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1876Best.-Nr. 707551876. Mutiny and Murder on the High Seas McDade 679 Trial. Miller George d. 1876 Defendant. Glew John Defendant. Smith William d. 1876 Defendant. The Jefferson Borden Mutiny: Trial of George Miller John Glew And William Smith for Murder on the High Seas: Before Clifford & Lowell JJ. Boston: Printed Under the Direction of the Clerk of the Court 1876. 141 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet printed wrappers which are detached with moderate edgewear fading and light soiling spine perished text block secure. Moderate toning to text faint offsetting to title page light foxing to a few leaves heavier offsetting to verso of final leaf a blank. $350. Only edition. "The Jefferson Borden was bound for London from New Orleans. Corydon Trask Patterson was the mate and in the course of a mutiny he was hit with an iron bar and thrown overboard. The mutiny was suppressed and at this trial Glew was acquitted and Miller and Smith were condemned" McDade. This official account includes the indictment arraignment pleas assignment of counsel to prisoners empaneling of the jury evidence charge to the jury verdict remarks of the Court on passing sentence and the sentences. McDade The Annals of Murder 679. unknown
1883Front page loose but present and presents six sketches of 'The Ship-Launch Disaster at Glasgow" - The Daphne capsized upon launch with much loss of life. New items: Mr. Gladstone immolates eight ministerial bills; Wimbledon competition more popular than ever; Malagasy envoys leave for home; Good news from Ireland - a lessening of crime and upset; Update on Cholera outbreak at Damietta; The Ship-Launch Disaster at Glasgow; Live-Saving Apparatus on the Serpentine; The New Steam-Ship Tartar; Banquet to Mr. Henry Irving; National Sports; Parisian Sayings and Doings; Death of the Duke of Marlborough; Royal activities; Church news; Benevolence and Self-Help; Ben Nevis Meteorological Station; Funeral of Mr. W. Spottiswoode; General Home News; The City of London College; Two pages of Classified Ads (please note that this page is loose but present). Full page of sketches of "Complimentary Dinner to Mr. Henry Irving at St. James Hall. Half-page illustration of 'Trial of life-saving apparatus on the Serpentine, Hyde Park. Half-page engraving of "The Union Steam-Ship Company's Royal Mail-Steamer Tartar. Very dramatic two-page engraving entitled "The Great Disaster at a Ship Launch on the Clyde - Sinking of the Daphne, with Two Hundred Men. Above-average but not excessive wear. Includes separate supplement which consists of two full-page engravings - the first shows a kneeling man gardening while tenderly holding an infant, the second shows a sad kitchen scene from a picture by W.H.Weatherhead with the caption "For men must work and women must weep, Though storms be sudden and waters deep, And the harbour bar be moaning - C. Kingsley". The Ben Nevis Summit Observatory - Six sketches on one page. Opening of the City of London College - two sketches; Funeral of the late Mr. W. Spottiswoode, F.R.S., in Westminster Abbey - 4 sketches. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling overall. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
1949Pages 193-224. Features: Cover photo of Cardinal Mindszenty, Prince Primate of Hungary, during his trial for treason; Nice one-page colour ad for Number Seven cigarettes; Article on sea rescue; One-page photo of the light fleet aircraft carrier Vengeance at Portland, with an air sea rescue helicopter hovering over her flight deck; Four excellent aerial photos of New York City, with emphasis upon Manhattan; One-page illustration of Generalissimo Stalin; Three photos of Indians remembering Gandhi's assassination; Three photos of the Pan-American airliner "Monarch Of The Skies" and its passengers after they survived a midair collision; One-page photo of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign, returning home after five years' service with the Russian Navy; Photo of Tokyo crowd listening to Kyuichi Tokudo, the Communist Party Sec.; Photos of devastation in Berlin - materials from Hitler's destroyed Reich Chancellery are used to rebuild a Russian sponsored building; Naval manoeuvres in the Mediterranean; Photos of personalities of the week include Mr. A.K. Helm, Capt. John Terry, Mr. Kingsbury Smith, Lord Baldwin, Mr. L.J. Edwards, Prof. Reuter, Cardinal Mindszenty, Sir David Keir, and others; The Kravchenko libel action; Churchill receives the Grotius Medal; Centrefold illustrations show new bypass for the Suez Canal; Photo of Boeing XB-47 test landing with new parachute- brake; Two-page illustration of dozens of animals at the London zoo, and their monetary values; Photos of guided missile testing at Holloman US Air Force Base in New Mexico; Photos of what was Derby House and is now Hutchinson House; Photos of Gloucester Cathedral tomb effigies; one-page colour ad for Lotus boots and shoes; Colour Schweppes ad on back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1918Features: Title page illustration of British Artillery officers tobogganing on the Italian Front; Flesh-Food Shortage - Ways to Reduce It (article); The Blue Laurel (article); War and the Oceans (article); One illustrated page of coverage of the Malvy Trial in the French Senate; Two pages of photos of the British Army in camp and in the trenches in Mesopotamia; G.K. Chesterton writes of the importance of Poland and Alsace-Lorraine to the present war; Nine photos of "Men of the Moment" including C. A'Court Repington, T.H.J.C. Goodwin, Lord Glenconner, Travers Clarke, Sir Herbert Lawrence, Sir A. Hunter-Weston, Sir R.Y. Tyrwhitt, Count Hertling and Count Czernin; Illustrations of Cossack Troops, a subject of recent Bolshevist rumours; Two photos of Roumanian troops; Photo of the Bolshevist "Revolutionary Tribunal" dealing with Countess Panina; Photo of Russian Constituent Assembly members before they were disbursed by Red Guards with bayonets; One-page photo of Dryburgh Abbey; Two-page illustration of Italian trench-raiding party crossing the Piave by night on a raft; The Nitrogen (fertilizer) Problem Again (article about food in short supply); Page of photos of 21 British officers on the Roll of Honour, including Capt. John Fox Russell, V.C., M.C., R.A.M.C.; Two-page illustration of a German counter-attack crushed at Cambrai; Two-page illustration at Bourlon Wood where British rifles and machine-guns infliected huge losses on the German counter-attack; Five photos of British naval winter life in the Arctic Circle; Two photos of Royal Navy visitors on the Lapland coast; and more. 36 pages, including ten pages of charming vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. In particular, the back cover ad for "Harlene Hair-Drill" will fascinate anyone interested in early women's hair treatments. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
1918Features: Title page illustration of burial of first United States soldiers killed in action in France; The Threatened German Offensive (article); War Weariness in the Napoleonic Period (article); The Food Value of Our Rations (article); Photos and brief write-ups of nine people in the news, including Sir John Forrest, M. Trotsky, Lord Beaverbrook, Capt. Sir Douglas Brownrigg, Jemadar Gobind Singh V.C., Mr.s Burleigh Leach C.B.E., Capt. Peter McLean, The New Marquess of Dufferin, and Sir Henry Norman BT MP; Two-page illustration of Supreme War Council at Versailles; Six photos of the opening of Parliament by the King, and his Procession; Illustrations of British airmen and soldiers fighting Turkish infantry in Palestine; G.K. Chesterton writes of the end of WWI, with illustration of Captain Bouchardon of France; Three pages of photos of troops above the snowline on the Northern Italian Front; The Art of [Air] Raiding the Enemy - photo-illustrated article by C.G. Grey; Four illustrations of the winter palace of the Tsars, sacked by the Bolsheviks; Centrefold illustration of British troops advancing across 'no man's land' following an artillery barrage; Photos of British dummy (wooden) battle-ships; One-page illustration of the sole survivor of two British destroyers lost in a snowstorm off the Scottish coast; Excellent one-page photo of Paul Bolo on trial for receiving German money to influence French opinion; One-page photo of the Malvy Trial - M. Malvy, French Ex-Minister of the Interior, was charged with giving information to the enemy; Article on food rations and health; Roll of Honour - page of photos of 20 officers; "Jenny Wren" - The Handy Woman of the "W.R.N.S." - article with photos; Photo of a large machine shop of the Swift Motor Car Company; Photo of the Humber Company's undefeated ladies' football team; and more. 36 pages including eight pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. An ad for Carters includes photo of badly wounded soldier in their "Embassy" adjustable reclining chair. Bold two-color back cover ad for "Greys" cigarettes features member of military band on horseback. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
192048 pages. Features: Lovely full-page ad for Benger's Food; Front page photo of the King - Chief Mourner of the Unknown British Warrior; Article by G.K. Chesterton; Photos of notable world events in the news; Sport and Earnest - photos of notable events at home and abroad; Photos of personalities of the week; Illustrations and photos of the famous pall-bearers for the unknown warrior; Full-page photo of the H.M.S. Verdun; Gassing the Gassed - photos of Paris Doctor Arnold's apparatus for curing victims of Germany's poison gas weapons; Colour centerfold (loose but present) illustrates the burial place of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey; Excellent colour full-page ad for Treloar Carpets; Rare photo of doubl-column of fume and incandescent gas 40,000 feet high rising from the Hawaiian volcano, Mauna Loa; The Greatest Poison Trial of Modern Times - The Greenwood Case at Carmarthen - with illustrations of the dramatis personae and a view of the court in session; Full page ads for Johnny Walker Scotch Whisky, Cadillac automobiles, Rolls-Royce, Ltd., and smaller ads for other auto manufacturers. Full-page Michelin ad inside back cover missing chips, as is two-colour ad for McClinton's Colleen Toilet Cream on back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Faint ink stamps on front cover. External advertorial coverfold mostly open. A worthy copy. Book
1934Pages 341-384. Features: nice ad for the Sporting and Dramatic News inside front cover; Cover photo of Canada's loftiest peak, the unconquered summit of Mount Waddington, plu two pages of text and photos showing a climbing party on the treacherous mountain; Photo of bizarre sea creature washed up at Querqueville, near Cherbourg - probably the remains of a basking shark; Two pages of detailed illustrations explaining drought and its dangers in rural England, plus schemes for alleviating water famine; Photo-illustrated book review of "Secrets of the Red Sea", by Henry de Manfreid; Photos and text describe jewelry of a Byzantine-Nubian Queen - more treasures from a mysterious Egyptian cemetery; Photo-illustrated article on an expedition to Cocos Island in search of long-buried pirate treasure with gold and silver indicating instruments; 12 photos illustrate life in the Saar, a district to choose by plebiscite government by Germany, France or the League; Two full-page photos of vast flocks of ducks at the unique Open Lake Sanctuary in Arkansas, plus photos of Mr. George S. Wilcox who protects the ducks; Photos of personalities of the week include the commission of government inaugurated in Newfoundland, Sir James Jeans, Sir H. G. Lyons, Madame Stavisky, the archduke Otto and ex-Empress Zita; the Queen of Siam and H. W. Austin in the Monte Carlo lawn tennis handicap; Acquitted Reichstag fire trial prisoners released and welcomed in Moscow include Mr. Popoff, Dimitroff and Taneff, Norman O'Neill, John Dillinger, Prof. S. F. Oldenburg, and Princess Irina Youssoupoff, who was awarded damages in the "Rasputin" film libel action; Centrefold photos of Prince George's 4000 mile tour in South Africa; Photo of the outdoor construction of Imperial Airways liner "Scylla" (too large for a hangar); Photo of stowaways John Pitzer and Arthur Martin afloat in the Gulf of Mexico; Photo of huge crowd in Trafalgar Square gathered to hear speeches about the unemployment bill; Photos of low British reservoirs; Photo of zeppelin "LZ 129" under construction; Photos of destroyed buildings in Kalgoorlie, Australia after anti-foreigner riots; Article and three photos describe sinking of the "Cheliuskin" near Wrangell Island; Photos of archaic Chinese jade in perfection - finds in the Lo-Yang tombs; Two pages of text and photos describe discoveries which "surpass anything yet known of archaic Chinese jade"; One-page ad for the new Ford Fourteen car; Half-page ad for the Crossley two-litre car; Half-page ad for the Armstrong Siddeley Twenty car; Half-page Rover car ad; Nice half-page Bentley car ad; Back cover ad for Douglas Stuart; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1945Pages 617- 644. Features: Page of six photos document Japan's Emperor Hirohito informing his ancestors that World War II has ended; Two pages of photos and illustrations explain the complicated machinery used to transform coal into household gas and valuable byproducts; Eight interesting photos present the vessel "Empire Victory" which, along with nine whale catching ships, will spend seven months catching and processing whales near Antarctica; Two-page illustration shows German U-boats making their last voyage and tow, and the demolition of U-2321 at sea; Two pages of photos present a pictorial survey of British troops' thankless task in the Netherlands East Indies - Surabaya and Batavia; Illustrations from Nuremberg show court proceedings and prison life of the war criminals; Centrefold illustration of Nuremberg's central courtroom during the hearing of evidence by general Lahousen, with Goering and a German counsel interrupting the witness; Article entitled "Record of the Sixth Airborne Division" includes photos of Maj. Gen. R. N. Gale and Maj. Gen. E. Bols, plus a photo of their men clearing the streets of Tel Aviv after riots during which they were stoned; Photos of the Nuremberg trial include general Lahousen, Hess, Ribbentrop, and Goering; the British prosecuting body, and a rare moment of levity with the Nazi accused, surrounded by their guards, all laughing; Photos of personalities of the week include John Amery, John Pearce, Eric Boal, the captains of the Oxford and Cambridge football teams, Mr. and Mrs. Churchill with their grandson, the deposed ruler of Yugoslavia, King Peter II and his queen, formerly Princess Alexandra of Greece, Justice Bucknill, Domingo De Las Barcenis, William Grimes, Dwight Filley Davis, Sir Robert Robinson, Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley, and Lieut. Gen. Sir Archibald E. Nye; Photo of troops of the British sixth Airborne Division clearing a Tel Aviv St. during the recent revival of Jewish-Arab unrest and rioting; Photo of the headquarters of the controller of light industries in Tel Aviv, badly damaged by rioters; Nice photo of the HMS "Indomitable" arriving to a waving crowd at Portsmouth, after a Far East mission; Photo of the King of Thailand speaking with Prof. SiriBhada before leaving Switzerland in a British military aircraft; Photo of Swedes demonstrating against their government's decision to deport Baltic refugees; Photo of Benedictine monks and reconstruction work amongst the ruins of Monte Cassino; Photo of the new French cabinet; Photo of farewell ceremony as Russian troops leave Prague; Photo of large crowd of Dutch re-burying 17-year-old Hanni Schaft, whose body was discovered in sand dunes near Harlem after she was killed by the Nazis; Interesting photo of competing political posters in Vienna; Photo of American soldiers viewing the ruined and dismantled Nazi Hall of Fame at Munich; Photo of the blazing ruins of British airliner "Hermes" which crashed on it trial flight; Interesting photo of large granite bust of Hitler, sold for 500 pounds at German Embassy sale. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1935Pages 1077-1116. Features: Cover photo of the five-power conference to negotiate a new international treaty for the limitation of naval armaments; Illustration of the great Finnish composer M. Jean Sibelius on the occasion of his 70th birthday; Page of illustrations of naval cruisers of Britain, Japan, Germany and Italy - a reduction problem for the five-power naval conference; Page of reproductions of archival illustrations of historic precedents for Lord De Clifford's trial; Photos of air raids on Dessie - Italian bonds damaged the palace of the Crown Prince just after the Emperor of Abyssinia had left it to me: Article discusses "What is Electricity?"; Page of illustrations present electricity as a "new servant"of man; Oil - the diplomatic problem of the hour - three pages of photos of the modern oil industry; A unique complex of bronze age Irish ring-forts - new discoveries of unusual interest, at Cush, in the County Limerick; Page of photos of newly found relics of Celtic Ireland in the Bronze Age; a 12th-century Irish reliquary - the shrine of St. Manchan - text and photos; Page of photos of anteaters Map of the present Abyssinian Empire; Two-page illustration of the boiler furnaces of the "Queen Mary" being lit; Photo of rioting in Lahore; Photo of a large band of Sikhs overlooked by mounted police during a pause in their march to Lahore for Shahidi day; One page colour ad says Guinness is good for oysters - good for you; Colour centrefold illustration of the "Silver Jubilee Procession"; Nice colour one-page ad for Craven 'A' cigarettes with Christmas motif; Photos of personalities of the week include: the Oxford and Cambridge rugby teams, E. O. W. Hunt, George A Strasser, his Majesty Haile Selassie, Señor Manuel Quezon, the Bishop of Salisbury, Lord De Clifford, Thomas Marlowe, C. Hayden Coffin, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in Ulster with their hostess, Lady Brooke; Photos of survivors of the "Silverhazel" being rescued near the US destroyer "Bulmer"; Photo of the new Commonwealth of the Philippines being inaugurated at the legislative building in Manila; Photo of Signor Mussolini reading a restrained speech in the Italian chamber on the sanctions situation; Photo of saluting Italian war widows and mothers at the unknown warrior's tomb; Photo of Miss Jean Batten's damaged airplane on Araruama Beach, Brazil; Photo of the Wiley Post and Will Rogers aviation beacon recently placed on the George Washington Bridge in New York; Photo of wrecked Belgian airliner in Kent which crashed killing 11; Photos of Sir John Carden and Capt. Jean Schoonbroodt; Photo of Mr. S. V. Appleby crossing the channel in a "Flying flea"; One-page South Africa travel ad features illustration of native Village scene; One-page illustrated ad for Booth's matured dry gin; One page ad for the Vauxhall big six saloon; Review of "Steel of Empire", by John Murray Gibbon; Halfpage illustrated Estorial (Portugal) travel ad; One-page ad promotes Austria as the 'ski paradise'; article discusses economic 'stabilization' and it's difficulties; and more. Centrefold loose but present. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
1961Nice copy of this magazine. Numbered pages run from 649 to 692. Lots of photographs and nice advertisements, covering wraps in colour. Staple bound. Page 651 has 20mm of fore-edge missing.
1961Features: Yuri Gregarin's Flight - Extensive Coverage; Eichmann Trial; Nylon net stops jet; The Maya Stelae of Aguateca; Jewels in the service of chivalry and royalty - Orders of Knighthood and an Empress crown (in colour); Courtship among animals (in colour); The AMI 6 Citroen; Large fold-out advertisement by AEI (Associated Electrical Industries Ltd); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
1953Pages 105-140. Features: Nice cover photo-portrait of Dwight Eisenhower; Photos of America's new first lady - Mrs. Eisenhower, and Mrs. Richard Nixon, wife of the new Vice-President, both wearing their inaugural ball gowns; Photo of six German's tried with murder and other atrocities at the Schirmeck concentration camp during the occupation of France; Photos of the Red Hat Ceremony in Rome where new Catholic Cardinals receive their hats; Photo of the Dutch liner' Klipfontein just before she went under; Photo of horrible accident at Washington's Union station where train lost braking and crashed into buffers; Photos from Egypt and Sudan - Abdel Rahman Hakki, Sheikh Ahmed Al Bakury, Major Saley Salim and General Neguib; Photos of M. Rene Mayer, France's new Prime Minister; Two pages of photos and information about Oradour-Sur-Glane - a case which revives a terrible war memory - the trial of 21 S.S. soldiers charged with the murder of a French community; Photo and article on the tree-climbing goats of Morocco; Photos of the end of the Second Swiss attempt on Everest; Two pages of photos and information on the war in Indo-China - French Union troops in the Red River Delta, plus an amphibious operation against the Viet Minh - a phase of 'Operation Bretagne'; Two-page photo of the summit and southern wall of Everest, taken from the Ramparts of Pumori; Two pages of photos and information about the British-trained Sudan Defense Force; Photos from the first performance of Vaughan Williams' "Sinfonia Antartica"; Photos of the personalities of the week, including recently deceased Sir Edward Marsh and artist Douglas Chandor, as well as squash champion A. Fairbairn and a group photo of Sherpas who helped with the recent Swiss Everest attempt; Photo of the marriage of Sir William Slim's daughter to Peter Nigel Stewart Frazer; Nice colour-illustrated ad for King George IV old Scotch whisky on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1892Best.-Nr. 825691892. 3 woodcut illustrations. Laconia N.H. c.1892. 3 woodcut illustrations. Laconia N.H. c.1892. A Notable Case of Fratricide: McDade 852 Trial. Sawtell Isaac d. 1891 Defendant. The History of the Murder of Hiram Sawtell by His Brother Isaac Sawtell. Illustrated. Laconia NH: John J. Lane c. 1892. 32 pp. 3 woodcut text illustrations portraits. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor stains to wrappers light wear and creases to corners of wrappers and text block light wear to spine ends moderate toning to interior. A handsome copy. $350. Only edition. "Isaac was anxious to possess himself of his brother's property. Hiram was enticed into the country and murdered near Berwick Maine though there is some doubt whether the murder was in Maine or New Hampshire. Isaac cut off his brother's head and buried it separately" McDade. OCLC locates 5 copies Harvard Law School New Hampshire Historical Society New Hampshire State Library University of Michigan Yale Law School. We located another copy Cornell Law School. McDade The Annals of Murder 852. unknown books
Best.-Nr. 0282030336.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1892Best.-Nr. 825691892. 3 woodcut illustrations. Laconia N.H. c.1892. 3 woodcut illustrations. Laconia N.H. c.1892. A Notable Case of Fratricide: McDade 852 Trial. Sawtell Isaac d. 1891 Defendant. The History of the Murder of Hiram Sawtell by His Brother Isaac Sawtell. Illustrated. Laconia NH: John J. Lane c. 1892. 32 pp. 3 woodcut text illustrations portraits. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor stains to wrappers light wear and creases to corners of wrappers and text block light wear to spine ends moderate toning to interior. A handsome copy. $350. Only edition. "Isaac was anxious to possess himself of his brother's property. Hiram was enticed into the country and murdered near Berwick Maine though there is some doubt whether the murder was in Maine or New Hampshire. Isaac cut off his brother's head and buried it separately" McDade. OCLC locates 5 copies Harvard Law School New Hampshire Historical Society New Hampshire State Library University of Michigan Yale Law School. We located another copy Cornell Law School. McDade The Annals of Murder 852. unknown
196347 pages. Features: The Burgess Carbine, Model of 1872; Springfield on Trial, Part III; The Cartridge Collector; Colts, History and Heroes, Part VI; A Notable Russian Royal Duelling and Hunting Set; and more. Average wear. Minor moisture exposure. Sound copy. Book
1978Features: David Hall Hilliard, Gunsmith, Cornish, New Hampshire; One of the early (if not the finest) Colt Single Action Armies; Displaying Authentication Firearms; Marty Huber Recovers; Six Guns on Trial; Dr. Maynard's Carbine. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
1865Best.-Nr. 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
1946431 pages. Index. Bibliographical Notes. Enables readers to view world events from a Soviet perspective from the time of the Russian Revolution and moving forward. "The authors, who take the Stalinist treason trials and purges at face value, conclude that illusions about the Soviet Union were not shattered until she proved her strength during World War II". - Joel Seidman. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Front hinge tender but intact. Prior owner's signature and small vintage bookseller tag upon front free endpaper. A worthy reference copy of this fascinating work. Kolarz [2] p.153, Seidman S22. Book
Best.-Nr. 1332133347.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1865Best.-Nr. 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
1873Best.-Nr. 755221873. Baltimore Gazette Printers 1873. 59 pp. Baltimore Gazette Printers 1873. 59 pp. A Case of Insurance Fraud and Murder Trial. Goss Eliza Waters Defendant. Udderzook William E. Defendant. The Goss-Udderzook Tragedy: Being a History of a Strange Case of Deception and Murder Including the Great Life Insurance Case and the Trial of William E. Udderzook for the Murder of W.S. Goss. Baltimore: Baltimore Gazette Printers 1873. 59 pp. Woodcut portrait frontispiece of Goss. Text printed in parallel columns. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Wrappers starting to separate at head and lightly edgeworn light rubbing and discoloration to extremities some wear to spine ends light toning to text. $35. Udderzook collaborated with Goss his brother in law to defraud Goss' life insurance company. He put a cadaver stolen from a medical school in Goss' house and set the house on fire. Udderzook and the widow Goss managed to collect the insurance but the authorities were suspicious and an investigation followed. Udderzook was hiding Goss under various disguises but when the investigation became intense he lost his nerve and murdered Goss. The case fell into place soon afterwards. McDade The Annals of Murder 1012. unknown books
1880Best.-Nr. 728021880. Rare. Rare. A Raucous Divorce Case: Only Edition of the 1880 Newman Hall Divorce Case Report Trial. Hall v. Hall. The Full Report of the Newman Hall Divorce Case Drop-Head Title. At head of drop-head title: Police News Edition. London: G. Purkess c.1880. 16 pp. Title page has large woodcut portraits of the Halls. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet thread lacking. Moderate toning light edgewear and chipping to spine light foxing to final few leaves title page affected by trimming to top and fore-edges without loss to legibility. Rare. $850. Only edition. In 1880 Christopher Newman Hall a minister who had gained fame in Britain and the United States with his tract Come to Jesus 1848 accused his wife Charlotte of adultery with a friend of the couple. She denied the accusations and accused him of infidelity in turn. The couple was not particularly compatible; Charlotte was a free spirit who loved to hunt and smoke habits her husband despised on moral grounds. Newman Hall's high profile and the humor of much of the testimony made the trial a raucous affair with frequent bursts of laughter from witnesses to the despair of the judge. Newman Hall ultimately succeeded in obtaining a decree nisi and remarried later that year. This is a rare title. No physical copies listed on OCLC or Library Hub. We located a copy at Indiana University. unknown books
1880Best.-Nr. 728021880. Rare. Rare. A Raucous Divorce Case: Only Edition of the 1880 Newman Hall Divorce Case Report Trial. Hall v. Hall. The Full Report of the Newman Hall Divorce Case Drop-Head Title. At head of drop-head title: Police News Edition. London: G. Purkess c.1880. 16 pp. Title page has large woodcut portraits of the Halls. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet thread lacking. Moderate toning light edgewear and chipping to spine light foxing to final few leaves title page affected by trimming to top and fore-edges without loss to legibility. Rare. $850. Only edition. In 1880 Christopher Newman Hall a minister who had gained fame in Britain and the United States with his tract Come to Jesus 1848 accused his wife Charlotte of adultery with a friend of the couple. She denied the accusations and accused him of infidelity in turn. The couple was not particularly compatible; Charlotte was a free spirit who loved to hunt and smoke habits her husband despised on moral grounds. Newman Hall's high profile and the humor of much of the testimony made the trial a raucous affair with frequent bursts of laughter from witnesses to the despair of the judge. Newman Hall ultimately succeeded in obtaining a decree nisi and remarried later that year. This is a rare title. No physical copies listed on OCLC or Library Hub. We located a copy at Indiana University. unknown
Best.-Nr. 128988London: Thomas Kelly 1824. Hardcover 512pp. Poor no dust jacket. Leather binding. Frontispiece with tissue guard engraved title with vignette illustrations notes appendix. The spine is cracked and chipped and the boards are detached and heavily worn at the corners. Illustrated by portraits drawn from life and other copperplate engravings of peculiar interest. Trial of John Thurtell. Murder of William Weare. Law Gambling Law Trials--England. Thomas Kelly Hardcover
