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1795ref. 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
1865ref. 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
1865ref. 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
1816ref. 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
1905ref. 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
1905ref. 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
1816ref. 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
1801ref. 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
1801ref. 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
1865ref. 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
1865ref. 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
1827ref. 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
1827ref. 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
1686ref. 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
1686ref. 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
1817ref. 740901817. Edinburgh 1817. Edinburgh 1817. Trial of a Leader of an 1816 Plot to Overthrow the British Government Trial. Watson James 1766-1838 Defendant. The Trial of James Watson The Elder Before the Court of King's Bench In Westminster Hall On the 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th And 16th June 1817. For High Treason. Taken in Short Hand. Edinburgh: Printed for Alex. Jameson et al. 1817. vi 250 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Printed wrappers edges untrimmed bound in later patterned cloth gilt-stamped title and date to spine. Light rubbing to boards and extremities spine ends and corners bumped and lightly worn front hinge starting rear hinge cracked. Light toning to interior very light foxing to a few leaves light soiling to wrappers ownership signature of William Macmath dated April 29 1868 to inside of front wrapper. $150. Only edition. Watson was tried for his role in the Spa Fields riot. This riot followed a pair of meetings held by revolutionaries at Spa Fields Islington England on November 15 and December 2 1816. Opponents of the government they resolved to encourage rioting and then seize control of the government by capturing the Tower of London and the Bank of England. Watson Arthur Thistlewood and three other leaders were arrested and charged with high treason as a result. Watson was acquitted and the other three were released without trial. Thistlewood would go on to lead the failed Cato Street Conspiracy in 1820. OCLC locates 7 copies of this title in North American law libraries Yale Columbia University of Minnesota University of Missouri LA County Library of Congress Social Law. unknown
1817ref. 740901817. Edinburgh 1817. Edinburgh 1817. Trial of a Leader of an 1816 Plot to Overthrow the British Government Trial. Watson James 1766-1838 Defendant. The Trial of James Watson The Elder Before the Court of King's Bench In Westminster Hall On the 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th And 16th June 1817. For High Treason. Taken in Short Hand. Edinburgh: Printed for Alex. Jameson et al. 1817. vi 250 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Printed wrappers edges untrimmed bound in later patterned cloth gilt-stamped title and date to spine. Light rubbing to boards and extremities spine ends and corners bumped and lightly worn front hinge starting rear hinge cracked. Light toning to interior very light foxing to a few leaves light soiling to wrappers ownership signature of William Macmath dated April 29 1868 to inside of front wrapper. $150. Only edition. Watson was tried for his role in the Spa Fields riot. This riot followed a pair of meetings held by revolutionaries at Spa Fields Islington England on November 15 and December 2 1816. Opponents of the government they resolved to encourage rioting and then seize control of the government by capturing the Tower of London and the Bank of England. Watson Arthur Thistlewood and three other leaders were arrested and charged with high treason as a result. Watson was acquitted and the other three were released without trial. Thistlewood would go on to lead the failed Cato Street Conspiracy in 1820. OCLC locates 7 copies of this title in North American law libraries Yale Columbia University of Minnesota University of Missouri LA County Library of Congress Social Law. unknown books
1666Factum relatif au procès qui oppose le surintendant des finances Nicolas Fouquet au pouvoir royal.
ref. 5914In 8 broché,faux-titre,titre,IV,408 pages Paris Persan, Delaunay, Mongié,libraires 1830,édition originale. Très bon exemplaire.
ref. 20645Paris, Agence Générale pour la défense de la Liberté Religieuse, 1831. Demi basane, dos orné, étiquette de libraire contrcollée sur le premier contreplat. in-8, faux-titre, titre orné d'un symbole religieux ornemental, 221-(2) pages,
1896Al Nobil Uomo Conte Comm. Giovanni Camerini Senatore del Regno...questi appunti di Patria cronistoria veridica...- Al Lettore - Tavola ripiegata con 'Elenco degli arrestati per causa politica nel 1852 e processati...' e su retro Albo dei sottoscrittori 1 24x15,5 cm., legatura cartonata, titolo su tassello al dorso, conservata in apertura copertina originale, pp. 99 (1), 1 Tavola, prima edizione, in italiano, in parte staccato frontespizio, s.d. e piccoli strappi angolo destro inferiore s.d. bell'esemplare, interessante documento. Timbro nobiliare sbiadito. RARO 'Senza pretesa...imprendo a narrare, in forma breve e modesta, i fatti, che nella nostra Ferrara si svolsero dal 1815 al 1895...vicende patrie... improntata alla pi? rigorosa verit?...'
ref. 13232In 4 reliure éditeur demi chagrin rouge, titre et fers dorés, plats percaline rouge décorée, plaque avec titre dorés sur le premier plat. Reliure signée en pied, de MAGNIER. Faux-titre, frontispice en chromolithographie, sous serpente, titre, XII, 553 pages, plus table des chapitres. Tranche dorées. 14 chromolithographies sous serpentes, hors texte, 4 illustrations hors texte en photogravures, sous serpentes plus de 200 illustrations dans le texte. Un cahier légèrement décalé. Rousseurs habituelles en début et fin de volume. Sinon bon exemplaire.
1974104 pages. Features: Devastation in Tornado Alley - Xenia, OH, Louisville, etc.; Nixon and the IRS; Two-page color-photo ad for Zenith's new Allegro speakers; News from the House Judiciary Committee investigating Watergate; The President's brothers, F. Donald and Edward; Trial of United Mineworkers President W.A. (Tony) Boyle for murder; Color-photo ad for the Cabrice Classic by Chevrolet features formal couple in back seat; Patty Hearst chooses to side with her captors, the S.L.A.; With the end of the Apollo program Cape Canaveral is a ghost town of gantries; The nuclear energy debate; Passing of Georges Pompidou; Israel looks back in anger at being unprepared for the October war; Violence in Northern Ireland; Ferdinand Marcos - one man's mission; Japanese tourists pray for war dead on Leyte; China condemns U.S. activity in Cambodia; Article and colour photos of Henry and Nancy Kissinger on their Acapulco honeymoon; Article and color photos of the QE2 broken down and adrift near Bermuda; Operation Auntie Fannie at Manhattan's Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries; Color ad for the Volvo 164; Indicted financier Robert Vesco; Hank Aaron keeps hitting home runs; The Toronto Northmen of the W.F.L. attempt to lure Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick and Paul Warfield - article with photo; The delicate subject of inequality; Color photo of Dr. John C. Fletcher in Toyota Corona ad; Honda Civic ad shows its excellent fuel consumption compared to the competition; The Instant Nostalgia of Pop Art - article with color examples by Robert Rauschenberg Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns; Photo of Isabel Rittenhouse in Kelly Girl ad; American Electric Power System full-page ad with ilustration of Arab shutting the oil spiggot... again; Sebring-Vanguard, Inc. of Sebring, FL has build four electric car prototypes of the Citicar - article with photo; Excellent Camaro ad features attractive red car; Major review, with photos, of Robert Pirsig and his book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; Communes barred at Belle Terr, Long Island; Ballantine's whisky ad inside back cover features illustration inspired by film The Great Gatsby; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
196978 pages. Features: Homage to the Apollo 11 astronauts; Green Berets Under Trial - 8 members of Special Forces Unit B-57 (Black Beard) charged after alleged Vietnamese double agent is killed; Ted Kennedy - living with the whispers after the death of Mary Jo Kopechne; Gory details of the murder of Sharon Tate; The Conglomerate of Crime - article with photos of Carlo Gambino, Sam Giancana and Meyer Lansky; Ulster engulfed in sectarian strife; Battle on thhe Sino-Soviet Border - Sinkiang; Israel - commanding the skies; Indonesia annexes West Irian; Billy Martin punches out Dave Boxwell; Mae West to join Raquel Welch in new movie; Jets vs. the everglades; Mormon records in Little Cottonwood Canyon; LA Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale; and much more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
196996 pages. Features: The Welfare State - Republican Style; Nixon appoints Donald Rumsfeld; Aftermath of the Sirhan Sirhan trial; France rejects De Gaulle; Northern Ireland edges toward anarchy; Photo of Arafat with Nasser; Manuel Cortes Quero; Great color ad for the Volkswagen (VW) Station Wagon; Student Protests; Photo of armed black students; The Dilemma of Black Studies; Ukiyo-e hanga exhibition in Los Angeles; Pros and Cons of the Pill; Article on antiques includes photo of trendy couple supping on soup from a chamber pot; German sex business mogul Beate Uhse; and much more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
