A report of some proceedings on the commission for the trial of the rebels in the year 1746, in the county of Surry; and of other crown cases: to which are added discourses upon a few branches of the crown law.
Dublin.
James Moore, 1791.
Second edition, corrected.
8vo.
xxxi, [1], 412pp, [20]. Recent half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Very minor shelf-wear. Leaves foxed and browned.
The second, revised, Dublin-printed edition of judge and legal writer Sir Michael Foster's (1689-1763) most influential work, a highly authoritative exposition of crown law relating to treason, homicide, and other capital offences, first published as A report of some proceedings on the commission of oyer and terminer... (London, 1762).
ESTC N12700.
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref: 23719