27th Feb, 2024 11:00

Books & Works on Paper

 
  Lot 19
 

Adultery: The trial between Mr. Henry Wright, (Purser of an Indiaman), and Mr. Braham, (of musical celebrity), for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife

Adultery:

Crim. Con. Damages One Thousand Pounds!! The trial between Mr. Henry Wright, (Purser of an Indiaman), and Mr. Braham, (of musical celebrity), for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife, at the Court of Common Pleas..., July 23, 1816., ‘taken in short-hand’, 16pp., title with 2 short tears and loss to 2 corners, trimmed, browned, occasional staining, modern cloth, 8vo, c.1816 § Loudon Harcourt Gordon, An Apology for the Conduct of the Gordons, first edition; concerning the alleged kidnap of Rachel Fanny Antonia Lee, 1770?-1829, illegitimate daughter of Sir Francis Dashwood; lacking D8, some soiling, modern cloth, John Ginger and Thomas Hurst, 1804 (2)

***First item rare: no copies found at auction since 1906.

Estimated at £200 - £300

 

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