A selection of previously unpublished papers from the Treasury and Home Office papers explaining references in the 1820 Peterloo criminal trials . Also a short account regarding the use of soldiers in suppressing riots, wage tables for Manchester 1810-1819, and a plan of St Peter's Field, 1819. A 1982 facsimile reproduction, preserving the original text and layout.

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Published by Reports of State Trials, New Series, HMSO, London, 1888

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An interesting account of the most famous political meeting in English history. 16 pages printed in double columns, plus 1 folding plan. 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.

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• Title: A selection of previously unpublished papers from the Treasury and Home Office papers explaining references in the 1820 Peterloo criminal trials . Also a short account regarding the use of soldiers in suppressing riots, wage tables for Manchester 1810-1819, and a plan of St Peter's Field, 1819. A 1982 facsimile reproduction, preserving the original text and layout.
• Publisher: Reports of State Trials, New Series, HMSO, London
• Publication Date: 1888
• Binding: Booklet - Unbound Pages
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • State Trials