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1781réf. 281891Altenburg: Richterische Buchh. 1781. 12 Bll.383/ 4 Bll, 416 S. + 10 gef. Taf./ 7 Bll, 496 S. + 7 gef. Taf. Kl 8° Hldr.d.Zt. *alte Stempel auf Vorsätzen u. u. Titel* 1 Rücken mit kl. Wurmfraß* sehr gute Expl.* Johann Friedrich Lempe 1757 in Weida- 1801 in Freiberg) war Professor der Mathematik und Physik an der Bergakademie Freiberg.
réf. 2520Greece: Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1592-95. Copper engraved map of Crete and Islands of the Archipelago from Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" 1595 edition; black & white. Latin text to verso. In the upper half of the map is Crete with the small islands of" Falconera "& "Plana"added in the top border ; below 10 small maps of : Mytilene Kythera Karpathos Naxos Santorini Milos Limnos Euboea Rhodos & Chios. Zacharakis states the the map is a variant second state between 1592 & 1595 not only the the islands in the border but also newly added are the islands of "Dionysiades Cazucaci Amarti & Caxio" and various names in the centre of the island: Messarea Cadra Carum Belveder and Casali. Good dark impression; clean and bright tiny pin prick wormhole by "Falconera". Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 Flemish Cartographer . produced the first modern Atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" in 1570. printed by Aegidus Coppen Diest. There were numerous editions thereafter with texts in various languages; the printing of such was taken over by Chrstoffel Plantijn in 1579 . Ortelius himself drew all the maps in manuscript before passing them to the printers. there is conjecture that he may have engraved some of the plates as well The 1595 Latin text edition is the most complete produced during his lifetime containing all the maps of the 1593 edition plus those of the the"Additamentum" and the"Pareragon" or Ancient geography. The " Additamenta" were supplements to the original Atlas; at the same time Ortelius replaced some maps with new ones showing the same place; some plates were also reworked . Ortelius was Geographer Royal To Phillip II of Spain from 1575. He also worked closely with Braun & Hogenburg on the "Civitas Orbis Terarum". After his death the plates were purchased by Jan Baptiste Vrients in 1601 who published further editions until 1612. Van de Krogt :3; .Koeman: Ort29 8998 Zacherakis: 2497; van den Broecke:147a. Greece Crete Candia Archipelago Mytilene Kythera Karpathos Naxos Santorini Milos Limnos Euboea Rhodos Chios Antverpiæ"/Antwerp.. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel.. 1592-95 unknown
réf. 3831A La Haye, chez jean et Daniel Steucker, 1677. Un volume petit in-8 (10 x 16,5 cm) de (6) ff.-624 pages et(44) ff de table. Reliure plein veau d'époque, dos à nerf, caissons ornés, pièce de titre rouge. Exemplaire en très bon état. Vignettes ex-libris H. Tronchin et Bessinge. Ex-libris manuscrit Charles-Richard Tronchin sur la page de titre. Livre provenant de la Bibliothèque Tronchin. Le célèbre ermite de Ferney avait sujet daimer toute la tribu des Tronchin disait-il. Le mot est faible pour illustrer cette dynastie politique et intellectuelle suisse, grands amis de Voltaire, qui marquèrent lhistoire française puis genevoise du XVIe au XIXe siècle. Dans leur prestigieuse bibliothèque de Bessinge, au bord du Lac Léman, ils conservaient aussi leurs échanges épistolaires et intellectuels avec le philosophe des Lumières.
réf. 3831A La Haye, chez jean et Daniel Steucker, 1677. Un volume petit in-8 (10 x 16,5 cm) de (6) ff.-624 pages et(44) ff de table. Reliure plein veau d'époque, dos à nerf, caissons ornés, pièce de titre rouge. Exemplaire en très bon état. Vignettes ex-libris H. Tronchin et Bessinge. Ex-libris manuscrit Charles-Richard Tronchin sur la page de titre. Livre provenant de la Bibliothèque Tronchin. Le célèbre ermite de Ferney avait sujet daimer toute la tribu des Tronchin disait-il. Le mot est faible pour illustrer cette dynastie politique et intellectuelle suisse, grands amis de Voltaire, qui marquèrent lhistoire française puis genevoise du XVIe au XIXe siècle. Dans leur prestigieuse bibliothèque de Bessinge, au bord du Lac Léman, ils conservaient aussi leurs échanges épistolaires et intellectuels avec le philosophe des Lumières.
1900réf. 27986Denver CO: Issued by Halsey M. Rhoads 1900. Very Good. Denver CO: Issued by Halsey M. Rhoads ca. 1900. Later printing. Broadside with calligraphic portrait of Abraham Lincoln in which the script of the Emancipation Proclamation forms the image within a decorative frame surrounded by the names of the members of Congress who voted for the amendment of the U.S. Constitution. 48 x 37 3/4 cm. A few tears to edges with tape mend to verso top edge; folds; minor edge wear; paper residue to verso from previous mount; overall Very Good. The original design was by W.H. Pratt in 1865 with just portrait and border and the names to the outside added to later printings. Halsey Rhoads was publisher of the Rocky Mountain Herald and a well known and prominent Denver citizen--even his bout with appendicitis in 1901 treated with leeches and ice garnered several writeups in contemporary newspaper accounts. This broadside scarce in any printing. See Eberstadt 42. Issued by Halsey M. Rhoads unknown
1900réf. 27986Denver CO: Issued by Halsey M. Rhoads 1900. Very Good. Denver CO: Issued by Halsey M. Rhoads ca. 1900. Later printing. Broadside with calligraphic portrait of Abraham Lincoln in which the script of the Emancipation Proclamation forms the image within a decorative frame surrounded by the names of the members of Congress who voted for the amendment of the U.S. Constitution. 48 x 37 3/4 cm. A few tears to edges with tape mend to verso top edge; folds; minor edge wear; paper residue to verso from previous mount; overall Very Good. The original design was by W.H. Pratt in 1865 with just portrait and border and the names to the outside added to later printings. Halsey Rhoads was publisher of the Rocky Mountain Herald and a well known and prominent Denver citizen--even his bout with appendicitis in 1901 treated with leeches and ice garnered several writeups in contemporary newspaper accounts. This broadside scarce in any printing. See Eberstadt 42. Issued by Halsey M. Rhoads unknown books
1861réf. 39392Springfield: Charles H. Lanphier 1861. 4 pp. Folio. 16-1/4" x 23-1/2.". Lightly chipped blank inner edge. Each page printed in six columns each separated by a rule. Very Good. The Register no friend of Abraham Lincoln was a Democratic Paper supporting the Crittenden Compromise. Reporting on State and National issues the Register notes "The Crittenden Resolutions have strong friends but the ultra republicans will not take them." Lincoln had insisted that his allies hold firm against Crittenden's Compromise. The Register rebukes Lincoln for his famous declaration that "the Union could not endure permanently part slave and part free." Developments in the fracturing Union are reported. Lincoln had been elected President nearly three months before the appearance of this issue. His inauguration would occur five weeks later. Paid advertisers include John McClernand and John Stuart who advertise their legal services in the first column of page 1. The large number and variety of advertisements for an array of medical complaints about four columns are surprising- - and a little disturbing. This issue also reports an incident involving the John Brownites at Boston who were snubbed by British Lord Brougham after inviting him to attend a convention discussing the abolition of slavery. Charles H. Lanphier unknown
1862réf. 100336Newspaper folio unbound 8pp. Dampstained browned at edges with some foxing early owner's ink stamp on top margin some small tears and chips along edges and a little creasing. Still in decent shape overall. This is one of the earliest printings of the Emancipation Proclamation which was issued on September 22 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for all slaves in any Confederate state that didn't return to the Union by January 1 1863. Although this executive order did not actually free a large number of slaves it set the stage for the freedom of all slaves. Coverage of the Emancipation in this newspaper begins in the middle of the first page. This newspaper article represents important coverage of a very significant event in American History. archives government exhibits emancipation website
1861réf. 39392Springfield: Charles H. Lanphier 1861. 4 pp. Folio. 16-1/4" x 23-1/2.". Lightly chipped blank inner edge. Each page printed in six columns each separated by a rule. Very Good. The Register no friend of Abraham Lincoln was a Democratic Paper supporting the Crittenden Compromise. Reporting on State and National issues the Register notes "The Crittenden Resolutions have strong friends but the ultra republicans will not take them." Lincoln had insisted that his allies hold firm against Crittenden's Compromise. The Register rebukes Lincoln for his famous declaration that "the Union could not endure permanently part slave and part free." Developments in the fracturing Union are reported. Lincoln had been elected President nearly three months before the appearance of this issue. His inauguration would occur five weeks later. Paid advertisers include John McClernand and John Stuart who advertise their legal services in the first column of page 1. The large number and variety of advertisements for an array of medical complaints about four columns are surprising- - and a little disturbing. This issue also reports an incident involving the John Brownites at Boston who were snubbed by British Lord Brougham after inviting him to attend a convention discussing the abolition of slavery. Charles H. Lanphier unknown books
1862réf. 100336Newspaper folio unbound 8pp. Dampstained browned at edges with some foxing early owner's ink stamp on top margin some small tears and chips along edges and a little creasing. Still in decent shape overall. This is one of the earliest printings of the Emancipation Proclamation which was issued on September 22 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for all slaves in any Confederate state that didn't return to the Union by January 1 1863. Although this executive order did not actually free a large number of slaves it set the stage for the freedom of all slaves. Coverage of the Emancipation in this newspaper begins in the middle of the first page. This newspaper article represents important coverage of a very significant event in American History. archives government exhibits emancipation website books
réf. 003113Providence: Printed by Brother Bennett Wheeler n.d. 1799. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 15 ipp. A small piece of the lower margin of pp. 5-6 torn off nowhere near the text. Quarter blue cloth over marbled boards. New endpapers. Original blue-grey wrappers repaired and present. Fred G. Ketcheson bookplate by James Jervis Blomfield a Canadian artist and designer best known for his design of the Vancouver coat-of-arms. A previous owner's name Amos T. Jenckes of Rhode Island on title-page in pencil. ESTC W22111; Evans 35310; Alden J.E. Rhode Island 1614. 0 Providence: Printed by Brother Bennett Wheeler, n.d. [1799]. hardcover
1805réf. 80493London: Printed for J. Wright St. John's Square for Vernor and Hood Poultry 1805. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Scarce first edition of this important treatise on the making of this key staple. Small octavo: xxiv 216 pp. with 5 folding tables of bread prices. Original paper-covered boards with the printed paper spine label uncut. Scattered light foxing. Some general shelfwear to the boards which are a bit toned along the spine. A handsome copy. Housed in a custom chemise and slipcase. Bitting 140; Simon 584; Vicaire 323 French edition of 1811; Cagle 662. Not in Kress or Oxford. Detailed treatment of bread in all its aspects: natural history agricultural chemical nutritional commercial and legal. There are numerous recipes given many calling for the addition of oats chestnuts turnips acorns or potatoes as well as accounts of experimentation with ingredients. The dedicatee of this work was Sir Benjamin Thomson 1753-1814 Count Rumford the Anglo-American physicist remembered for his work on the nature of heat. He was also an inventor of note whose activities were centered on the culinary arts: he invented a double broiler a kitchen range and a drip coffeepot. Printed for J. Wright, St. John's Square, for Vernor and Hood, Poultry hardcover
1701réf. 046917Jena: Birchner 1701. Early Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Good Condition. Contemporary vellum soiled frontis and title page stained and detached with some chipping and old tape marks wear to first few pages a few old marks and notes but very good otherwise. Three works bound in one the first two by Hoping typically found together the last with added engraved title published in 1692 in Frankfurt Illustrated throughout endpapers with notes and a few hand sketches. The Ingeber work is a first edition. 155 7; 183 61; 180 4pp Three early chiromancy volumes bound up together Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; Magic Paranormal & Occult. Inventory No: 046917. Birchner hardcover
réf. 1302London printed: and Dublin re-printed by and for Samuel Fuller 1731. Soft cover. Good. Octavo. 6 viii 122pp. A4-R4 - R4 blank. Second edition. Modern boards. Title-page reinforced at the gutter. A wormhole running through the entire book affecting at the most a letter through the first 80 pages. Although it gets a bit larger thereafter it luckily affects more white space than printed matter. 0 London printed: and, Dublin re-printed, by and for Samuel Fuller, 1731. paperback
1590réf. M8858Antwerp 1590. Very Good margins are extended. Notes: A fine world map by Abraham Ortelius based on Ptolemy surrounded by the maps of the four continents Americas Europe Asia and Africa. Map is superbly decorated within ornamental 16th century design. Latin text on verso. Size : 310x439 mm 12.20x17.28 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Reference: Shirley World 176: Van den Broecke 186. Category: Maps World; unknown
1573réf. 24542Antwerp: Platin 1573. Other. A very good example printed on excellent German paper. In excellent condition. 365 by 478mm 14 by 18 inches. Original antique copper engraving from the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' by Abraham Ortelius the world's first modern atlas published in Antwerp 1573. Depicting Mediterranean Islands this map is a fine example of 1570s European cartography. Image: 365 by 478mm 14 by 18 inches. An attractive and historically significant 16th-century map for the discerning collector. Abraham Ortelius 15271598 was a Flemish cartographer and geographer born in Antwerp. He is widely regarded as the creator of the first modern atlas the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' Theatre of the World first published in 1570 by Gilles Coppens de Diest in Antwerp. Considered the world's first true atlas it established the modern format of uniform standardized maps bound together in a single volume. Appointed Geographer to King Philip II of Spain in 1575 Ortelius was one of the most influential figures in the history of cartography. His maps are held in the collections of the British Library the Library of Congress and major European institutions. The 'Theatrum' went through more than 30 editions and was translated into multiple languages making Ortelius's maps among the most sought-after in the world of antique cartography.Decorative double page map showing six islands in the Mediterranean Islands Sicily Sardinia Corfu Malta Djerba Elba. Sicily is prominently displayed in the center of the map above the title cartouche.A fine example from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Antwerp sought after by collectors of antique maps of Italy antique maps of Mediterranean Islands and antique copper engravings for sale. In good condition consistent with age. Light age-toning to the sheet as expected for a 16th-century engraving. Centerfold as published. Broe. 141 Platin unknown
1603réf. 16331Antwerp 1603. Other. A very good example in vivid handcolor. Minor lightstaining outside the image. 365 by 478mm 14 by 18 inches. Original antique copper engraving from the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' by Abraham Ortelius the world's first modern atlas published in Antwerp 1603. Depicting Mediterranean Islands this map is a fine example of 1600s European cartography. Image: 365 by 478mm 14 by 18 inches. An attractive and historically significant 17th-century map for the discerning collector. Abraham Ortelius 15271598 was a Flemish cartographer and geographer born in Antwerp. He is widely regarded as the creator of the first modern atlas the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' Theatre of the World first published in 1570 by Gilles Coppens de Diest in Antwerp. Considered the world's first true atlas it established the modern format of uniform standardized maps bound together in a single volume. Appointed Geographer to King Philip II of Spain in 1575 Ortelius was one of the most influential figures in the history of cartography. His maps are held in the collections of the British Library the Library of Congress and major European institutions. The 'Theatrum' went through more than 30 editions and was translated into multiple languages making Ortelius's maps among the most sought-after in the world of antique cartography.Decorative doublepage map showing six islands in the Mediterranean Islands Sicily Sardinia Corfu Malta Djerba Elba. Sicily is prominently displayed in the center of the map above the title cartrouche.A fine example from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Antwerp sought after by collectors of antique maps of Italy antique maps of Mediterranean Islands and antique copper engravings for sale. In excellent condition. Broe. 141 unknown
1933réf. 49709Warsaw: Instytut Badań Spraw Narodowościowych 1933. First edition. Softcover. vg- to vg. Quarto. 45pp. 1. Grey printed wrappers with black lettering on the front cover. Publisher's device on the title page and front wrapper. Published by the Polish National Affairs Research Institute this study is a comprehensive and detailed survey of the state of Jewish economic cooperatives in Poland from the late 19th centuries until the early 1930s. It was part of a larger effort to study Polish-Jewish socio-economics during the period and includes extensive numerical data tables throughout. The work was issued as the first of two in a series of publicartions on behalf of the Committee for the Examination of the Economic Needs of the Jewish Population in Poland Komitet dla Zbadania Potrzeb Gospodarczych Ludnośći Żydowskiej w Polsce. The preface was written by the committees's chair the Polish economist merchant and financier Adolf Peretz 1855-1933. The final section contains annexes appendices and includes an errata sheet tipped in on the final page. Publisher's advertisements printed on the back cover. Text throughout in Polish. Wrappers light sunned along the edges with minor rubbing and/or creasing to extremities. Light smudge to the front cover. Small closed tear on the title page. Pages throughout sunned with occasional minor creasing to the edges. Wrappers in very good- interior in very good condition overall. Wrappers protected in modern mylar. Instytut Badań Spraw Narodowościowych unknown
1933réf. 49709Warsaw: Instytut Badań Spraw Narodowościowych 1933. First edition. Softcover. vg- to vg. Quarto. 45pp. 1. Grey printed wrappers with black lettering on the front cover. Publisher's device on the title page and front wrapper. Published by the Polish National Affairs Research Institute this study is a comprehensive and detailed survey of the state of Jewish economic cooperatives in Poland from the late 19th centuries until the early 1930s. It was part of a larger effort to study Polish-Jewish socio-economics during the period and includes extensive numerical data tables throughout. The work was issued as the first of two in a series of publicartions on behalf of the Committee for the Examination of the Economic Needs of the Jewish Population in Poland Komitet dla Zbadania Potrzeb Gospodarczych Ludnośći Żydowskiej w Polsce. The preface was written by the committees's chair the Polish economist merchant and financier Adolf Peretz 1855-1933. The final section contains annexes appendices and includes an errata sheet tipped in on the final page. Publisher's advertisements printed on the back cover. Text throughout in Polish. Wrappers light sunned along the edges with minor rubbing and/or creasing to extremities. Light smudge to the front cover. Small closed tear on the title page. Pages throughout sunned with occasional minor creasing to the edges. Wrappers in very good- interior in very good condition overall. Wrappers protected in modern mylar. Instytut Badań Spraw Narodowościowych unknown books
1710réf. 37844Frankfurt a. M. 1710. First edition. Hardcover. fair to g. Folio. 1 leaf 4 leaves 99 leaves 114 leaves 9 leaves 13 leaves 1 leaf. Contemporary brown leather with blind tooling along the border and spine as well as raised bands. Blue edges. Illustrated title page with image of a swan. Head and tail pieces. Commentary on the Talmud that elucidates contradictions within the text. Author makes use of gematriot based on his name. Text printed in double columns with talmudic text in regular script and author's comments in Rashi script. Source notes on side margins. Text in Hebrew. Significant peeling and scratching to leather boards. Bottom edge torn. Tail of spine mostly missing. Some misnumbering to leaves. Leaf 5 was bound after the fact. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Heavy foxing to leaves. Overall in fair to good condition. hardcover
1710réf. 37844Frankfurt a. M. 1710. First edition. Hardcover. fair to g. Folio. 1 leaf 4 leaves 99 leaves 114 leaves 9 leaves 13 leaves 1 leaf. Contemporary brown leather with blind tooling along the border and spine as well as raised bands. Blue edges. Illustrated title page with image of a swan. Head and tail pieces. Commentary on the Talmud that elucidates contradictions within the text. Author makes use of gematriot based on his name. Text printed in double columns with talmudic text in regular script and author's comments in Rashi script. Source notes on side margins. Text in Hebrew. Significant peeling and scratching to leather boards. Bottom edge torn. Tail of spine mostly missing. Some misnumbering to leaves. Leaf 5 was bound after the fact. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Heavy foxing to leaves. Overall in fair to good condition. hardcover books
1743réf. 318179Amsterdam: Gerrit Tielenburg 1743. Hardcover. Very Good. Later edition but first by this publisher. Small octavo. Contemporary half-calf with red and green morocco spine labels gilt. 546 14pp. Engraved title Illustrated with engravings in text. Modest rubbing and wear to the extremities a handsome very good or better copy in contemporary binding. A compendium of jesters and fools. Part Two Only but apparently complete unto itself. OCLC locates a single copy of this edition in Tilburg. Gerrit Tielenburg hardcover
1743réf. 318179Amsterdam: Gerrit Tielenburg 1743. Hardcover. Very Good. Later edition but first by this publisher. Small octavo. Contemporary half-calf with red and green morocco spine labels gilt. 546 14pp. Engraved title Illustrated with engravings in text. Modest rubbing and wear to the extremities a handsome very good or better copy in contemporary binding. A compendium of jesters and fools. Part Two Only but apparently complete unto itself. OCLC locates a single copy of this edition in Tilburg. Gerrit Tielenburg hardcover books
1817réf. 619331817. Appeals of murder were abolished after this case. Appeals of murder were abolished after this case. "Diabolically Ravished Murdered And Thrown Into a Pit" Trial. Thornton Abraham c.1793-1860 Defendant. Horrible Rape and Murder!! The Affecting Case of Mary Ashford A Beautiful Young Virgin Who was Diabolically Ravished Murdered And Thrown Into a Pit As She Was Returning From a Dance; Including the Trial of Abraham Thornton For the Wilful Murder of the Said Mary Ashford; With the Whole of the Evidence Charge to the Jury &c. Tried at Warwick Assizes Before Mr. Justice Holroyd On the 8th of August 1817. Taken in Short Hand. To Which is Added Copious Elucidations of this Extraordinary Case; And a Correct Plan of the Spot Where the Rape and Murder were Committed &c. &c. London: Published by John Fairburn 1817. ii 60 columns 34 pp 64 1 pp. Several newspaper clippings concerning this case pasted to final leaf rear wrapper and verso of title page. Woodcut folding map of crime scene. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers untrimmed edges. Some soiling and edgewear spine and fold-lines of table reinforced fore-edge mended some toning to text. Early owner inscriptions to front wrapper "Bright" and "St John Crookes" and verso of map "St John Crookes/ Sunderland/ 1856". $950. "Third Edition." Abraham Thornton a bricklayer was accused of the rape and murder of Mary Ashford when she was found dead the morning after a dance where the two had been seen together. Thornton admitted that the two had been consensually intimate but denied the charges of rape and murder. Eyewitness accounts backed up his story and in the absence of other evidence he was acquitted of both charges. Public outcry around his acquittal led to Mary's brother William invoking an "appeal of murder." This uncommon legal practice allowed a retrial of a defendant acquitted for murder but crucially gave the defendant the right to trial by battle. Thornton invoked that right and was released after William Ashford declined the challenge. The case resulted in the abolition of appeals by murder and thus the end of trial by battle. Despite his protestations of innocence the public was thoroughly convinced of his guilt. Unable to lead a normal life Thornton moved to the United States and settled in Baltimore Maryland. One of the former owners of our copy may have been John Bright 1811-1889 a r. unknown
1817réf. 619331817. Appeals of murder were abolished after this case. Appeals of murder were abolished after this case. "Diabolically Ravished Murdered And Thrown Into a Pit" Trial. Thornton Abraham c.1793-1860 Defendant. Horrible Rape and Murder!! The Affecting Case of Mary Ashford A Beautiful Young Virgin Who was Diabolically Ravished Murdered And Thrown Into a Pit As She Was Returning From a Dance; Including the Trial of Abraham Thornton For the Wilful Murder of the Said Mary Ashford; With the Whole of the Evidence Charge to the Jury &c. Tried at Warwick Assizes Before Mr. Justice Holroyd On the 8th of August 1817. Taken in Short Hand. To Which is Added Copious Elucidations of this Extraordinary Case; And a Correct Plan of the Spot Where the Rape and Murder were Committed &c. &c. London: Published by John Fairburn 1817. ii 60 columns 34 pp 64 1 pp. Several newspaper clippings concerning this case pasted to final leaf rear wrapper and verso of title page. Woodcut folding map of crime scene. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers untrimmed edges. Some soiling and edgewear spine and fold-lines of table reinforced fore-edge mended some toning to text. Early owner inscriptions to front wrapper "Bright" and "St John Crookes" and verso of map "St John Crookes/ Sunderland/ 1856". $950. "Third Edition." Abraham Thornton a bricklayer was accused of the rape and murder of Mary Ashford when she was found dead the morning after a dance where the two had been seen together. Thornton admitted that the two had been consensually intimate but denied the charges of rape and murder. Eyewitness accounts backed up his story and in the absence of other evidence he was acquitted of both charges. Public outcry around his acquittal led to Mary's brother William invoking an "appeal of murder." This uncommon legal practice allowed a retrial of a defendant acquitted for murder but crucially gave the defendant the right to trial by battle. Thornton invoked that right and was released after William Ashford declined the challenge. The case resulted in the abolition of appeals by murder and thus the end of trial by battle. Despite his protestations of innocence the public was thoroughly convinced of his guilt. Unable to lead a normal life Thornton moved to the United States and settled in Baltimore Maryland. One of the former owners of our copy may have been John Bright 1811-1889 a r. unknown books