first edition
1866
by Lea, Henry C.
1866. Lea, Henry Charles [1825-1909]. Superstition and Force: Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture. Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea, 1866. 407 pp. Original pebbled cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt title and blind fillets to spine. Light rubbing and a few minor spots to boards, spine ends bumped, corners bumped and lightly worn, front hinge cracked, early owner signature of Carroll Cutler, dated 1867, to front free endpaper, another Cutler signature and later inscription by his wife to front endleaf, a few spots of glue residue to title page along gutter. $95. * First edition. One of the first scholarly studies of ancient modes of proof: wager of law, wager of battle, the ordeal and torture. Lea's vast scope includes ancient and non-Western examples. Cutler [1829-1894] was the fourth president of Western Reserve College, now Case Western Reserve University.
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