Crime and Punishment in Early Maryland by Raphael Semmes 1938 Hardback with DJ Johns Hopkins Press

Crime and Punishment in Early Maryland by Raphael Semmes 1938 Hardback with DJ
Raphael Semmes was a Maryland historian and his Captains and Mariners of Early Maryland is considered essential in early Maryland academics 

"The subject of this book pertains to events, often unpleasant, in the domestic lives of the 17th-century Maryland colonists."—publisher's catalog description, 1938

"Crime and Punishment in Colonial Maryland offers fascinating and detailed case histories on such crimes as theft, libel, assault and homicide, as well as on adultery, profanity, drunkenness, and witchcraft. It also explores long-forgotten aspects of old English law, such as theftbote (an early form of "victim compensation"), deodand (an animal or article which, having caused the death of a human being, was forfeited to the Crown for "pious uses"), and the blood test for murderers."

Hardback with Dust Jacket
Published by The Johns Hopkins Press 
Year: 1938

Condition: the binding is tight and secure with minimal signs of use or wear. No damage to the pages which are very clean. Light pencil numbers on the first end pages. Dust Jacket is very clean with very light marks on the bottom of the dust jacket. DJ is protected by mylar cover. Please see the images for more details.

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