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réf. 72834Seconde série de la nouvelle période - Tome deuxième - XXIIIe année - 1er mai 1853 - 3e livraison - Paris. Bureau de La Revue des Deux Mondes - grand in-8 broché - 222 pages
réf. 72900Seconde série de la nouvelle période - Tome deuxième - XXIIIe année - 1er juin 1853 - 5e livraison - Paris. Bureau de La Revue des Deux Mondes - grand in-8 broché - 208 pages
réf. 9639N 6,16 mai 1918 en 6 fascicules - (toutes les pages titres illustrés sont conservées) - dessins, caricatures, photos, croquis, pris aux audiences
réf. 9514N° 3 de 1943 - broché - Illustrations photographiques en noir et blanc hors texte
1946réf. 985981946 Numéro 6 - Mars 1946 - Rédaction de la Revue d'Information : Cabinet du Général Commandant Supérieur des T.O.A. - revue illustrée - broché - 48 pages
1841réf. 605982Berlin, 1841. 4 Bl., LXX, 196 S. Roter Pappband d. Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel (Ecken bestoßen, Bezug an einer Kante teils abgeplatzt). [2 Warenabbildungen]
1877réf. GIT003b8Paris Ancienne Librairie Martinon sd (1877). In-8 363 XXIVpp. Demi basane acajou, dos lisse orné de filets dorés, rel époque. Frontispice, vignette sur le titre, 200 gravures représentant 700 sujets dans le texte ou à pleine page, dessinés par Denis, Desjours, Gilbert, Mathon, Vierge, Hareux etc, 4 cartes dont 2 à pleine page. Rousseurs marginales, éraflures en bordure du cuir des plats.
1877réf. GITf796Paris Martinon sans date (1877). Grand in-8 XXIV 363pp. Demi chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs orné de pastilles finement dorées, reliure de l'époque. Orné de 200 illustrations dans le texte ou à pleine page réunissant 700 sujet, d'après les dessins de Denis, Desjours, Gilbert, Mathon, Vierge, Hareux etc, 1 carte à pleine page. Rousseurs par endroits. Exemplaire bien complet du texte, des illustrations et de la carte. Reliure solide.
1836réf. 636871836. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. Notable Fraud Case at an Important Argentinian Trading House Trial. Iturriaga Jose de Defendant. Cavallero Manuel. Respuesta a la Acusacion Formada por la Sindicatura de los Concursos de Lezica y Hornung Contra D. Jose Iturriaga. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. iv 47 pp. Bound with Iturriaga Jose de. Breve Contestacion al Libelo Publicado por Manuel Sainz de la Maza. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. 8 pp. And O. G. Manifesto en Derecho a Favor de Jose de Iturriaga Acusado de Ocultacion de Unos Ganados y de Complicidad en la Falsificacion de su Firma Ejecutada por Federico Hornung. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. 83 pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards gilt ornaments and title reading Causa de Iturriaga to spine. Rubbing to extremities with heavy wear to corners chipping to head of spine hinges starting owner bookplate to front pastedown. Manuscript divisional title pages between items. Moderate toning and occasional foxing to text internally clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine small inkstamps to title page of Respuesta brief annotations to verso. Solid copies of three rare items. $750. Only editions. These items relate to a trial that followed the collapse of a notable Argentinian trading house. "Corruption or mismanagement by employees or partners of non-British houses frequently made news during the century. One of the more celebrated cases was the failure of Sebastian Lezica Brothers in September 1835. The manager of the house a German named Frederick Hornung apparently forged bills of exchange without the knowledge of his employers three Argentine brothers. After the failure of a British house Thwaites and Company and after the retention of money in the Chilean branch the Lezica Brothers had to raise money. Originally Hartung procured the signatures of a number of people including Thwaites; but when persons declined he began to forge names on bills of exchange--both the drawer's and drawee's names--in order to prevent bankruptcy. He thought this would need to be done for only a short time but he became involved until the total sum owed the market was over one and a half million pesos." Reber. OCLC locates 1 copy of Respuesta at UC-Berkeley 1 copy of Breve Contestacion at the. unknown books
1836réf. 636871836. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. Notable Fraud Case at an Important Argentinian Trading House Trial. Iturriaga Jose de Defendant. Cavallero Manuel. Respuesta a la Acusacion Formada por la Sindicatura de los Concursos de Lezica y Hornung Contra D. Jose Iturriaga. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. iv 47 pp. Bound with Iturriaga Jose de. Breve Contestacion al Libelo Publicado por Manuel Sainz de la Maza. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. 8 pp. And O. G. Manifesto en Derecho a Favor de Jose de Iturriaga Acusado de Ocultacion de Unos Ganados y de Complicidad en la Falsificacion de su Firma Ejecutada por Federico Hornung. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. 83 pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards gilt ornaments and title reading Causa de Iturriaga to spine. Rubbing to extremities with heavy wear to corners chipping to head of spine hinges starting owner bookplate to front pastedown. Manuscript divisional title pages between items. Moderate toning and occasional foxing to text internally clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine small inkstamps to title page of Respuesta brief annotations to verso. Solid copies of three rare items. $750. Only editions. These items relate to a trial that followed the collapse of a notable Argentinian trading house. "Corruption or mismanagement by employees or partners of non-British houses frequently made news during the century. One of the more celebrated cases was the failure of Sebastian Lezica Brothers in September 1835. The manager of the house a German named Frederick Hornung apparently forged bills of exchange without the knowledge of his employers three Argentine brothers. After the failure of a British house Thwaites and Company and after the retention of money in the Chilean branch the Lezica Brothers had to raise money. Originally Hartung procured the signatures of a number of people including Thwaites; but when persons declined he began to forge names on bills of exchange--both the drawer's and drawee's names--in order to prevent bankruptcy. He thought this would need to be done for only a short time but he became involved until the total sum owed the market was over one and a half million pesos." Reber. OCLC locates 1 copy of Respuesta at UC-Berkeley 1 copy of Breve Contestacion at the. unknown
réf. 3632Pièce in-4 de 20 pages, extraite d'un receuil de mémoires judiciaires. Vers 1800.
réf. 206556Paris, Imprimerie de Knapen, 1773 in-4, titre, 28 pp., basane fauve marbrée, dos à nerfs cloisonné et fleuronné, pièce de titre, encadrement de triple filet à froid sur les plats, double filet doré sur les coupes, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque). Frottis épars en coiffe supérieure et sur les plats.
In 8°, br. edit., pp. 171,(3); copia molto buona. (T09) (la spedizione standard è SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata-piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
réf. GIT00e8bSans lieu ni date vers 1880. In-12 broché paginé 390 à 470. Dos brisé, manque la couverture.
2026réf. LRB36012817Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 616 pages. Volume 12 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1816. Text in English. This volume contains the reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature and the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors in the State of New-York. It includes an index and additional notes and references in subsequent editions. A valuable resource for legal scholars and historians interested in early American jurisprudence. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2001réf. 2091502135412463Not Available 2001. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Not Available paperback
1822réf. 733861822. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co. 1822. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co. 1822. The Plaintiff was Represented by Two Distinguished Scottish Jurists Trial. Stevenson Duncan 1776-1867 Defendant. Report of Trial of the Issues In the Action of Damages for Libel in the Beacon James Gibson of Ingliston Esq. Clerk to the Signet - Pursuer Against Duncan Stevenson Printer in Edinburgh - Defender. Taken in Short Hand. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. 1822. vi 139 1 2 2 pp. Publisher advertisement to recto of final leaf verso blank. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards by Philip Dusel marbled edges. Moderate toning to interior slightly heavier in a few places illegible early owner signature to rear endleaf. $350. Only edition. Gibson 1765-1850 later Sir James Gibson-Craig 1st Baronet was a lawyer government official and Whig politician. An article in The Beacon a Tory newspaper alledged that he passed forged bank notes. Represented by Francis Jeffrey 1773-1850 and Henry Cockburn 1779-1854 two eminent Scottish jurists who were also notable literary figures Ingliston prevailed and was awarded 500 in damages. Macleod "Craig Sir James Gibson" Moss "Stevenson Duncan" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography accessed online. Macleod "Craig Sir James Gibson" and Moss "Stevenson Duncan" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography accessed online. British Museum Catalogue Compact Edition 24:250. unknown books
1834réf. 734791834. Scottish Criminal Conversation Trial Interesting for Issues Concerning Intercepted Letters Trial. Murray William Defendant. Report of Trial in the Action of Damages for Crim. Con.: Poor Alexander Bell Teacher Dundee Versus William Murray Now or Lately Rector of the Dundee Academy Taken in Short-Hand; Containing a Discussion Upon the Law of Intercepted Correspondence. Edinburgh: s.n. 1834. 63 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent quarter cloth over marbled boards printed title to spine. Light soiling to cloth and negligible wear to corners front hinge cracked rear hinge starting at ends printed shelfmark and residue from removed bookplate to inner front board. Light toning to interior light foxing in a few places. A nice copy of a scarce title. $250. Only edition. This trial involved a teacher who was allegedly cuckolded by the rector of his school. The plaintiff's case rested on the admissibility of a letter said to have been sent by the wife to Murray but not received by him. OCLC locates 14 copies 7 in North American law libraries. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1015. unknown books
1856réf. 784901856. Five titles in 1 book. Five titles in 1 book. Poisoning and Lunacy Trial. Palmer William 1824-1856 Defendant. Illustrated and Unabridged Edition of The Times Report of the Trial of William Palmer for Poisoning John Parsons Cook At Rugeley. From the Short-Hand Notes Taken in the Central Court from Day to Day. London: Ward and Lock 1856. 184 pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations and a folding frontispiece. Bound with Trial. Windham William Frederick b.1840 Defendant. The Great Lunacy Case of Mr. W.F. Windham. Reported by a Solicitor. London: H. Vickers 1862. 60 pp. 2 pp. publisher advertisements. And Richardson James. Studies from the Antique. Edinburgh: John Baxter 1862. 62 pp. And Runciman David 1803-1872. Marriage and Married Life; A Week Day Homily. Glasgow: Printed by Robert Anderson 1862. 32 pp. And Cooper James Fenimore 1789-1851. The Water Witch; Or The Skimmer of the Seas. A Tale. London: Published by J. Cunningham 1839. 136 pp. Together 5 titles in 1 volume. Octavo 8" x 5-1/2"; 20.3 x 14 cm trim size of Windham trial 7-1/2" x 5"/19 x 12.5 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlets bound in contemporary cloth gilt title to spine early manuscript table of contents to front endleaf. Light rubbing to extremities light fading to spine spine ends and corners bumped and lightly worn faint offsetting to endleaves hinges cracked. Light toning to interior a few mostly partial cracks to text block second item loosening very slightly but secure small spots and tiny faint stains to a few leaves folding frontispiece of first item reinforced at right edge not affecting image. $500. This volume contains accounts of two famous nineteenth-century trials. Palmer a first-rate sociopath was tried and convicted for the 1855 murder of his friend John Cook and executed in 1856. Also known as the Rugeley Poisoner or the Prince of Poisoners he was suspected of several other murders including four of his children killed before their first birthdays. The Windham trial was one of the most famous insanity trials of the time and an early example of the use of forensic psychiatry. Windham's uncle a distinguished soldier and M.P. alleged that his nephew was unfit to take possession of the estate. After weeks of testimony the court disagreed and Windham was found sane. The other titl. unknown books
1856réf. 847541856. Well-Illustrated Contemporary Account of a Famous London Poisoning Trial Trial. Palmer William 1824-1856 Defendant. Illustrated and Unabridged Edition of The Times Report of the Trial of William Palmer for Poisoning John Parsons Cook At Rugeley. From the Short-Hand Notes Taken in the Central Court from Day to Day. London: Ward and Lock 158 Fleet Street 1856. 184 pp. Folding frontispiece woodcut illustrations throughout text several full-page advertisements to wrappers. Report of the final day of the trial and its verdict clipped from the London Times January 14 1856 laid in. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/2"; 20.95 x 13.97 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Binding slightly cocked light soiling edgewear and a few tiny stains to wrappers creasing to spine moderate wear to spine ends. Moderate toning to interior light browning to sections light soiling to title page lower corner lacking from frontispiece with minor loss to image. A very good copy overall. $250. Only edition. Also known as the Rugeley Poisoner or the Prince of Poisoners Palmer was a physician who abandoned his practice to own and breed racehorses which often put him in financial difficulty. As a full-blown sociopath he saw murder as a convenient way to restore his finances. In order to collect on their life insurance policies he poisoned his brother wife his mother-in-law and four of his children who were killed before their first birthdays. He also defrauded a friend John Cook when he was poisoning him and cheated his wealthy mother out of thousands of pounds. He was finally convicted in 1855 for murdering Cook and was executed the following year. Davenport-Hines "Palmer William Called the Rugeley Poisoner" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography accessed online. British Museum Catalogue Compact Edition 19:281. unknown books
1899réf. 732651899. A Classic of American Criminal History": McDade 276 Trial. Durrant William Henry Theodore 1871-1898 Defendant. Peixotto Edgar D. Reporter. Report of the Trial of William Henry Theodore Durrant: Indicted for the Murder of Blanche Lamont Before the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Including a Full History of the Case After Defendant's Conviction Giving in Detail All the Numerous Appeals and Motions of Defendant's Counsel to the State Supreme Court the Governor And Finally to the Supreme Court of the United States. also Including a Complete Synopsis of the Evidence in Possession of the Authorities in the Case for the Murder of Minnie Williams For Which Durrant was Never Tried But Which Developed into Even a Stronger Case Than the One Upon Which He was Convicted. Illustrated from Numerous Photographs in the Possession of the Police Department of San Francisco. Detroit: The Collector Publishing Co. 1899. vi 214 pp. 20 plates. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-3/4". Later cloth lettering piece and silver fillets to spine endpapers renewed. Light toning to interior slightly heavier in places clean tear to fore-edge of leaf containing pp. 65 and 66. $350. Only edition. "Durrant was a twenty-four-year medical student who also served as the assistant superintendent of Sunday school of the Emanuel Baptist Church in San Francisco. By any standard he was a 'good' young man and the mystery if there is one in this case is how from a seemingly proper life he could within the space of nine days commit two atrocious murders in his church. . The case is a classic of American criminal history": McDade The Annals of Murder 276. unknown books
1844réf. 712921844. Boston: Samuel N. Dickinson 1844. Boston: Samuel N. Dickinson 1844. A Devastating 1843 New Hampshire Murder Trial Trial. Comings William F. d. 1844 Defendant. Report of the Trial of William F. Comings: On an Indictment for the Murder of His Wife Mrs. Adeline T. Comings. At the September Term of the Court of Common Pleas Holden at Haverhill In the County of Grafton N.H. A.D. 1843. Together with His Life Written by Himself. Boston: Printed by Samuel N. Dickinson 1844. 158 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2"; 23 x 14 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor marks to wrappers light wear to spine ends and corners rear joint and adjacent signature just starting to detach at foot some loss to foot of fore-edge of rear half of text block with no loss to text. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places occasional light foxing. $750. Only edition of this scarce and grim 19th-century murder trial. William F. Comings was convicted of the brutal murder of his wife Adeline in Bath New Hampshire. In an attempt to evade justice Comings strangled her with a handkerchief and suspended her lifeless body from a bedpost to stage the crime scene as a suicide. Alongside the comprehensive trial report this volume uniquely includes an autobiographical account written by the defendant himself before his death in 1844. Highly scarce in commerce. OCLC locates 5 copies in law libraries Library of Congress New York University Social Law Library University of Missouri Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 208. unknown books
1855réf. 821721855. New Haven: Thomas H. Pease 1855. New Haven: Thomas H. Pease 1855. Rare Account of an 1855 New Haven Murder Case: McDade 178 Trial. Clark Willard d.1855 Defendant. McFarland Henry H. Reporter. Report of the Trial of Willard Clark Indicted for the Murder of Richard W. Wight Before the Superior Court of Connecticut Holden at New Haven On Monday September 17 1855. New Haven: Thomas H. Pease. T.J. Stafford Printer 1855. 217 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 21.6 x 14 cm. Disbound. Moderate toning a few signatures at beginning and end of text block loose light foxing in places light soiling to title page and verso of final leaf residue from wrappers and binding to spine. $450. Only edition. McDade offers a neat summary of this case: "Clark was apparently infatuated with a girl who married Wight. With no warning he shot Wight through the head while Wight was kneeling to tie a bundle. The crime and trial were in New Haven Connecticut; Clark was acquitted on the ground of insanity." OCLC does not locate any printed copies but we found examples at the American Antiquarian Society the University of Michigan Medler Crime Collection Clements Library and Yale Law School. McDade The Annals of Murder 178. unknown books
