Lot 80
Hawkhurst Smugglers Gang.- Full and Genuine History (A) of the Inhuman and Unparallell'd Murders of Mr. William Galley..., third edition, 1779.
Hammer Price: £320
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Hawkhurst Smugglers Gang.- Full and Genuine History (A) of the Inhuman and Unparallell'd Murders of Mr. William Galley... and Mr. Daniel Chater...By a Gentleman at Chichester, third edition, 9 engraved views on 7 plates, one torn at inner margin just extending into image, soiled, contemporary sheep, rubbed and marked, rebacked preserving old red roan label, repairs to corners and upper cover, 8vo, G.Robinson..., J.Russell at Guildford..., 1779.
⁂ Scarce early edition describing the exploits of the so-called Hawkhurst Gang of smugglers, ruffians and thugs along the Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset coasts during the mid-eighteenth century. It is said that the trials and subsequent executions of so many of the ringleaders in early 1749 dramatically reduced the activities of smugglers along the south coast.
This third edition includes 'A Sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Chichester, at a Special Assize held there January 16, 1748-9...' by William Ashburnham. ESTC records only 3 UK copies (BL, Brighton Central, & Southampton), plus 3 more in America.
Description
Hawkhurst Smugglers Gang.- Full and Genuine History (A) of the Inhuman and Unparallell'd Murders of Mr. William Galley... and Mr. Daniel Chater...By a Gentleman at Chichester, third edition, 9 engraved views on 7 plates, one torn at inner margin just extending into image, soiled, contemporary sheep, rubbed and marked, rebacked preserving old red roan label, repairs to corners and upper cover, 8vo, G.Robinson..., J.Russell at Guildford..., 1779.
⁂ Scarce early edition describing the exploits of the so-called Hawkhurst Gang of smugglers, ruffians and thugs along the Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset coasts during the mid-eighteenth century. It is said that the trials and subsequent executions of so many of the ringleaders in early 1749 dramatically reduced the activities of smugglers along the south coast.
This third edition includes 'A Sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Chichester, at a Special Assize held there January 16, 1748-9...' by William Ashburnham. ESTC records only 3 UK copies (BL, Brighton Central, & Southampton), plus 3 more in America.
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