1808. · Philadelphia
by [Burr, Aaron]: Robertson, David
Philadelphia: Hopkins and Earle, 1808.. Two volumes. [8],596; [4],539pp. Modern brown cloth, gilt paper labels. Scattered foxing and staining. Very good. One of the best versions of the Burr trial, as well as the trials of his confederates, Herman Blannerhassett and Sen. John Smith. Burr was acquitted, but many unseemly facts were unearthed in the trial and appear here, as well as the creation of some important constitutional precedents. HOWES B1013. SABIN 9434. REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 30 (note).
(Inventory #: WRCAM10597)