first edition
1817 · Boston
by [WEBSTER, Daniel] KENNISTON, Levi and Laban
Boston: J.T. Buckingham, 1817. First Edition. Octavo (22cm.); disbound; 63pp. Light foxing, first signature starting to separate but still holding, else Very Good and sound. One of three published accounts of the trial of Levi and Laban Kenniston, falsely accused of robbery. Daniel Webster served on the defense team and his address to the jury is included here (pp. 40-56). See Clifford B. Clapp, "The Speeches of Daniel Webster: A Bibliographical Review," in "The Papers of the Bibliographical Society" (1919), pp. 21-2. SABIN 37455; SHAW & SHOEMAKER 41954. (Inventory #: 44803)