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1932Best.-Nr. 44855Melun, Imprimerie Administrative, 1932. Grand in-8 de 428 pp., chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs orné de deux fleurons et une guillotine, couverture et dos conservés (reliure éditeur).
1768Best.-Nr. 44958Liège et Paris, Marchenoir, 1768. In-12 de 80 pp., demi-basane verte à petits coins, dos lisse muet, adresse et titre dorés sur le plat supérieur (reliure du XIXe siècle).
1812Best.-Nr. 14765A Paris, P. Didot l'Ainé, 1812. In-8 de 176 pp.Procès instruit par la Cour d'assises de Paris contre Michel Michel, Louis Saget, Louis-François-Alexandre Salmon, employés dans les bureaux de la guerre, et Jean-Nicolas-Marie Mosès, dit Mirabeau, garçon de bureau; accusés d'avoir entretenu des intelligences criminelles avec les agents d'une puissance étrangère, etc. Recueilli par M. Breton, sténographe. Paris, P. Didot l'aîné, 1812. In-8 de 166-(1) pp.Procès du lieutenant-général comte Drouot. Grand officier de la Légion d'Honneur. Précédé d'une note historique sur cet Officier-Général. Paris, S. C. L'Huillier, Pillet, Delaunay, 1816. In-8 de VIII-63 pp. 1 portrait gravé en frontispice. CRAUFURD (James). Mémoires, lettres et pièces diverses, publiés par Sir James Craufurd, contre M. le duc de Grammont, capitaine des gardes-du-corps, M. le duc de Guiche, son fils, premier Écuyer de S. A. R. Mr le duc d'Anjoulême et le comte Grimod (d'Orsay), général aux gardes, avec quelques lettres de M. le duc de Guiche et de M. le comte Grimod. Ces écrits forment la matière de deux actions en calomnie, entre sir James Craufurd, d'une part, et MM. les ducs de Grammont et de Guiche, de l'autre, qui doivent être jugées Samedi prochain, 11 mars, au Tribunal de police correctionnelle. Paris, Pélicier, 1820. In-8 de (4)-134 pp.Procès de la société dite Les Amis de la liberté de la presse. Paris, Brissot-Thivars, 1820. In-8 de (4)-LXVIII-81 pp.Ensemble 1 vol. in-8, demi-basane fauve à petits coins de vélin vert, dos lisses richement ornés, pièces de titre de maroquin vert, tranches jaunes (reliure de l'époque).
1817Best.-Nr. 14784Paris, Au bureau du Censeur européen, Delaunay, Renaudière, 1817. In-8 de (2)-100 pp. Édition originale. Envoi manuscrit de l'auteur au président Girod de l'Ain. Précis et Consultation pour les auteurs du Censeur Européen. Paris, de l'Imprimerie de Renaudière, (1817). In-8 de 96 pp. Édition originale. Signé : Mérilhou, avocat plaidant. Envoi manuscrit de l'auteur au président Girod de l'Ain. BARROT (Odilon). Consultation. Paris, de l'Imprimerie de Renaudière, (1817). In-8 de 14 pp. Procès de la souscription nationale, jugé par la cour dassises de Paris, le 1er juillet 1820 ; avec les réquisitoires officiels du ministère public, les plaidoiries entières de Messieurs les avocats, la réplique de Me Dupin, et tous les autres documens historiques et authentiques sur cette affaire; recueillis par deux membres du barreau de Paris. Paris, Baudouin frères, Delaunay, 1820. In-8 de (4)-III-(1)-387 pp. Édition originale. COMTE (charles). Défense de M. Comte, dans l'affaire de la Souscription nationale. Paris, Imprimerie de Fain, (1820). In-8 de 15 pp. Procès intenté par le Conseil municipal de Bordeaux, à l'auteur de la Tribune de Gironde. Relativement à la journée du 12 mars 1814. Périgueux, F. Dupont, 1820. In-8 de VIII-284 pp. Édition originale. Ensemble 1 vol. in-8, demi-basane fauve à petits coins de vélin vert, dos lisses richement ornés, pièces de titre de maroquin vert, tranches jaunes (reliure de l'époque).
Best.-Nr. 208463Douai, Imprimerie de Mablier, s.d. (1792) placard grand in-folio de 94 x 44 cm, texte sur trois colonnes, en feuilles, avec raccords.
Best.-Nr. 232595Lyon et Grenoble, 1798 - 1807 14 pièces en un vol. in-4, demi-basane fauve, dos à nerfs orné de filets et pointillés dorés, pièce de titre cerise, coins en vélin, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque). Coiffes rognées, mors fendus, coins abîmés.
Best.-Nr. 221228Douai, Imprimerie de Marlier, s.d. (1792) placard grand in-folio (114 x 45 cm), texte sur 4 colonnes, en feuilles, collées.
Best.-Nr. 239448Paris, Prévot [Imprimerie de Constant-Champie], 1831 in-8, 11 pp. (Introduction reliée par erreur avant les notices des prévenus), 268 pp., demi-chagrin noir, dos à nerfs, tranches mouchetées (rel. de la fin du XIXe). Rousseurs, des pages salies à certaines pièces.
Best.-Nr. 108207Sans mention d'Editeur, 1770, 1 volume in-8 de 245x185x35 mm environ, 1f.blanc, faux-titre, titre, 407 pages, 5ff. (table), 1f.b, demi basane mouchetée fauve avec coins en parchemin crème, titre doré sur dos lisse. Relation du procès intenté au Duc d'Aiguillon par le Parlement de Rennes et le Procureur La Choletais. Rousseurs et pages brunies, petits frottement sur le cuir et le cartonnage.
Best.-Nr. 39292, Paris, Théodore Le Gras 1732, 2 vol. in-4, basane brune, tit. doré sur pc. bordeaux, dos à 5 nerfs orné de fleurons, dentelles et filets dorés, double filets sur les coupes, (coiffes émoussés, plats et dos frottés avec qq. épidermures, coins et coupes émoussés avec des mq.), [6ff.]-562/ [5ff.]-608p.
1732basane brune, tit. doré sur pc. bordeaux, dos à 5 nerfs orné de fleurons, dentelles et filets dorés, double filets sur les coupes, (coiffes émoussés, plats et dos frottés avec qq. épidermures, coins et coupes émoussés avec des mq.) Patru demeure célèbre comme le premier avocat reçu à l’Académie française, en 1640 et un des fondateurs de l’éloquence classique française, très proche de Vaugelas qui souligna à maintes reprises la qualité de cet auteur. De fait. les plaidoyers et factums présentés sont très représentatifs de ce grand style classique. Il faut par ailleurs souligner que Patru fut au XVIIème siècle un des avocats privilégiés de la noblesse, plaidant pour le duc de Rohan, le duc de la Trémoille, le prince de Conti ou encore dans des causes favorables à l’autorité ou aux prérogatives royales (v. en particulier le plaidoyer pour l’université de Paris). 0n notera un amusant plan d’une partie de la ville de Clamart pour tenter de débrouiller une affaire d’héritage (t. I, P. 187).
1888Best.-Nr. 73541Bruxelles: Jacques Godenne / Veuve Ferdinand Larcier 1888-1908. Years 1-16 and 2 index volumes in half leather bindings and years 17-21 and index volume 1898-1902 in 55 stapled fascicules 28x22.5 cm. Complete run till 1908. leather bit rubbed several leather bindings with water stains - see pictures 98% of the inside is clean and only some pages slightly affected most fascicules are a bit loose and therefore stapled In all a good set see pictures Jacques Godenne / Veuve Ferdinand Larcier hardcover
1781Best.-Nr. 13866Genève, , 1781. In-8 de (4)-XXIV-234 pp., veau marbré, dos orné à nerfs, pièces de titre en maroquin rouge, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque).
1855Best.-Nr. 694171855. Philadelphia: T.K. Collins Jr. 1855. Philadelphia: T.K. Collins Jr. 1855. Raped Under Anesthesia by Her Dentist Trial. Beale Stephen T. Defendant. Trial and Conviction of Dr. Stephen T. Beale; With the Letters of Chief Justice Lewis And Judges Black and Woodward On His Case. Interesting Ether Cases And the Letters of Prof. Gibson Prof. Wiltbank Wm. Badger Esq. W.L. Hirst Esq. Rev. Albert Barnes Dr. Henry Boardman &c. Philadelphia: T.K. Collins Jr. 1855. 30 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers removed from a volume rear wrapper lacking. Faint dampstaining to head and lower corner at foot of spine through first half of text block light soiling to exterior minor tear and "9" in early hand to front wrapper light toning to text. $600. Only edition. This trial account reflects contemporary anxiety about ether which was used for the first time in 1846. Narcissa Mudge claimed she was raped by her dentist Dr. Beale while unconscious from ether during a procedure. Beale was convicted. This account of the trial is written by someone who characterizes the dentist as an innocent victim. He argues that Mudge's accusation was based on false memory a side-effect induced by ether. His case is supported by the testimony concerning the effects of ether by a group of dentists and other authorities. Bibliography of Early American Law 13774. unknown books
1830Best.-Nr. 714241830. A Famous Salem Murder: McDade 569 Trial. Knapp John Francis Defendant. The Trial and Conviction of John Francis Knapp for the Murder of Joseph White Esq. of Salem On the Sixth of April 1830. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms 1830. 35 1 pp. Woodcut frontispiece. Woodcut title vignette of murder. Half-title reads: Knapp's Second Trial Conviction And Sentence. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet wrappers lacking. Light soiling to exterior moderate toning to text some chipping short tears and wear to fore-edges of leaves through p. 19 with no loss to text faint spotting in a few places faint dampstaining to a few leaves. A scarce title. $600. Only edition. The murder of Joseph White a wealthy retired sea captain a conspiracy by a relative Joseph Knapp who hired his brother John Francis Knapp and the brothers Richard and George Crowninshield was one of the most famous trials of the 1830s. Joseph Knapp received immunity for turning in the Crowninshields. George Crowninshield had a good alibi that prevented his conviction. Richard Crowninshield escaped justice by hanging himself. John Francis Knapp was tried twice. He was convicted in his second trial and sentenced to death. OCLC locates 9 copies 2 in law libraries Library of Congress Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 569. unknown books
1807Best.-Nr. 684241807. London 1807. OCLC 5 copies; 3 in N.A. London 1807. OCLC 5 copies; 3 in N.A. He Seduced Her to Win a Bet Trial. Piers Sir John 1772-1845 Defendant. The Trial of Sir John Piers Bart. For Criminal Conversation with Eliza the Wife of Valentine Viscount Cloncurry Before Lord Chief-Justice Downes In the Court of King's Bench Dublin; On February 19 20 1807. With the Letters Between the Parties. London: Printed for and Sold by R. Butters 1807. 44 pp. Lacking portrait frontispiece. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into period-style quarter morocco over marbled boards gilt titles and ornaments to spine endpapers renewed. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning to text light foxing to a few leaves edgewear and a few minor holes to title page "2" in early hand to upper margin. $600. Only edition. Piers 6th Baronet of Tristernagh Abbey was an Anglo-Irish baronet and a notable rake. His notoriety dates from his 1807 adultery trial involving Elizabeth Georgiana Lady Cloncurry the wife of an old school friend and creditor Lord Cloncurry. The trial established that Piers had seduced Lady Cloncurry as part of a bet. Lord Cloncurry was awarded the enormous sum of 20000 in damages the largest award granted in a criminal conversation case. The scandal attracted a great deal of attention and secured Piers a footnote in history. This case was the subject of John Betjemin's poem Sir John Piers and a 1978 BBC documentary The Bold Bad Baronet. COPAC locates 1 copy National Library of Scotland. OCLC locates 5 copies 3 in North America Temple University University of Missouri-Columbia Yale Law School. Not in the British Museum Catalogue. unknown books
1798Best.-Nr. ABE-1713891567743James Ridgway 1798. London: James Rigway 1798. 8vo 133 p. disbound. Contemporaneous account of the trial of Arthur O'Connor and his co-conspirators. The men were arrested in Margate after Binns' failed attempt to secure passage to France for O'Connor and Coigley. They were charged with high treason and imprisoned in the Tower of London though only Coigley who had been arrested with incriminating correspondence in his pocket would be executed. O'Connor was released in 1802 on the condition of his 'banishment'. He traveled to Paris where he served under Napoleon as the official representative of the United Irishmen. Disbound with wear and discoloration along spine joints; library stamp to upper title page; p 63/4 mended with tape but a sound complete copy. OCLC locates six copies of this edition. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. James Ridgway Paperback
1669Best.-Nr. 46400830Paris, Pierre Le Petit, 1669 ; in-4°, veau brun moucheté, dos orné, tranche jaspée. (Reliure de l'époque). - 8 ff., 328 pp., CXXI pp. Important et rare recueil donnant toutes les requêtes et procédures de cette affaire qui opposa à Lyon les prévôts des marchands et la police locale au sujet des foires. La ville de Lyon fut pendant des années gravement troublée par les mauvais rapports entre les marchands devenus très puissants et les officiers de la Sénéchaussée. Louis XIV dut intervenir en personne.
1838Best.-Nr. 716931838. New York 1838 Only edition. New York 1838 Only edition. An Important Event in the History of Freedom of the Press and Abolition Trial. Lincoln William S. Reporter. Trow John Fowler Editor. Alton Trials: Of Winthrop S. Gilman Who Was Indicted with Enoch Long Amos B. Roff George H. Walworth George H. Whitney William Harned John S. Noble James Morss Jr. Henry Tanner Royal Weller Reuben Gerry And Thaddeus B. Hurlbut; For the Crime of Riot Committed on the Night of the 7th of November 1837 While Engaged in Defending a Printing Press From an Attack Made on It at That Time By an Armed Mob. Written Out From Notes of the Trial Taken at the Time By a Member of the Bar of the Alton Municipal Court. Also The Trial of John Solomon Levi Palmer Horace Beall Josiah Nutter Jacob Smith David Butler William Carr And James M. Rock Together with James Jennings Solomon Morgan And Frederick Bruchy; For a Riot Committed in Alton On the Night of the 7th on November 1837 in Unlawfully and Forcibly Entering the Warehouse of Godfrey Gilman & Co. And Breaking Up and Destroying a Printing Press. Written out from notes taken at the time of trial by William S. Lincoln. New York: Published by John F. Trow 1838. iv 5-158 1 pp. Lithographed frontispiece. Last page is a publisher's advertisement. 12mo. 7" x 4-1/4". Original patterned cloth gilt title to spine. A few minor dampspots to boards spine ends and corners bumped and lightly worn front hinge just starting at head. Light toning somewhat heavier in places occasion light foxing. $650. Only edition. In 1837 a mob destroyed a printing establishment in Alton Illinois that produced abolitionist tracts owned by Elijah Parish Lovejoy an important abolitionist. He was killed while trying to defend his press. For many Lovejoy was a martyr to the cause of free speech. Abolitionists said this event proved that slavery posed a danger to the liberties of all Americans. OCLC locates 11 copies in U.S. law schools. William Lincoln was a member of the Alton Bar. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12163. unknown books
1848Best.-Nr. 714421848. OCLS 2 copies. No copies found in U.S. law schools. OCLS 2 copies. No copies found in U.S. law schools. Poisoned by His Doctor Trial. Coolidge Valorous P. c.1823-1849 Defendant. Trial of Dr. Valorous P. Coolidge For the Murder of Edward Mathews At Waterville Maine As Reported For and Published in the Boston Daily Times. N.p.: S.n. 1848. 40 pp. Text in parallel columns. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in self-wrappers untrimmed edges. Light browning to exterior light to moderate toning to interior faint vertical fold through center light foxing and minor stains to leaves at rear of text. An attractive copy of a scarce title. $650. Only edition. Coolidge murdered Mathews with a shot of poison-laced brandy because Mathews refused to loan him money. When the body was found Coolidge was summoned by the coroner's jury to perform an autopsy on his own victim. After an inept series of attempts to hide his crime Coolidge was convicted and sentenced to hang. He cheated the gallows however by committing suicide. OCLC locates 2 copies none in law libraries. We located a copy however at Yale Law School. McDade The Annals of Murder 211. unknown books
1852Best.-Nr. 665911852. 1808 Court Martial of Rhode Island Militia Officers Who Refused to Select Six Guardsmen for Federal Service Trial. Court Martial. Kentish Guards. Trial of Colonel David Pinniger Lt. Col. William P. Maxwell Major Nathan Whiting Captain Allen Tillinghast: Officers of the Kentish Guards Before a General Court-Martial Holden at the Court-House In Providence April 27 1808 For Disobedience of Orders and Neglect of Duty. Warren RI: Printed by Nathaniel & John F. Phillips 1808. 41 4 pp. Errata slip pasted to verso of p.41. Octavo 7-3/4"x 4-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet fragments to wrapper along spine untrimmed edges. Moderate toning early owner signature to verso of final leaf. $650. Only edition. Formed in 1774 the Kentish Guards of Rhode Island boasted General Nathanael Greene as an original officer. The Guards distinguished themselves at the Siege of Boston and elsewhere. In 1807 Colonel David Pinniger refused an order to select six guardsmen for federal service asserting that the Guards's charter permitted the call up of the entire unit but not individual soldiers. Pinniger's refusal precipitated his court martial and that of the fellow officers who supported him. All were removed from office without further penalty. The guards elected replacement officers; no one went into the U.S. Army. This pamphlet was published by the officers after the "unfavorable result" of the court martial in order to protect their reputations. All aspects of the case are covered. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13588. unknown books
1868Best.-Nr. 672661868. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son 1868. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son 1868. A Protracted Plagiarism Case Against Richard Henry Dana Trial. Curtis Benjamin Robbins 1809-1874. Dana Richard Henry 1815-1882 Defendant. Circuit Court of the United States. District of Massachusetts. William Beach Lawrence in Equity vs. R.H. Dana Jr. Et Als. Closing Argument for the Complainant on the Question of Piracy. B.R. Curtis J.J. Storrow For the Complainant on the Question of Piracy. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son 1868. vii 3-255 pp. Octavo 10-1/2" x 7". Original printed wrappers. Spine abraded a few chips to edges light toning to text. Ex-library. Shelf number and hand-lettered institution name to head of front wrapper small inkstamp to title page. $650. Only edition. William Beach Lawrence edited two editions of Henry Wheaton's Elements of International Law. Dana then the U.S. District Attorney for Massachusetts was the editor of a later edition. Lawrence accused Dana of plagiarism and initiated a copyright lawsuit that lasted 13 years. The court supported Lawrence in minor matters such as the arrangement of notes and verification of citations but maintained that Dana's notes were original. The trial brought together some of the finest legal minds of the era including Curtis the former U.S. Supreme Court justice who had dissented in the Dred Scott Case and then resigned from the Court. OCLC locates 11 copies. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1129. unknown books
1868Best.-Nr. 717281868. London: Chapman and Hall 1868. London: Chapman and Hall 1868. The Trial of Governor Eyre for His Brutal Suppression of a Rebellion in Jamaica Trial. Eyre Edward John 1815-1901 Defendant. Finlason W.F. 1818-1895 Reporter. Report of the Case of the Queen v. Edward John Eyre On His Prosecution In the Court of Queen's Bench For High Crimes and Misdemeanours Alleged to Have Been Committed by Him in His Office as Governor of Jamaica; Containing the Evidence Taken from the Depositions The Indictment And the Charge of Mr. Justice Blackburn. London: Chapman and Hall Piccadily And Stevens & Son Bell Yard Lincoln's Inn 1868. xl 111 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Original textured cloth blind frames to boards gilt title to front board colored endpapers. Light soiling and few minor stains and dampspots two tiny worm tracks to front board light chipping to spine ends rear joint starting corners bumped and somewhat worn hinges cracked a few cracks to text blockearly armorial institutional library bookplate Bayswater to front pastedown later signature Sybil William and small library inkstamp to front free endpaper. Light browning to text light soiling to endleaves presentation inscription from Finlason to the Archbishop of Westminster to head of title page. $650. Only edition. Eyre famous as an explorer of Australia was Governor of Jamaica from 1862 to 1865. He was tried in 1868 for his brutal response to the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865 an uprising of non-white Jamaicans in response to several years of political and economic suppression. His handling of the rebellion was deeply controversial in England and it resulted in his 1868 trial. However many believed he had acted decisively to restore law and order. Queen v. Eyre ended with an acquittal as did a second civil trial. Our report by Finlason which includes the evidence taken from court depositions the indictment and the charge is scarce. OCLC locates 6 copies in North America 2 in law libraries Harvard University of Windsor. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1073. unknown books
1859Best.-Nr. 625481859. A Case of Arson in Gloucester Massachusetts Trial. Looker-on in Vienna. Trial of Marshall and Ross for Barn-Burning: A Brief Exposure of a Systematic Attempt to Mislead the Public Mind And Create a False Sympathy in Behalf of Convicted Incendiaries. Gloucester MA: S.n. 1859. 20 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling and negligible edgewear rear wrapper lacking light toning to text. $650. Only edition. Marshall and Ross we are never given their first names were a tenant and hired hand of a Mr. Niles a farmer. They were convicted of arson after Niles's barns were destroyed by fire. This verdict seemed unfair and the defense attorney petitioned successfully for an appeal. Published in the weeks leading up to the second trial this pamphlet offers an argument for their conviction. An interesting case it is also a fine record of the social setting of criminal law in small-town New England in the mid-nineteenth century. OCLC locates 5 copies in North America law libraries Columbia Harvard Library of Congress Social Law University of Missouri. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1140. unknown books
1765Best.-Nr. 713361765. London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt 1765. London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt 1765. Incest and Murder in Edinburgh Trial. Nairn Katherine Defendant. Ogilvie Patrick d.1765 Defendant. The Trial of Katherine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie For the Crimes of Incest and Murder. Containing the Whole Procedure of the High Court of Judiciary Upon the 5th 12th 13th 14th 15th And 16th Days of August 1765. Edinburgh Printed: London: Reprinted For T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt 1765. vi 134 pp. Lacking half-title. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges bound into nineteenth-century cloth-backed boards printed paper title panel to front board. Light soiling and a few minor stains moderate rubbing to extremities some wear to spine ends corners bumped and somewhat worn crack in text block between front free endpaper and title page. Moderate toning to text light foxing to a few leaves light staining to final few leaves of text light soiling to title page and blank verso of final leaf. $650. Only London edition published the same year of the only Edinburgh edition. In January 1765 19 year-old Katharine Nairn married 40 year-old Thomas Ogilvie. She soon fell in love with his younger brother Patrick. In June the same year Thomas Ogilvie died after a sudden illness. Katharine and Patrick were arrested and convicted of murder by poisoning. Patrick Ogilvie was hanged but Katharine's execution was delayed when she was found to be pregnant. Placed in a lower-security section of the prison she took an opportunity to escape from and fled to France. She was never apprehended. This trial was the subject of a volume in the Notable British Trials series edited by William Roughead. English Short-Title Catalogue T51693. unknown books
