Search Results: a true state of the case by henry fielding

London: A. Millar, 1749. First. Very Good. A modern rebind in attractive quarter leather and marbled boards Slight wear on spine ends Penlez was involved in a drunken riot, starting in a brothel where he stole sheets and for this crime he was hanged In this pamphlet, issued a month after the event, Fielding argues that he was justly executed Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was an English novelist, irony writer and dramatist known for earthy humour and satire His comic novel Tom Jones is still widely appreciated He and Samuel Richardson are seen as founders of the traditional English novel He also holds a place in the history of law enforcement, having used his authority as a magistrate to found the Bow Street Runners, London's first intermittently funded, full-time police force 54 pp.

1749. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1749. [2], 54 pp.. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1749. [2], 54 pp. A Victim of the Riot Act? Fielding, Henry [1707-1754]. A True State of the Case of Bosavern Penlez, Who Suffered on Account of the Late Riot in the Strand. In Which the Law Regarding These Offences, And the Statute of George the First, Commonly Called the Riot Act, Are Fully Considered. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1749. [2], 54 pp. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt fillets to boards, gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to extremities, recent bookplate (of Renato Rabaiotti) to front pastedown. Light toning to interior, light soiling in a few places. $600. * First edition, second printing. Penlez [1726-1749] was a wig-maker who had been present at a series of riots against brothels started by sailors who had been robbed at the brothel "The Crown." After he and several others were examined… Read More

London: A. Millar, 1749. First edition. [ii], 54 pp. 8vo. Modern quarter calf, cloth boards, uncut. Title creased and soiled, with two small closed tears, affecting one letter, some creasing and soiling to margins, paper flaw at top margin of B1, last leaf soiled and rubbed, affecting text. First edition. [ii], 54 pp. 8vo. First edition of Fielding's defense of the government's controversial decision to hang the young wig maker Bosavern Penlez after his involvement in riots at several London bawdy houses. Fielding, as chief magistrate, was responsible for quelling the riots, and it was his disclosure that Penlez had stolen linens from a brothel (a crime for which he was not convicted) that precluded a pardon and sealed the young man's fate. There are two 1749 printings, with the second printing not so designated on the title-page. The first printing is identifiable by the press marks 2-4, 16-1, 22-3, 32-4, 39-2 & 44-1 and the readings "Pulton" on p. 5 l. 22 and "Examples" on p. 12 l. 1. In the… Read More

London: Millar, 1749. hardcover. 54pp., tall slim 8vo, handsomely rebound in full red morocco. London: A. Millar, 1749. First Edition.<br/><br/> Penlez was a British sailor who ran afoul of the Riot Act and was sentenced to death for both rioting and stealing a bundle of linen. Fielding supported a harsh application of the law.<br/><br/>