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Zustand: New. pp. xv + 484 Illus.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [xiii] 210 printed pages of text. Spine ends very slightly curled. Very Good condition book in Good condition illustrated torn and repaired dust wrapper, not price clipped 15s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHORT STORIES (Novella).…

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London: W. Clarke and J. Stockdale, 1791. Published by a Future Prime Minister in Response to the Hastings Impeachment Trial, One of the Most Sensational of the Eighteenth Century [Perceval, Spencer (1762-1812)]. A Review of the Arguments in Favor of the Continuance of Impeachments, Notwithstanding a Dissolution. London: Printed for W. Clarke, Portugal-Street, Lincoln's Inn, and J. Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1791. [ii], 123, [1] pp. Lacking half-title, text complete. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"; 21 x 13 cm). Stab-stitched pamphlet, disbound and resewn. Moderate toning, occasional, mostly unobtrusive light foxing, light soiling to exterior, early ink annotation (attributing the work) and pencil notation to title page, early pencil corrections to pp. 3 and 31. A good copy. $350. * Only edition. This historical review of parliamentary impeachments was published in response to the then-ongoing impeachment trial of Warren Hastings [1732-1818] for alleged improprieties and abuses as Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal). Perhaps the most sensational English trial of the eighteenth century, the proceedings had begun in 1787 but took seven years due to adjournments of Parliament. The trial became a flashpoint for debate about the future of the British Empire and the rights of the colonized; Edmund Burke led the prosecution. In the end Hastings was overwhelmingly acquitted and his vision of absolute control in service of British nationalism would become the legacy of the Empire in India. Spencer Perceval, a British barrister and politician who served as solicitor general and attorney general, ultimately became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was in office from 1809 until his assassination in May 1812, which led to a sensational trial in its own right. Nollekens, "Perceval, Spencer," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (accessed online). London: W. Clarke and J. Stockdale, 1791. (illustrator).…

London: Printed for R. Freeman, 1749. A Satirical "Trial" of a Controversial Pamphleteer [Perceval, John, 2nd Earl of Egmont (1711-1770)]. A Genuine Copy of the Tryal of J----- P------l, Esq; &c. Commonly Call'd, E----- of E-------. The Reputed Author of a Pamphlet, Entituled, An Examination of the Principles, &c. Of the Two B-----rs. Try'd on Wednesday the 22d of February, At the Old-Bailey. For Several High Crimes and Misdemeanours. On a Special Commission of Oyer and Terminer. Directed to the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Truth, The Lord Chief Baron Reason, And Mr. Justice Honesty. Taken in Short-hand by a Barrister at Law, And Revis'd and Publish'd by Order of the Judges. London: Printed for R. Freeman near Ludgate, [1749]. [2], 52 pp. Lacking half-title. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-3/4"). Disbound pamphlet. Moderate toning, light foxing to a few leaves, first leaf separating at head but secure. $450. * Only edition, one of two issues, both from the same year. Perceval, an Anglo-Irish politician and pamphleteer, published two pamphlets critical of Prime Minister Henry Pelham and his brother Thomas Pelham-Holles in 1749. Our pamphlet, a satirical "trial," is a response to one of these. Perceval is tried before the Lord Chief Justice Truth, the Lord Chief Baron Reason, and Mr. Justice Honesty for publishing a "scandalous, and malicious pamphlet.stuff'd full of virulent invectives, false facts, gross, scandalous, and scurrilous representations of men and things" (3). Unsurprisingly, the jury finds Perceval guilty. English Short-Title Catalogue T144606. London: Printed for R. Freeman, 1749. (illustrator).…