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1803réf. 842451803. The Only Edition with an Appendix Which Offers a "Particular Account of the Execution" Trial. Despard Edward Marcus 1751-1803 Primary Defendant. The Whole Proceedings on the Trials of Col. Despard And the Other State Prisoners Before a Special Commission At the New Sessions House Horsemonger Lane Southwark Feb. 7 and 9 1803; Including the Indictment The Evidence on Both Sides And the Speeches of Counsel. To Which are Prefixed Original and Authentic Memoirs of Col. Despard And Lord Ellenborough's Eloquent Charge to the Grand Jury. With an Appendix Containing the Behaviour of the Convicts And a Particular Account of the Execution. London: Printed by W. Flint Old Bailey; For R. Bent et al. 1803. iv 70 3-12 pp. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5"; 21.2 x 13 cm. Disbound pamphlet. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior occasional unobtrusive light foxing ink notation of price paid to foot of title page longer annotation in an early hand to its verso. $150. Fourth stated edition the only one with an appendix. After a brilliant military career in the West Indies Colonel Despard was made superintendent of the Bay of Honduras present-day Belize which was the site of significant British logging concessions. To the dismay of the local aristocrats Despard distributed land by lottery and without regard to distinctions of race religion or social class. Their complaints led to his dismissal and several lawsuits which put him in debtors' prison for two years. Financially ruined and bitter he came to resent the establishment. He joined the radical London Corresponding Society and revolutionary United Irishman and took part in a plot to organize uprisings in London and Ireland. After the plot was foiled Despard and six others were convicted of treason. A highlight during the trial was Lord Admiral Nelson's testimony as a character witness on Despard's behalf. Despard and his co-conspirators share the dubious distinction of being the last men in Great Britain sentenced to be hanged drawn and quartered the form of execution given to convicted traitors since 1283. However the king commuted their sentences to death by hanging followed by decapitation. This is a scarce edition. OCLC locates 1 copy in a North American law library University of Minnesota. Chase "Despard Edward Marcus" Oxford Dic. unknown books
1781réf. 831911781. Scarce Account of a Covetous Poisoner Donellan John 1737/8-1781 Defendant. The Trial of John Donnellan sic Esq. Late Master of the Ceremonies at the Pantheon in Oxford-Street at the Assizes Holden at Warwick On Tuesday the 27th of March 1781 Before Francis Buller Esq. One of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench For the Wilful Murder of Sir Theodosius Boughton Bart. Taken in Short-Hand by a Barrister at Law Attending the Midland Circuit. London: Printed for and sold by T. Brewman at No. 1 the Top of Fleet-Market facing the Obelisk in Fleet-Street 1781. 43 1 pp. Final page is a publisher advertisement. Octavo 7-3/4" x 5"; 20 x 12.5 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in contemporary thick marbled wrappers. Light rubbing a few minor chips and tears to edges of wrappers moderate rubbing to edges of wrappers and text block. Moderate toning to interior light foxing in places contemporary annotations doodles and marks both in ink and pencil in a few places. A very good copy. $150. Only edition one of two 1781 imprints. "Coveting the estates of Sir Theodosius Boughton who lived at resplendent Lawford Hall in Warwickshire England Captain John Donellan poisoned his host with essence of laurel water in 1780. This was later uncovered at a probing inquest which led to Donellan's conviction and execution; he was hanged at Warwickshire in 1781" Nash. Both imprints are scarce. OCLC locates 3 copies of the London issue in North American law libraries Library of Congress University of Georgia Yale. The English Short-Title Catalogue adds another Harvard. Nash Encyclopedia of World Crime II:999. English Short-Title Catalogue T92907. unknown
1781réf. 831911781. Scarce Account of a Covetous Poisoner Donellan John 1737/8-1781 Defendant. The Trial of John Donnellan sic Esq. Late Master of the Ceremonies at the Pantheon in Oxford-Street at the Assizes Holden at Warwick On Tuesday the 27th of March 1781 Before Francis Buller Esq. One of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench For the Wilful Murder of Sir Theodosius Boughton Bart. Taken in Short-Hand by a Barrister at Law Attending the Midland Circuit. London: Printed for and sold by T. Brewman at No. 1 the Top of Fleet-Market facing the Obelisk in Fleet-Street 1781. 43 1 pp. Final page is a publisher advertisement. Octavo 7-3/4" x 5"; 20 x 12.5 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in contemporary thick marbled wrappers. Light rubbing a few minor chips and tears to edges of wrappers moderate rubbing to edges of wrappers and text block. Moderate toning to interior light foxing in places contemporary annotations doodles and marks both in ink and pencil in a few places. A very good copy. $150. Only edition one of two 1781 imprints. "Coveting the estates of Sir Theodosius Boughton who lived at resplendent Lawford Hall in Warwickshire England Captain John Donellan poisoned his host with essence of laurel water in 1780. This was later uncovered at a probing inquest which led to Donellan's conviction and execution; he was hanged at Warwickshire in 1781" Nash. Both imprints are scarce. OCLC locates 3 copies of the London issue in North American law libraries Library of Congress University of Georgia Yale. The English Short-Title Catalogue adds another Harvard. Nash Encyclopedia of World Crime II:999. English Short-Title Catalogue T92907. unknown books
1804réf. 684321804. London: Printed for John Ginger 1804. London: Printed for John Ginger 1804. A Famous English Case Involving Abduction and Assault Trial. Gordon Loudoun Harcourt Defendant. An Apology for the Conduct of the Gordons; Containing the Whole of Their Correspondence Conversation &c. With Mrs. Lee: To Which is Annexed An Accurate Account of Their Examination at Bow Street And Their Trial at Oxford. London: Printed for John Ginger 1804. xxxiv 35-143 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet title page mounted and re-hinged. Light soiling to exterior light toning to text "3" in early hand to head of title page. $150. Later edition. This colorful trial for abduction and assault was the result of a misguided love affair. The plaintiff Mrs Lee claimed that she had been abducted by Lonsdale Gordon and his brother the author of this pamphlet. Both were ultimately acquitted. British Museum Catalogue Compact Edition 10:951. unknown
1804réf. 684321804. London: Printed for John Ginger 1804. London: Printed for John Ginger 1804. A Famous English Case Involving Abduction and Assault Trial. Gordon Loudoun Harcourt Defendant. An Apology for the Conduct of the Gordons; Containing the Whole of Their Correspondence Conversation &c. With Mrs. Lee: To Which is Annexed An Accurate Account of Their Examination at Bow Street And Their Trial at Oxford. London: Printed for John Ginger 1804. xxxiv 35-143 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet title page mounted and re-hinged. Light soiling to exterior light toning to text "3" in early hand to head of title page. $150. Later edition. This colorful trial for abduction and assault was the result of a misguided love affair. The plaintiff Mrs Lee claimed that she had been abducted by Lonsdale Gordon and his brother the author of this pamphlet. Both were ultimately acquitted. British Museum Catalogue Compact Edition 10:951. unknown books
1822réf. 802081822. Imprisoned for Criticizing the Court of Session Trial. Hay John. A Narrative of Procedure Before the Court of Session And Circumstances Connected Therewith In the Trial of John Hay Who was Prosecuted at the Instance of the Lord Advocate of Scotland And Without the Verdict of a Jury Sentenced to Four Months Imprisonment By the Judges of the Court of Session. Edinburgh: Printed by D. Webster and Son for John Hay 1822. viii 123 115 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5". Later three-quarter sheep over marbled boards lettering piece and gilt date to spine edges untrimmed marbled renewed endpapers. Moderate rubbing and light wear to extremities corners bumped and worn small bookseller ticket and later bookplate Geoffrey G. Briggs to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior occasional light foxing and soiling. $150. Only edition. Hay an Edinburgh merchant publicly alleged that the Court of Session had erred in settling his father-in-law's estate. The criticisms led to contempt of court charges. Hay was denied a jury trial and his case was decided by the judges of the Court of Session who ruled against him. He then published this account of his prosecution and trial. Our copy was owned by Sir Geoffrey Briggs 1914-1993 an English lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of Hong Kong and Brunei. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1096. unknown
1822réf. 802081822. Imprisoned for Criticizing the Court of Session Trial. Hay John. A Narrative of Procedure Before the Court of Session And Circumstances Connected Therewith In the Trial of John Hay Who was Prosecuted at the Instance of the Lord Advocate of Scotland And Without the Verdict of a Jury Sentenced to Four Months Imprisonment By the Judges of the Court of Session. Edinburgh: Printed by D. Webster and Son for John Hay 1822. viii 123 115 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5". Later three-quarter sheep over marbled boards lettering piece and gilt date to spine edges untrimmed marbled renewed endpapers. Moderate rubbing and light wear to extremities corners bumped and worn small bookseller ticket and later bookplate Geoffrey G. Briggs to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior occasional light foxing and soiling. $150. Only edition. Hay an Edinburgh merchant publicly alleged that the Court of Session had erred in settling his father-in-law's estate. The criticisms led to contempt of court charges. Hay was denied a jury trial and his case was decided by the judges of the Court of Session who ruled against him. He then published this account of his prosecution and trial. Our copy was owned by Sir Geoffrey Briggs 1914-1993 an English lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of Hong Kong and Brunei. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1096. unknown books
1817réf. 680751817. False Accusations of Robbery Trial. Kenniston Levi Defendant. Kenniston Laban Defendant. Report of the Evidence at the Trial of Levi & Laban Kenniston Before Hon. Samuel Putnam on an Indictment for the Robbery of Major Elijah P. Goodridge December 19 1816. Salem: Printed by T.C. Cushing 1817. 32 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet. Light browning some leaves have light foxing tiny faint mark from paper clip to title and final page. $150. Only edition one of three accounts of this trial all from 1817. "Elijah Goodridge brought charges against a number of individuals whom he accused of robbing him but apparently no robbery had taken place. Goodridge's accusations had been fabricated and the defendants were acquitted after a trial in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court" Cohen. This is one of three accounts of this case. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14018. unknown
1817réf. 680751817. False Accusations of Robbery Trial. Kenniston Levi Defendant. Kenniston Laban Defendant. Report of the Evidence at the Trial of Levi & Laban Kenniston Before Hon. Samuel Putnam on an Indictment for the Robbery of Major Elijah P. Goodridge December 19 1816. Salem: Printed by T.C. Cushing 1817. 32 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet. Light browning some leaves have light foxing tiny faint mark from paper clip to title and final page. $150. Only edition one of three accounts of this trial all from 1817. "Elijah Goodridge brought charges against a number of individuals whom he accused of robbing him but apparently no robbery had taken place. Goodridge's accusations had been fabricated and the defendants were acquitted after a trial in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court" Cohen. This is one of three accounts of this case. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14018. unknown books
1795réf. 801421795. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. A Landmark Case with the First Use of an Insanity Defense in Scotland Trial. Kinloch Sir Archibald Gordon c.1749-1800 Defendant. The Trial of Sir Archibald Gordon Kinloch Of Gilmerton Bart. For the Murder of Sir Francis Kinloch Bart. His Brother-German. Before the High Court of Justiciary on Monday June 29 1795. Taken in Short Hand--And Carefully Revised by the Counsel. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. vi 161 pp. With a half-title. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5"; 21 x 12.7 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling to exterior corner folds to lower outside corners of first few leaves. Moderate toning light foxing to a few leaves. $150. Only edition. Sir Francis was murdered in his home by his brother Sir Archibald. Although Archibald was convicted he was released into the care of his family rather than sentenced to death because he was judged to be insane. This was the first time an insanity defense was presented in a Scottish court and one of the very first trials in Great Britain to consider the criminal liability of the insane. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1121. unknown
1795réf. 801421795. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. A Landmark Case with the First Use of an Insanity Defense in Scotland Trial. Kinloch Sir Archibald Gordon c.1749-1800 Defendant. The Trial of Sir Archibald Gordon Kinloch Of Gilmerton Bart. For the Murder of Sir Francis Kinloch Bart. His Brother-German. Before the High Court of Justiciary on Monday June 29 1795. Taken in Short Hand--And Carefully Revised by the Counsel. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. vi 161 pp. With a half-title. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5"; 21 x 12.7 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling to exterior corner folds to lower outside corners of first few leaves. Moderate toning light foxing to a few leaves. $150. Only edition. Sir Francis was murdered in his home by his brother Sir Archibald. Although Archibald was convicted he was released into the care of his family rather than sentenced to death because he was judged to be insane. This was the first time an insanity defense was presented in a Scottish court and one of the very first trials in Great Britain to consider the criminal liability of the insane. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1121. unknown books
1865réf. 860061865. A Rare Record of Civil War Scandal and Political Warfare Trial. Opdyke George 1805-1880 Defendant. The Great Libel Case. Geo. Opdyke Agt. Thurlow Weed. A Full Report of the Speeches of Counsel Testimony Etc. Etc. New York: The American News Company No. 121 Nassau Street 1865. 156 pp. Octavo 5-3/4" x 9-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers lower section of spine reinforced with cellotape. Light soiling spine abraded wrappers which are partially detached but secure creased and edgeworn. Moderate toning to interior corner folds to margins of title page and following few leaves. A good copy. $150. Only edition of the comprehensive trial report documenting the explosive legal battle between New York City Mayor George Opdyke and Thurlow Weed the powerful editor of the Albany Evening Journal. At the height of the Civil War Weed accused Opdyke of using his office to reap illicit profits from government military contracts-essentially charging the Mayor with war profiteering. The trial which lasted several weeks and featured a "who's who" of New York political and legal elite ultimately ended in a hung jury leaving both reputations permanently scarred. Beyond the legal arguments the testimony offers a raw look at the intersection of private industry and military supply during the Union's most desperate hours. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1157. unknown
1865réf. 860061865. A Rare Record of Civil War Scandal and Political Warfare Trial. Opdyke George 1805-1880 Defendant. The Great Libel Case. Geo. Opdyke Agt. Thurlow Weed. A Full Report of the Speeches of Counsel Testimony Etc. Etc. New York: The American News Company No. 121 Nassau Street 1865. 156 pp. Octavo 5-3/4" x 9-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers lower section of spine reinforced with cellotape. Light soiling spine abraded wrappers which are partially detached but secure creased and edgeworn. Moderate toning to interior corner folds to margins of title page and following few leaves. A good copy. $150. Only edition of the comprehensive trial report documenting the explosive legal battle between New York City Mayor George Opdyke and Thurlow Weed the powerful editor of the Albany Evening Journal. At the height of the Civil War Weed accused Opdyke of using his office to reap illicit profits from government military contracts-essentially charging the Mayor with war profiteering. The trial which lasted several weeks and featured a "who's who" of New York political and legal elite ultimately ended in a hung jury leaving both reputations permanently scarred. Beyond the legal arguments the testimony offers a raw look at the intersection of private industry and military supply during the Union's most desperate hours. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1157. unknown books
1816réf. 756991816. An Enterprising Female Criminal: McDade 889 Trial. Smith Richard d.1816 Defendant. Carson Ann Defendant. The Trials of Richard Smith Late Lieutenant in the 23d Regiment U. States Infantry As Principal And Ann Carson Alias Ann Smith As Accessary sic For the Murder of Captain John Carson On the 20th Day of January 1816 At a Court of Oyer and Terminer Held at Philadelphia May 1816 By the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas Judge Rush.President; Together with the Arguments of Counsel The Charges and Sentence of the President. Philadelphia: Published by Thomas Desilver 1816. iv 68 81-240 1 241-247 vi 2 pp. Text complete despite errors in pagination. Plate lacking. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Later quarter cloth over plain cardstock boards paper label to spine endpapers renewed. Light soiling to boards small inkstamp of H. Clay Reed Delaware to front pastedown early ownership signature "Liberty Fox's Book" to front endleaf. Light browning and foxing to interior small faint dampstains in a few places clean tear to title page and a few leaves mended on leaf G1 pp. 49-50 no loss to legibility marginal marks in ink and pencil to several pages. $150. Only edition one of two issues. "The Carsons had been married nine years when John Carson left home in 1810. Not having heard from him for two years his wife married Richard Smith. Carson returned and in trying to dispossess Smith of his wife and home was shot by Smith. The judge practically directed Smith's conviction and he was hanged. Mrs. Carson who was a rugged individual in her own right tried to kidnap the governor to save Smith. After his execution she joined a gang of counterfeiters and subsequently died in prison" McDade. OCLC locates 8 copies of this issue in law libraries Harvard University of Houston Saint John's University Library of Congress University of Minnesota University of Missouri College of William and Mary University of Washington. McDade The Annals of Murder 889. unknown
1905réf. 734831905. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co. 1905. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co. 1905. First Title in the Notable Scottish Trials Series Trial. Smith Madeleine 1835-1938 Defendant. Smith A. Duncan Editor. Trial of Madeleine Smith. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company 1905. xi 371 9 pp. Frontispiece 3 plates. Original green cloth gilt title and series name to spine top-edge gilt. Light rubbing to boards moderate rubbing to extremities spine ends and corners bumped. Light toning to interior owner signatures to front free endpaper "Russell" and "Scott Moncrieff Penney" leaflet advertising the Notable Scottish Trials Series laid in. $150. First edition. This was the first title issued in the Notable Scottish Trials Series. Smith a socialite was tried before the High Court of Justiciary Edinburgh 1857 for the murder of Pierre Emile L'Angelier and acquitted. Her trial was the basis for a play by Letty Lynton and Dishonered Lady a movie starring Joan Crawford. unknown
1905réf. 734831905. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co. 1905. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co. 1905. First Title in the Notable Scottish Trials Series Trial. Smith Madeleine 1835-1938 Defendant. Smith A. Duncan Editor. Trial of Madeleine Smith. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company 1905. xi 371 9 pp. Frontispiece 3 plates. Original green cloth gilt title and series name to spine top-edge gilt. Light rubbing to boards moderate rubbing to extremities spine ends and corners bumped. Light toning to interior owner signatures to front free endpaper "Russell" and "Scott Moncrieff Penney" leaflet advertising the Notable Scottish Trials Series laid in. $150. First edition. This was the first title issued in the Notable Scottish Trials Series. Smith a socialite was tried before the High Court of Justiciary Edinburgh 1857 for the murder of Pierre Emile L'Angelier and acquitted. Her trial was the basis for a play by Letty Lynton and Dishonered Lady a movie starring Joan Crawford. unknown books
1816réf. 756991816. An Enterprising Female Criminal: McDade 889 Trial. Smith Richard d.1816 Defendant. Carson Ann Defendant. The Trials of Richard Smith Late Lieutenant in the 23d Regiment U. States Infantry As Principal And Ann Carson Alias Ann Smith As Accessary sic For the Murder of Captain John Carson On the 20th Day of January 1816 At a Court of Oyer and Terminer Held at Philadelphia May 1816 By the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas Judge Rush.President; Together with the Arguments of Counsel The Charges and Sentence of the President. Philadelphia: Published by Thomas Desilver 1816. iv 68 81-240 1 241-247 vi 2 pp. Text complete despite errors in pagination. Plate lacking. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Later quarter cloth over plain cardstock boards paper label to spine endpapers renewed. Light soiling to boards small inkstamp of H. Clay Reed Delaware to front pastedown early ownership signature "Liberty Fox's Book" to front endleaf. Light browning and foxing to interior small faint dampstains in a few places clean tear to title page and a few leaves mended on leaf G1 pp. 49-50 no loss to legibility marginal marks in ink and pencil to several pages. $150. Only edition one of two issues. "The Carsons had been married nine years when John Carson left home in 1810. Not having heard from him for two years his wife married Richard Smith. Carson returned and in trying to dispossess Smith of his wife and home was shot by Smith. The judge practically directed Smith's conviction and he was hanged. Mrs. Carson who was a rugged individual in her own right tried to kidnap the governor to save Smith. After his execution she joined a gang of counterfeiters and subsequently died in prison" McDade. OCLC locates 8 copies of this issue in law libraries Harvard University of Houston Saint John's University Library of Congress University of Minnesota University of Missouri College of William and Mary University of Washington. McDade The Annals of Murder 889. unknown books
1801réf. 731851801. Perfidy and Depravity" in Regency High Society: The Sensational 1801 Trial of the Future 5th Duke of Marlborough Trial. Spencer-Churchill George 1766-1840 Defendant. Report of the Cause between Charles Sturt Esq. Plaintiff And the Most Noble The Marquis of Blandford Defendant For Criminal Conversation with the Right Hon. Lady Mary Ann Sturt; Tried in the Court of King's Bench Westminster On Wednesday The 27th May 1801 Before Lord Kenyon And a Special Jury. With an Appendix Containing the Letters of the Parties Which Did Not Appear on the Trial; A Preface And Notes. London: Printed for J. Ridgway 1801. Third and final edition. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 21 x 14cm. xxiii 1 149 3 pp. With publisher advertisements to last 3 pp. Modern black cloth gilt fillets title and date to spine; endleaves renewed. Light browning and occasional minor foxing to interior. Light edgewear with a few corners chipped; small marginal tears to the last two leaves with no loss to text. A very good copy. $150. Signed in print by the plaintiff Charles Sturt at the conclusion of the preface. This sensational pamphlet details the high-society affair between George Spencer-Churchill then Marquis of Blandford later the 5th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Mary Ann Sturt nee Ashley-Cooper daughter of the 4th Earl of Shaftesbury. Charles Sturt a former Member of Parliament known for his own highly public infidelities brought a civil suit against the Marquis for the exorbitant sum of 20000. He claimed the Marquis's conduct represented a "singular instance of perfidy and depravity." While Lord Kenyon explicitly noted that Sturt's own continuous adultery legally precluded him from recovering substantial damages the special jury compromised by awarding a nominal judgment of one hundred pounds. The included appendix contains highly personal non-trial correspondence leaked to vindicate Sturt's anger. OCLC locates 8 copies of this edition 4 in North America New York Public Library George Washington Law School University of Georgia Law School Harvard Law School. unknown
1801réf. 731851801. Perfidy and Depravity" in Regency High Society: The Sensational 1801 Trial of the Future 5th Duke of Marlborough Trial. Spencer-Churchill George 1766-1840 Defendant. Report of the Cause between Charles Sturt Esq. Plaintiff And the Most Noble The Marquis of Blandford Defendant For Criminal Conversation with the Right Hon. Lady Mary Ann Sturt; Tried in the Court of King's Bench Westminster On Wednesday The 27th May 1801 Before Lord Kenyon And a Special Jury. With an Appendix Containing the Letters of the Parties Which Did Not Appear on the Trial; A Preface And Notes. London: Printed for J. Ridgway 1801. Third and final edition. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 21 x 14cm. xxiii 1 149 3 pp. With publisher advertisements to last 3 pp. Modern black cloth gilt fillets title and date to spine; endleaves renewed. Light browning and occasional minor foxing to interior. Light edgewear with a few corners chipped; small marginal tears to the last two leaves with no loss to text. A very good copy. $150. Signed in print by the plaintiff Charles Sturt at the conclusion of the preface. This sensational pamphlet details the high-society affair between George Spencer-Churchill then Marquis of Blandford later the 5th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Mary Ann Sturt nee Ashley-Cooper daughter of the 4th Earl of Shaftesbury. Charles Sturt a former Member of Parliament known for his own highly public infidelities brought a civil suit against the Marquis for the exorbitant sum of 20000. He claimed the Marquis's conduct represented a "singular instance of perfidy and depravity." While Lord Kenyon explicitly noted that Sturt's own continuous adultery legally precluded him from recovering substantial damages the special jury compromised by awarding a nominal judgment of one hundred pounds. The included appendix contains highly personal non-trial correspondence leaked to vindicate Sturt's anger. OCLC locates 8 copies of this edition 4 in North America New York Public Library George Washington Law School University of Georgia Law School Harvard Law School. unknown books
1865réf. 860091865. A Rare Glimpse Into a Scandal that Shocked New York City's Elite Trial. Strong v. Strong. Gerry Elbridge T. 1837-1927. The "Strong" Divorce Case. Argument of Mr Elbridge T. Gerry Of Counsel for Mrs. Strong Before Justice Garvin of the Superior Court of the City of New York On a Motion for a Verdict in the Case of Peter R. Strong Agst. Mary E. Strong December 4 1865. December 4 1865. Reported by Warburton & Underhill Stenographers. New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co. Printers 41 Nassau Street Corner of Liberty 1865. 69 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4"; 22.8 x 14.6 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers rear wrapper lacking. Faint vertical crease through center moderate toning faint dampstaing to foot of text block and front wrapper which has some chipping and edgewear light toning to interior. A good copy. $150. Only edition of Elbridge T. Gerry's powerful argument in one of the most sensational legal battles of the 19th century. Spanning 1862-1865 Strong v. Strong titillated New York City's "Knickerbocker" elite exposing a web of adultery and betrayal at the height of the Civil War. As counsel for Mrs. Strong Gerry demonstrates the legal acrobatics required to defend a woman's reputation in an era of strict Victorian morality. This pamphlet printed by the firm of poet William Cullen Bryant serves as a vital primary source for the evolution of American divorce law and the social history of New York's high society. OCLC locates 6 copies in law libraries Columbia Harvard US Supreme Court University of Missouri University of Pennsylvania Yale. unknown
1865réf. 860091865. A Rare Glimpse Into a Scandal that Shocked New York City's Elite Trial. Strong v. Strong. Gerry Elbridge T. 1837-1927. The "Strong" Divorce Case. Argument of Mr Elbridge T. Gerry Of Counsel for Mrs. Strong Before Justice Garvin of the Superior Court of the City of New York On a Motion for a Verdict in the Case of Peter R. Strong Agst. Mary E. Strong December 4 1865. December 4 1865. Reported by Warburton & Underhill Stenographers. New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co. Printers 41 Nassau Street Corner of Liberty 1865. 69 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4"; 22.8 x 14.6 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers rear wrapper lacking. Faint vertical crease through center moderate toning faint dampstaing to foot of text block and front wrapper which has some chipping and edgewear light toning to interior. A good copy. $150. Only edition of Elbridge T. Gerry's powerful argument in one of the most sensational legal battles of the 19th century. Spanning 1862-1865 Strong v. Strong titillated New York City's "Knickerbocker" elite exposing a web of adultery and betrayal at the height of the Civil War. As counsel for Mrs. Strong Gerry demonstrates the legal acrobatics required to defend a woman's reputation in an era of strict Victorian morality. This pamphlet printed by the firm of poet William Cullen Bryant serves as a vital primary source for the evolution of American divorce law and the social history of New York's high society. OCLC locates 6 copies in law libraries Columbia Harvard US Supreme Court University of Missouri University of Pennsylvania Yale. unknown books
1827réf. 684591827. London 1827. London 1827. Contemporary Account of a Famous English Case of Forced Marriage Trial. Wakefield Edward Gibbon Defendant. Wakefield William Defendant. Wakefield Frances Mrs. Defendant. The Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield William Wakefield And Frances Wakefield: Indicted with One Edward Thevenot A Servant For a Conspiracy and For the Abduction of Miss Ellen Turner The Only Child and Heiress of William Turner Esq. of Shrigley Park in the County of Chester. London: John Murray 1827. xv 303 pp. Interleaved with de-acidifying paper. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/4". Modern library buckram white-stamped title shelf number and library name to spine. Text notably fresh final leaf and title page laminated and lightly browned library marks and stamps to title page. $150. Only edition. The first account of the Shrigley Abduction an 1826 British case of forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner. The couple was married in Scotland and travelled to France before Turner's father was able to notify the authorities and intervene. The marriage was annulled by Parliament. Wakefield and his brother William were convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1217. unknown
1827réf. 684591827. London 1827. London 1827. Contemporary Account of a Famous English Case of Forced Marriage Trial. Wakefield Edward Gibbon Defendant. Wakefield William Defendant. Wakefield Frances Mrs. Defendant. The Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield William Wakefield And Frances Wakefield: Indicted with One Edward Thevenot A Servant For a Conspiracy and For the Abduction of Miss Ellen Turner The Only Child and Heiress of William Turner Esq. of Shrigley Park in the County of Chester. London: John Murray 1827. xv 303 pp. Interleaved with de-acidifying paper. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/4". Modern library buckram white-stamped title shelf number and library name to spine. Text notably fresh final leaf and title page laminated and lightly browned library marks and stamps to title page. $150. Only edition. The first account of the Shrigley Abduction an 1826 British case of forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner. The couple was married in Scotland and travelled to France before Turner's father was able to notify the authorities and intervene. The marriage was annulled by Parliament. Wakefield and his brother William were convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1217. unknown books
1686réf. 806181686. London: Printed for Dorman Newman 1686. London: Printed for Dorman Newman 1686. A Member of a Plot to Depose James II Trial. Warrington Henry Booth Earl of 1652-1694 Defendant. The Tryal of Henry Baron Delamere for High-Treason In Westminster-Hall The 14th Day of January 1685. Before the Right Honourable George Lord Jeffreys Baron of Wemm Lord High Chancellour of England Constituted Lord High Steward on that Occasion. On Which Day After Full Hearing The Lord Delamere was Acquitted from All Matters Laid to His Charge. London: Printed for Dorman Newman 1686. iv 87 1 pp. With imprimatur leaf. Folio 12" x 7-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet spine discreetly reinforced with archival tissue. Moderate toning faint dampstaining to top-edge not affecting text occasional light foxing light soiling and a few faint stains to exterior. $150. Only edition. Warrington was indicted as a participant in Monmouth's rebellion an attempt by the Duke of Monmouth an illegitimate son of Charles II to claim the throne and depose James II. The special charge against Delamere "was that at the time of Monmouth's rebellion he had gone secretly to Cheshire with the view of inciting a rising in the north of England." While it is nearly certain that Delamere sympathized with Monmouth's designs he was able to explain his journey as a wish to visit a favorite child who was dangerously ill. "Moreover Thomas Saxon the only witness who would positively swear to the correspondence of Delamere and Monmouth so hopelessly contradicted himself that he was afterwards convicted of perjury" DNB. Dictionary of National Biography DNB II:842-844. English Short-Title Catalogue R23568. unknown
1686réf. 806181686. London: Printed for Dorman Newman 1686. London: Printed for Dorman Newman 1686. A Member of a Plot to Depose James II Trial. Warrington Henry Booth Earl of 1652-1694 Defendant. The Tryal of Henry Baron Delamere for High-Treason In Westminster-Hall The 14th Day of January 1685. Before the Right Honourable George Lord Jeffreys Baron of Wemm Lord High Chancellour of England Constituted Lord High Steward on that Occasion. On Which Day After Full Hearing The Lord Delamere was Acquitted from All Matters Laid to His Charge. London: Printed for Dorman Newman 1686. iv 87 1 pp. With imprimatur leaf. Folio 12" x 7-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet spine discreetly reinforced with archival tissue. Moderate toning faint dampstaining to top-edge not affecting text occasional light foxing light soiling and a few faint stains to exterior. $150. Only edition. Warrington was indicted as a participant in Monmouth's rebellion an attempt by the Duke of Monmouth an illegitimate son of Charles II to claim the throne and depose James II. The special charge against Delamere "was that at the time of Monmouth's rebellion he had gone secretly to Cheshire with the view of inciting a rising in the north of England." While it is nearly certain that Delamere sympathized with Monmouth's designs he was able to explain his journey as a wish to visit a favorite child who was dangerously ill. "Moreover Thomas Saxon the only witness who would positively swear to the correspondence of Delamere and Monmouth so hopelessly contradicted himself that he was afterwards convicted of perjury" DNB. Dictionary of National Biography DNB II:842-844. English Short-Title Catalogue R23568. unknown books
