Description
Early 19th-century volume from The Percy Anecdotes, Original and Select, featuring Vol. VIII: Justice; Crime & Punishment. Published in London for J. Cumberland, 19 Ludgate Hill, 1826, this antique volume comes from the 20-volume Percy Anecdotes series issued under the names Sholto and Reuben Percy.
This is one of the stronger subject volumes from the set, with excellent appeal for collectors of legal history, criminal justice, trial and punishment literature, early 19th-century miscellanies, and decorative antique bindings. The Justice section includes engraved title/frontispiece material connected to Lord Eldon, while the Crime & Punishment section includes engraved title/frontispiece material connected to Sir James Mackintosh, giving the volume strong British legal and reform-history interest.
Bound in period half leather with marbled boards, gilt spine decoration, and red leather spine labels, the book has excellent antique shelf presence. The separate T. Boys title/frontispiece pages dated 1820 and 1822 reflect the original part-publication history of The Percy Anecdotes.
Highlights:
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Vol. VIII of The Percy Anecdotes: Justice; Crime & Punishment
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Published by J. Cumberland, London, 1826
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Decorative half-leather binding with marbled boards
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Gilt spine detail with red leather title labels
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Includes engraved title/frontispiece material
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Justice section connected to Lord Eldon
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Crime & Punishment section connected to Sir James Mackintosh
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Strong appeal for collectors of legal history, criminal justice, reform history, and early 19th-century books
Condition: Antique book with expected age wear, including rubbing to the leather and boards, edge and corner wear, scuffing, areas of leather loss along the spine and edges, foxing, toning, and visible water staining/tide marks to some pages. The book remains attractive, displayable, and full of period character.
A great addition for collectors of antique books, decorative leather bindings, British legal history, crime and punishment literature, Lord Eldon, Sir James Mackintosh, and individual volumes from The Percy Anecdotes.
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