1. The proceedings... August the 27th and 28th, 1679. Containing the several tryals of a great number of notorious malefactors, and particularly of Peter du Val & Tho. Thompson, condemned for murder. [1679] [Wing P3562]
3. The proceedings to execution of the sentence awarded against Captain Thomas Walcot, William Hone, and John Rouse for High-Treason, who were, on Fryday the 20th... July drawn, hang'd, & quarter'd at Tyburn. Langley Curtis, 1683, [Wing P3623A]
8. An exact account of the tryal of Algernoon Sidney Esq who was tried... for conspiring the death of the King. E. Mallet, 1683, [Wing E3588]
12. A true account of the behaviour, and manner of the execution of six persons viz. Henry Cornish, and Elizabeth Gaunt, condemned for High-Treason... E. Mallet, 1685, [Wing T2345, only other copy in UK is in NLS]
15. The tryal of Richard Hathaway... for endeavouring to take away the life of Sarah Morduck for being a witch. Isaac Cleave, 1702, [ESTC T77523]
20. The proceedings on the Queen's Commission of the Peace... 15th, 16th, and 17th days of January, 1707. Samuel Bunchley, [1707], [not found in ESTC]
27. The ordinary of Newgate his account... the twenty-fifth of April, 1716. J. Morphew, [1716], not in ESTC
54. The sorrowfull lamentation, and prison groans, of the 15 malefactors which now lie [under] sentance of death in the Cells in Newgate. A. Moore, [1737?], woodcut, unrecorded
58. The proceedings of Katherine Hayes, Thomas Billings and Thomas Wood; who were try'd and convicted... the 22d of April 1726... J. Applpee [i.e. Applebee], [1726], 2pp., unrecorded
84. Murder upon murder, being a full and true account of a horrid and barbarous murder, committed by one William Wright Shooe-Maker... for T. Williams, [1728], 1p., unrecorded

2 volumes, folio (approx. 380 x 240mm.), pamphlets tipped in on guards, half penny stamp on issues from the 1720s, modern blue buckram, many pamphlets with paper repairs or encapsulated

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

These volumes contain reports on various treason trials including the Rye House Plot of 1683 (items 8 and 13) and Henry Cornish (items 2 and 12), murder trials, witchcraft (item 15), court martials in Jamaica (item 17) and stealing heiresses (item 18). The second volume contains for the most part the accounts of the Ordinary of Newgate of those executed at Tyburn and the Proceedings of the (Queen's) King's Commission for the Peace of Middlesex (held at the Old Bailey), which states the punishment meeted out to each of those found guilty, from execution, burning of the cheek or hand, or transportation.

A full listing of Wing and ESTC numbers:

1. Wing P3562
2. Wing P3554A
3. Wing P3623A
4. Wing W285
5. Wing A286A
6. Wing I75
7. Wing A362
8. Wing E3588
9. Wing A183
10. Wing T2947
11. Wing S4198
12. Wing T2345
13. Wing T2390
14. Nelson & Seccombe 9.70008
15. ESTC t77523
16. ESTC n13668
17. ESTC t18874
18. ESTC t51995
19. ESTC t181189 (one copy only, at JRL)
20. not found in ESTC
21. ESTC t43687
22. ESTC t181247
23. ESTC t181263
24. ESTC t181029
25. ESTC t114597
26. ESTC t181268
27. not in ESTC
28. ESTC t181269
29. ESTC t181270
30. ESTC t181279
31. print of James Sheppard produced for the Tyburn Chronicle
32. ESTC t39603
33. ESTC t181307 (not in BL)
34. ESTC t181312 (not in BL)
35. part of ESTC P33
36. ESTC t181314
37. part of ESTC P33
38. ESTC t181315 (not in BL)
39. part of ESTC P33
40. ESTC t181326 (not in BL)
41. ESTC t181327 (not in BL)
42. not listed separately in ESTC (incomplete, 4pp. only), December 1721
43. not listed separately in ESTC (defective), April 1722
44. ESTC t181340 (not in BL)
45. not listed separately in ESTC, October 1722
46. ESTC t181343
47. ESTC t181390
48. ESTC t181388
49. ESTC t181389
50. not listed separately in ESTC

51. ESTC t181392 (not in BL)
52. ESTC t181391 (not in BL)
53. ESTC t181396 (not in BL)
54. not in ESTC
55. ESTC t154926, incomplete
56. not listed separately in ESTC, part of P33
57. not listed separately in ESTC, part of P33
58. not in ESTC
59. part of ESTC P34
60. ESTC t181422
61. ESTC t181417
62. part of ESTC P34
63. ESTC t181420
64. part of ESTC P34
65. ESTC t181421 (not in BL)
66. part of ESTC P34
67. ESTC t181419 (not in BL)
68. part of ESTC P34
69. part of ESTC P34
70. ESTC t181424 (not in BL)
71. part of ESTC P34
72. ESTC t181425 (not in BL)
73. part of ESTC P34
74. part of ESTC P34
75. part of ESTC P34
76. ESTC t181426 (not in BL)
77. part of ESTC P34
78. ESTC t181427 (not in BL)
79. part of ESTC P34
80. ESTC t181428 (not in BL)
81. part of ESTC P34
82. part of ESTC P34
83. part of ESTC P34
84. not in ESTC
85. part of ESTC P34
86. ESTC t181517 (not in BL)
87. ESTC t181514
88. part of ESTC P34
89. ESTC t181510
90. part of ESTC P34
91. ESTC t181507
92. part of ESTC P34
93. part of ESTC P34
94. part of ESTC P34
95. ESTC t181578 (not in BL)
96. ESTC t181575 (not in BL)
97. ESTC t181570 (not in BL)
98. part of ESTC P34

The Law Society of England and Wales was founded in 1825, with a library forming part of the original prospectus for the Society, and by 1832 it was housed in its present elegant building on Chancery Lane. The current selection of 22 lots all have library stamps reflecting their history and have been marked to indicate their deaccession from the Law Society’s holdings.