Trial of Captain Porteous, First Edition 1909, Inscribed by Roughead

Trial; Porteous, John, Defendant; Roughead, W.

Publication Date: 1909

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Glasgow & Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co., 1909. First Edition, Inscribed by William Roughead [Trial]. Porteous, John [d. 1736], Defendant. Roughead, William [1870-1952], Editor. Trial of Captain Porteous. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company, [1909]. 366 pp. Frontispiece. 14 plates, 1 folding. 5 pp. publisher catalogue. Original cloth, gilt title to spine, top edge gilt. Light rubbing to boards, slightly heavier rubbing to extremities. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in a few places, "For P. Norman from Wm. Roughead" to half-title. $350. * First edition. A title in the series Notable Scottish Trials. Captain Porteous was tried for murder for firing and commanding his troops to fire upon a crowd assembled to witness an execution. "The Plot of Sir Walter Scott's 'Heart of Midlothian' turns upon the incidents of the Porteous riot.": Dictionary of National Biography XVI:352-366. Seller Inventory # 73523

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Title: Trial of Captain Porteous, First Edition ...
Publication Date: 1909
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Glasgow & Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co., 1909.
Edition: 1st Edition

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