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1864Best.-Nr. 694191864. Derby: W. Bemrose & Sons 1864. Derby: W. Bemrose & Sons 1864. With "Dr. Winslow's Analysis of the Convict's Mind" Trial. Townley George Victor b. 1838 Defendant. The Trial and Respite of George Victor Townley for Wilful Murder. With Original Documents and Correspondence Now First Published; Dr. Winslow's Analysis of the Convict's Mind Portraits Autographs and Plan. Derby: W. Bemrose & Sons 1864. iii 6-70 pp. Portraits. Plan. Octavo 7-1/4" x 4-3/4"; 18.4 x 12 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Negligible light soiling to exterior early owner signature St. John Crookes/ Sunderland/ 1864 to head of front wrapper moderate toning to text slightly heavier in places. $450. Only edition. In 1863 Townley murdered his girlfriend Elizabeth Goodwin after she broke off her engagement to him. An expert witness at Townley's trial was Dr. Forbes Winslow one of the founders of forensic psychiatry and the author of The Plea of Insanity In Criminal Cases 1843. Despite Winslow's testimony Townsend was found guilty and sentenced to death. He was granted a reprieve however after evidence was produced confirming hereditary insanity and a history of delusional behavior. Public outrage over the reprieve led to a second committee investigation which judged him to be sane. Our account includes memorials from the public and the committee's report along with Winslow's account of a visit with Townley in prison. Townley was later transferred to an asylum where he committed suicide. The portraits are of Townley and Goodwin; the plan shows the scene of the crime. Crookes was a British antiquary and bibliophile with an interest in true crime particularly provincial murder cases. OCLC locates 11 copies in North American law libraries. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1210. unknown books
1802Best.-Nr. 729271802. London: A. Macpherson for J. Lee 1802. London: A. Macpherson for J. Lee 1802. The Consequences of Overzealous Flogging Trial. Wall Joseph Defendant 1737-1802. The Trial of Joseph Wall Esq. Late Governor of Goree For the Wilful Murder of Benjamin Armstrong A Serjeant of the African Corps At the Old Bailey On Wednesday January 20 1802. London: Printed by A. Macpherson for J. Lee 1802. ii 22 pp. Octavo 7" x 4-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in recent quarter calf over textured boards. Moderate toning to interior occasional light soiling heavier to first and final leaves faint dampstain to fore-edge of last three leaves. Rare. $750. Third stated edition. Wall was an officer in the British Army and Lieutenant Governor of Goree an island used to control the mouth of the River Gambia. In 1782 he was approached by Armstrong and others about their unpaid salaries. Deciding this was mutinous and without holding a court-martial Wall ordered Armstrong and two others to be flogged eight hundred times with a knotted rope. The three men died later from their injuries. Wall was initially charged but the charges were dropped when the ship carrying the witnesses was believed lost. However the witnesses appeared in 1784. Wall was arrested but he managed to escape to the continent where he married and lived for several years. Later believing many or all of the witnesses were dead he wrote to the Home Secretary Thomas Pelham and surrendered himself for trial. He was tried for murder and found guilty. Despite efforts made by a relative of his wife's to obtain a pardon it was deemed unwise to spare the life of an officer condemned for brutality. No copies of this edition located by OCLC or Library Hub. OCLC locates 3 copies of a different edition with the same title. unknown books
1877Best.-Nr. 577141877. A Complicated Case of Inheritance and Succession. A Complicated Case of Inheritance and Succession. A Complicated Case of Inheritance and Succession Involving a Charity and the Laws of France and Great Britain Trial. Wallace Sir Richard 1818-1890. Gibbs Frederick Waymouth 1821-1898 Reporter. The Case of Lord Henry Seymour's Will Wallace v. the Attorney-General. London: Stevens and Haynes 1877. vii 98 48 pp. Includes forty-eight page publisher catalogue. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Original cloth blind rules to boards gilt titles to front board and spine. Some rubbing to extremities light fading to spine joints and front hinge just starting at ends. Early owner annotation to half-title interior otherwise fresh. $450. Only edition. Text in English and French. At head of title: "Les Hospices de Paris et de Londres." This was an unusually complicated case of inheritance and succession. "France . was the country to whose courts belonged the principal administration of his estate and his will was brought before the Court of Chancery here by Mr. Wallace . in aid of the French administration. The universal legacy gave rise to two questions . 1st what was the extent topographically of the word 'London' as used by the testator; and 2ndly what institutions were included within the description 'Les Hospices de Londres'" 1-2. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1218. unknown books
1817Best.-Nr. 684541817. London 1817. London 1817. Detailed Trial of a Leader of an 1816 Plot to Overthrow of British Government Trial. Watson James 1766-1838 Defendant. Gurney William Brodie 1777-1855 Reporter. The Trial of James Watson For High Treason At the Bar of the Court of King's Bench On Monday the 9th Tuesday the 10th Wednesday the 11th Thursday the 12th Friday the 13th Saturday the 14th and Monday the 16th of June 1817. With the Antecedent Proceedings. London: Sold by Butterworth and Son 1817. Two volumes. 586; 578 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-3/4". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces to spines. Light soiling and a few minor stains light fading to spines and edges of boards some chipping to lettering pieces. Moderate toning light foxing in places front hinge of Volume II cracked several signatures in that volume loose faint library stamps to title pages brief library annotations to versos. $450. Only edition. Watson was tried for his role in the Spa Fields riot. This riot followed a pair of meetings held by revolutionaries at Spa Fields Islington England on November 15 and December 2 1816. Opponents of the government they resolved to encourage rioting and then seize control of the government by capturing the Tower of London and the Bank of England. Watson Arthur Thistlewood and three other leaders were arrested and charged with high treason as a result. Watson was acquitted and the other three were released without trial. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School II:1220. unknown books
1795Best.-Nr. 822471795. Edinburgh: Printed for William Brown 1795. Edinburgh: Printed for William Brown 1795. An Ill-Founded Plot to Establish an Independent Scotland Trial. Watt Robert c.1761-1794 Defendant. Trial of Robert Watt For High Treason Before the Court Under the Special Commission of Oyer and Terminer Held at Edinburgh. Taken in Short Hand by Mr. Blanchard Revised by the Counsel on Both Sides And Published with the Permission of the Court. Edinburgh: Printed for William Brown 1795. ii 364 pp. Folding plate illustrating pikes found in Watt's possession. Octavo 8" x 4-3/4". Contemporary three-quarter calf over paper-covered boards gilt rules to boards along calf blind ornaments and gilt fillets and title to spine speckled edges. Light rubbing and a few minor spots and smudges to boards moderate rubbing to extremities corners bumped and moderately worn. Moderate toning to interior negligible light foxing and tiny smudges and stains to preliminaries plate final leaf of text and rear endleaves. A handsome copy. $450. Only edition. Watt a wine merchant and political radical was the architect of a somewhat confused plot to establish Scotland as an independent country. After a search of his house turned up a number of pikes and the type for a seditious handbill he was arrested and tried for treason. A co-conspirator was pardoned but Watt was not so lucky. He was convicted and sentenced to be hanged and beheaded despite the jury's recommendation of mercy. The sentence reflected the court's opinion of the severity of Watt's crime. It was also intended to be a warning to other radicals. English Short-Title Catalogue N013806. unknown books
1846Best.-Nr. 709871846. Taunton Mass. 1846. Verdict Not Guilty. Taunton Mass. 1846. Verdict Not Guilty. "A House of Human Slaughter" Trial. Williams Benjamin W. Principal Defendant. Report of the Trial of B.W. Williams and Others Editors and Printers of the Dew Drop A Temperance Paper Published at Taunton Mass. For an Alleged Libel Upon William Wilbar A Rumseller of Taunton Before the Supreme Judicial Court at New Bedford At the November Term 1845 His Honor Judge Hubbard on the Bench. Taunton Mass.: Hack & King Printers Dew Drop Office 1846. 60 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/4". Disbound stab stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior some rubbing to extremities. Light browning to text faint tick marks in light pencil to margins in a few places light foxing to a few leaves. $450. First edition. In January 1845 the defendant published an article in his temperance paper The Dew Drop that referred to Mr. Wilbar as "the incarnate Devil" with a mouth that emitted "flames of fire" that "withered and scorched all the deluded wretches" who entered his shop "a house of human slaughter." The defendants were acquitted after 45 minutes of deliberation. Although there are many reprint editions available the original 1846 printing is scarce in the marketplace. OCLC locates 7 copies in North American law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Social Law University of Minnesota University of Missouri University of Pennsylvania York University. Not in McCoy Freedom of the Press. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12078. unknown books
Best.-Nr. 166464Paris, Ledentu, marchands de nouveautés, 1832 in-8, [4]-495 pp., broché sous couverture imprimée, dans emboîtage de demi-toile verte, dos lisse orné d'une fleur de lis (reliure moderne). Qqs rousseurs. Bon exemplaire.
Best.-Nr. 245542Bordeaux, Imprimerie des ouvriers-associés (Métreau gérant), 1849, fort vol. in-8, 767 pp., demi-basane noire, dos lisse orné de filets dorés, tranches mouchetées (reliure de l'époque). Premier plat déraché. Importants manques de cuir au dos, coins abîmés, rousseurs.
1875br., non massicoté et partiellement non coupé, tome IV imprimé sur papier vergé, (t. I et II débrochés, accroc avec ptt. mq. à la couv. du t. IV), int. frais Rare exemplaire de cette source essentielle sur la vie politique entre la Restauration et 1852. Elles ont été établies de manière posthume par son fils, R. Barrot et certains auteurs pensent qu’elles ont été quelque peu expurgées.
1757Best.-Nr. 22365Paris DURAND 1757 -in-4 plein-veau 6 volumes, reliure plein veau havane marbré et raçiné in-quarto(binding full calfskin in-4) (19,6 x 26,2 cm), dosà nerfs (spine with raised band), décoré "or" et à froid (gilt and blind stamping decoration), pièce de titre et de tomaison sur fond grenat (piece of title) avec double filets "or" en encadrement pour la pièce de titre et avec double filets "or" en encadrement et rinceaux "or" aux angles pour la pièce de tomaison, roulette "or" en place des nerfs avec un filet à froid de part et d'autre des nerfs, entre-nerfs à fleuron "or" dans un encadrement d'un double filet "or" avec rinceaux "or" aux angles, roulette "or" en tête et en pied, coiffe supérieure arasée au Tome 1 et léger manque de cuir (moins d'1/10ème de cm) à la coiffe inférieure du Tome 6, double filets "or" sur les coupes, toutes tranches lisses rouges, sans illustrations (no illustrations excepté des bandeaux, lettrinnes et culs-de-lampes historiés gravés sur bois en noir, [XVI (pièces liminaires) + LXII(préface) + 2ff (approbation et privilège) + 699] + [VI + 726 + 1ff (approbation et privilège)] + [VI + 784 + 1ff] + [VIII + 784] + [VIII + 772] + [IV + 776] pages, 1757 à Paris Chez DURAND Libraire Editeur,
Best.-Nr. 46301 vol. in-8 br. sous couv. d'attente, Sur l'imprimé, De l'Imprimerie de J. M. Cuchet, Imp. Lib. de Mgr. le Duc d'Orléans, & des trois Ordres de la Province de Dauphiné, A Grenoble, 1788, 163 pp., parfait etat reliure demi percaline , avec plats en bradel
4 fort volumes in-4, demi-toile grise, dos lisses, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge. Les quatre premiers volumes qui contiennent les dépositions de témoins. Bon exemplaire, relié, très frais.
1658pl. veau brun moucheté de l’époque, dos à nerfs orné de délicates dentelles dorées, tit. doré sur p. de tit. rouge et noire, bandeaux et lettrines, (frottements, éraflures et petites coupures sur les plats, manque à un coin et une coupe, accident à la coiffe de tête, petit trou au dos et coiffe de pied trop courte, accroc à la coiffe de tête, gardes défraîchies, mouillures claires) Il ne faut pas confondre les deux Le Maistre juristes : Gilles Le Maistre fut président du Parlement de Paris à la fin du XVIème siècle alors que celui-ci, Antoine fut avocat au parlement et conseiller au Conseil d’État du Roi. Ses plaidoyers eurent un grand écho au point qu’on les republia encore au XIXème siècle. Ils constituent un bon tableau de la France de la première moitié du XVIIème siècle : plaidoyer pour une fille déshéritée par son père ; pour un fils mis en religion de force, pour l’éducation d’une petite fille du fait d’une séparation de biens ; contre une violence exercée durant la guerre civile ; pour l’exécution du traité de paix entre la France et l’Angleterre. Certains de ces plaidoyers présentent en outre des aspects théoriques tout à fait intéressants, V. tout spécialement le plaidoyer 12 pour montrer que dans le silence d’une coutume on doit plutôt suivre le droit romain que la coutume de Paris (contre l’opinion professée par Dumoulin), le plaidoyer sur l’application du traité entre la France et l’Angleterre qui pose la question de l’application entre particuliers d’un traité entre deux couronnes.
Best.-Nr. 57316, Paris, Daniel Horthemels 1688, in-4, pl. veau brun moucheté, tit. doré sur dos à cinq nerfs, caissons richement ornés de fleurons et arabesques dorés, filets dorés encadrants, lettrines ornées, guirlandes ornementales, bandeaux gravés et vignettes, roulettes dorées sur les coupes, tr. rouge, (mors sup. fendillé, papier parfois acidifié), très bon état, ouvrage bien conservé, (14f.)-762p.+ table.
1772Best.-Nr. 158511772 A Amsterdam chez Michel Rhey 1772. In-12. Pleine basane havane marbrée, dos à nerfs ornés , tranches marbrées, , reliure de l'époque en bel état, nous avons les tomes 3 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 1 5/ 16 / 17 / 18.
1991Approximately 500 pages. The People's of the White Western World have been and are being prosecuted and found guilty for their way; for their beliefs and even for history. All this without there ever having been a fair trial! The Governments of these people have led this prosecution, paying for it with the People's own (taxes) money, not one penny being offered to any to make a statement of defense. "In my lifetime, I have seen a rapid increase in opinion being portrayed as fact, even opinion being legislated as fact... Herewith the end result of collecting my personal opinions...." Much stimulating reading for anyone concerned by the ongoing destruction of Canada. Creasing to covers. Average wear to contents. Unmarked. Binding solid. Remains a solid working copy. Book
Best.-Nr. 390Paris Garnier fréres, Paris,1858
Best.-Nr. DADAX1560983000New unknown
Best.-Nr. 19780Note from Lincoln's Inn dated 16 September 1820. Engraving published by A. Wivell 40 Castle Street East Marylebone and T. Kelly 17 Paternoster Row. Undated. ONE: ANS. 1p. 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition lightly aged. The second leaf bears the address part of which has been cut away: '<.> Wright Esq <.> Panton Square <.> Coventry Street'. Reads: 'Sir I am much in want of the copies of V. <> & the other speeches & I hope you can let me have my own or other copies I am Your most Obt. Servant Wm. Vizard'. TWO: Engraving of 'Willm. Vizard Esqr. Her Majesty's Solicitor. Engraved by T. Wright from a Drawing by A. Wivell.' At bottom right-hand corner 'P 2/6'. Dimensions of image 9.5 x 8 cm. On 17 x 12 cm paper. Aged and worn with dog-eared corner and slight staining at head. The National Portrait Gallery in London does not hold a copy of this item in its collection. Note from Lincoln's Inn, dated 16 September 1820. Engraving published by A. Wivell, 40 Castle Street, East, Marylebone, and T. K unknown
17862 opere in un volume, cm. 18,3, mezza pelle marm. con tassello e fregi in oro al dorso, piatti marm., pag. 96; LXVIII. Interessante memoria difensiva di Cagliostro relativa all'accusa della famosa truffa della collana ai danni di Maria Antonietta e dei gioiellieri Bohmer e Bassenge. Piccola mancanza al dorso, un alone al margine superiore esterno alla fine della seconda opera, comunque ottimo esemplare in solida legatura.
Best.-Nr. 68415aaf1835, in-4to, Original-Pappband.
Best.-Nr. SONG1138052450Used: Good unknown
1968Best.-Nr. 250798Los Angeles 1968. unbound. Autographed first day Olympic Trial Covers signed in full by several athletes who went on to participate in the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City. Each Trial Cover contains a black shadow figure engaging in the participant's sport as well as the athlete's signature. Signatures include George Foreman boxing Deborah Meyer swimming Spencer Heywood basketball Al Oerter discus and Sue Gossick diving. Twenty-one covers total each measuring 3.5 x 6.5 inches. Los Angeles California. Postmarked August 28 1968. Fine condition. unknown
1855Best.-Nr. 723181855. 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". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet removed from a volume rear wrapper lacking spine reinforced with archival tape. Light soiling to exterior light toning to text chip to fore-edge of title page at foot with no loss to text. $400. 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. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13774. unknown
1833Best.-Nr. 784701833. The Last Public Execution in Pennsylvania: McDade 335 Trial. Getter Charles d.1833 Defendant. Trial of Charles Getter For the Murder of His Wife; Late of Forks Township Northampton County And Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In the Court of Oyer and Terminer And General Goal sic Delivery Held at Easton In and For the County of Northampton On the Third Monday of August Anno Domini 1833. Containing the Arguments of Counsel At Length. Reported by a Member of the Easton Bar. Philadelphia: Printed at Alexander's General Printing Office 1833. 71 1 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 4-3/4"; 22.2 x 12 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in later three-quarter morocco over cloth gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities light fading to spine front joint starting at head faint offsetting to endleaves. Light toning and light foxing to interior. $400. Only edition. "In this case" McDade writes "the social and civic pressure to make the poor girl an honest woman produced disastrous consequences. Getter held in jail on a charge of fornication and bastardy married Rebecca Lawall when given the choice of doing that or remaining in jail. Six weeks later saddled with a wife he did not want he choked her to death." Getter was the last person to be publicly executed in Pennsylvania; public execution was banned after a public outcry over the indifference of the vast crowd to Getter's hanging. OCLC locates 7 copies of this title in law libraries Harvard University of Missouri Yale Library of Congress University of Pennsylvania Worcester Trial Court Law Library Jenkins Law Library. McDade The Annals of Murder 335. unknown
