The Second Trial of William Hone (publisher) For Publishing a Parody. On An Ex-Officio Information At Guildhall, London. December 19th 1817. For Publishing a Parody With an Alleged Intent To Ridicule the Litany and Libel The Prince Regent, The House of Lords and the House of Commons.

William Hone.

Verlag: William Hone., London., 1818

Beschreibung

45 pages with the last 3 being adverts for other Hone books, loose and no covers, but would have been issued as a pamphlet at the time, but losing a half title? , covers a little foxed and surface dirt/handling, also on back cover, there is some mild foxing, almost negligible internally. 13th edition. But most of the editions were days/weeks only between each edition. *Acquitted at his first trial, Lord Ellenburgh, (Attorney General) was determined to charge this publisher with something, and abusing the Lords name was as good as it got. "Son of George (instead of God), we beseech thee to hear us. O House of Lords, that hath taken away so many thousands of pounds in pensions, have mercy on us" (at which point, even the attendees burst into instantaneous giggles and laughter as it was read to the court. He was acquitted again, but a malign 3rd trial took place later. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8046

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Second Trial of William Hone (publisher)...

Verlag: William Hone., London.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1818

Einband: Loose as Issued.

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Not applicable

Auflage: 5th or later Edition