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1758ref. 756281758. The Aftermath of a British Naval Failure Trial. Mordaunt Sir John 1697-1780 Defendant. The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Held in the Council-Chamber at Whitehall On Wednesday the 14th And Continued by Several Adjournments to Tuesday the 20th of December 1757 Upon the Trial of Lieutenant General Sir John Mordaunt By Virtue of His Majesty's Warrant Bearing Date the 3d Day of the Same Month. Published by Authority. London: Printed for A. Millar 1758. 116 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent cloth. Moderate toning to interior light soiling to title page. $350. One of two issues from 1758 priority not established. Mordaunt commanded the British expedition against the French Atlantic port of Rochefort in 1757. Deeming an attempt too risky he returned without landing infuriating William Pitt who wanted to satisfy the public with a bold stroke against the French. Despite Pitt's anger Mordaunt was acquitted. English Short-Title Catalogue T44504. unknown
1758ref. 728881758. The Aftermath of a British Naval Failure Trial. Mordaunt Sir John Defendant 1697-1780. The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Held in the Council-Chamber at Whitehall On Wednesday the 14th And Continued by Several Adjournments to Tuesday the 20th of December 1757 Upon the Trial of Lieutenant General Sir John Mordaunt By Virtue of His Majesty's Warrant Bearing Date the 3d Day of the Same Month. Published by Authority. London: Printed for A. Millar 1758. 116 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers edges untrimmed. Corners bumped. Light soiling to wrappers small early pencil notation to head of front wrapper chipping to spine ends and slight creasing near spine. Light toning to interior light foxing and soiling in a few places negligible fold lines and creases to a few leaves. $300. One of two issues from 1758 priority not established. Mordaunt commanded the British expedition against the French Atlantic port of Rochefort in 1757. Deeming an attempt too risky he returned without landing infuriating William Pitt who wanted to satisfy the public with a bold stroke against the French. Despite Pitt's anger Mordaunt was acquitted. English Short-Title Catalogue T44504. unknown
1681ref. 806151681. Treason Trial of a Founding Member of the Whig Party Trial. Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of 1621-1683. The Proceedings at the Sessions House in the Old-Baily London on Thursday the 24th Day of November 1681. Before His Majesties Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer Upon the Bill of Indictment for High-Treason Against Anthony Earl of Shaftsbury. Published by His Majestie Special Command. London: Printed for Samuel Mearne and John Baker 1681. iv 48 pp. With initial blank leaf. Folio 11" x 6-3/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet spine discreetly reinforced with archival tissue. Moderate toning negligible light foxing in a few places light browning to edges of margins light soiling and a few minor stains to exterior folds and light wear to corners of several leaves faint smudge to head of leaf B1 p.1. $250. Only edition. A founder of the Whig party and an important patron of John Locke Shaftesbury was a prominent English politician during the Interregnum and reign of King Charles II. He was an outspoken supporter of the Exclusion Bill which was intended to exclude the Catholic James II from ascending the thrones of England Scotland and Ireland. Shaftesbury was arrested for high treason by the Tory leadership after the failure of the bill in 1681. The prosecution was dropped several months later. However in 1682 after the Tories had gained the ability to pack London juries Shaftesbury fled the country to avoid a second trial. He died in Amsterdam in 1683. English Short-Title Catalogue R21380. unknown
1732ref. 734361732. By Reason of Some Natural Imperfection" Trial. Weld v. Weld. The Proceedings in the Arches-Court of Canterbury in a Cause Between the Hon. Mrs. Catherine Weld Daughter to the Lord Aston; And Edward Weld Esq; Her Husband. Containing I. Her Libel Exhibited Against Him for Impotency. II. Her Answer and Replication. III. Certificates of Ambrose Dickens Esq; His Majesty's Serjeant Surgeon Mr. Williams and Several Other Eminent Surgeons Who Examined Mr. Weld; And also of three Midwives who Examined Mrs. Weld. IV. Copies of the Depositions of Several Noble Persons Relating to This Cause. V. The Sentence Pronounced. To Which is Prefixed a Preface. London: Printed for H. Owen 1757. 48 pp. Octavo 7-1/2' x 4-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in recent stiff marbled-paper wrappers calf lettering piece to spine. Moderate toning to interior faint vertical crease to text block some wear to outer corners of text block light foxing to a few leaves light soiling to title page and p. 48. $750. Third stated edition. The Welds married in 1727 but when there was no issue after three years Catherine sued Edward for divorce in ecclesiastical court on the grounds that he was "unable to perform the Conjugal Rites by Reason of some natural Imperfection which he well knew in himself." Edward fought to clear his name claiming that after a simple surgical procedure he had in fact consummated the marriage twice. The case gained a great deal of public attention largely because the detail of Catherine's claim and the amount of medical evidence presented were unusual even for an impotency trial. Ultimately the divorce was denied and the couple reached a private resolution to live apart. Edward remarried after Catherine's death and fathered a daughter and four sons. It is unclear why our copy is designated the third edition. It appears to be based on an account issued by E. Raynor which went through five editions and two Dublin reprints all in 1732. OCLC and the ESTC locate 3 copies in North America Cornell Rice Harvard Law School. English Short-Title Catalogue ESTC N11985. unknown
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1857ref. 694951857. New York: John F. Trow 1857. New York: John F. Trow 1857. Testimony of Seven Medical Experts in a Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Parish Henry 1787-1856. The Parish Will Case Before the Surrogate of the City of New York. Medical Opinions upon the Medical Competency of Mr. Parish by John Watson M.D. D.T. Brown M.D. M.H. Ranney M.D. Pliny Earle M.D. Luther V. Bell M.D. LL.D. M.H. Ranney M.D. I. Ray M.D. Sir Henry Holland Bart. M.D. F.R.S. New York: John F. Trow 1857. iii 573 pp. Each section preceded by divisional title page. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6-1/4"; 24 x 15.8 cm. Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards gilt-edged raised bands and gilt title to spine speckled edges. Some rubbing to boards and extremities moderate toning to text light foxing to a few leaves. A well-preserved copy. $450. First edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He had made his will in 1842 but subsequently amended it with three codicils signed after he had suffered a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested by James and Daniel Parish residuary devisees in the will on the grounds of mental impairment. The New York Surrogate's Court and subsequently the state Court of Appeals ultimately rejected their argument and upheld the codicils. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. Our volume collects this testimony. Later editions were issued in 1858 and 1860. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 11386. unknown
1857ref. 694831857. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Parish Henry 1787-1856. Porter John K. 1819-1892. Parish Will Case. Argument of John K. Porter In Behalf of the Respondents in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York January 10 1862. Albany: Comstock & Cassidy 1862. 98 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2"; 22.2 x 14 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers front wrapper detached. Light soiling and moderately edgewear to wrappers moderate wear to spine ends moderate toning to text corners of some leaves dog-eared. $450. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He had made his will in 1842 but subsequently amended it with three codicils signed after he had suffered a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested by James and Daniel Parish residuary devisees in the will on the grounds of mental impairment. The New York Surrogate's Court and subsequently the state Court of Appeals ultimately rejected their argument and upheld the codicils. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and both legal teams were comprised of talented prominent lawyers. Porter a lawyer for the contestants was a highly ranked member of the New York Bar and was involved in state politics. He went on to hold a seat on the New York Court of Appeals before returning to private practice; he was also one of the prosecutors of Charles Guiteau for the assassination of President James Garfield in 1881. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1159. unknown
1903ref. 549631903. A Trial Discussed by Wigmore Trial. Best John C. 1865-1902 Defendant. The Official Report of the Trial of John C. Best for Murder. Superior Court of Massachusetts. Before Hon. Edgar J. Sherman and Hon. Jabez Fox Justices. From Notes of the Official Stenographers. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. State Printers 1903. 863 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Original law calf red and black lettering pieces to spine. Light rubbing to extremities front hinge cracked but secure front board starting internally pristine. $95. First edition. John C. Best was indicted for the murder of George E. Bailey in 1901. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death in the electric chair. According to Wigmore this is "a good example of a trial for assassination motivated by hostility." Wigmore The Principles of Judicial Proof 1171. unknown
1825ref. 707211825. Buffalo: Printed for the Publisher 1825. Buffalo: Printed for the Publisher 1825. The Notorious Thayer Brothers: McDade 972 Trial. Thayer Nelson 1798-1825 Defendant. Thayer Israel 1801-1825 Defendant. Thayer Isaac 1804-1825 Defendant. The Life Trial Condemnation And Dying Address Of the Three Thayers! Who were Executed for the Murder of John Love At Buffalo N.Y. June 17th 1825. Buffalo: Printed for the Publisher 1825. 16 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/4"; 21.6 x 13.3 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers untrimmed edges large woodcut of three coffins to front. Light browning and faint dampspotting light soiling to exterior faint stain to foot of front wrapper. A well-preserved copy. $750. The Thayer brothers Nelson Israel and Isaac were convicted in 1825 for the robbery and murder of their boarder John Love to whom they owed a substantial amount of money. The brothers shot him in the head then lacerated his body with a meat cleaver. After disguising the murder scene with a pig carcass they buried Love in a shallow grave. Their crime was discovered a short while later. After two brief trials the Thayers were executed together by hanging on June 17 1825. A sensational event it was probably the first hanging to take place in Erie County New York. This event was the subject of several pamphlets four published in Buffalo. In this edition the dying address is followed by an account of the trial and execution in verse. This imprint which is listed in Cohen and mentioned in McDade is a variant of a copy described in McDade which has an image of a single coffin. McDade The Annals of Murder 972. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13088. unknown
1937ref. UF-A0K0-G7X11937. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st ed Graystone 1937. No jacket. Moderate external wear a bumped corner. Pages yellowed with some minor creases and blemishes binding reasonably firm. hardcover
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1876ref. 780061876. Boston 1876. Boston 1876. Mutiny and Murder on the High Seas McDade 679 Trial. Miller George d. 1876 Defendant. Glew John Defendant. Smith William d. 1876 Defendant. The Jefferson Borden Mutiny: Trial of George Miller John Glew And William Smith for Murder on the High Seas: Before Clifford & Lowell JJ. Boston: Printed Under the Direction of the Clerk of the Court 1876. 141 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Rubbing to spine ends wrappers beginning to detach at ends tiny chip to fore-edge of rear wrapper. Moderate toning to interior light foxing in a few places. $400. Only edition. "The Jefferson Borden was bound for London from New Orleans. Corydon Trask Patterson was the mate and in the course of a mutiny he was hit with an iron bar and thrown overboard. The mutiny was suppressed and at this trial Glew was acquitted and Miller and Smith were condemned" McDade. This official account includes the indictment arraignment pleas assignment of counsel to prisoners empaneling of the jury evidence charge to the jury verdict remarks of the Court on passing sentence and the sentences. McDade The Annals of Murder 679. unknown
1876ref. 707551876. Mutiny and Murder on the High Seas McDade 679 Trial. Miller George d. 1876 Defendant. Glew John Defendant. Smith William d. 1876 Defendant. The Jefferson Borden Mutiny: Trial of George Miller John Glew And William Smith for Murder on the High Seas: Before Clifford & Lowell JJ. Boston: Printed Under the Direction of the Clerk of the Court 1876. 141 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet printed wrappers which are detached with moderate edgewear fading and light soiling spine perished text block secure. Moderate toning to text faint offsetting to title page light foxing to a few leaves heavier offsetting to verso of final leaf a blank. $350. Only edition. "The Jefferson Borden was bound for London from New Orleans. Corydon Trask Patterson was the mate and in the course of a mutiny he was hit with an iron bar and thrown overboard. The mutiny was suppressed and at this trial Glew was acquitted and Miller and Smith were condemned" McDade. This official account includes the indictment arraignment pleas assignment of counsel to prisoners empaneling of the jury evidence charge to the jury verdict remarks of the Court on passing sentence and the sentences. McDade The Annals of Murder 679. unknown
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1892ref. 825691892. 3 woodcut illustrations. Laconia N.H. c.1892. 3 woodcut illustrations. Laconia N.H. c.1892. A Notable Case of Fratricide: McDade 852 Trial. Sawtell Isaac d. 1891 Defendant. The History of the Murder of Hiram Sawtell by His Brother Isaac Sawtell. Illustrated. Laconia NH: John J. Lane c. 1892. 32 pp. 3 woodcut text illustrations portraits. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor stains to wrappers light wear and creases to corners of wrappers and text block light wear to spine ends moderate toning to interior. A handsome copy. $350. Only edition. "Isaac was anxious to possess himself of his brother's property. Hiram was enticed into the country and murdered near Berwick Maine though there is some doubt whether the murder was in Maine or New Hampshire. Isaac cut off his brother's head and buried it separately" McDade. OCLC locates 5 copies Harvard Law School New Hampshire Historical Society New Hampshire State Library University of Michigan Yale Law School. We located another copy Cornell Law School. McDade The Annals of Murder 852. unknown
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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
1880ref. 728021880. Rare. Rare. A Raucous Divorce Case: Only Edition of the 1880 Newman Hall Divorce Case Report Trial. Hall v. Hall. The Full Report of the Newman Hall Divorce Case Drop-Head Title. At head of drop-head title: Police News Edition. London: G. Purkess c.1880. 16 pp. Title page has large woodcut portraits of the Halls. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet thread lacking. Moderate toning light edgewear and chipping to spine light foxing to final few leaves title page affected by trimming to top and fore-edges without loss to legibility. Rare. $850. Only edition. In 1880 Christopher Newman Hall a minister who had gained fame in Britain and the United States with his tract Come to Jesus 1848 accused his wife Charlotte of adultery with a friend of the couple. She denied the accusations and accused him of infidelity in turn. The couple was not particularly compatible; Charlotte was a free spirit who loved to hunt and smoke habits her husband despised on moral grounds. Newman Hall's high profile and the humor of much of the testimony made the trial a raucous affair with frequent bursts of laughter from witnesses to the despair of the judge. Newman Hall ultimately succeeded in obtaining a decree nisi and remarried later that year. This is a rare title. No physical copies listed on OCLC or Library Hub. We located a copy at Indiana University. unknown
ref. 128988London: Thomas Kelly 1824. Hardcover 512pp. Poor no dust jacket. Leather binding. Frontispiece with tissue guard engraved title with vignette illustrations notes appendix. The spine is cracked and chipped and the boards are detached and heavily worn at the corners. Illustrated by portraits drawn from life and other copperplate engravings of peculiar interest. Trial of John Thurtell. Murder of William Weare. Law Gambling Law Trials--England. Thomas Kelly Hardcover
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1816ref. 699651816. Not Listed on COPAC or OCLC Trial. Taylor Edward Defendant. Taylor Robert Defendant. The Defence of Mr. Edward Taylor Delivered by Him on the Trial of Himself and His Brother Robert Taylor On the Sixteenth of January 1816 at the Old Bailey On an Indictment Charging them with Forging and Uttering a Certain Forged Order with the Indorsement Thereon For the Delivery of a Quantity of Hides The Property of Lubbock & Co. from the London Docks. London: Printed by Hay and Turner 1816. 14 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet title page detached lightly soiled and moderately edgeworn "7." in early hand to head moderate toning to text faint dampstaining to foot of text block. $500. Only edition. Taylor confesses his guilt explains his actions and asks the court to be lenient with his brother. He also asks the court to consider the two brother's responsibility for their widowed elderly mother. No copies listed on COPAC or OCLC. unknown
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1751ref. 714741751. London: Sold by John Hamilton 1751. London: Sold by John Hamilton 1751. Legal Malpractice Trial. Hamilton John Plaintiff. The Case of John Hamilton Against Joseph Hickey Attorney: Wherein the Abuses of the Law Occasionally Hinted at in a Pamphlet Lately Publish'd Are More Amply Set Forth. London: Sold by John Hamilton at His Lodgings at the Glove and Breeches The Middle of Swallow-Street Near St. James's Church 1751. ii 45 1 pp. With a half-title. Octavo 7-3/4" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior. An attractive copy of a scarce title. $175. Only edition. In this angry possibly libelous pamphlet Hamilton claims Hickey his former attorney committed legal malpractice in a commercial dispute. Apparently the second part of a two-part pamphlet war it is a response to Hickey Against Hamilton and Hervey: Or A Proper Reply to the Case of John Hamilton As Set Forth by His Honourable Solicitor In Relation to the Acquittal of Joseph Hickey Attorney 1751. Taken together OCLC and the ESTC locate 15 copies 9 in North America 1 in a law library Harvard. English Short-Title Catalogue T20053. unknown
1676ref. 751371676. A Powerful Defense of Habeas Corpus Trial. Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of 1621-1683 Defendant. The Case of Anthony Earl of Shaftsbury; As it was Argued before His Majesties Justices of the Kings Bench Trin. Term. 29. Car. 2. Being Upon His Confinement in the Tower &c. With a Speech of this Worthy Earl Pleading His Own Case And the Liberty of the Subject. London: Printed by K.P. for C.R. 1679. 16 pp. Folio 12" x 7-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Light toning folio numbers to upper corners in an early hand upper corner of first leaf lacking with minor loss to "E" of "Case" negligible light foxing and soiling to a few pages. $500. Only edition. A founder of the Whig party and an important patron of John Locke Shaftesbury was a prominent English politician during the Interregnum and reign of King Charles II. He frequently clashed with the king and Tory leadership including in 1676 when he and allies argued that the current parliament was illegitimate and were subsequently sent to the Tower. When Shaftesbury's petition for release failed he brought a writ of habeas corpus. "In a very powerful argument he admitted the supreme judicature of the lords but denied their power to commit to indefinite imprisonment on a general warrant. The judges however said that they had no jurisdiction in the case and Shaftesbury was sent back to the Tower" DNB. Dictionary of National Biography accessed online. English Short-Title Catalogue R4010. unknown
1753ref. 723961753. The First Instance of a New Trial Being Granted in a Criminal Case in England Trial. Simons Henry Defendant. The Case of Henry Simons A Polish Jew Merchant; And His Appeal to the Public Thereon. Now Publish'd With the Tryal at Chelmsford For the Benefit of Him and His Unhappy Family. London: Printed And Sold by All the Booksellers and Pamphlet Shops in Town and Country 1753. 115 pp. Bound with Ashley James Defendant. Simons Henry Plaintiff. The Case and Appeal of James Ashley of Bread-Street London: Addressed to the Publick in General. . To Which is Prefixed A Curious Print of the Person and Dress of the Said Henry Simons. London: Printed for And Published by The Appellant 1753. viii 47 pp. Text printed in double columns. Etched portrait frontispiece of Simons. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlets bound into recent cloth calf lettering piece to spine. Light stains to boards moderate rubbing to extremities small scuff to lettering piece later owner bookplate of English lawyer and judge Geoffrey G. Briggs 1914-1993 to front free endpaper. Moderate toning to both pamphlets left-hand edge of plate but not image affected by trimming light foxing and owner inscription "Wm. Greenwood's 1811" to title page of The Case tiny worm hole to lower-right corner of its text block through p. 91. $2500. Only editions Case and Appeal one of three issues. This was the first instance of a new trial being granted in a criminal case in England. The affair concerned the robbery of gold coins entrusted to Simons by a group of nobles from his hometown. The case resulted in six trials three pamphlets and a great deal of debate in the daily newspapers much of it antisemitic. The thief appeared to have been Simons's innkeeper but it later turned out to be James Ashley who was first convicted then acquitted then convicted again. English Short-Title Catalogue T95662 T76809. unknown
