Imagining the King's Death; Figurative Treason, Fantasies of Regicide, 1793-1796
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2000). First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 755 pp. Fine / near fine. Item #CNJL2390
The examination by John Barrell, Professor of English, University of York, on the three years following the execution of Louis XVI and its consequences upon those in Britain.
Barrell "shows how the law of treason was adapted in the years following Louis's death to punish what was acknowledged to be a 'modern' form of treason unheard of when the [then-current] law had been framed" (n.b., from jacket flap).
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full navy blue cloth over boards, gilt lettering and rules stamped onto the spine, a few black-and-white illustrations bound in throughout, replete with footnotes; large octavo size (9 3/8" by 6 3/8"), pagination: [i-vii] viii-xvii [1, blank] [1] 2-737. In a pictorial dust jacket, unclipped (albeit unpriced), publisher's listing of other titles on the back panel, summary of book on the front flap, short author bio and picture on the back flap..
___CONDITION: Volume fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, and as new. The jacket near fine, unclipped, clean and with only minor edgewear.
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Price: $200.00