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William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, USA
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[3]-25,[33]-72pp., printed on blue paper. Dbd. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage. Bottom edge of titlepage trimmed away, a few small stains, piece of tape with shelfmark at top of page. Minor soiling and wear. Good plus. "Edward Lyon, a wealthy farmer, was tried for subornation of perjury in 1804 on the accusation of John Binns, a newspaper editor. Lyon had brought Binns, a Irish republican, to this country and helped him set up a printing press in Pennsylvania. Their friendship ended when Lyon accused Binns of seducing his servant, a young woman whom Binns later married. Binns, in response, accused Lyon of suborning the servant to testifying that he had seduced her. Lyon was acquitted after a jury trial. The publication of 'TRIAL OF EDWARD LYON.' occurs more than ten years later, with a preface by Thomas T. Stiles. Stiles had been attacked by Binns in his newspaper, which led him to investigate Binns' past" - Cohen. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 39112. COHEN 13737.52. MARKE 995. SABIN 42850. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers WRCAM54140
Titel: TRIAL OF EDWARD LYON, (OF NORTHUMBERLAND) ...
Verlag: Philadelphia
Erscheinungsdatum: 1816
Anbieter: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, USA
"Edward Lyon, a wealthy farmer, was tried for subornation of perjury in 1804 on the accusation of John Binns, a newspaper editor. Lyon had brought Binns, a Irish republican, to this country and helped him set up a printing press in Pennsylvania. Their friendship ended when Lyon accused Binns of seducing his servant, a young woman whom Binns later married. Binns, in response, accused Lyon of suborning the servant to testifying that he had seduced her. Lyon was acquitted after a jury trial. The publication of 'TRIAL OF EDWARD LYON.' occurs more than ten years later, with a preface by Thomas T. Stiles. Stiles had been attacked by Binns in his newspaper, which led him to investigate Binns' past" - Cohen. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 39112. COHEN 13737.52. MARKE 995. SABIN 42850. Dbd. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage. Bottom edge of titlepage trimmed away, a few small stains, piece of tape with shelfmark at top of page. Minor soiling and wear. Good plus. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 54140
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