Difference between revisions of "Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower"
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| + | <big>''The Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower, Knt. of Cases Adjudg'd in the Court of King's Bench, in the Reign of His Late Majesty King William III, With Several Learned Arguments''</big> | ||
===by Sir Bartholomew Shower=== | ===by Sir Bartholomew Shower=== | ||
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|link=https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/341132 | |link=https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/341132 | ||
|shorttitle=The Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower | |shorttitle=The Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower | ||
| + | |commontitle=Shower's King's Bench Reports | ||
|vol=volume one | |vol=volume one | ||
|author=Sir Bartholomew Shower | |author=Sir Bartholomew Shower | ||
|publoc=London | |publoc=London | ||
|publisher=Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs; for Danial Borwne and J. Walthoe | |publisher=Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs; for Danial Borwne and J. Walthoe | ||
| − | |year=1708- | + | |year=1708-1720 |
|edition=First | |edition=First | ||
|lang=English | |lang=English | ||
|set=2 | |set=2 | ||
| − | |desc=32 cm. | + | |desc=Folio (32 cm.) |
| − | + | }}[[File:ShowerKingsBenchReportsV21720Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume two.</center>]]Sir Bartholomew Shower (1658–1701) was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1676 and called to the bar in 1680. In 1688, he was first named king's counsel, then later the same year, appointed to the bench.<ref>Robert J. Frankle, [http://www.oxforddnb.com.proxy.wm.edu/view/article/25471 "Shower, Sir Bartholomew (1658–1701)"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed September 22, 2013. Subsequent biographical information also derives from this article unless otherwise noted.</ref> In 1698, Shower was chosen as one of Exeter's members for Parliament and he shortly became a dominant tory voice in the Commons. Shower's King's Bench reports derive from his manuscript notes but were published posthumously. "It is probable that these Cases were printed from the 'foul copy' of the Reporter" and were not the finished product Shower meant to publish.<ref>J. G. Marvin, ''Legal Bibliography or a Thesaurus of American, English, Irish, and Scotch Law Books'' (Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson, Law Booksellers, 1847), 646.</ref> As a result, the first two editions of the reports have been widely criticized.<ref>Robert J. Frankle, "Shower, Sir Bartholomew."</ref> However, a third edition published in 1836 and based on a manuscript in the Lansdowne collection has a more favorable reputation and appears to represent the collection Shower originally intended to print.<ref> John William Wallace, ''The Reporters, Arranged and Characterized with Incidental Remarks'', 4th ed., rev. and enl. (Boston: Soule and Bugbee, 1882), 392-393.</ref> | |
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
| − | + | There is no doubt that Wythe owned this title—a copy of the first edition at the Library of Congress includes [[George Wythe's bookplate|George Wythe's armorial bookplate]]. We also know that [[Thomas Jefferson]] listed the title as ''Shower’s [rep] 2.v. fol.'' in his [[Jefferson Inventory|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]], noting that he kept the volume himself. He later sold it to the Library of Congress. Not surprisingly, all four of the [[George Wythe Collection|Wythe Collection]] sources (Goodwin's pamphlet<ref>Mary R. M. Goodwin, [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/View/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports\RR0216.xml ''The George Wythe House: Its Furniture and Furnishings''] (Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, 1958), L.</ref>, [[Dean Bibliography|Dean's Memo]]<ref>[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]], Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 14 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref>, Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on February 13, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing) list the first edition of Shower's ''King's Bench Reports''. The Wolf Law Library moved a copy of the first edition from another rare book collection to the [[George Wythe Collection]]. | |
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ||
| + | Recently bound in contemporary blind calf, rebacked with red spine labels. Each volume includes a previous owner's signature on the title page. Marginal notes of previous owner in both volumes Purchased through the generosity of Daniel W. Baran and Lena Stratton Baran, Class of 1936. | ||
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View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/341132 William & Mary's online catalog.] | View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/341132 William & Mary's online catalog.] | ||
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[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]] | [[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]] | ||
[[Category:King's Bench Reports]] | [[Category:King's Bench Reports]] | ||
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]] | [[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]] | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 13 February 2014
The Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower, Knt. of Cases Adjudg'd in the Court of King's Bench, in the Reign of His Late Majesty King William III, With Several Learned Arguments
by Sir Bartholomew Shower
| Shower's King's Bench Reports | |
 Title page from The Reports of Sir Bartholomew Shower, volume one, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | Sir Bartholomew Shower |
| Published | London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs; for Danial Borwne and J. Walthoe |
| Date | 1708-1720 |
| Edition | First |
| Language | English |
| Volumes | 2 volume set |
| Desc. | Folio (32 cm.) |
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
There is no doubt that Wythe owned this title—a copy of the first edition at the Library of Congress includes George Wythe's armorial bookplate. We also know that Thomas Jefferson listed the title as Shower’s [rep] 2.v. fol. in his inventory of Wythe's Library, noting that he kept the volume himself. He later sold it to the Library of Congress. Not surprisingly, all four of the Wythe Collection sources (Goodwin's pamphlet[5], Dean's Memo[6], Brown's Bibliography[7] and George Wythe's Library[8] on LibraryThing) list the first edition of Shower's King's Bench Reports. The Wolf Law Library moved a copy of the first edition from another rare book collection to the George Wythe Collection.
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Recently bound in contemporary blind calf, rebacked with red spine labels. Each volume includes a previous owner's signature on the title page. Marginal notes of previous owner in both volumes Purchased through the generosity of Daniel W. Baran and Lena Stratton Baran, Class of 1936.
View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
References
- ↑ Robert J. Frankle, "Shower, Sir Bartholomew (1658–1701)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed September 22, 2013. Subsequent biographical information also derives from this article unless otherwise noted.
- ↑ J. G. Marvin, Legal Bibliography or a Thesaurus of American, English, Irish, and Scotch Law Books (Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson, Law Booksellers, 1847), 646.
- ↑ Robert J. Frankle, "Shower, Sir Bartholomew."
- ↑ John William Wallace, The Reporters, Arranged and Characterized with Incidental Remarks, 4th ed., rev. and enl. (Boston: Soule and Bugbee, 1882), 392-393.
- ↑ Mary R. M. Goodwin, The George Wythe House: Its Furniture and Furnishings (Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, 1958), L.
- ↑ Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 14 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
- ↑ LibraryThing, s. v. "Member: George Wythe", accessed on February 13, 2014.
