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1853ref. 838311853. Albany: David M. Barnes and W.S. Hevenor 1853. Albany: David M. Barnes and W.S. Hevenor 1853. McDade 468 Trial. Hendrickson John 1832-1854 Defendant. Barnes David M. Reporter Compiler. Hevenor W.S. d.1909 Reporter Compiler. Trial of John Hendrickson Jr. For the Murder of His Wife Maria By Poisoning at Bethlehem Albany County N.Y. March 6th 1853: Tried in the Court of Oyer and Terminer at Albany N.Y. In June and July 1853. Albany: David M. Barnes and W.S. Hevenor Publishers 1853. 176 pp. Woodcut frontispiece depicting John Hendrickson and Maria Hendrickson. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4"; 23.5 x 14.6 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet wrappers lacking. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior corner folds to several leaves at beginning of text early manuscript table of contents to verso of frontispiece. A good copy overall. $125. Only edition. John Hendrickson was a wastrel who married into the wealthy Van Dusen family of Albany NY. Unfaithful to his wife and eager to acquire her fortune he poisoned her with aconite. This is believed to be the first American murder committed with this substance. New ground was broken by the forensic testimony presented in this case by several experts most notably Benjamin Silliman the eminent chemist and Yale professor. OCLC locates 3 copies 1 in a law library Harvard. McDade The Annals of Murder 468. unknown
1857ref. 839041857. 4 titles in 1 book. 4 titles in 1 book. Account of a Famous Glasgow Murder Trial Bound with Three Other Diverting Books Trial. Smith Madeleine 1835-1928 Defendant. Glasgow Poisoning Case. Unabridged Report of the Evidence in this Extraordinary Trial With All the Passionate Love Letters Written by the Prisoner to the Deceased And Numerous Illustrations Including Portrait of Madeleine Smith. London: George Vickers Angel Court Strand 1857. 77 pp. 7 woodcut plates 3 folding. Only edition. Bound After Ward Artemus Pseud. of Charles Farrar Browne 1834-1867. Artemus Ward His Book: Being the Confessions & Experiences of a Showman. London: S.O. Beeton 248 Strand W.C. 1865. viii 168 pp. Half-title lacking. Later edition; first published in 1862. And Barnum P.T. 1810-1891. The Life of P.T. Barnum Written by Himself. Author's Edition. London: Sampson Low Son & Co. 47 Ludgate Hill 1855. viii 372 pp. Woodcut frontispiece. Woodcut text illustrations. First London edition published the same year as the first edition New York 1855. And Hawthorne Nathaniel. Pansie: A Fragment. The Last Literary Effort of Nathaniel Hawthorne. London: John Camden Hotten Piccadilly 1864. 48 pp. Only edition. Octavo 6-1/4" x 4"; 15.9 x 10.2 cm. Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards. Some bubbling and rubbing to boards heavier rubbing to extremities with wear to fore-edges of boards front joints just starting at ends corners bumped and moderately worn hinges cracked some bubbling to pastedowns bookplate residue to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior wear and clean tears to folding frontispiece of Glasgow Poisoning Case one tear mended with cellotape. A very good volume overall. $450. These unrelated small-format titles may have been assembled to provide diversion to a traveler. It includes a book of humorous sketches by Ward Barnum's entertaining and inspiring autobiography the first part of Hawthorne's novel The Dolliver Romance and an account of a famous murder trial. In 1855 Smith a Glasgow socialite began a passionate affair with Pierre Emile L'Angelier. When her parents found a more suitable match she attempted to break the relationship but he threatened to use their love letters to expose her if she did not marry him. He died from arsenic poisoning. unknown
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1808ref. 849821808. Richmond: From the Press of Samuel Pleasants 1808. Richmond: From the Press of Samuel Pleasants 1808. Streeter 1693: The Prosecution's Arguments at the Burr Treason Trial Trial. Burr Aaron 1756-1836 Defendant. Wirt William 1772-1834. The Two Principal Arguments of William Wirt Esquire On the Trial of Aaron Burr For High Treason And on the Motion to Commit Aaron Burr and Others For Trial in Kentucky. Richmond: From the Press of Samuel Pleasants Jun. 1808. iv 221 pp. Advertisement leaf follows title page. Not issued with the portrait frontispiece of Aaron Burr which is true of only a few copies. 12mo. 5-3/4" x 3-1/2"; 14.6 x 8.9 cm. Contemporary tree calf gilt title and ornaments to spine endpapers renewed with marbled paper. Light rubbing nicks and scratches to boards moderate rubbing to extremities front hinge cracked chips to spine ends and front board at foot of joint and lower outside corner corners bumped and somewhat worn. Moderate toning to interior light browning light foxing and faint dampstaining in places chips to fore-edges of front endleaf and title page. A very good copy overall. $2500. Only edition. Burr was implicated in a plot to steal land from Mexico and the Louisiana Purchase in order to establish an independent country. Arrested and tried in 1807 on charges of treason he was acquitted due to a lack of specific evidence. Wirt his prosecutor was United States Attorney for the District of Virginia. His famous principal speech in the trial of Aaron Burr lasting nearly four hours. Characterized by considerable eloquence wit and logic it enhanced his national stature. Wirt went on to serve as United States Attorney General under Presidents Monroe and John Quincy Adams where he did much to define the office and enhance its stature. The last copy at auction was sold at Sotheby's in 2021 for $2142. Like ours it does not have a frontispiece. Streeter The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter 1693 with frontispiece. Identical to our copy: Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14120. Howes USIana W-587. Sabin A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 104883. unknown
1803ref. 842451803. The Only Edition with an Appendix Which Offers a "Particular Account of the Execution" Trial. Despard Edward Marcus 1751-1803 Primary Defendant. The Whole Proceedings on the Trials of Col. Despard And the Other State Prisoners Before a Special Commission At the New Sessions House Horsemonger Lane Southwark Feb. 7 and 9 1803; Including the Indictment The Evidence on Both Sides And the Speeches of Counsel. To Which are Prefixed Original and Authentic Memoirs of Col. Despard And Lord Ellenborough's Eloquent Charge to the Grand Jury. With an Appendix Containing the Behaviour of the Convicts And a Particular Account of the Execution. London: Printed by W. Flint Old Bailey; For R. Bent et al. 1803. iv 70 3-12 pp. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5"; 21.2 x 13 cm. Disbound pamphlet. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior occasional unobtrusive light foxing ink notation of price paid to foot of title page longer annotation in an early hand to its verso. $150. Fourth stated edition the only one with an appendix. After a brilliant military career in the West Indies Colonel Despard was made superintendent of the Bay of Honduras present-day Belize which was the site of significant British logging concessions. To the dismay of the local aristocrats Despard distributed land by lottery and without regard to distinctions of race religion or social class. Their complaints led to his dismissal and several lawsuits which put him in debtors' prison for two years. Financially ruined and bitter he came to resent the establishment. He joined the radical London Corresponding Society and revolutionary United Irishman and took part in a plot to organize uprisings in London and Ireland. After the plot was foiled Despard and six others were convicted of treason. A highlight during the trial was Lord Admiral Nelson's testimony as a character witness on Despard's behalf. Despard and his co-conspirators share the dubious distinction of being the last men in Great Britain sentenced to be hanged drawn and quartered the form of execution given to convicted traitors since 1283. However the king commuted their sentences to death by hanging followed by decapitation. This is a scarce edition. OCLC locates 1 copy in a North American law library University of Minnesota. Chase "Despard Edward Marcus" Oxford Dic. unknown
1822ref. 848091822. 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. London: Hurst Robinson and Co. and James Ridgway 1822. 139 2 pp. With a half-title. Publisher advertisement to recto of final leaf verso blank. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4"; 20.95 x 13.33 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent watered cloth gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Negligible light rubbing to binding. Light toning to interior negligible light spotting to a few leaves. A very good copy. $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 alleged 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 Gibson prevailed and was awarded 500 in damages. Library Hub locates 3 copies outside of Scotland. Macleod "Craig Sir James Gibson" Moss "Stevenson Duncan" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography accessed online. British Museum Catalogue Compact Edition 24:250. unknown
1815ref. 848071815. Hanged after a Denied Clemency Petition Trial. Blackburn Joseph d.1815 Defendant. Report of the Trial of Mr. Joseph Blackburn Attorney at Law Leeds For Forgery At the Yorkshire Lent Assizes 1815. With an Appendix Containing Some Details Relative to the Attempts that were Made to Obtain for Him the Extension of the Royal Clemency; And Some Particulars Respecting His Execution &c. Carefully Transcribed from the Notes of the Short-Hand Writer. Leeds: Printed by Benjamin Dewhirst. Sold by Davies and Booth 1815. ii 46 pp. Octavo 8" x 5"; 20 x 12.7 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in recent marbled boards printed title label to spine. Moderate toning to interior light foxing and faint staining in a few places title page re-hinged. A very good copy. $650. Only edition. Blackburn a Leeds attorney was accused of committing revenue fraud by altering duty stamps on executed deeds and conveyances. Though he denied the accusations and a number of witnesses testified to his good character he was found guilty and sentenced to death. According to our report of his trial and execution "upwards of three thousand persons" signed a clemency petition. Petitions like these were common during the years of the so-called "Bloody Code." Many were successful; Blackburn's was not. He was hanged on April 8 1815. Our account notes that the execution was botched and it took him six or seven minutes to die. This is a scarce title. OCLC and Library Hub locate 6 copies York Minster University of York Leeds Public Libraries York University Law School University of Toronto Harvard Law School. No others added by Library Hub. unknown
1872ref. 857421872. London 1872. Oblong sheet folded into 16 panels. London 1872. Oblong sheet folded into 16 panels. A Rare and Vibrant Victorian Pictorial Satire of the Century's Most Infamous Legal Charade Trial. Tichborne Case. The Tichborne Trial As Told to Our Grandchildren. London: H. G. Clarke and Co. c.1872. Oblong 34-1/4" x 11-1/2" 87 x 29 cm sheet 5-3/4" x 4-3/4" 14.5 x 12 cm when folded completely in sixteen panels glued into pictorial wrappers title to front wrapper and advertisements to its verso and rear wrapper. Front illustration and panels each with a woodcut vignette and accompanying satirical verse hand-colored. Unobtrusive light foxing and soiling a few small tears along fold lines not affecting images colors vivid. A well-preserved survival of a fragile and seldom-encountered form of Victorian popular ephemera. $1750. This folding satirical panorama was issued during the height of public fascination with the Tichborne case which captivated Victorian England in the 1860s and 1870s. In 1854 Roger Tichborne the 25 year-old heir to the Tichborne baronetcy disappeared while traveling in South America presumed to have died in a shipwreck. His mother refused to abandon hope. When she heard rumors that he was in Australia she placed several advertisements concerning his whereabouts in Australian newspapers. In 1865 an Australian butcher named Thomas Castro sometimes referred to as Arthur Orton claimed to be the missing heir. He failed to convince the courts was convicted of perjury and served a long prison sentence. The dispute over his identity continued until his death in 1898. The case generated a vast body of popular literature and has continued to captivate the public as recently as Zadie Smith's 2023 novel The Fraud. Our example is one of several known silhouette illustration satires of the case by Clarke & Co all of which are rare. The vivid hand-coloring highlights the illustration style which had the advantage for the publisher of emphasizing Orton's size. OCLC locates 7 copies of Clarke & Co. satires under this title 2 in law libraries Yale Harvard. unknown
1840ref. 848861840. Philadelphia: Printed by W.S. Martien 1840. Philadelphia: Printed by W.S. Martien 1840. A Foundational Text of American Family Law: The 1840 d'Hauteville Habeas Corpus Report Trial. D'Hauteville Custody Case. Sears David et al. Defendants. Report of the d'Hauteville Case: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania At the Suggestion of Paul Daniel Gonsalve Grand d'Hauteville Versus David Sears Miriam C. Sears and Ellen Sears Grand d'Hauteville: Habeas Corpus for the Custody of an Infant Child. Philadelphia: Printed by W.S. Martien 1840. 295 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2"; 22 x 14 cm. Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards later repair to head of spine. Light rubbing to boards moderate rubbing to extremities front joint starting corners bumped and lightly worn early owner name "Clara A. Coolidge" to front free endpaper. Moderate toning to interior faint dampstaining to foot of text block. A very good copy. $450. Only edition. The d'Hauteville case was a 19th-century cause celebre that pitted an American heiress against her Swiss aristocratic husband in a battle that transfixed the Atlantic world. When Ellen Sears fled her 'tyrannical' husband to give birth in Philadelphia she challenged the centuries-old legal tradition of patria potestas-the absolute right of the father to his children. This report documents the court's revolutionary decision to prioritize the child's welfare over the father's 'property' rights. It is a cornerstone of American jurisprudence cited for decades as the origin of the 'Tender Years Doctrine' and the shift toward maternal custody for infants. This copy bears the contemporary ownership signature of Clara A. Coolidge likely of the prominent Boston family. Her possession of this specific report is noteworthy as the d'Hauteville case became a rallying cry for elite 19th-century women navigating the restrictive laws of coverture and custodial rights. See Grossberg A Judgment for Solomon: The d'Hauteville Case and Legal Experience in Antebellum America. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 11423. unknown
1824ref. 857701824. The Fatal Consequences of Sports Betting Trial. Thurtell John 1794-1824 & Joseph Hunt d.1825 Defendants. Egan Pierce 1772-1849 Reporter. Pierce Egan's Account of the Trial of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt. With an Appendix Disclosing Some Extraordinary Facts Exclusively in the Possession of the Editor. With Portraits And Many Other Illustrative Engravings. London: Knight & Lacey Publishers 1824. iv 105 1 pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of Thurtell Hunt and William Probert and 6 unnumbered full-page woodcuts as called for. Bound with Egan Pierce. Recollections of John Thurtell Who was Executed at Hertford on Friday The 9th of January 1824.Being an Appendix to His Account of the Trial Which May Now be Had Price 2s. London: Knight & Lacey Publishers 1824. iv 44 pp. With a woodcut frontispiece depicting Thurtell's execution. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5"; 21.4 x 12.7 cm. Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards gilt fillets and lettering piece to spine. Some rubbing to exterior light wear to extremities front joint cracked spine varnished corners bumped rear hinge cracked. Light toning to interior occasional light foxing and soiling unobtrusive faint dampstaining to first three leaves of Account. A good copy. $250. Only editions. John Thurtell an unlucky gambler was deeply in debt to the bookmaker William Weare. Deciding to take revenge Thurtell along with his friends Joseph Hunt and William Probert murdered Weare in a grisly manner and tossed his body into a pond. Thurtell tried to escape conviction. He was hanged. Hunt confessed his involvement and stated that Thurtell was the killer. He was sent to the penal colony in Botany Bay Australia. Charges against Probert were dropped in exchange for his wife's testimony which minimized his role in the crime. Our account of the trial and its aftermath was produced by Pierce Egan a popular journalist and sportswriter. Thurtell himself was an admirer--the chance to read Egan's coverage of a recent prizefight was purportedly among his final wishes. Recollections was issued separately as the appendix which is referenced on the title page of Account. unknown
