-day Belize), which was the site of significant British logging concessions. To the dismay of the local aristocrats, Despard distributed land by lottery and without regard to distinctions of race, religion or social class. Their complaints led to his dismissal and several lawsuits, which put him in debtors' prison for two years. Financially ruined and bitter, he came to resent the establishment. He joined the radical London Corresponding Society and revolutionary United Irishman and took part in a plot to organize uprisings in London and Ireland. After the plot was foiled, Despard and six others were convicted of treason. A highlight during the trial was Lord Admiral Nelson's testimony as a character witness on Despard's behalf. Despard and his co-conspirators share the dubious distinction of being the last men in Great Britain sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, the form of execution given to convicted traitors since 1283. However, the king commuted their sentences to death by hanging followed by decapitation. This is a scarce edition. OCLC locates 1 copy in a North American law library (University of Minnesota). Chase, "Despard, Edward Marcus," Oxford Dic.
