FEREDAY & O'CONNOR: Supreme Court of Van Diemen's Land. Proceedings for Libel, Slander and Malicious Prosecutions, 1831.
Reported by Robert Lathrop Murray, with Notes & Dramatis Personae by E. FitzSymonds. Pp. 114(last colophon, verso blank), title page vignette printed in brown; small demy 4to; light green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; within matching green cloth slipcase, a trifle marked; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; James Dally, Adelaide, 2004. Edition limited to 55 numbered copies. Sullivan's Cove Series. *With the publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. Dudley Fereday (1789-1849), moneylender and Sheriff, sued Roderic O'Connor (1784-1860), the Inspector of Roads, after the latter publicly accused him of committing perjury in an earlier court case. Robert Lathrop Murray (1777-1850) was the Editor of the Tasmanian. Item #182247
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