Court Transcript (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. A modern reprint. The offence being sex crime rather than censorship this is probably unsuited for bedtime reading to miners.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 76 pages with uncut edges and in the pale blue sugar paper boards, bookplate of "Eric S. Quayle, Greensleeves, Sutton Coldfield 1960" inside front wrapper, title page quite grubby, contents clean but with some light foxing to the last few pages, last page has a darker foxed mark. tall slim octavo (in this uncut state). *Joseph Priestley was outspoken in his views on the American Revolution and the French Revolution, both of which he favoured, after the riots which started on the 14th of July when he was attending a meeting of the Lunar Society, saw the Protestant Dissenters riot and burn his house down and other dwellings in the vicinity and he was forced to flee to America where he spent his last 10 years. He was a natural philosopher, a chemist and a grammarian on top of being a theologian and causing the occasional riot.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Binding: Quarter leather binding with brown leather corners and cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped title on the spine: "Tryal of William Penn 1670." Pages: Complete, with age-toning and minor foxing typical for a book of this age. 7.25" x 4.25". 16 pp Condition: Good condition for its age. The binding is solid and the pages are intact, showing only minor signs of wear. The title page is clean, and the text throughout is clear and legible. Handwritten Notes: A biographical note about William Penn is neatly written on the front blank page, adding personal and historical context to the book.