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An Account of the Trial of William Brodie and George Smith, Before the High Court of Justiciary, On the 27th and 28th days of August, 1788; for Breaking into, and Robbing, the General Excise Office of Scotland, On the 5th day of March last.Illustrated with Notes and Anecdotes; and the Portraits of Brodie and Smith. To which is added, an Appendix, Containing several Curious Papers relative to the Trial; and the Persons Tried

An Account of the Trial of William Brodie and George Smith, Before the High Court of Justiciary, On the 27th and 28th days of August, 1788; for Breaking into, and Robbing, the General Excise Office of Scotland, On the 5th day of March last.Illustrated with Notes and Anecdotes; and the Portraits of Brodie and Smith. To which is added, an Appendix, Containing several Curious Papers relative to the Trial; and the Persons Tried

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An Account of the Trial of William Brodie and George Smith, Before the High Court of Justiciary, On the 27th and 28th days of August, 1788; for Breaking into, and Robbing, the General Excise Office of Scotland, On the 5th day of March last.Illustrated with Notes and Anecdotes; and the Portraits of Brodie and Smith. To which is added, an Appendix, Containing several Curious Papers relative to the Trial; and the Persons Tried

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Edinburgh. : T. Cadell., 1788. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very good. Bound in contemporary full tree calf. Calf split to upper joint but board held soundly by bands. Printed bookplate of John Rutherfurd to front pastedown. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR 'To John Rutherfurd Esqr from The Author' to half-title page. Illustrated with 2 engraved portraits, each of the subjects of the account. xxii and 288pp.

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