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réf. 40062London: Printed and Sold by George Croom 1685. First edition folio 2 40pp. disbound. Wing C2250A. London: Printed and Sold by George Croom, 1685 unknown
1679réf. 727661679. A Victim of the Popish Plot Trial. Popish Plot. Richard Langhorne Defendant c.1624-1679. The Tryall of Richard Langhorn Esq; Counsellor at Law: For Conspiring the Death of the King Subversion of the Government And Protestant Religion. Who Upon Full Evidence was Found Guilty of High Treason And Received Sentence Accordingly At the Sessions in the Old-Bayley Holden for London and Middlesex On Saturday Being the 14th. of June 1679. Published by Authority. London: Printed for H. Hills et al. 1679. ii 41 44-68 2 pp. Collates complete quire M paginated 41 44 45 44. Folio 12-1/2" x 7". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent quarter morocco over marbled boards. Light fading to morocco light rubbing to bottom edge. Moderate toning to interior light foxing and soiling in a few places illegible early marks to front endleaf and head of title page later small stamped "5" to front endleaf. A handsome copy. $250. Only edition. One of the cruelest hoaxes in British history and one that led to a wave of anti-Catholic violence the Popish Plot was the invention of Titus Oates an Anglican clergyman and his friend Dr. Israel Tonge a cleric and passionate anti-Catholic. They pretended to have discovered a Jesuit plot to assassinate the King massacre Protestants and set James Duke of York the King's Catholic brother on the throne. Langhorne was a Roman Catholic and had provided legal and financial advice to Jesuits in London. He was convicted of treason and executed and beatified as a Catholic martyr in 1929 by Pius XI. English Short-Title Catalogue R1705. unknown
réf. 39770London: Printed for Benjamin Tooke 1684. First edition folio 4 8 13-34 2pp. licence leaf before title with the final blank I2 text a little browned disbound. A trial for sedition connected with the Rye House Plot. Wing T2164. London: Printed for Benjamin Tooke, 1684 unknown
1752réf. 803961752. The "Love Philter" was Arsenic Trial. Blandy Mary 1720-1752 Defendant. The Tryal of Mary Blandy Spinster; For the Murder of Her Father Francis Blandy Gent. At the Assizes Held at Oxford for the County of Oxford On Saturday the 29th of February 1752 Before the Honourable Heneague Legge Esq; and Sir Sydney Stafford Smythe Knt. Two of the Barons of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer. Published by Permission of the Judges. London: Printed for John and James Rivington At the Bible and Crown In St. Paul's Church Yard 1752. ii 46 pp. Folio 11-3/4" x 7". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning margins trimmed closely with no loss to text. Light soiling to exterior clean tear from a fold near center of lower half of text block early repairs to inner margins of several leaves a few minor tears and chips to edges of title page chips a few tears with minor loss to text to final leaf. $250. Only edition one of three issues the others an octavo issued by Rivington and an octavo issued in Dublin by Faulkner. Blandy was the daughter of a prosperous lawyer. Her father Francis advertised a large dowry of 10000 which attracted many suitors including one who captivated her Captain William Henry Cranstoun the son of a Scottish nobleman. Francis learned later that he was married and a father. Confronted with these facts by Francis Cranstoun claimed his marriage was invalid and made several attempts he claimed to have it annulled. Over time Francis became suspicious about Cranstoun's motives. Sensing danger Cranstoun gave Mary a "love philtre" and told her to mix it into one of her father's meals. He said it would change his behavior towards him. It was actually arsenic. When Mary realized what she had done she foolishly burned Cranstoun's letters and discarded the rest of the arsenic. Cranstoun fled to France. Mary was tried and sentenced to death by hanging. This was a sensational trial and it was covered extensively by the press. It also generated a secondary literature that included several contributions written by Mary such as "Miss Mary Blandy's Own Account of the Affair between Her and Mr. Cranstoun." As indicated by her last request to the execution officials she remained a proper middle-class lady to the end. "For the sake of decency gentlemen" she pleaded "don't hang. unknown
1699réf. 731381699. London 1722. London 1722. A Botched Murder Attempt Trial. Coke Arundel d. 1722 Defendant. Woodburne John d. 1722 Defendant. The Tryal and Condemnation of Arundel Coke Alias Cooke Esq; And of John Woodburne Labourer For Felony in Slitting the Nose of Edward Crispe Gent. Contrary to the 22 & 23 Car. II. Cap. I. Intitled An Act to Prevent Malicious Maiming and Wounding; Who Were found Guilty at the Assizes Held Before the Right Honourable Sir Peter King Knt. Lord Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas At Bury St. Edmonds Tuesday the 13th of March 1721. And Received Sentence the Day Following. London: Printed for John Darby in Bartholomew-Close And Daniel Midwinter in St. Paul's Church-Yard 1722. 16 17-18 17-37 1 pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf; text is continuous and complete. Folio 12" x 7-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning somewhat heavier to a few pages occasional light foxing light soiling in a few places first two leaves detached small hole near bottom edge of final leaf which is starting to detach at both ends but secure. $350. First edition. Coke a barrister lost his money in the South Sea Bubble. He hired Woodburn to kill his brother-in-law Edward Crisp aiming to inherit his money. In his failed murder attempt Woodburn managed to cut Edward Crisp's nose. This led to the first convictions under the Coventry Act which outlawed assault with the intention to maim or mutilate. Both men were convicted and hanged. English Short-Title Catalogue T136036. unknown
1696réf. 728341696. London: for Brabazon Aylmer 1696. London: for Brabazon Aylmer 1696. Tried for Treason Without Benefit of Counsel Trial. Friend Sir John d.1696 Defendant. The Tryal and Condemnation of Sir John Friend Knight. For Conspiring to Raise Rebellion in These Kingdoms In Order to a French Invasion: Who Upon Full Evidence was Found Guilty of High-Treason At the Sessions-House in the Old Bayly March 23th 1695/6. London: Printed for Brabazon Aylmer 1696. 35 1 pp. Folio 12" x 7-1/4". Superb period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards raised bands and lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed. Moderate toning to text light soiling to title page and verso of final leaf. $650. Only edition. Friend was charged with high treason for his role in the 1696 Jacobite assassination plot one of a series of Jacobite plots to reverse the Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689. Friend's trial was the penultimate instance under English law in which a defendant was tried for treason without benefit of counsel. The Treason Act of 1695 which allowed counsel in cases of treason went into effect two days later. English Short-Title Catalogue R37160. unknown
1682réf. 729351682. Two Titles Related to the Murder of Thomas Thynne Trial. Great Britain. Thynne Thomas 1648-1682. The Tryal and Condemnation of George Borosky Alias Boratzi Christopher Vratz and John Stern; For the Barbarous Murder of Thomas Thynn Esq; Together with the Tryal of Charles John Count Coningsmark As Accessary before the Fact to the Same Murder. Who was Acquitted of the Said Offence. At the Sessions in the Old Bailey Tuesday February 28. 1681. London: Printed for Thomas Basset 1682. vi 56 pp. Photostat of a c.1734 copperplate depiction of the murder bound after imprimatur leaf. Bound With Burnet Gilbert 1643-1715. Horneck Anthony 1641-1697. The Last Confession Prayers and Meditations of Lieuten. John Stern Delivered by Him on the Cart Immediately Before His Execution To Dr. Burnet. Together with the Last Confession of George Borosky Signed by Him in the Prison And Sealed Up in the Lieutenants Pacquet. With Which an Account is Given of their Deportment Both in the Prison and at the Place of their Execution Which was in the Pall-Mall On the Tenth of March In the Same Place in which they had Murthered Thomas Thynn Esquire The Twelfth of February before 1681/2. London: Printed for Richard Chiswell 1682. ii 12 15-28 pp. Complete. Folio 12" x 6-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlets bound into recent quarter cloth over marbled boards edges rouged. Moderate toning to interior occasional light foxing and soiling light spotting in a few places. Leaf of early ms. notes describing execution of defendants bound between titles. $650. Only editions. While riding in his coach on February 12 1862 Thomas Thynne was shot by three men George Borosky Christopher Vratz and John Stern. The three were suspected to have acted on the orders of Count Karl Johann von Konigsmark who had been pursuing an affair with Thynne's wife. All four were arrested and Konigsmark was charged as an accessory before the fact. The trial was apparently fraught with language barriers since the men were all foreign nationals but the three primary defendants were duly convicted and hanged on March 10 1682. Konigsmark escaped the noose himself to some controversy. The ESTC indicates a portrait frontispiece to the Tryal but we have found many copies catalogued without the plate and our copy lack. unknown
1693réf. 739751693. The Controversial Acquittal of a Notorious Duelist and Rake Trial. Mohun Charles 4th Baron c.1675-1712 Defendant. The Tryal of Charles Lord Mohun Before the House of Peers in Parliament For the Murder of William Mountford; Which Began the 31 of January 1692. And Continued by Several Adjournments till the Fourth of February Following; The Most Honourable the Lord Marquiss of Carmathen Lord President of Their Majesties Council Being Lord High Steward Pro Hac Vice. Together with the Questions in Points of Law Put by their Lordships to the Judges; With the Arguments of My Lord Mohun's Counsel And the Opinions of the Judges upon the Said Questions. Published by Command of the House of Peers. London: Printed by Edward Jones and published by him and Randal Taylor 1693. 28 33-64 pp. Complete. With an initial imprimatur leaf and added portrait frontispiece of Mohun. Folio 13" x 8". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in later three-quarter calf over marbled boards blind rules to calf edges gilt title to spine. Light rubbing a few small scuffs and later small paper shelf labels to boards moderate rubbing to extremities light wear to spine ends joints just starting at head corners lightly bumped and worn front hinge cracked. Moderate toning to interior very light browning to text and faint dampstaining in a few places no loss to legibility a few folded or creased corners. $350. Only edition. An English politician and man of many passions Mohun was notorious for his participation in duels. In December of 1692 he and his friend Richard Hill conspired to abduct the actress Anne Bracegirdle with whom Hill was madly and unrequitedly in love. Her colleague William Mountfort attempted to stop the two and was stabbed in the ensuing fight. When he died the next day Hill fled the country leaving Mohun to be tried for murder before the House of Lords. The sensational trial resulted in a deeply controversial acquittal. Mohun would go on to be tried and acquitted of a different murder in 1697; he ultimately died in a duel along with his opponent the Duke of Hamilton in 1712. English Short-Title Catalogue R30170. unknown
1710réf. 651451710. A Triumph for Tories and High-Churchmen Trial. Sacheverell Henry 1674-1724 Defendant. The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell Before the House of Peers For High Crimes and Misdemeanors; Upon an Impeachment by the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled In the Name of Themselves And of All the Commons of Great Britain: Begun in Westminster-Hall the 27th Day of February 1709/10 And from Thence Continued by Several Adjournments Until the 23d Day of March Following. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1710. 456 pp. Bound with The Bishop of Salisbury's And the Bishop of Oxford's Speeches in the House of Lords On the First Article of the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell; Also the Bishop of Lincoln's and Bishop of Norwich's Speeches At the Opening of the Second Article of the Said Impeachment. London: Printed And Sold by John Morphew Near Stationers-Hall 1710. 16; 16; 2 35-52; 53-63 1 pp. Four parts each with title page first three parts have individual pagination. And An Impartial Account of What Pass'd Most Remarkable in the Last Session of Parliament Relating to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell. Done on Such Another Paper and Letter And May Therefore be Bound up with the Tryal of the Said Doctor sic London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Grays-Inn Gate in Grays-Inn-Lane 1710. 47 1 pp. And A List of the Lords Who Protested Against Some Proceedings In Relation to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell In the House of Peers; with Their Lordships Reasons for Entring Their Protestations. London: S.n. Printed in the Year 1710. 15 1 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Recent period-style marbled boards printed paper title label to spine speckled edges. Light toning to text internally clean. An appealing copy. $250. First octavo editions each one among several issues from 1710. The volume collects a group of four fundamental documents relating to the ideological controversy between Whigs and Tories. Dr. Henry Sacheverell was impeached for preaching two sermons that advocated the Tory doctrines of non-resistance and passive obedience. His punishment was unique. He was not allowed to preach for three years but he was allowed to perform other clerical functions and a. unknown
1680réf. 724501680. London: 1680/01. London: 1680/01. A Victim of the Popish Plot Trial. Stafford William Howard 1614-1680 Defendant. The Tryal of William Viscount Stafford for High Treason In Conspiring the Death of the King The Extirpation of the Protestant Religion The Subversion of the Government And Introduction of Popery into this Realm Upon an Impeachment by the Knights Citizens And Burgesses in Parliament Assembled In the Name of Themselves and of All the Commons of England: Begun in Westminster-Hall the 30th day of November 1680 And Continued until the 7th of December Following On which Day Judgment of High Treason was Given Upon Him. With the Manner of his Execution on the 29th of the Same Month. London: Printed by the Assigns of John Bill Thomas Newcomb And Henry Hills 1680/1. iv 218 pp. Final leaf a blank counted in collation removed. Folio 11" x 6-3/4". Superb period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards raised bands lettering piece and blind ornaments to spine endpapers renewed. Moderate toning headlines affected in places due to trimming legibility not affected occasional light foxing faint dampstaining to top-edge of text block in few places "8" in tiny hand to head of title page its foot affected by trimming with loss to imprint statement some edgewear and a few holes and minor tears to front endleaf. A handsome copy. $450. Only edition. Stafford was one of several Roman Catholic peers sentenced to death for treason in the wake of the Popish Plot. A fictitious conspiracy to assassinate Charles II it provoked a spasm of anti-Catholic hysteria in England and Scotland that led to the executions of at least 22 men between 1678 and 1681 and harsh laws against Catholics. One of the victims was Viscount Stafford. English Short-Title Catalogue R3413. unknown
1688réf. 689851688. Edinburgh 1688. First edition. Edinburgh 1688. First edition. Scottish Murder Trial This Imprint Not in the ESTC Trial. Standsfield Philip d. 1688 Defendant. The Tryal of Philip Standsfield Son to Sir James Standsfield of New-Milns For the Murder of His Father And Other Crimes Libel'd Against Him. Published by Authority. Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to the King's Most Sacred Majesty Anno Dom. 1688. 44 pp. Folio 11" x 7". Later three-quarter calf over marbled boards rebacked gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing to board edges corners bumped and somewhat worn. Light browning and occasional faint dampspotting to text light soiling to title page small fragment of label near center. $950. First edition. One of three issues from 1688 ours not recorded in the ESTC. Sir James Standsfield the founder and director of a woolen mill was murdered by his son Philip after he was disinherited for leading a dissolute life. The ESTC lists a similar copy with 32 pages and the same title publisher and date R217941. We located copies with a collation identical to ours at Harvard Law School and Indiana University. All issues are scarce; taken together OCLC locates 14 copies 3 in North American law libraries Harvard which has 2 copies University of Minnesota. unknown
1755réf. 783201755. Murder or Self-Defense Trial. Turton William Defendant. The Tryal of William Turton Esq; For the Murder of John Holloway At the Assizes Held at Oxford On Thursday The Seventeenth Day of July 1755. Before the Honble. Sir Michael Foster One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench. Being an Exact and Impartial Account of the Evidence Given on Either Side. Taken Down by a Gentleman As Deposed in Court. London: Printed for E. Withers 1755. iv 14 pp. With a half-title; lacking final advertisement leaf. Quarto 8-3/4" x 6-3/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior small faint dampstain to top-edge not affecting text half-title just starting to separate at ends but secure. $500. Only edition. Thurton was accused of murder after shooting a young boy whom he claimed was part of a mob attacking his coach. The jury found his self-defense argument convincing and he was acquitted. OCLC locates 7 copies of this title 3 in North American law libraries Harvard Yale Library of Congress. English Short-Title Catalogue T113148. 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
1686réf. 728161686. London 1686. Sole edition. London 1686. Sole edition. 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 13" x 7-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent quarter cloth lettering piece to spine edges untrimmed. A few small faint stains to front board. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places occasional faint dampspotting and staining light soiling to first and final leaves. $200. 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.": Dictionary of National Biography II:842-844. English Short-Title Catalogue R23568. unknown
1815réf. AQ19449London: Printed by W. Glindon 1815. 16pp. Unbound with remains of original stitching. Edges first and final leaves dust-soiled uncut small tear to outer blank margin of two leaves and gutter of last little spotting. A speech delivered to the jury at a trial for adultery in Dublin by the lawyer Mr Phillips - an 'exquisite display of eloquence'. It comments on the fact that led Mr Guthrie the plaintiff he was representing and Mr Sterne to face one another in court as the latter had a relationship with Mrs Guthrie and convinced her to escape with him. The repenting Mrs Guthrie 'a poor wretch' returned home after Mr Sterne began to beat her. It was a very successful speech - 'a burst of applause from the whole Bar and auditory followed the delivery of the passage'. An interesting ephemeral survival shedding light on Irish marital law. COPAC records a single copy Oxford; OCLC adds no further. . 8vo. Printed by W. Glindon unknown
1741réf. 859421741. Contemporary Account of an 18th-Century Fratricide Case Overlooked by the ESTC Extra-Illustrated by a Notable 19th-Century Collector Includes Two Unrecorded Broadsides. Trial. Goodere Sir Samuel 1687-1741 Principal Defendant. The Trials of Samuel Goodere Esq; Matthew Mahony And Charles White For the Murder of Sir John Dineley Goodere Bart. Brother to the Said Samuel Goodere On Board His Majesty's Ship the Ruby: At the Sessions of the Peace Oyer and Terminer And General Goal-Delivery Held in and for the City of Bristol And County of the Same City In the Guild-Hall of the Said City; Before the Right Worshipful Henry Combe Esq; Mayor of the Said City Michael Foster Esq; Serjeant at Law Recorder; And Others His Majesty's Justices of Goal-Delivery. Begun on Tuesday the 17th of March 1740. And Continued by Adjournment to Thursday The 26th of the Same Month 1741. Publish'd with the Approbation of Mr. Recorder. London: Printed by A. Millar et al. 1741. ii 53 1 blank pp. With an initial leaf headed "Goal Delivery Grand Jurors March 17. 1740." Printed without bookseller advertisement to verso of final leaf. Folio 12-3/4" x 8"; 32.6 x 20.4 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in late nineteenth-century cloth gilt title to spine. Light shelfwear to exterior spine ends and corners bumped and worn. Moderate toning to interior occasional light foxing and soiling blind-embossed library stamps of the Corporation of Bristol City Library to right margin of first several leaves title page reinforced at fore-edge on verso. Three later annotations detailing this item's provenance to front endleaf early owner signature "W. Mallard" to head of title page. Later sheet with tipped-on woodcut illustration of Goodere bound before title page double-page copperplate engraving dated 1741 bound after title page 6 items related to the Goodere murder bound after text block some mounted to blank leaves 2 of these have extensive annotations to their versos by Mallard. A very good copy with interesting enhancements included two unrecorded contemporary items. $3500. Only edition one of two 1741 issues. The most complete account of this trial. The trial of Sir Samuel Goodere is a classic of English criminal history. The details are particularly grisly because of the breach of both familial and naval du. unknown
1741réf. 713141741. Fratricide on the HMS Ruby Trial. Goodere Sir Samuel 1687-1741 Principal Defendant. The Trials of Samuel Goodere Esq; Matthew Mahony And Charles White For the Murder of Sir John Dineley Goodere Bart. Brother to the Said Samuel Goodere On Board His Majesty's Ship the Ruby: At the Sessions of the Peace Oyer and Terminer And General Goal-Delivery Held in and for the City of Bristol And County of the Same City In the Guild-Hall of the Said City; Before the Right Worshipful Henry Combe Esq; Mayor of the Said City Michael Foster Esq; Serjeant at Law Recorder; And Others His Majesty's Justices of Goal-Delivery. Begun on Tuesday the 17th of March 1740. And Continued by Adjournment to Thursday The 26th of the Same Month 1741. Publish'd with the Approbation of Mr. Recorder. London: Printed by A. Millar Opposite to St. Clement's Church in the Strand et al. 1741. ii 53 1 pp. Bookseller catalogue to verso of final leaf. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling to exterior a bit of glue residue along spine light toning to interior light foxing to title page light foxing and a minor smudges to a few other leaves. $750. Only edition. The most complete account of this trial. Goodere was the captain of the HMS Ruby which was moored near Bristol England. Learning his brother Sir John Goodere was in that town Captain Goodere sent crew members to abduct him and bring him on board. Goodere confined him in a cabin and oversaw his murder which he claimed was a suicide. Shortly afterwards one of Sir John's friends in Bristol noticed that he had disappeared and asked the town's mayor to investigate the matter. This investigation resulted in the arrest trial and execution of Captain Goodere and his accomplices. OCLC locates 6 copies in North American law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Northwestern Social Law University of Memphis Yale. English Short-Title Catalogue T51718. unknown
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
1943réf. 42274Moscow Foreign Languages Pub. House 1943. Paperback. 1st English Language Edition. Original Wrappers. 8vo. 40 pages; 19 cm. Koppel Pinson's copy with gift bookplate. Contemporary account published in 1943 of the very first war crimes trial against Nazi defendants held following the Russians’ recapturing of Krasnodar From the Germans who had occupied it. SS-sonderkommando units massacred thousands of Russian citizens Jews and communists. The trials were held immediately in the summer of 1943 while the war against Hitler was ongoing. Includes transcript from the trial and gruesome photographs of the victims of the atrocities. SUBJECT S : War crimes -- Soviet Union. OCLC: 11136869. Small donation bookplate number on margin of final leaf otherwise Very Good condition excellent copy. Very important. B holo2-135-10-LWWEV-'mmacc. Moscow, Foreign Languages Pub. House paperback
1806réf. AQ35068London: Longman Hurst Rees and Orme 1806. iv xcv 1 1-120 121-230 121-378pp 8. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Twentieth century green buckram lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. browning to title and blank fly-leaves light scattered spotting with chipping to edges of title page. The first edition of this report of the last impeachment trial to be held in the House of Lords. The defendant Henry Dundas 1st Viscount Melville 1742 – 1811 was accused of embezzling government funds during his appointment as treasurer of the admiralty between 1782 and 1800. Despite being acquitted the trial lost Dundas a great degree of public favour partially sullying his legacy as Home Secretary Lord Advocate Secretary of State for War and First Lord of the Admiralty. . First edition. 8vo. Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme hardcover
1800réf. AQ35203Dublin: Published by John Rea 1800. 48pp. Disbound. Inked ownership inscription to head of title. Later bookseller's ticket of Wildy & Sons Ltd. of London to foot of title. Light scattered staining and spotting throughout. The sole edition of a witness account of the scandalous trial of Assistant Deputy Post-Master and apothecary Arthur Wallace of Carlow Ireland indicted under the charges that 'on the 1st March in the 40th year of the King at Carlow he feloniously did secrete and embezzle a packet directed to Henry Loftus Tottenham at Ross which packet was sent by the post'. Despite the severity of the charges Wallace received countless recorded testimonies of good character being described by his own prosecution as 'a man of honour and integrity'. As such convicting Wallace of defrauding the mail required definitive evidence which was collected with the assistance of one Mr. De Joncourt described as a man 'of considerable sagacity’ and a ‘gentleman of considerable trust in the Department of the General Post Office'. In an almost-cartoonish fashion Joncourt's interrogation of the 'honest sober and industrious' Wallace revealed a great deal of repossessed banknotes in 'an inside concealed pocket' which were promptly identified as those missing from Tottenham's package. Wallace was accused of subsequently forging numerous counterfeit bills to replace those stolen and circulating them across the county; he was sentenced to death with execution ordered for the 16th of August 1800. . First edition. 8vo. Published by John Rea unknown
1798réf. ABE-1713891567743James Ridgway 1798. London: James Rigway 1798. 8vo 133 p. disbound. Contemporaneous account of the trial of Arthur O'Connor and his co-conspirators. The men were arrested in Margate after Binns' failed attempt to secure passage to France for O'Connor and Coigley. They were charged with high treason and imprisoned in the Tower of London though only Coigley who had been arrested with incriminating correspondence in his pocket would be executed. O'Connor was released in 1802 on the condition of his 'banishment'. He traveled to Paris where he served under Napoleon as the official representative of the United Irishmen. Disbound with wear and discoloration along spine joints; library stamp to upper title page; p 63/4 mended with tape but a sound complete copy. OCLC locates six copies of this edition. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. James Ridgway Paperback
réf. 159037London: William Hodge and Company 1953 1st printing. Hardcover 271pp. Fine no dust jacket. Illustrations photographs chronology appendices bibliography. Trial of John George Haigh. Murder of Olive Durand-Deacon. Publisher series: Notable British Trials. Law Murder Trials. William Hodge and Company Hardcover
1820réf. 365658Annual Register London 1820. Softcover Booklet - Unbound Pages. Very Good Condition. 56 pages printed in double columns throughout. An authentic standalone article extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 13 x 20.5 cms. Category: Annual Register;. Annual Register paperback
1809réf. 373530Cobbett's State Trials London 1809. Softcover Booklet - Unbound Pages. Very Good Condition. If the fact that I have done cannot be justified by the law of England let me perish. Proving that even Parliament's Chains shall not bind a Freeborn Englishman. Tried under a new Treason Act seemingly tailored for him Lilburne's defiant oratory transformed his prosecution into a spectacle of resistance. Arguing for his freeborn rights he denounced the legitimacy of Cromwell's regime and turned public sentiment in his favour. His acquittal by a London jury was a stunning embarrassment to the Commonwealth ' and a lasting testament to the power of conscience over command. 101 pages printed in double columns. Printed between 1809 and 1826 these historic documents are vivid extracts from Cobbett's State Trials; pages from the courtroom record that preserve the voices arguments and verdicts which helped shape the course of British justice and still echo through its constitutional legacy. Over two centuries old each leaf is a tangible fragment of legal history compelling original and rarely encountered outside institutional collections. These are not reprints or replicas but authentic 19th-century printings that are rich in drama and steeped in history. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of Cobbett's State Trials and is now preserved in a modern card cover for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 25 cms. Category: State Trials; State Trials::Octavo; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cobbett's State Trials paperback
