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New Jersey: Rothman Reprints, 1972. Facsimile Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 128 pgs. Portrait frontis. Endpapers slightly toned. Very gently used.

South Hackensack (N.J.) : Rothman Reprints, 1972. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

South Hackensack (N.J.) : Rothman Reprints , 1972. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 128 pages. Notes; Reprint of work published London: William Shrowsberry, 1682. Subject; Hale, Matthew Sir (1609-1676).

London: Printed for William Shrowsbery at the Bible, Duke Lane. Good. 1682. Second Edition. Hardback. Boards bound in full-calf with rich patina of age and speckling on each, raised bands on spine with decorative gilding, edge-worn, slight bumping to corners, gilding bright, front board detatched; Pages age-toned, red speckled edges, previous owners' signatures on ffep [Thomas Church (1789-1860), potentially that of the colonial administrator to the East India Company] and on title page, no annotation, slight surface loss to rear pastedown; Binding intact, though a touch strained at front of text block. Sir Matthew Hale (1609-1676) was an eminent English judge and legal scholar, renowned for this integrity and contributions to common law, who served as Cheif Justice of the King's Bench and whose central legacy was established by this significant biography. ; 4.25 x 6.25"; 128 pages .

London: Printed for William Shrowsbery at the Bible in Duke Lane 1682. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. pp. xii, + 128. Engraved portrait. Full contemporary old speckled calf, raised bands. Front hinge split but holding. Some scuffing and wear to the lower cover and to the spine with loss to foot of the spine. The contents are in excellent condition with very slight spotting in places. The front pastedown has an ownership inscription (in pencil, in an 18th century hand) of Hamilton Russ. Overall this is a nice copy of the first biography of perhaps England's leading lawyer at the most precarious and difficult moment of its history. He prepared the defence of Archbishop Laud against charges of treason. His defence was on the point of succeeding in court until Parliament overrode it and passed an Act of Attainder declaring Laud guilty of treason (notwithstanding the evidence) and sentencing him to death - an early, but not isolated instance of rule by Parliamentary dictatorship. Hale offered to defend the… Read More

London: William Shrowsbery, 1682. Hardcover. Very good +. [12], 128 p. 16 cm. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Hale. Full leather binding by Keith Felton with blank impressing on both sides. New endpapers. Repaired last page. A few spots to pages. Sir Matthew Hale (1609 — 1676) was an influential English barrister, judge and lawyer most noted for his treatise called "The History of the Pleas of the Crown." As a barrister, Hale represented a variety of Royalist figures during the English Civil War. It has been suggested that Hale was to represent Charles I at his state trial and conceived the defence Charles used. Despite the Royalist loss, Hale's reputation for integrity and his political neutrality saved him from any repercussions. Under the Commonwealth, he became chairman of the Hale Commission, which investigated law reform. Following the Commission's dissolution, Oliver Cromwell made him a Justice of the Common Pleas. The author of this biography, Gilbert Burnett, was the 51st bishop of… Read More