Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial...
Durable British Treatise on Courts Martial Simmons, Thomas Frederick [d. 1842]. Simmons, Thomas Frederick [1815-1884], Editor. Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial with a Summary of the Law of Evidence as Connected Therewith, Also Some Notice of the Criminal Law of England, With Reference to the Trial of Civil Offences. Revised Sixth edition. London: John Murray, 1873. xvi, 544 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Original cloth, blind frames to boards, blind fillets and gilt title to spine, gilt library name to front board and foot of spine. Light rubbing and some soiling to boards and extremities, spine somewhat darkened, spine ends bumped and lightly worn, front hinge cracked, faint dampstaining to front endleaves, library bookplate, small circular shelf label and small bookseller ticket to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, occasional very light foxing, a few cracks to text block, all leaves secure, ink library stamps to title page and a few other pages. $95. * Sixth edition, revised, of this durable treatise. First published in 1838, it went through six subsequent editions, the last in 1875. In addition to other changes, the sixth edition includes a discussion of the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, pivotal legislation which standardized the rules of evidence in Anglo-Indian courts for the first time and continued to apply well after Indian independence. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 2:326.
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