[HUNT, James Henry Leigh] The Prince of Wales v. The Examiner. A Full Report of the Trial of John and Leigh Hunt, proprietors of the Examiner ... to which are added Observations on the Trial, by the editor of the Examiner, London: John Hunt, [1812], 8° (some spotting), yellow half morocco (spine and corners darkened, some spotting).

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[HUNT, James Henry Leigh] The Prince of Wales v. The Examiner. A Full Report of the Trial of John and Leigh Hunt, proprietors of the Examiner ... to which are added Observations on the Trial, by the editor of the Examiner, London: John Hunt, [1812], 8° (some spotting), yellow half morocco (spine and corners darkened, some spotting).

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[HUNT, James Henry Leigh] The Prince of Wales v. The Examiner. A Full Report of the Trial of John and Leigh Hunt, proprietors of the Examiner ... to which are added Observations on the Trial, by the editor of the Examiner, London: John Hunt, [1812], 8° (some spotting), yellow half morocco (spine and corners darkened, some spotting).

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The appearance in the Examiner for March 22, 1812, of an article on the Prince Regent, described in words that have been condensed into "A fat Adonis of fifty" led to Leigh Hunt's being fined £500 and imprisoned for two years.

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