Report of Trial of Issues, In the Action of Damages for Libel in the.

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1822. The Plaintiff was Represented by Two Distinguished Scottish Jurists [Trial]. Stevenson, Duncan [1776?-1867], Defendant. Report of Trial of the Issues, In the Action of Damages for Libel in the Beacon, James Gibson of Ingliston, Esq. Clerk to the Signet - Pursuer, Against Duncan Stevenson, Printer in Edinburgh - Defender. Taken in Short Hand. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., 1822. [vi], 139, [1], 2, [2] pp. Publisher advertisement to recto of final leaf, verso blank. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards by Philip Dusel, marbled edges. Moderate toning to interior, slightly heavier in a few places, illegible early owner signature to rear endleaf. $350. * Only edition. Gibson [1765-1850], later Sir James Gibson-Craig, 1st Baronet, was a lawyer, government official and Whig politician. An article in The Beacon, a Tory newspaper, alledged that he passed forged bank notes. Represented by Francis Jeffrey [1773-1850] and Henry Cockburn [1779-1854], two eminent Scottish jurists who were also notable literary figures, Ingliston prevailed and was awarded ?500 in damages. Macleod, "Craig, Sir James Gibson," Moss, "Stevenson, Duncan," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (accessed online). Macleod, "Craig, Sir James Gibson" and Moss, "Stevenson, Duncan," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (accessed online). British Museum Catalogue (Compact Edition) 24:250.…