The opinions of different authors upon the punishment of death, selected by Basil Montagu, Esq. of Lincoln s Inn

Montagu, Basil

Published by printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster Row, London, 1809

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, [2], 315, [3], 16 (ads); original blue paper-covered boards, cream paper shelfback, printed paper label on spine; boards a little soiled, corners rubbed and bumped, spine creased, final gathering foxed, else clean and largely unopened; very good. Inscribed on title page: "With Mr. Montagu's respects to Lord Suffolk." The publisher's ads in back are dated "corrected March 1810." Montagu was a barrister and legal reformer, who wrote extensively on laws surrounding debt and capital punishment. He was on intimate terms with Coleridge, Wordsworth, and William Godwin. His Opinions of Different Authors upon the Punishment of Death collated material from Dr. Johnson, William Blackstone, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas More, Erasmus, and Francis Bacon, among others. It was followed by a second volume in 1812 and a third in 1813.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The opinions of different authors upon the punishment of death, selected by Basil Montagu, Esq. of Lincoln s Inn
• Publisher: printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster Row, London
• Publication Date: 1809
• Edition: 1st Edition
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