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SID RICHARDSON COLLECTION OF WESTERN ART. The Works of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell
Fort Worth, Texas Sid Richardson Collection 1997 1569441529 First Soft Cover Fine
33pp. Coloured illustrations in text. A superbly presented illustrated booklet from the Museum which opened in November, 1982. The Museum and Foundation are located in a replica of an 1895 building in Sundance Square, Fort Worth. Sid Richardson was born in Athens, Texas in 1891 and made his fortune from the oil business. His wonderful collection of Art is one of the major attractions of the town.
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ARGUMENT OF JOSEPH NAPIER ESQ., Q.C. HOUSE OF LORDS. Viscount Dungannon, Appellant V. Smith, Respondent , Plus PAPERS ON LEGAL EDUCATION. Imperial Law School of St. Petersburg.
Napier Papers of the Dublin Law Institute. Pt.2. No.1. Vol.1. 1845 Hardcover VG
48pp. A Report of the celebrated argument of Joseph Napier in the Dungannon case which was obtained with the intention of preserving it among the records of the Law Institute, which had received so large a share of support from the learned Counsel, who was one of its Professors on the foundation. REBOUND in brown cloth with gilt titles. The first Lord Dungannon was possessed of leasehold estates, which he bequeathed by will. At the time he had a son and grandson, the latter being called Arthur Trevor. The son died during his father's lifetime, the grandson survived and became the second Lord Dungannon. The grandson died in 1837, leaving a son who was then of age and was the present Lord Dungannon, the appellant in this case. However the question of inheritance was queried and the matter decided in the Rolls Court. Lord Dungannon appealed to the House of Lords and Mr Napier was brought over to argue the appeal at the bar of the House on Monday, 21st May, 1845. Pages 45-48 concern 'Papers on Legal Education' and contain letters from various parties, including Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, George J. Bell, Law Professor in University of Edinburgh, etc.
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CHAPBOOK: SOME PARTICULARS OF THE LIFE, TRIAL AND BEHAVIOUR AND EXECUTION OF WILLIAM WELLS Who was Executed on Nottingham Gallows on Monday, April 2, 1827, for Highway Robbery. (Copied from the Nottingham Review)
Review Office, Nottingham Sutton-and-Son First Edition paper booklet dis-bound as issued VG approx. 4" x 6"
18pp. A VG chapbook, three corners neatly repaired, no text affected. Few light spots of foxing. No date but c1827. William Wells, aged 46, was arraigned on a charge of robbing Joseph Corden of a watch and two pounds twelve shillings in money, on the King's highway in the parish of Radford. On 7th March Corden had been returning from Nottingham Fair when a man beat him and robbed him. A passer-by caught Wells and he was brought to trial.
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CAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT. The Last of the New England Highwaymen
Massachusetts Wayside Press 1926 1st Edition Thus Hardcover Nr Fine VG Dj Sl Worn 8vo
xiii+162pp. Illus. in text. Very unusual to find in a dust-jacket, which is just a little torn at edge on rear and little lightly "splash" marked. Captain Lightfoot, whose real name was Michael Martin, is believed to have been the last person in Massachusetts to be hanged for highway robbery. Shortly before his execution he dictated to Frederick W. Waldo of Boston, a reporter on the Columbian Centinal, an account of his life and adventures. This new edition (first publication from the Wayside Press) follows the text of the third edition of 1822, preserved in the Library of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Finely illustrated with contemporary engravings.
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REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ESPIONAGE. 22nd August 1955
Sydney A.H. Pettifer, for Government of the Commonwealth of Australia 1955 First Edition Soft Cover VG
483pp. Figures in Text. Two pages lightly tanned, o/w very clean internally. Original Government blue linen covers, just a little worn at edges. The Royal Commission was held before The Hon. Mr Justice W.F.L. Owen, The Hon. Mr. Justice R.F.B. Philp, The Hon. Mr. Justice G.C. Ligertwood and Commissioners. On 3rd April 1954 Vladimir Petrov left the service of the Soviet and sought and was granted political asylum in Australia. On 20th April 1954 Edvdokia Petrova sought and was granted the proection of the Acting Administrator of the Northern Territories and was subsequently formally granted asylum by the Commonwealth Government. These events resulted in the appointment of the Royal Commission to look into espionage and related activities in Australia. The full report including History of the Petrovs, Defection of the Petrovs, Evidence, Leakages from the Department of External Affairs, M.V.D. Operations concerning Journalists, etc. Appendices and Index..
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THE TRIAL OF JESSIE MACINTOSH OR MACLACHLAN for Murder and Robbery at Glasgow in September Last and of the Evidence Taken at the Subsequent Inquiry Before Mr. Young
London HMSO 1863 First Edition Hardcover VG Folio
129pp. Folio sized bound copy of the original HMSO report in maroon quarter calf with matching boards, rear cover rather marked. The trial of Mrs M'Lachlan for murder at Glasgow Circuit Court, September 1862, plus Statements of Witnesses taken by the Procurator Fiscal; Notes of Statements of Witnesses before George Young Esq., Advocate; Witnesses who were examined by the Procurator Fiscal before the Sheriff and their statements furnished to Mr Young; Letter from Mr. Young to the Rt. Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart. M.P. Includes list of items of evidence involved in the case. The infamous Scottish case in which the 28-year-old domestic servant was found guilty of a murder which she may only have witnessed. In 1862 young servant girl, Jessie M'Pherson was found murdered at the home of her employer John Fleming, where his aged father also resided. Jessie M'Lachlan, who had also worked at the house, was tried for the crime, but she maitained she had only helped the dying girl who claimed the elderly Mr Fleming had forced himself on her.
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FAMOUS CRIMINALS. Graphic Arts Period 1 1960-61.
Soft Cover VG 16mo
Illustrated card cover with black linen spine over staples. A fascinating little booklet which gives a short description of the events surrounding 14 criminals with a note of the Source. Includes Alvin Karpis; Ma Barker; Eddie Bentz; Alphonse Capone; Caryl Chessman; John Herbert Dillinger; Rudolf Hess; Jesse James, etc. No publisher shown.
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CHAPBOOK: NARROW ESCAPE FROM THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH or the Case of John Taylor and John Burton, who Were Left for Execution at Huntingdon
London Augustus Applegarth & Edward Cowper First Edition Soft Cover VG
8pp. Engraved illustration to front cover, dis-bound as issued. Not dated but c1820. In the Spring of 1801, about a fortnight after the Assizes, an application was made to the author of this little Chapbook by a gentleman of respectability upon business which he stated to be of great importance. He said that two men had been left at Huntingdon for execution for sheep-stealing, but circumstances had come to light which could cause the Judge to pardon them. He finally gained an interview with the Judge, then with the Duke of Portland and the two men were granted a reprieve until the case could be reviewed. The men were greatly relieved but the mob that had come for the execution were furious!
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THE TRIAL OF JOHN THURTELL & JOSEPH HUNT for the Murder of Mr William Weare in Gill's Lane, Herts., before Mr Justice Park on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday ,7th January 1824: With the Prayer and the Condemned Sermon, etc., Also Particulars of the Execution
London Hodgson & Co. 1824 First Edition Thus Soft Cover VG
59pp. NEWLY BOUND in handmade paper wrappers with newly printed title label to front cover. Some pages are mis-numbered by the Printer but this is the case in all known copies and does not affect the continuity of the text. Original endpapers foxed and scattered foxing to pages. Thurtell was alleged to have owed William Weare, a solicitor, some £300. In his own mind, however, Thurtell disputed the debt having convinced himself that the card game in which they had both been involved was somehow 'crooked'. After persuading Weare to accompany him on another gambling excursion, Thurtell stopped on the way and fired his pistol at the victim. Weare only sustained a slight injury, but undeterred, Thurtell then proceeded to cut Weare's throat and with the help of Hunt, disposed of the body. The case was much used to condemn the habits of gambling. This version of the trial published by Hodgson is much the scarcest of those that appeared at the time of the trial.
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THE TRIAL OF JOHN HOLLOWAY AND OWEN HAGGERTY FOR THE WILFUL MURDER OF MR STEELE ON HOUNSLOW HEATH, November 6, 1802 and of Elizabeth Godfrey for Stabbing Rd. Prince in the Eye.
London John Fairburn 3rd Edition Hardcover
32pp+blank pages bound in+folding plate sketch of the murder. FINELY REBOUND in quarter black calf with marbled boards. Edges uncut. Pages are lightly browned. Folding plate and few pages little chipped at edge and a couple of pages clipped at corner, but no loss of text. Holloway and Haggerty were tried by Mr Justice Le Blanc at the Sessions House in the Old Bailey on February 20th, 1807 and found guilty. Also included is A Circumstantial Account of the Dreadful Accident at the Place of Execution, with the Coroner's inquest and the Names of the Persons Killed. At the same Session Elizabeth Godfrey was charged with stabbing Richard Prince in the eye with a clasp knife, a wound from which he subsequently died. All three were sentenced to execution at the same time and a riot broke out in the massed crowd of over 30,000 outside Newgate. Over fifty people were trampled underfoot, thirty were dead or died from their injurites and inquests on each are recorded. The bruised and maimed were taken to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Not dated but probably contemporary with the events. A nicely bound copy of this scarce edition.
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THE BLOODY ASSIZES. A Compleat History of the Life of George, Lord Jefferies, from His Birth to the Present Time. Wherein, Among Other Things, is Given a True Account of His Unheard of Cruelties and Barbarous Proceedings in His Whole Western Circuit
Edinburgh E. & G. Goldsmid 1890 Reprint Hardcover VG
121pp. REBOUND in maroon cloth with new endpapers and original front page laid-on. Title page is a little dusty and there is just a little foxing. Each page is contained within a border. Signature to title page. Front cover very slightly cocked. A very nice reprint of the 1680 edition. Covers "the whole Proceedings; Arraignment, Tryals and Condemnation of all those who suffered in the West of England, in the Year 1685. With their undaunted Courage at the Barr. their Behaviour in Prison; the Cruel Whippings afterwards and the remarkable Circumstances that attended their Executions. To which is added Major Holmes's excellent Speech with the Dying Speeches and Prayers of many other Eminent Protestants. None of which were ever before Publish'd. Faithfully Collected by several West-Country Gentlemen, who were both Eye and Ear Witnesses to all the matter of Fact. With Allowance. Originally published for J. Dunton at the Black Raven in the Poultrey, 1680". Includes an Address to Lord Jefferies by James Bent; Poem to the Memory of Lord Jefferies by John Carter, Last Speeches and Index.
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THE MASTER CRIMINAL. THE LIFE STORY OF CHARLES PEACE
London Mellifont Press First Editon Thus Illus. Card Covers VG
128pp. Illus. in text. Trade paperback size. Full art coloured cover shows Peace falling from a train with the police hanging out of the window with torches. Little chipped and creased at edges. Pages very lightly tanned. Not dated but this collectable series was published around the mid-1930s.
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CHAPBOOK: SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF DR. SMETHURST, RICHMOND POISONER. Containing Peculiar and Suspicious Events at Sudbrook Park, His Habits of Life, His Love of Money, Etc.
Shoe Lane, London G. Abington First Edition paper booklet VG 8vo
16pp+ 4 woodcut engravings. No date but c1859. Spine has been strengthened with a paper strip. Dr Thomas Smethurst and his wife took in a lodger in 1858, a spinster named Isabella Bankes. When he discovered her wealth, he declared his love. She moved out but he soon followed and they set up home together. In March 1859 Isabella was taken ill and Smethurst called in medical help. One doctor sent samples for testing and arsenic was found. Meanwhile Miss Bankes drew up a will leaving everything to Smethurst, but when she died, he was arrested for murder and found guilty. He was said to have been inspired by the activities of William Palmer. At the end of this account is a paragraph stating that the death penalty could be overturned due to confusion over the medical evidence, but that they believed the sentence would be changed to penal servitude for life. (In fact he was pardoned, jailed for bigamy and eventually claimed the inheritance from Miss Bankes).
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OSBORNE V. HARGREAVE. The Great Jewel Case. NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS SCRAPBOOK
1891 Hardcover VG.
74pp. Bound in quarter calf with marbled boards, little wear to extremes. Top-edge-gilt. Sig. inside cover. Title on spine reads 'Osborne v Wilson' which should be Hargreave. A very nicely bound scrapbook of newspaper cuttings covering the Great Jewel Case. Mrs Osborne sued Major and Mrs. Hargreave of Torquay for slander, a case heard in the Queen's Bench Division by Mr. Justice Denman. Mrs Osborne had been accused of stealing a string of pearls which she was said to have sold to a jeweller in London for £550.00. Mrs Osborne and Mrs Hargreaves were second cousins, but there had been a family rift. The story of the trial, result and escape of Mrs Osborne, who finally gave herself up to imprisonment to save her husband from hostility in society and difficulties in his Army career. Sketches of the main characters and the Judge are contained in the cuttings. A unique item.
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THE ROAD TO THE WEST - THE EAST- THE SOUTH- THE NORTH
Don Service Depots, UK 1951 5th Edition Soft Cover Nr Fine
15 maps with text giving details of places to visit in each region, covers the whole of England, Scotland and Ireland with some very nice little illustrations in text. A very nice copy in original black card covers with yellow strip showing stage coach and horse in silhouette. Landscape size, approx. 9" x 7".
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TOBACCO. Its Culture and Manufacture
W.D. & H.O. Wills. UK 1949 First Edition Soft Cover VG 8vo
48pp. Illus. in text. Brown card covers with deckled edges, just very slightly sunned. A very nice copy of this edition looking at the history and use of tobacco, well illustrated. Among the photos are scenes inside the factories showing the various processes. Includes list of Books on the subject and a chart of the History of W.D. & H.O. Wills.
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PUBLIC NOTICE: SWADLINCOTE AND GRESLEY, DARING BURGLARY!!! TEN GUINEAS REWARD.
Ashby-de-la-Zouch T. Wayte 1853 Paper Poster
Public Notice 100cm x 120cm. "Whereas, late on Wednesday Night the 23rd, or early on the Morning of Thursday, 24th, inst., some person or persons forcibly entered the Office of Messrs. Robinson & Forman, Gresley-Wood Colliery, ransacked all the drawers, attempted to open an Iron safe (in which they were foiled) and decamped, taking with them but a few half-pence, amounting to 6 1/2d. ...............Whoever will give such information of the Offender or Offenders, as will lead to conviction, shall receive a Reward of Five Guineas from Messrs. Robinson and Forman over and above the Five Guineas allowed by the Swadlincote and Gresley Association. James Turner. " Swadlincote, March 26th, 1853. Small holes at corners where this poster has previously been attached by pins, but a very good clean copy.
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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON. Lock-up/Shake Down. March & April 1973.
New England North Country Prisoners Assoc. 1973 First Edition Soft Cover VG 8vo
15pp. Orange card covers little marked. The New Hampshire State Prison is located in Concord, New Hampshire. Two hundred and sixty men were imprisoned behind its walls in 1973 and the cost to the tax-payer for keeping one prisoner at the time was $6,000. The full story of the lock-up and shake-down was only really known by the prisoners themselves, but as they were not allowed to speak, this is a reconstruction of the story. The problems began in February with the appointment of a brutal guard to kitchen duty, prisoners stopped work and the governor suspended the man. The guards then threatened to strike. The story of the explosive events which then escalated.
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THE BLACK KALENDAR OF ABERDEEN
Aberdeen James Strachan 1840 First Edition Thus Hardcover VG
iv+266pp. Original printed front cover and rear boards with new morocco spine with red and gilt title label to spine. Boards are a little rubbed and marked. Short ink lines against four entries on the second page and short note to the rear black free endpaper. The Introduction states 'The design of the Work is to give an account of the most remarkable Trials that have come before the Criminal Courts in Aberdeen, as well as of Cases from this district which have been tried before the High Court of Justiciary, embracing all such interesting details concerning Criminals as could be collected.' The first edition appeared in 1820 and was credited to James Bruce the Editor of the Fifeshire Journal. This copy is from the collection of the late crime writer Jonathan Goodman and the front endpaper bears his personal blind stamp. Name index included in the prelims. A rare copy.
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SPEEDWAY GAZETTE - 3 Editions, 1949
London 1949 1st magazine VG 4to
20pp, 16pp and 16pp. Paper covers a little dusty. September 24th, October 1st & 8th. The September edition is entitled Wembley Scrapbook with features on past champions and cover photo of Bluey Wilkinson. October 1st features new World Champion Tommy Price and October 8th has cover photo of Billy Bales. (postage will be less than quoted).
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THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. ORIGINAL PENNY DREADFULS. Containing the Remarkable Lives and Trials of Notorious Criminals, Past and Present. 19 Editions. Volume 1 No. 31 - Volume 1 No. 49.
A. Ritchie, London 1st Edition Soft Cover VG 4to
Original Penny Dreadful editions, not dated but published around the late 1800s. 16pp each issue, pages numbered consecutively. Illus. in text. VG copies, just a little dusty with minor chipping to edges, little foxing here and there. Some stories are continued across the editions, but there are also many short, complete accounts of a variety of crimes and criminals. Included among the cases are The Confessions of George Barrington, Prince of English Pickpockets; Holloway, Haggerty and Hanfield - murder of Mr Steele on Hounslow Heath; George Barnwell, London Apprentice and Murderer of his Uncle; Tales from the Diary of a Bow Street Runner; Railway Train Tragedy (Muller); the Life of Mother Brownrigg, Torturer and Murderer of Parish Apprenctices, etc.
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MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF PEARL BRYAN OR THE HEADLESS HORROR. The Full Account of the Mysterious Murder Known as the Fort Thomas Tragedy from Beginning to End. Full Particulars of Detective and Police Investigations., etc.
Cincinnati Barclay & Co, First Edition Soft Cover VG
107pp+frontis. Not dated but probably contemporary with events. Paper covered booklet, pages browned and little chipped at edges. Frontis. portrait has some measurements marked beside it, maybe for possible printing elsewhere, but the picture is not affected. A few pencil lines in margins and underlining in text and small old tape repair to cover. Pages are numbered 19-126 but the main title page is present and the story starts on page 19, so nothing appears to be missing (This random page numbering was a common tactic for the publishers of cheap booklets in order to create the impression that the book was longer than it really was!). In February 1896 the decapitated body of a young woman was found lying in an old orchard. Pearl Bryan was identified by her shoes and clothing and two young men, Scott Jackson and Allonzo Walling, were charged with her murder. Detective Crim of the Cincinatti police explained that Jackson had made Pearl pregnant and hired Walling to perform an abortion. The last time Pearl had been seen she was in the company of the two men. Each man accused the other of the crime. The full story of the tragic events, investigation and trial.
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PUBLIC NOTICE: FIVE POUNDS REWARD. Somerset Hospital at Froxfield.
Marlborough Emberlin & Harold 1835 Paper Poster 4to
28cm x 22 cm original Public Notice stating that "Whereas, great Depredations have been committed on the Timber and Woods belonging to the Estates of the Trustees of this Charity. Whoever will give such Information as may lead to the Conviction of the Offender or Offenders, may receive the above Reward on application to Mr. Guy Warwick, of Milton". November 7th, 1835. The very slightest creases are discernable but still a near fine copy.
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LIFE, TRIAL AND CONFESSION OF FRANK C. ALMY
Laconia, NH John J. Lane First Edition Booklet in new slipcase VG
32pp. Illus. in text. Not dated, c1892. Yellow illustrated paper covers little dusty, with small piece missing at edge, no loss of text. Little foxing to pages, but generally clean internally. Very nicely encased in NEW brown board slipcase with gilt titles. Almy, a rejected suitor, murdered Christine Warden on July 17th, 1891, at Hanover, New Hampshire. He lived for a month in the Warden family barn while the Sheriff and his posse searched for the killer. When he was captured it was discovered that he was the same George Abbot who had escaped over the wall of the New Hampshire State Penitentiary whilst serving a 15-year term for burglary. The story of the murder and the trial, plus his confession to the crime. Almy was sentenced to hand at Concord State Prison in December 1892.
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THE TRIAL OF KATHARINE NAIRN AND PATRICK OGILVIE. For the Crimes of Incest and Murder Containing the Whole Procedure of the High Court of Justiciary, Upon the 5th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Days of August 1765
Edinburgh Auld and Smelllie 1764 First Edition Hardcover VG
200pp. Finely rebound in quarter calf with marbled boards and new endpapers. Blind stamp of Law Library on title page which is hardly visible. A very nice copy of this infamous trial. As a girl of nineteen, Katharine, the daughter of a Perthshire baronet, Sir Robert Nairn, married a man of property some twenty years her senior. Four months later he died suddenly and suspicion fell on Katharine and her brother-in-law, Patrick Ogilvie. In 1765 they were charged with incest and murder of her husband by laundanum. He was sentenced to hang. Her sentence was delayed until she had given birth to the child she was carrying. A note at the end of the book states that details of her sentence would be published and given gratis to the purchaser. (This never happened as Nairn managed to escape from the Tolbooth, disguised as one of her midwives. Seeking refuge at her uncle's house, she was then taken to the coast and thence out of the country, afterwards making her way to America).
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THE ORIGINAL AND THE ONLY AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE TRIAL OF EUGENE ARAM (Late a Schoolmaster at Knaresborough) for the MURDER OF DANIEL CLARK. With His Autobiography and a Particular Account of His Studies, Etc. To Which is Added THE DREAM OF EUGENE ARAM
Knaresborough W. Langdale Hardcover VG
78pp. REBOUND in brown cloth with gilt titles, original wrappers bound-in, which are a little chipped at edges and rather dusty. Little foxing, mainly to endpapers. Contemporary signature to title page. Not dated but c1830s. Born in 1704 Aram was publicly hanged in 1759 at York for the murder of Daniel Clark, a shoemaker, who had been killed at Knaresborough fourteen years earlier. Aram had planned with accomplices to defraud several people in the town. Clark obtained a quantity of goods and then disappeared and although he was arrested for conspiracy in the fraud, Aram paid for the missing items, cleared his mortgage and soon left the area. Thirteen years later a wooden chest containing a skeleton was dug up and assumed to be the missing Clark. Aram and Richard Houseman were charged but when the latter was acquitted he became the main prosecution witness. This edition contains 'The Dream of Eugene Aram' - A Poem by Thomas Hood, Esquire, (who was at that time Editor of 'The Gem,' a Literary Annual).
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TRIAL OF JOANNA SOUTHCOTT, During seven Days, Which Commenced on the Fifth and Ended on the Eleventh of December, 1804. At the Neckinger House, Bermondsey, Near London
London S. Rousseau 1804 First Edition Hardcover VG
xl, 152pp. FINELY REBOUND in green cloth with gilt titles, scattered foxing throughout. Pages have small ink numbers in the corners, maybe referring to a private collection. Joanna Southcott was born in April 1750 at Taleford Farm in the parish of Ottery St. Mary in Devon. When her father lost his estates and inheritance, he took up farming in a humble way. Joanna grew up with little education but went out into the world to earn her living. When she was 18, the 'Spirit of Truth' became her guide and she began producing prophesies which were sealed and kept safe by her friends. When they were later opened, the events she had predicted had all occurred. In 1797 she visited Exeter when the Rev. Joseph Pomeroy of St. Peters upheld her cause, but ridicule by his fellow clergyman caused him to give it up. In 1801 Joanna published her first book and many new friends joined her to become a great company of Believers. The first examination of her writings was in 1801, with two more in 1803 and 1804 and they were conducted in a legal manner with judges and jury. The clergy refused to appear. Over her lifetime she published 65 books and acquired many supporters, but others spoke out against her. She died in 1814 while outside her house the mob jeered and shouted. This is the scarce record of the 1804 trial.
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A REVIEW OF THE CHESHIRE CONSTABULARY OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS.
1977 First Edition Softcover VG 8vo
35pp. Illus. throughout. Published to coincide with Her Majesty the Queen's Silver Jubilee, the story of the changes in the Cheshire Constabulary, the changing role of police and their relationship with the public. Very well illustrated with photographs of Royal visits, police buildings,traffic and communications, the C.I.D., parades and events. Bound in silver card covers.
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THE BOOK CUPBOARD. Six Children's Classics in Miniature from the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Oxford Bodleian Library 1996 185881216X 1st Edition Illus. Boards Fine
Approximately 8" x 8" triple folded card container. A beautifully illustrated folding 'cupboard' containing six children's classic miniature books - Kate Greenaway's Mother Goose; Sing a Song of Sixpence by Randolph Caldecott; A Baby's Own Aesop by Walter Crane; A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear; The History of an Apple Pie and The House that Jack Built.The six little editions are affixed on an illustration of coloured shelves as the book is unfolded and a short biography of the authors appears on the inside cover.
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LIFE, CONFESSION AND LETTERS OF COURTSHIP OF REV. JACOB S. HARDEN, OF THE M.E. CHURCH, MOUNT LEBANON, HUNTERDON CO., N.J. Executed for the Murder of His Wife on the 6th of July, 1860, at Belvidere, Warren Co., N.J
Hackettstown, Warren Co., N.J. E. Winton, Printer 1860 First Edition Hardcover VG
47pp +frontis. First and last pages expertly repaired with archival tape, no loss of text. Little foxing and browning to pages. FINELY REBOUND in maroon half calf with marbled boards. The Rev. Jacob A. Harden of Mansfield Township was the only clergyman ever hanged for murder in New Jersey. The son of a well-to-do farmer he was licensed to preach as a Methodist minister in 1856. Among his congregation were Samuel and Katherine Dorland, who had a young marriageable daughter, Hannah Louise. Mrs Dorland was relentless in her pursuit of the minister as a husband for Hannah, even resorting to starting rumours that he was the father of an alleged still-born child. They said they would clear his name if he married Hannah and the desperate man finally agreed. He said that he began poisoning his wife the same night she arrived. Many attempts were made to save his life, but he was hanged on July 6th, 1860.
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THE LONG AFFRAY. The Poaching Wars in Britain, 1760-1914
Secker & Warburg, London 1985 043620102X Reprint Hardcover VG VG 8vo
344pp. Illus. in text. Tiny bump to lower edge of covers but still a NR FINE copy. (1st edition was also 1985). The first book to demonstrate in detail the politically explosive potential of the Game Question from the time of William Cobbett to that of Lloyd George. Starting from two headstones on an obscure poacher's grave in Hampshire, one denouncing him as a murderer, the other claiming him as a hero (, the author searched the local vicinity, local and national archives, reconstructing the crime and its participants. The events were just part of a bitter conflict that flared across England for two centuries. A well illustrated study, with Sources, Reference and Index.
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PUNCH or the London Charivari. Vol. CLXVI Jan. - June 1924.
London Punch 1924 First Edition Hardcover VG 4to
708pp + Punch Summer Number 1924 with pages showing various sporting activities in cartoon form, some in colour. June 16th, 1924 approx. 36 pages. Very nicely bound in publisher's maroon binding with gilt Punch decoration to front cover, very minor rubbing at extremes. This edition includes the first printing of 'When we Were Very Young' by A.A. Milne which is printed throughout the volume. A very nice copy. (Heavy item, may incur additional postage).
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ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE EPHEMERA.
A small collection of ephemara which contains three booklets - 'An Historical Outline of the Force' 14pp. Ottawa. 1965; 'The Royal Canadian Mounted Police', 47pp+illus.in text. Origins of the Force and its Work. Ottawa. 1965 and 'A Brief Outline of the Activities of the Force, 1873-1940' 15pp+illus.+folding coloured plate of H.M. King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, meeting the chiefs and members of various Indian tribes of Southern Alberta in 1939. Also includes 6 black-and-white photographs, two showing more modern uniforms and four showing uniforms of 1873, 1877, 1901 & 1905. Some correspondence is also enclosed from the RCMP to a Mr Dixon of Edinburgh, dated 1946 and 1966, responding to request for information.
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ILLUSTRATED POLICE NEWS. JACK THE RIPPER. FACSIMILE NEWSPAPERS. SET OF 5 EDITIONS
London Peter Way 1974 Facsimile Soft Cover VG Broadsheet
Five facsimile newspapers covering the story of Jack the Ripper, originally published in 1888. A nice set of these collectable reprints presented in an illustrated outer cover supplied by the new publisher, just a little tanned at edge. Papers dated 8th, 22nd September; 6th, 10th October and 17th November, with all the lurid illustrations of the day describing the events surrounding the Whitechapel murders.
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SECRET AGENT'S HANDBOOK OF SPECIAL DEVICES
London Public Record Office 2000 1903365007 1st edition hardcover fine fine 4to
vi+258pp. Illustrated throughout. A superb edition showing the remarkable array of devices designed for sabotage and other covert missions behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied Europe. This book reproduces the main pages from the SOE Descriptive Catalogue of Special Devices and Supplies in their original format - from camouflage and disguises to weapons, wireless sets, underwater and parachute equipment, medical supplied and even small boats. Introduction by Mark Seaman, senior historian at the Imperial War Museum and leading expert on intelligence and Special Operations in the Second World War, describing how some of these items were used in actual missions. Includes Index. (NB: Heavy item, please check with us for best postal rate).
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REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONVICTIONS OF ARTHUR ALLAN THOMAS for the Murder of David Harvey Crewe and Jeannette Lenore Crew
Wellington, NZ P.D. Hasselburg 1980 First Edition Card Covered Booklet VG
124pp. Illus. in text. Cream Card covers sl. dusty. The Inquiry that followed the controversial Crewe murder case. Jeanette and Harvey Crewe had a farm at Pukekwa, New Zealand, but when Jeanette's father called to see them on 22nd June, 1970, only their baby was there, but bloodstains were found. Jeanette's body was found in the Waikato river in August and Harvey's in September. Test firing of rifles led police to Arthur Thomas who farmed eight miles away but at his trial in Auckland Supreme Court in February 1971, the defence claimed the cartridge case used in the testing had been found over 4 months after the killing and after several police searches. Despite the inconclusive evidence, Thomas was found guilty and imprisoned for life. The Inquiry in 1980 proved some of the evidence had been planted. Includes Affidavit to the Commission by Mr David Yallop who wrote the classic work on the case "Beyond Reasonable Doubt".
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THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM PENN AND WILLIAM MEAD AT THE OLD BAILEY, 1670
London Headley Brothers 1908 Reprint Hardcover VG 4to
76pp+frontis. Brown boards with gold trim, marbled spine, corners and edges little worn. Odd page edge is chipped but no loss of text. Light foxing to endpapers but o/w very clean internally. Reprinted for the 'Penn, Mead and Jury Commemoration Committee' from the original 4to issued in the year 1670. The frontispiece shows a tablet that was placed in the New Criminal Court, Newgate Street, London, close to the spot where they were tried. It states : William Penn and William Mead were tried in 1670 for preaching to an unlawful assembly in Grace Church Street. This Tablet commemorates the courage and endurance of the Jury Thos. Vere, Edward Bushell and ten others who refused to give a verdict against them, although locked up without food for two nights and were fined for their final verdict of Not Guilty. The case of the jurymen was reviewed on a Writ of Habeas Corpus and Chief Justice Vaughan delivered the opinion of the Court which established the right of juries to give their verdict according to their convictions.
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A FULL REPORT OF THE BRISTOL RIOTERS before the Special Commission Appointed to Deliver the Gaol of This City in January 1832, with All the Sentences and Executions Consequent Thereon, etc.
Bristol W.H. Somerton First Edition Hardcover VG
116pp+illus.+20pp Court Martial of Capt. Warrington. REBOUND in blue cloth with gilt titles, new endpapers. Light contemporary signature to endpaper. Scattered foxing but not excessive. Not dated but contemporary with trials. Also includes a Report of the Proceedings of the Court Martial Appointed to Investigate the Conduct of Lieut.- Colonel Brereton, Inspecting Field Officer of the Bristol District, with Full Particulars of the Suicide of that Unfortunate Officer and the Inquest Held on His Body. About 500-600 rioters caused havoc for three days in 1831, when Sir Charles Wetherall, an opponent of the second Reform Bill which aimed to give towns like Bristol greater representation in the House of Commons, threatened to imprison participants taking part in a disturbance as he arrived to open the New Assize Courts. He was chased to the Mansion House, but escaped in disguise, leaving the Mayor and officials beseiged inside. Homes were looted and destroyed and much of the gaol was demolished. Lt.-Col. Brereton of the Dragoons led a charge with drawn swords, hundreds were killed and wounded and the mob dispersed. Brereton, however, was court-martialled for refusing to open fire on the crowds, but committed suicide before the end of his trial. About 100 people were tried in January, 1832, four being hanged despite a petition of some 10,000 signatures.
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PUBLIC NOTICE: INTIMATION. Reith School of Industry.
Smith & Son Paper Poster
Public Notice 22cm x 28cm. Not dated but c1850. "The Trustees regret very much to see the Windows of this useful and benevolent Institution recklessly and wickedly broken and the Area trespassed upon by thoughtless Children, for mischevious purposes. Parents and even the general public are to blame, in not doing their best to check this evil......." (Nothing changes!) The Notice goes on the threaten the full force of the law. The slightest centre crease but still a very good copy.
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THE MOAT FARM MYSTERY. Full Account of Dougal's Confession and Execution.
Manchester Daisy Bank Printing & Publishing First Edition Illus. Paper Covers VG 8vo
32pp. Not dated but c1920. Includes some fifty illustrations. The extraordinary story surrounding the disappearance of Miss Camille Holland and the discovery some four years later, of her murdered body. The case revealed her strange infatuation with Samuel Herbert Dougal, a penniless man of lower social position. They went to live together at what he would name Moat Farm but shortly afterwards she disappeared. Dougal said she had gone on holiday, but she had left her possessions behind. Police eventually charged Dougal with forging cheques, but it was four years before her body was found in a ditch. Ex-libris label of the late Jonathan Goodman to title page.
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SPEEDWAY STAR & NEWS - 19 Editions, 1961
London Speedway Star 1961 1st magazine VG
20pp each issue. Dated January 14,21,28; February 11,18, 25; March 25; April 1,8, 15,22,29; May 13; July 1, 8, 22, 29, 29; October 14; December 30th. A little foxing here and there but only very minor wear if any. Front and rear cover photographs include Jack Scott, Ken McKinlay, Jim Lightfoot, Nigel Boocock, Wolves Team; Rayleigh Rockets, Wimbledon Dons, Swindon Robins, Ron How and Ove Fundin, Barry Briggs, etc.
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THE CONFEDERACY. Selections from the Four-Volume
New York Macmillan. Information Now Encyclopedia 1998 0028649168 Reprint Hardcover Fine Fine
xii+760pp. Illustrations in text. A FINE copy in dj. Remainder mark. A marvellous selection taken from the original four-volume work "Encyclopedia of the Confederacy" published 1993. Organized in an A-Z format, this extraordinary volume pieces together the integrated structure of the Confederacy. Politics, society, economics, culture and the military are all described in colourful detail, with fascinating articles about the history, battles, goverment along with battle maps and rare photographs. A superb edition. Includes Glossary and Index. (Heavy item - please check with us for best postal option). Our 2008 WILD WEST/CIVIL WAR/AMERICANA CATALOGUE is now available.
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BURGH POLICE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACTS.
London HMSO First Thus Hardcover Covers Marked But VG No Dj 8vo
Six ACTS bound in one volume - Local Government Scotland Act 1889. 1894 & 1903 (138pp); Burgh Police Act 1892 & 1903 (280pp) and Public Authorities Protection Act. 1893 (11pp). Half brown calf worn at extremes, with blue boards which are very rubbed still a nice clean copy internally and tightly bound. Banded spine has gilt and maroon title label. Marbled decoration to closed page edges. Not dated but probably early 1900s binding. The Police sections cover "An Act for regulating the Police and Sanitary Administration of towns and populous places, and for facilitating the union of Police and Municiapsl Administration in Burghs in Scotland - 28th June 1892" and "An Act to amend the Law relating to Administration of Burghs in Scotland - 14th August 1903".
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REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE OF ALLEGED GERMAN OUTRAGES AND APPENDIX. Four Booklets Bound in One.
London H.M.S.O. 1915 1st Thus Hard Cover VG No Dj 8vo
48pp+maps in text and folding map; 296pp, illus; 12pp & 24pp+map. BOUND IN rubbed maroon cloth with marbled boards, little worn at edges and top of spine. Library number on spine, usual small stamps and bookplate, etc. but still clean internally. The three booklets included with the report are 'Evidence and Documents laid before the Committee on Alleged German Outrages' - Appendix to the Report which has been issued separately; 'Germany's Dishonoured Army' - Additional Records of German Atrocities in France by Prof. J.H. Morgan, 1915; 'The Truth about German Atrocities', 1915. The second two editions detail the outrages inflicted on the civilian population in Belgium and France, including extracts from diaries and facsimiles of papers found on German soldiers. A useful reference collection of Government booklets.
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DIENYDDIAD CRIPPEN (Execution of Crippen)
Dydd Mercher 1910 First Edition Paper Leaflet VG 8vo
4pp. A small leaflet in the Welsh language which was probably issued to coincide with the infamous Crippen case, briefly describing the events when Inspector Dew collected him and Ethel le Neve from the SS Montrose, having received information about their whereabouts by the new wireless telegraph. This is followed by a 13-verse poem. A very unusual piece of Crippen memorabilia.
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THE CIVIL WAR SOCIETY'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE CIVIL WAR
New York Wings Books/Random House 1997 0517149834 Reprint Hardcover Fine Fine
viii+417pp. Illus. throughout. Quarto. A superb edition covering more than two hundred alphabetical entries that explain why the war began, where and how the war was fought and how it shaped the lives of soldiers and civilians. Stories include the famous heroes, military clashes, Native Americans, women and people of many ethnic groups as well as the difficulties civilians endured on the home front. The encyclopedia surveys the most important battles, from the first shots fired at Fort Sumter up to the final cavalry fight at Appomatox Station, with scores of entries on the military leaders and legendary generals. Includes archival and often rare photographs on nearly every page as well as an extensive Bibliography. (Heavy item, please check with us for best postal option).
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THE BRIDES IN THE BATH. New Sensation Series No.3.
London Felix McGlennon First Edition Magazine VG
16pp. Illus. in text. Quarto magazine type booklet in pink paper illustrated covers. Not dated but probably 1950s. A scarce edition illustrated with drawings in text and bright cover showing a man pushing a woman under the bath water! In February 1915, four detectives arrested George Joseph Smith in London and he was charged with "causing a false entry relating to a marriage between himself, as John Lloyd, and Margaret Elizabeth Lofty, at the Registry Office, Bath in December, 1914". This related to his second wife who had died in the bath on the day following her marriage. But from this simple charge arose sensational developments linking Smith with other women who had met the same fate. Smith was defended by Marshall Hall, but was found guilty. A very nice copy.
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SMOKING THROUGH THE AGES.
W.D. & H.O. Wills, UK First Edition Soft Cover VG
16pp. Illus. throughout. A very nice copy of this little booklet in its original maroon card covers with deckled edge, with cream titles and decoration to cover. Chapters on Religious Origin, Discovery of the New World, Rise of Smoking in England, Taking of Snuff, Cigars, Cigarettes etc.
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A NARRATIVE OF THE MURDER OF MR. WEARE AT GILL'S HILL, NEAR ALDENHAM, HERTFORDSHIRE ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 (1823). Compiled from Communications Made By Mr Heward the Proprietor of the Cottage Where Probert Resided, etc.
London J. Edgerley 1823 First Edition Disbound VG
56pp+Folding Plan. Disbound as issued with original stitching. Just a little browned and foxed but pages generally clean. Edge of folding plan little torn, but no loss to diagrams or text. Edges uncut. J. Edgerley's edition of the Weare case is by far the rarest of the publications which appeared around the time of the crime. This particular copy has the additional provenance of a contemporary ink note on the title page stating 'Bought in Mr Probert's Kitchen, Nov. 9.' Also the owner has added four further items to the key of the folding map, namely Miss Noye's Bedroom, Mrs Probert's (bedroom), Hunt's Room and Room prepared for Thurtell. These have also been added to the plan itself, together with additional notes relating to the area of the crime scene, obviously by a contemporary visitor to Probert's house. A particularly nice association copy of a rare trial.
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IN RE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING SEAMEN, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR RELATIONS TO THE IMMIGRATION LAW AND RULES, THE RECENTLY PASSED ESPIONAGE ACT AND THE PROPOSED PASSPORT LAW
Washington U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Immigration 1918 First Edition Hardcover VG No Dj 4to
16pp Report bound in black cloth with paper title label, ex-Foreign Office Library. Label inside cover, ink stamps in margins of first and last pages. Amendments to Rule 10 othe Immigration Rules which became operative in May 1917, detailing the changes which had since become necessary. Sections cover The Seaman's Law, The Immigration Law and Rule 10, Navigation Laws, Marine-Hospital Laws and Regulations, The Espionage Law and Regulations, Passport Regulations, Recommendations, etc. Signed by A. Caminetti, Commissioner General.
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POLICE WAR DUTIES MANUAL
London HMSO 1965 First Edition Card Covered Booklet VG
151pp. A loose-leaf booklet with metal file clip and little marked and chipped blue covers. Highly detailed booklet advising police on the situation in the event of conflict at the height of the 'Cold War'. The front cover indicates that circulation is 'Restricted' and the title page indicates that 'this manual should not be shown to anyone outside the police service'.
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CHAPBOOK: LIFE AND DEPREDATIONS OF DAVID HOGGART, The Murderer, Who Was executed at Edinburgh, the 28th July, 1821, for the Murder of Morrin, One of the Turnkeys of Dumfries Gaol, Related By Himself After Sentence of Death . CHAPBOOK
Durham George Walker Jr. 1844 First Edition paper folded booklet VG approx. 4" x 6.5" folded
24pp+3pp Verse. A folded Chapbook, pages still uncut and in one large sheet. Born near Edinburgh in November 1800 into a comfortable and respectable family, Hoggart (also spelt Haggart) was careful not to reveal his family connections in his life of crime in order to save them embarrassment. As his notorious depredations continued he was eventually put into Dumfries gaol following a burglary. In the course of a planned escape, Morrin the turnkey was struck with a stone inside a bag causing him to fall down the stairs to his death. The verse 'The Lover's Tragedy' is written in verse and comprises pages 22-24. A nice clean copy of a scarce chapbook, still uncut as it came from the printer.
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A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE ATROCIOUS MURDER OF THE LATE MR. W. WEARE; Containing the Examinations before the Magistrates, the Proceedings of the Coroner's Inquest, with the Whole of the Evidence; the Confessions of Hunt and Statements of the Other Prisoners
London Sherwood, Jones & Co. 1823 First Edition Hardcover VG 8vo
xxxii+56pp. engraved illustrations in text. Later grey paper covered boards, just a little rubbed along spine and gilt and black title label, some foxing throughout. A contemporary signature on title page and the distinctive bookplate of Clement K. Shorter on the front paste-down. One of the classic 19th-century murders in which Thurtell, Hunt and Probert were indicted for Mr Weare's murder following a dispute over a gambling debt. Thurtell received the ultimate punishment whilst Hunt was transported to Australia. Probert turned King's Evidence and escaped punishment, only to be hanged at Newgate two years later for horse stealing. The case was extensively cited in condemnation of the evils of gambling. Clement K. Shorter (bookplate) was a journalist, literary critic and founder of 'The Sketch', 'The Sphere' and 'The Tatler'. He was also a great collector of manuscripts and books. A number of contemporary accounts of this infamous trial were published, however, this edition is one of the rarer items with the British Library not listing a copy.
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AUSTRALIAN POLICE JOURNAL. 2 EDITIONS. January & April 1977
Sydney, Australia 1977 1st Edition Soft Cover VG
Volume 31 No.1. January 1977 & No.2. April 1977. Original blue card covers. 64pp each edition, numbered consecutively, illustrations in text. Contents include 'Co-operation Between the Public and Police'- Insp. J.M. Walsh, Queensland; 'Kidnapping - A Long Established Crime' - Sn. Const. P.D. Garrett, S. Australia; 'Henry Fielding; - R.M. Braybrook, Dept. Comm. Victoria; 'Dead Men do Tell Tales' - E.J. Schmaal, S. Australia, etc. Well illustrated.
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SIXTY YEARS: THE BEANO AND THE DANDY. History of Fun
London D.C. Thomson 2001 0851167713 First Edition Hardcover Fine Fine Dj 4to
Unpaginated but usual "Annual" sized edition, around 130pp. Fully illustrated, mainly in colour. The history of the comics from Big Uggy to Desperate Dan landing on the moon. All the favourite characters in historical events. Not price clipped.
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A LETTER TO A NOBLE LORD EXPLANATORY OF A BILL IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY, Filed on Behalf of Sir Augustus d'Este from Sir J.J. Dillon PLUS Papers, Notes Etc. In 3 Parts.
London William Glindon 1831 First Edition Hardcover VG
Part 1 - 40pp; Part 2 -16pp + Papers & Genealogical Papers + Note 38pp. Half black calf with marbled boards, very worn around edges. Internally VG with just few odd spots of foxing. Sir Augustus Frederick d'Este was the son of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, and Lady Augusta Murray and the grandson of George III. His parents had married in Italy and later remarried in a religious ceremony in London in 1793. The ceremonies, however, were considered in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772 and as such, Lady Augusta could not take the title of Her Royal Highness. Sir Augustus was thus considered illegitimate and he took steps to challenge the decision that his parents' marriage was invalid. Part 2 covers The Case of Sir Augustus d'Este, with the opinions of Dr. Lushington and Griffiths Richards, Esq., with Papers Elucidating the Claims of Sir Augustus d'Este K.C.H. and Part 3 is Note in Explanation of the Case of Sir Augustus D'Este transmitted with Other Papers to Earl Grey. The Genealogical tables show lineage of both parties. This copy is signed on the front endpaper by Gertrude d'Este (?) - not quite sure of the last name of the signature - dated 1900.
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THE CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE SOCIETIES LIMITED. ANNUAL FOR 1907.
Manchester & Glasgow CWS 1907 1st hardcover VG no dj 8vo
viii+charts and maps + illustrations of all business premises (58 full page engravings) + 421pp. Decorative brown covers, with black and gilt titles and decoration, minor wear to extremes. Little light foxing mainly to fore-edge and odd page. Front inner hinge cracked but still tightly bound. A fine insight into CWS history, extensively illustrated.
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NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS SCRAPBOOK. TRIALS AND INQUESTS, 1918-1919
First Edition Hardcover VG 4to
108pp. Red cloth with gilt titles. Four trials for divorce, libel and larceny along with three Inquest reports. Mr Noel Pemberton Billing MP faced Mr Justice Darling in 1918, charged with publishing false and defamatory libel against Miss Maud Allan in his newspaper The Vigilante. He said that she was a lewd woman who was about to give obscene private performances of Oscar Wilde's 'Salome'. The article also referred to a German book which allegedly contained 47,000 names of immoral men and women in England from whom her audience might be found and said these people were easy victims of German agents. The case takes up the larger part of the scrapbook. Also includes the Duchess of Westminster's divorce case; the Inquest on the beautiful Mrs Atheron (Mrs Arthur Eliot) found shot dead in her Mayfair flat and allegations about about her husband and his step-daughter; the suicide of Captain Steane's wife; a Manchester girl cashier charged with larceny etc.
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TRUE STORIES OF TRAGEDY AND TERROR
London Odhams Press 1961 First Edition Hardcover VG Good 8vo
304pp. Dj worn at edges. How did they happen? Whom did they affect? What were their consequences? Twenty great calamities ranging over more than six centuries. Includes chapters on The Black Death; Krakatoa Eruption; The Great Irish Famine; Gresford Mine Disaster; Pearl Harbour; Sinking of the Titanic; Loss of the R101; Captain Scott Epic; The Dreyfus Tragedy; Munich Air Disaster etc.
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THE WORLD OF PENGUIN. The Publisher's Complete Catalogue.
London Penguin 1984 0140870024 First Edition Soft Cover VG Landscape 4to
204pp. Illus. throughout. Just the most minor shelf wear to cover. Adventure Sports to Zoology, the Buildings of England to Picture Puffins. The outstanding new source book for every kind of reader - over 5,000 titles listed. A most useful reference work with numerous illustrations, providing an Adult Section and Childrens Section, both with their own Index. Includes many short features on their authors such as Richard Adams, Kingsley Amis, Anthony Burgess, Grahame Greene, D.H. Lawrence, Iris Murdoch, George Orwell, Evelyn Waugh etc., with articles including Art, Business, Collections of Verse, Gardening, Horror Stories, Modern Classics, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Travel and much more. Approx.29cm x 21cm (11"x 8").
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THE MADRAS HIGH COURT 1862-1962. Centenary Volume
Madras High Court 1962 First Edition Hardcover VG VG little worn at edges
122pp+illus. including colour. Bound in stiff boards. Dj little worn at extremes. A very well illustrated edition celebrating one hundred years of the Madras High Court. Part 1 chronicles the Court from 1600-1962 with pen portraits of the Chief Justices and some Puisne Judges; Part II provides Tables and Biographical Particulars of Indian Puisne Judges and Part III explains How the High Court Functions with Law Reports, Table of Registrars, Table of Masters, etc. Illustrations include court buildings, judges, advocates, officers and staff.
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TRACK '76. Every Fan's Guide to the New Speedway Season
London Websters Publications/Speedway Star 1976 1st magazine VG 4to
58pp. Coloured illustrated covers with Peter Collins on front cover. Edges just slightly rubbed. Very well illustrated throughout with fixture list charts, the Golden Helmet, World Team Cup and World Pairs, plus stories from every track and photographs of their star riders. (postage will be cheaper than quoted).
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TRIAL OF CHARLES LOUIS TUCKER for The Murder of Mabel Page in the Superior Court of Massachusetts. Published by the Attorney General. 2 Volumes.
Boston Wright & Potter Printing Company 1907 First Edition Hardcover VG No Dj 8vo
1588pp in 2 volumes. FINELY REBOUND in green cloth with gilt titles. VG internally. A few neat numbers to endpaper and page edges, possibly from a private library. Charles L. Tucker, indicted in June 1904 by the Grand Jury for the County of Middlesex, for the murder of Mabel Page, was put on trial on 2nd January, 1905. The Page family - Mabel, her elderly father, brother and housekeeper - lived at South Avenue, Weston. During the day of 31st March, 1904, Mabel was at home alone from about 10.30 am with the doors locked. But when her father returned around 2 pm he found the back door closed, but unlocked. He discovered Mabel's body upstairs and the Medical Examiner found she had many stab wounds, one through the heart. Money was missing from the house. Local enquiries led to Tucker but much of the evidence was circumstantial and he pleaded 'Not Guilty'. Index in Volume II. (NB: Heavy item, additional postage may be required).
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SPEEDWAY. 3 Issues. 197/1972/1973
London Motor Cycle News 1st magazine VG 4to
THREE editions of the Motor Cycle News Extra magazines which look at the year's stars and results. Front cover coloured photographs show Ronnie Moore, Ivan Mauger in Belle Vue's colours and John Louis. Many features and photographs throughout. 64pp in each edition.
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SPEEDWAY.
London Motor Cycle News c1967 1st magazine VG 4to
31pp. Very minor chips to edges of front cover. Not dated, but contains results up to 1966. Features and photographs of riders of the day, including Barry Briggs, Bjorn Knutsson, Gote Nordin, Nigel Boocock, Ivan Mauger, Soren Sjosten, Ronnie Moore, Ove Fundin, the English Team, Polish Team, etc.
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THE EDINBURGH REVIEW or CRITICAL JOURNAL for OCT. 1837.....JAN. 1838. Vol. lxvi
London/Edinburgh Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman/ Adam & Charles Black 1838 First Edition blue Card Boards VG
Blue board covers rather creased with dusty beige paper spine, little worn and battered, fore-edge dusty but internally pages clean. Page edges uncut. 64pp Advertisements+ pages 261 - 540 + List of new publications. Few pages unopened. The Edition of the Quarterly Journal contains articles on Attila the Hun; Narrative of an Expedition into the Interior of Africa by the River Niger, in the Steam-Vessels Quorra and Alburkah, in 1832, 1833 and 1834 by MacGregor Laird and R.A.K. Oldfield, surviving officers of the expedition; Report from the Select Committee on Metropolis Police Offices, with the Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Index, 29th June 1837; Extracts from the Second Report of the Inspectors of Prisons for the Home District; The Highlanders of Scotland, their Origin, History and Antiquities by William Skene; Speech of the Earl of Mulgrave on the State of Ireland, House of Lords, 27th November 1837; Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages by Sir Francis Palgrave; Papers relative to the Abolition of Slavery, etc. Index.
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ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE POLICE 1960. Interim Report Presented to Parliament By Command of Her Majesty, November 1960
London HMSO 1960 First Edition Soft Cover VG 8vo
v+77pp. Original blue card covers just slightly sunned. The report of the Commissioners appointed to review the constitutional position of the police throughout Great Britain; the arrangements for their control and administration. Chapters include Historical Survey; Duties and Responsibilities of the Police; Manpower, Recruitment and Wastage, Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations. Appendices list names of Persons who gave Oral Evidence, List of Police Forces and Police Establishments in England, Wales and Scotland visited by members of the Commission, plus Graph of the Constable's Pay, etc. Includes Index.
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A COMPLETE REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF DR. E.W. PRITCHARD FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND MOTHER-IN-LAW - BOUND WITH - THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM PALMER, FOR THE ALLEGED RUGELEY POISONINGS
Edinburgh/London Permission of 'The Scotsman/Henry Lea, Hardcover VG No Dj 8vo
The trials of two of the most infamous murderers of the mid-Victorian period, bound together in one edition. Half calf with cloth boards, banded and gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label. Little wear to spine edges and corners. The Pritchard Trial contains 135pp+frontis. and is dated 1865. The Palmer Trial is not dated but is c1856 and contemporary with events, this contains 191pp with original illustrated front wrapper bound in. Minor foxing to fore-edge, minor foxing and tiny marks to endpapers. The last page of the Palmer edition has been repaired, but no text affected, still clean internally. Dr Edward William Pritchard, a Glasgow physician, was found guilty and made three confessions regarding the murder of his wife and mother-in-law. William Palmer was the poisoner of possibly 14 people and was tried for the murder of his friend and fellow racegoer, John Parsons Cook. His trial brought about The Palmer Act in which the accused could be tried away from the county of the crime so that he might have a fair trial. Pritchard was hanged in Glasgow in 1865 before a crowd of 100,000 - the last person to be publicly hanged in Scotland. Palmer was hanged at Stafford Gaol in 1856.
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REPORT OF THE FORREST DIVORCE CASE. Containing the Full and Unabridged Testimony of All the Witnesses, Affidavits and Depositions, Together with the Consuelo and Forney Letters
New York Robert M. De Witt First Edition Hardcover VG
187pp. FINELY REBOUND in orange cloth with facsimile portrait of Edwin Forrest on cover. Original printed paper covers bound-in, rear one torn at corner but only advertisements affected. Internally a VG copy. Not dated but c1852. The Herald Certified Edition published under supervision of the Law Reporter of the New York Herald and the "only one containing the suppressed testimony". Edwin Forrest was a famous New York Shakespearean actor who file for divorce in Philadelphia on the grounds of adultery, having found his wife with another actor. His wife counter-sued in New York. The trial lasted thirty-two days and ended with Mr Forrest losing the case, his wife being granted alimony of $3,000 per year. Crowds cheered as she left the court. He followed up the verdict with five appeals. He was larger-than-life personality who sold out theatres and during intermissions he made passionate speeches about the trial.
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THE REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION, Appointed Under Order in Council P.C. 411 of February 5, 1946.
Ottawa HMSO 1946 First Edition Soft Cover VG
733pp. VG in original HMSO blue card covers. Little dusty and sl. chipped only. The Royal Commission was set up to 'Investigate the Facts Relating to and the Circumstances surrounding the Communication, by Public Officials and other Persons in positions of Trust of Secret and Confidential Information to Agents of a Foreign Power'. Held before Hon. Mr. Justice Robert Taschereau and Hon. Mr. Justice R.L. Kellock, and Commissioners. It was Igor Gouzenko who revealed the existence in Canada of a wide-spread conspiracy to obtain secret information. He was an informative witness who revealed the existence of a conspiratorial organization operating in Canada and other countries, telling not only the names and cover names of the organizers, the names of the Canadians who were caught who had acted as agents, but also exposed the set-up of the organization, its aims and methods. The full report of the proceedings, international links, recruiting methods, the individual agents (including Allan Nunn May), false passports etc. and including Summary of Findings, Recommendations, Key to Cover Names. A separate list shows persons named in the Report who had been convicted/acquitted in the criminal courts.
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CHAPBOOK: A COPIOUS REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF THOMAS DEWEY for the Wilful Murder of Maria Austin, Before the Hon. James Allan Park, Knt. On Monday, July 25, 1825 at the Town Hall, Nottingham. .. With Some Particulars of His Life, Character, Behaviour & Execution, Etc
Review Office, Nottingham Sutton-and-Son First Edition Soft Cover VG 3.5
22pp. One corner neatly repaired, no text affected. Not dated, c1825. Copied from the Nottingham Review with some Additions. Dewey had been happily married for nearly four years when he formed an acquaintance with a Mrs Maria Austin. He was sent to the House of Correction in Southwell and forced to tread the wheel for a month for neglecting his wife and family. Later, Mrs Austin had to meet her estranged husband on family business and when she returned to her lodging, Dewey murdered her - it was assumed this action was caused by some misguided jealousy.
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PRINTED EPHEMERA. Collection, Organisation, Access
London Clive Bingley 1981 0851573371 1st edition hardcover FINE FINE 8vo
125pp. A valuable guideline for locating collections of ephemera and methods of organising the materials. Although much ephemera is regarded by contemporary society as junk, many items can be revealing about social conditions and attitudes. Sections include postal history, pictures of domestic appliances, organisation of images, non-book material in housing, Governments, librarians and pressure groups. etc. Includes Index.
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SPEEDWAY STAR & NEWS. 7 Editions 1962
London Speedway Star 1962 1st magazine VG
20pp each issue. January 6th, 13th; February 3rd, 10th, 24th; March 24, 31st. Very minor wear to two covers, little dusty. Numerous articles and photographs throughout covering all the speedway news of the week. Cover photos include Ron How, Reg Luckhurst, Wayne Briggs, Peter Craven, Ivor Brown, Eric Boothroyd, Barry Briggs etc.
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HALDEMAN-JULIUS PUBLICATIONS, Girard, Kansas. 1,845 Little Blue Books at 10c Each
Kansas Haldeman-Julius First Edition Soft Cover VG 32mo
64pp. Brown illus. paper cover, stapled at spine. Foxing to external covers, internally pages tanned. A full catalogue of 1,845 Little Blue Books which were sold at 10c each. All manner of subjects were covered in these little 5" x 3.5" editions and they are listed under the subject heading. Also includes a portrait of E. Haldeman-Julius who was the Series Editor and Publisher, plus a double page Order Form. The full set was being offered at $169. Not dated.
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A FULL REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF THOMAS HALL FOR THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN HENRY CAIN. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Williams at the Supreme Court, Dunedin, January 1887
Dunedin, NZ Otago Daily Times 1887 First Edition Thus Paper Covers VG
77pp. Paper covered booklet, foxed on outer covers and few pages, but generally clean internally. Rusty where stapled at spine. Small ink note to cover. Cartoon design bookplate inside cover of Henry Bateson. Reprinted from the Otago Daily Times. The Timaru Murder Case. Thomas Hall was charged with the murder of Henry Cain who died on 29th January, 1886. He had been ill for some time and at the time of his death there were no suspicious circumstances. However, some months after his burial, doubts arose and the body was exhumed. It was found to contain an amount of antimony although this was not present in any of his medicines. Thomas Hall had married Mr Cain's step-daughter in 1885 and although the deceased had originally objected, the two men apparently became reconciled. Questions arose about the will from which Hall would benefit, and it was found that he had bought a book describing the effects of antimony which he had in his possession. He was brought to trial, pleading Not Guilty. (The bookplate is that of Charles Henry Bateson, 1903-1974, journalist and historian who was born in Wellington, N.Z.).
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ALLAN AND CLARA or the Murder in the Winnats, Castleton in the Peak of Derbyshire
London Houghton & Sons 1st Edition Card Covered Booklet VG
16pp. Grey card covers little sunned. Not dated. In April 1758 in the then isolated village of Stoney Middleton, near Eyam, the villagers were surprised by the arrival of a young couple. As they rested at the Royal Oak Inn they were surrounded by a small crowd of locals who stated in amazement at their rich attire. The owner gathered that they were running away to marry but the girl had experienced a terrible dream about being attacked on their journey. They continued on to Castleton where they encountered some miners. On leaving the town and travelling through Winnats they were apparently attacked and killed by these men - one of whom confessed on his death bed. Although not dated the price is shown as Sixpence and an advertisement inside the front cover for the Grand Speedwell Cavern says that this is where Clara's Saddle may be seen.
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A CORRECT REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF JAMES WATSON, SENIOR FOR HIGH TREASON, Before the Court of King's Bench, Westminster, June 9th, 1817 and Following Days. Embellished with Striking Likenesses of Watson, Thistlewood, Preston & Hooper
London Sherwood, Neeley & Jones 1817 First Edition Hardcover VG
223pp+frontis. FINELY REBOUND in half calf with marbled boards with new endpapers. Foxing to original endpapers, fore-edge and little scattered to pages. Original plain paper cover bound-in. A trial that ensued following the events of what became known as The Cato Street Conspiracy in which James Watson the elder, James Watson, the younger, Preston, Thistlewood and Hooper planned to put the King to death, take control of the Bank of England, Tower of London and other buildings, seize weapons and persuade soldiers and other subjects to join them in their cause. Thistlewood planned to make himself President of the English Republic, but his ambitions ended in a loft in Cato Street where the police finally found the conspirators.
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THE STORY AND EVIDENCE OF THE PROSECUTION OF THOMAS HALL & MARGARET GRAHAM HOUSTON Charged with Attempting to Murder Mrs. Catherine Hall, Held at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Timaru, New Zealand.
Timaru, N.Z. T.F. Farley 1886 First Edition Hardcover VG
64pp. NEWLY REBOUND in maroon cloth with paper title label and gilt titles to spine. Scattered foxing, one page edge torn but no loss of text. Original paper covers are bound-in but they are very worn and fragile. Bookplate on endpaper of Henry Bateson. The Timaru Poisoning Case. The trial of Thomas Hall, nephew of Sir John Hall, who managed to carry on an outwardly respectable life both at home and at work, whilst committed forgeries to bolster his finances , planning to murder his wife after insuring her life and even making preparations to burn down his home for the insurance money. He had formed a friendship with Margaret Graham Houston while his wife was pregnant, but Mrs Hall was not concerned about this. After giving birth when Catharine was still in her bed, Hall began to poison her. Fortunately her doctor became suspicious of the circumstances and monitored her carefully with the help of fellow doctors and the poisoning was exposed and both Hall and Margaret Houston stood charged with the attempted murder. (The bookplate is that of Charles Henry Bateson, journalist and historian who was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He won repute as a writer and administrator and by 1960 was Editorial Manager at Mirror Newspapers in New South Wales).
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REPORT OF THE EVIDENCE AND POINTS OF LAW ARISING IN THE TRIAL OF JOHN FRANCIS KNAPP FOR THE MURDER OF JOSEPH WHITE, ESQUIRE, Before the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Together with The Charge of His Honor Chief Justice Parker
Salem, MA W. & S.B. Ives 1830 First Edition Hardcover VG
74pp+72pp+maps+plate. FINELY REBOUND in quarter calf with marbled boards. Some browning and foxing to lightly tanned pages. The first section is the Report of the Evidence as quoted above and the second section is APPENDIX TO THE REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF JOHN FRANCIS KNAPP ON AN INDICTMENT FOR MURDER, CONTAINING THE NEW EVIDENCE, ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL AND THE CHARGE ON HIS HONOR JUDGE PUTNAM, TO THE JURY ON THE SECOND TRIAL. Captain White was a wealthy man and Knapp was related to him by marriage . He decided to try to speed up the inheritance to his mother-in-law and hopefully himself into the bargain. He enlisted the help of his brother, Frank Knapp and George and Richard Crowninshield - who in fact committed the crime by knocking the Captain out then stabbing him. All four were arrested. The first trial ended when the Jury could not agree on a verdict. After Richard hanged himself, the prosecution gathered enough evidence to result in the hanging of the Knapp brothers. Both trials are bound in this fine new binding. A plate shows a drawing of the club used in the attack and two maps show the ground floor of Mr White's house and a map of the roads in the vicinity. A scarce item. (McDade: Annals of Murder. No. 562 & 567)
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WELDON'S VERBATIM REPORT OF THE CAUSE CELEBRE BAGOT V. BAGOT Which Occupied the Irish Probate Court from the 25th April to the 20th May, 1878.
London Weldon & Co. 2nd Edition Soft Cover VG
163pp. Original paper wraps chipped at edges, little dusty and foxed, small piece missing at corner of rear cover, not affecting internal text. Endpapers and fore-edge also foxed but pages mainly clean. Not dated but presumably contemporary with events. The case was opened in the Irish Probate Court before Judge Warren. The Preface states : The enormity of the charges - on the one side adultery, neglect, levity and extravagance, the other fraud, conspiracy and undue influence - coupled with the social standing of the parties interested and the colossal fortune at stake, aroused in the public mind an interest in the issue of this case never surpassed, and of recent time, only approached by that awakened in the Yelverton Divorce Cause. The will in dispute was that of Christopher Neville Bagot, of Galway, who died on 23rd May, 1877 leaving an immense fortune divided among his relatives. It was disputed by the testator's wife, Mrs Alice Emily Bagot on the grounds that it was not executed according to the statute, the testator was not of sound mind when it was made and it was obtained under the influence and fraud of John L. Bagot, Bernard Bagot and Mrs Catherine Mather, brothers and sister of the testator. Mrs Alice Bagot, challenged all the graver aspersions levelled at her and submitted to a cruel and searching enquiry, proving herself equal to the occasion. She established her character and the paternity of her son and her sister, Miss Edith Verner, emerged with her reputation untarnished.
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THE HISTORY OF THE MOST REMARKABLE TRYALS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN CAPITAL CASES: Viz Heresy, Treason, Felony, Incest, Poisoning, Adultery, Rapes, Sodomy, Witchcraft, Piracy, Murder, Robbery etc.,
London A. Bell, J. Pemberton, J. Brown 1715 First Edition Hardcover VG
Title page+8pp Preface+452pp+4pp Contents. NEW polished calf spine with raised bands and gilt lines, red morocco and gilt title label. The original calf boards have been retained and the front board has blind decoration and a baronial crest. The boards are no doubt contemporary with publication. Title page and a couple of other pages little frayed, but no loss of text and the whole is foxed and dusty throughout. New endpapers. The first of many such volumes that continued to be published through to the late 19th-century. A further similar volume was published in 1716 and followed by a second edition in 1725. Trials include 'Mary Arden and divers other persons for the murder of Mr Arden'; 'Trial by combat by Mr Newton and Mr Hamilton'; 'Trial of William Parry', etc. The baronial crest on the front cover has not been identified. (ESTC. N723).
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THE ACE ADVENTURE ALBUM
London Alexander Moring Illustrated Boards VG 4to
Unpaginated (92pp) and not dated, but c1950s. Front cover shows illustration of a dinosaur leaping out on three men in a jeep. Price shown as 3/6d. A collection of stories and comic strip features. Includes The Monsters of Matto Grosso; Plastic Man; The Man who Hated Indians; The Forty Pound Motor Bike; Arizona Raiders; Doll Man, etc. Printed in the Netherlands for Alexander Moring.
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SENSATIONAL CRIMES AND TRIALS
London Felix McGlennon First Edition Card Covered Booklet VG 4to
64pp. Illus. in text. Pink printed card covers little dusty, stapled at spine. Pages lightly tanned. Not dated - possibly mid 1930s. A fascinating booklet featuring cases such as The Brides in the Bath; Charles Peace; Sweeney Todd; Crime of Dr Crippen; Clue of the Boy's Lantern (Milson & Fowler); Murder of Harriett Lane (Thomas Wainwright) and Burke & Hare. Well illustrated with sketched portraits and some dramatic scenes from the cases. No date is given but the price is shown as Threepence.
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HOWARD JOURNAL & Other Booklets.
London Howard League First Edition VG
Five Booklets: 2 x 20pp; 246pp; 344pp and 76pp - dated 1949/1960/1961. The booklets are entitled John Howard Library of Criminal Law and Penal Reform - Catalogue 1949; The Howard League for Penal Reform, 1st July 1959 - 30th June, 1960; Annual Report , 1st July 1960 - 30th June, 1961; The Howard Journal Vol. X No.3. - 1960 and The Howard Journal Vol. X No. 4. - 1961. Includes various essays such as Group Work at Pollington Borstal - Norman Bishop, The Dilemmas of Penal Reform - Prof. Gresham M. Sykes, Capital Punishment in the United States by Hugo A. Bedau, The Accused in Scottish Criminal Proceedings - Prof. T.B. Smith, etc. The Library Catalogue is a most useful source of reference.
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