Swing Riots : Trial of William Cobbett for Publishing a Seditious Libel, before Lord Tenterden, C.J., and a Special Jury, on July 7th and 8th, 1831. A 1982 facsimile reproduction, preserving the original text and layout.

William Cobbett published on the 11th of December 1830, in the Weekly Register with reference to fires and destruction of threshing machines in Hampshire and Wiltshire an article. Indictment for publishing a seditious libel alleging an intent to create discontent, and to incite violence. 58 pages, printed in double columns. A trial from the Reports of State Trials, New Series, 1889, published in facsimile, 1982. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of Macdonell & Wallis's State Trials and is now preserved in a modern card cover for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable rebinding that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 23 cms. Category: State Trials; State Trials::New Series; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).