Despard edward marcus defendant (3 risultati)
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Aggiungi al carrelloLeatherbound. Condizione: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 288. A perfect gif…t for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1803 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 288.
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Aggiungi al carrelloLord 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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Aggiungi al carrelloThe 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.
