This is the first edition of *Gotham and the Gothamites: A Medley*, a satirical poem by Samuel Benjamin Helbert Judah, published in New York City in 1823 by Solomon King. The work satirizes over one hundred prominent New York citizens and, considered defamatory at the time, led to Judah and King's arrest and indictment for libel. This copy includes the suppressed pages xxi-xxiv, which are absent from most copies. Judah was later pardoned and became an attorney.
Subject: Libel and slander
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This 124-page book details the 1818 libel trial of Charles N. Baldwin in New York City. Baldwin was accused of publishing an article suggesting a conspiracy between lottery sub-manager John Sickels and Napthali Judah, a prominent bookseller and publisher. The trial examined Sickels's fraudulent lottery practices and Judah's involvement. Despite Judah's initial claims of innocence, evidence presented implicated him in prior lottery tampering. The jury quickly found in Baldwin's favor, making this a significant early American First Amendment case.