WARREN HASTINGS. A complete copy of the 1796 proceedings of his Impreachment Trial in Parliament.

The History of the Trial of WARREN HASTINGS, Esq. Late Governor-General of Bengal, before the High Court of Parliament in Westminster Hall, on an Impeachment by the Commons of Great Britain, for High Crimes and Misdemeanours. Containing the whole of theProceedings and Debates in both Houses of Parliament … from Feb 7, 1786, until his Acquittal, April 23, 1795. To which is added an Account of the Proceedings of various General Courts of the Honourable United East India Company, held in consequence of his Acquittal. Printed for J. Debrett [London] 1796 1st edition 8vo.

Frontispiece portrait, [vi], xvi, folding plan of the High Court, 104pp, 81pp, 79pp, 61pp, pp64 -104, 156pp, Supplement xlix, iiii, pp157-330. Old full calf binding, front hinge broken between frontis and title page but holding on leather, frontis damaged, title page marked top right Bleehynden in contemporary script and T. G Odling in late 19th or 20th C red stamp, some corners turned, last page damaged but a good working copy of a scarce first edition.   may15/1