Franklin Apology

Franklin, Benjamin: AN APOLOGY FOR PRINTERS, 1955 New York: Book Craftsmen Associates,

Hardcover, 16 pages, illustrated, 12mo, 18 cm. SUBJECT (S) : Freedom of the press -- Early works to 1800. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Originally published in the Pennsylvania Gazette for the week June 3 to June 19, 1731. Other Titles: Pennsylvania gazette (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1729) . Edited and with an introduction by Randolph Goodman ; a prefatory note by Philip Wittenberg ; and wood engravings by John De Pol. Light wear. Very good condition. (BIB-11-1)

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Aram, Eugene, Defendant: The Genuine Account of the Trial of Eugene Aram; Who Was Convicted... 1832

[Trial]. Aram, Eugene [1704-1759], Defendant. The Genuine Account of the Trial of Eugene Aram; Who Was Convicted, At York Assizes, Eng., Aug. 5, 1759, Of the Murder of Daniel Clark; In Which, After a Brief Narration of the Fact, Is Included an Account of the Remarkable Discovery of a Human Skeleton; The Depositions of Anna Aram, Philip Coates, John Yeates, &c.; The Confession of Richard Houseman; The Examination and Commitment of Eugene Aram, Together with the Remarkable Defence He Made on His Trial, And His Own Account of Himself, Written After His Condemnation; With the Apology for the Attempt He Made on His Own Life. All Taken From the Original depositions and Manuscripts of Eugene Aram. These Circumstances Constituting the Basis of Bulwer's Eugene Aram. Boston: B. Franklin Edmands, 1832. 40 pp. Octavo (9" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light browning, rubbing with some wear to edges, rear cover lacking, vertical crease at center. Occasional dampspotting, a few small inkstains to verso of final leaf. Early owner signature (of S.B. Goddard) to head of front cover, internally clean. * First American edition, from the eleventh English edition. With an abridged version of Thomas Hood's poem The Dream of Eugene Aram (1831). American interest in this notable British murder trial was sparked by the publication of Thomas Hood's poem and Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel Eugene Aram (1832). Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 12286.

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