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1868670231868. Richmond 1868. McDade 747. Richmond 1868. McDade 747. A Scarce McDade Item Trial. Phillips James Jeter Defendant. The Drinker's Farm Tragedy. Trial and Conviction of James Jeter Phillips For the Murder of His Wife. With Portraits. Richmond: Published by J. Wall Turner V.L. Fore Printer 1868. 96 pp. 2 full- page woodcut portraits of Phillips and his wife Mrs. Mary Emma Phillips. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Original printed wrappers with advertisements for various Richmond businesses rear and inside front covers. Some soiling spotting and rubbing with wear to spine ends. Light toning to interior somewhat heavier in places light foxing to a few leaves. $750. Only edition. "Phillips a scion of a 'good' Virginia family twenty-four years old murdered his wife Emily who was ten years older on a Henrico County Virginia roadside near Drinker's farm. He shot her with a small pistol and her body was unidentified for three months" McDade. OCLC locates 4 copies in North American law libraries Duke Harvard University of Virginia Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 747. unknown books
1871660611871. Lockport NY: M.C. Richardson and Co. 1871. Lockport NY: M.C. Richardson and Co. 1871. A Successful "Mania Transitoria" Defense: McDade 748 Trial. Pierce Aratus F. Defendant. Trial of Aratus F. Pierce At Lockport N.Y. For the Murder of William Bullock Eighth Judicial District Court of Oyer and Terminer Charles Daniels Presiding; Lorenzo Webster and G.L. Judd Associate Justices Tried at Adjourned October Term 1871. Lockport NY: M.C. Richardson and Co. 1871. 101 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-3/4"; 22.2 x 14.6 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Minor wear to spine ends a few small chips to edges light soiling to rear wrapper light toning to interior. A well-preserved copy of a scarce title. $750. Only edition. Pierce killed a man who seduced his sister then refused to marry her. The trial is notable because it involved a successful defense based on the law of "mania transitoria" or momentary insanity McDade. OCLC locates 13 copies 4 in law libraries Harvard Social Law Supreme Court of New York U.S. Supreme Court. McDade The Annals of Murder 748. unknown
1864718321864. New-York J.W. Amerman printer 1864. New-York J.W. Amerman printer 1864. Interesting Civil War Prize Case Concerning an English Blockade Runner Trial. Steamer Peterhoff. Betts Samuel R. 1786-1868. Marvin William 1808-1902. The United States vs. The Steamer Peterhoff and Her Cargo. In Prize. Opinion of the Court By Judge Betts. With an Appendix Containing the Opinions of Judge Marvin In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida In the Cases of the Dolphin and the Pearl. New York: John W. Amerman Printer 1864. 116 pp. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet wrappers lacking bound into recent calf-stamped cloth printed paper title label to spine. Light wear to corners of text block moderate toning to text light soiling and some edgewear to title page. $750. Only edition. At head of title page: District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The Peterhoff was a English blockade runner that was boarded and seized by the U.S. Navy in the harbor of St. Thomas then a Danish possession. Brought to Key West she was later condemned by the New York prize court and sold to the U.S. Navy which refitted it as a patrol ship. The international dispute over the legality of the seizure delayed her service for almost a year. After the Civil War the Supreme Court overturned the prize court's decision and the U.S. Government was compelled to compensate the Peterhoff's owners for their loss. OCLC locates 14 copies 11 in North America 3 in law libraries Columbia Harvard Library of Congress. Sabin A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 61179. unknown books
1794688001794. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. Treason Trial of a Notable Manchester Cotton Merchant and Political Radical Trial. Walker Thomas 1749-1817 Principal Defendant. Gurney Joseph 1744-1815 Reporter. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Indictment Against Thomas Walker of Manchester Merchant William Paul Samuel Jackson James Cheetham Oliver Pearsall Benjamin Booth And Joseph Collier; For a Conspiracy to Overthrow the Constitution and Government And to Aid and Assist the French Being the King's Enemies in Case they Should Invade this Kingdom. Tried at the Assizes at Lancaster April 2 1794 Before the Hon. Mr. Justice Heath One of the Judges of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. Taken in Short-Hand by Joseph Gurney. Manchester: Printed for T. Boden 1794. xvi 134 2 pp. With a half-title and errata leaf. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Later library cloth calf lettering piece to spine. Light soiling and shelfwear light chipping to edges of lettering piece. Moderate toning to text somewhat heavier in places light foxing to a few leaves library stamp to title page library mark in pencil to verso. $750. Only edition. A cotton merchant by trade Walker was a well-connected radical and social reformer. His circle of friends and acquaintances included Thomas Paine Charles James Fox Josiah Wedgwood Joseph Priestley and John Horne Tooke. He and his friends aroused suspicion during the anti-radical hysteria in Great Britain that followed the outbreak of the French Revolution. That was the basis of the treason trial of Walker and several of his associates. The defence was conducted by Thomas Erskine. The trial showed that the evidence was perjured so the charge was abandoned. English Short-Title Catalogue T81558. unknown books
1834708961834. New York: Printed by James Van Norden 1834. New York: Printed by James Van Norden 1834. The First U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Copyright Trial. Wheaton et al v. Peters et al. Report of the Copy-Right Case of Wheaton v. Peters. Decided in the Supreme Court of the United States. With an Appendix Containing the Acts of Congress Relating to Copy-Right. New York: Printed by James Van Norden 1834. 176 pp. Errata sheet tipped-in between pp. 136 and 137. Octavo 9-3/4" x 6-1/4". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces and paper location label to spine endpapers renewed hinges reinforced with cloth. Light soiling a few chips to lettering pieces crack in text block between front endleaf and title page. Moderate toning light foxing to a few leaves faint library stamps one embossed to title page library markings to verso. $750. First and only edition one of two issues from 1834 the other published in Washington DC. In this case the first U.S. Supreme court ruling on copyright Henry Wheaton former reporter of the Supreme Court sued Richard Peters then the current reporter for copyright infringement based on Peters's inclusion in his publication Condensed Reports of decisions originally reported by Wheaton. The decision of the court stated: "It may be proper to remark that the Court is unanimously of opinion that no reporter has or can have any copyright in the written opinions delivered by this Court and that the judges thereof cannot confer on any reporter any such right." Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 11538. unknown books
1852641061852. Vannoud Louis; Cavallari Luigi. Vannoud Louis; Cavallari Luigi. A Sensational Case of Kidnapping Trial. Wikoff Henry 1813-1884 Principal Defendant. Vannoud Louis Defendant. Cavallari Luigi Defendant. Trial of Wikoff Vannoud And Cavallari For a Forced Marriage Between Miss Gamble and One of the Accused. Before the High Court of Genoa February 9-10 1852. London: William Shoberl 1852. 64 pp. Lithograph portrait frontispiece of Wikoff. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Moderate soiling rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners. Light toning to text foxing to a few leaves internally clean. $750. Only edition. An account of one of the sensational trials of the early 1850s. Wikoff or as he called himself Chevalier Wikoff was an American impresario occasional European correspondent for the New York Herald and possibly a spy for Lord Palmerston. He was engaged to Jane Catherine Gamble an English woman. Gamble changed her mind shortly before the wedding and fled to Genoa. Wikoff tracked her down and apparently tricked her into coming along with him to his apartment. Shortly afterwards Gamble filed a complaint of kidnapping that landed Wikoff in an Italian jail for 15 months. He was found guilty in an Italian court and forced to return her letters and "extorted promise of marriage." Ever enterprising Wikoff responded to the negative publicity with a memoir entitled My Courtship and Its Consequences 1855 which became a best-seller. Copies of The Trial of Wikoff are scarce. OCLC locates 7 worldwide: 2 in the British Library and 5 in North American law libraries Harvard Library of Congress University of Georgia University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania. unknown
1852641061852. Vannoud Louis; Cavallari Luigi. Vannoud Louis; Cavallari Luigi. A Sensational Case of Kidnapping Trial. Wikoff Henry 1813-1884 Principal Defendant. Vannoud Louis Defendant. Cavallari Luigi Defendant. Trial of Wikoff Vannoud And Cavallari For a Forced Marriage Between Miss Gamble and One of the Accused. Before the High Court of Genoa February 9-10 1852. London: William Shoberl 1852. 64 pp. Lithograph portrait frontispiece of Wikoff. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Moderate soiling rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners. Light toning to text foxing to a few laves internally clean. $750. Only edition. An account of one of the sensational trials of the early 1850s. Wikoff or as he called himself Chevalier Wikoff was an American impresario occasional European correspondent for the New York Herald and possibly a spy for Lord Palmerston. He was engaged to Jane Catherine Gamble an English woman. Gamble changed her mind shortly before the wedding and fled to Genoa. Wikoff tracked her down and apparently tricked her into coming along with him to his apartment. Shortly afterwards Gamble filed a complaint of kidnapping that landed Wikoff in an Italian jail for 15 months. He was found guilty in an Italian court and forced to return her letters and "extorted promise of marriage." Ever enterprising Wikoff responded to the negative publicity with a memoir entitled My Courtship and Its Consequences 1855 which became a best-seller. Copies of The Trial of Wikoff are scarce. OCLC locates 7 worldwide: 2 in the British Library and 5 in North American law libraries Harvard Library of Congress University of Georgia University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania. unknown books
1813695001813. London: J. Fairburn 1813. 24 pp. London: J. Fairburn 1813. 24 pp. "A Figure with the Body Feet And Tail of a Rat With the Head and Face of a Man Resembling the Plaintiff" Trial. Wood William Defendant. St. Luke's Parish Malt!!! Fairburn's Edition of the Trial Between Doctor Smith and Mr. Wm. Wood: For a Malicious and Scandalous Libel Against the Said Doctor Smith Contained in a Print Or Picture Commonly Called a Caricature!! Intitled "The Inside of a Newly-Reformed Workhouse with All Abuses Removed": In Which Caricature was Depicted 4 Sacks of Parish Malt and a Figure with the Body Feet And Tail of a Rat With the Head and Face of a Man Resembling the Plaintiff Nibbling at Them: Also a Figure of a Women in Breeches Pulling the Rat by the Tail Intended to Represent the Plaintiff's Wife: With the Defendant Charging the Vestry-Clerk with Receiving 45 for Bastardy of an Adjoining Parish who with Satan at his Elbow Prompting Him to Tell a Good Fat Lie Denies the Charge &c.: Including the Evidence at Full Length Taken in Short Hand. Which was Tried in the Court of King's Bench Guildhall On Wednesday January 20 1813 Before Lord Ellenborough And a Special Jury. London: Published by John Fairburn 1813. 24 pp. Octavo 8" x 5-1/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light browning and foxing moderate edgewear final few leaves partially detached negligible light soiling to exterior "5" in early hand to head of front wrapper. A rare title. $750. First and only edition. "This was an action brought by John Smith a surgeon and apothecary . against William Wood a boot and shoe maker . in the same parish; to recover a compensation in damages for publishing a gross scandalous and malicious libel in the form of a caricature picture or print . tending to injure and defame the character of the plaintiff.-The damages were laid at one thousand pounds" pp. 3-4. The court found for the defendant. OCLC locates 1 copy Cornell University. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1191. unknown books
9605Gueux des champs- Gueux de Paris – Nous autres Gueux. In 12 demi-cuir marron à nerfs, titre, Roulette dorés. Filets à froid. Faux- titre, titre, 248 pages, non rogné. Couverture conservée. Librairie illustrée sans date (1876) édition originale. Il a été ajouté le portrait de Jean RICHEPIN en frontispice, un lavis originale, non signé, ainsi que sept eaux-fortes sur chine collé par Eugène COURBOIN pour l’édition Dreyfous de 1883. Très bon état. Complet des pièces supprimées par la suite : Idylle des pauvres – Fils de fille- voyou - il faut vivre - ballade de joyeuse vie. L’auteur fut condamné à un mois de prison et 500 francs d’amende- La suppression de cinq pièces du livre
17865157A Paris, de l'Imp. de P. G. Simon et N. H. Nyon, 1786. In-8 broché dé 298 pp. 3 tableaux dépliants, couverture de l'époque.
183220457Paris, chez les libraires de la place de la Bourse, 1832 ; in-8, bradel large demi maroquin vert-lierre à grands coins, titre au dos et date en queue dorés, tête dorée sur témoins, couverture beige doublée avec absence du coin supérieur droit, illustrée du bois gravé de la deuxième page, avec la mention fictive de “Deuxième édition”, conservée (Fechoz) ; XXX, [2], 270 pp.
234586Versailles, s.d. (1873) ,
206556Paris, Imprimerie de Knapen, 1773 in-4, titre, 28 pp., basane fauve marbrée, dos à nerfs cloisonné et fleuronné, pièce de titre, encadrement de triple filet à froid sur les plats, double filet doré sur les coupes, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque). Frottis épars en coiffe supérieure et sur les plats.
172516558A Paris, chez Cavelier Fils, 1725. In-12 de (14)-420-(10) pp., veau blond, dos orné à nerfs, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque).
188918721889 Edition Hachette, Paris, 1889-1890, 5 volumes demi-chagrin, couvertures conservées. (ix), 488; 502; 450; 455; 422 pages. 1) La Vendée. 2) L'Ouest et le Sud-Ouest. 3) Le Sud-Est, l'Est et la Région de Paris. 4) La Fontière du Nord et l'Alsace. 5) La Lorraine, le Nord et le Pas-de-Calais. Les Châtiments.
179321415A Londres et se trouve à Paris, chez les marchands de nouveautés, 1793 ; in-8 (220 mm), broché (217 x 140 mm) ; [4], 210 pp., couverture bleue d’époque.
1772127445A Amsterdam, chez Michel A Amsterdam, chez Michel Rhey, 1772 - 1778. 16 volumes In-12 reliés plein-veau blond, dos à nerfs très ornés, pièce de titre et de maroquin rouge, tranches rouges, gardes de papier marbré. Chaque volume d'environ 475 pages. 4 volumes présentent des épidermures, quelques petits manques de cuir aux coiffes et en queues sans grande gravité. Corps des ouvrages en bon état. Tomes 1 à 16 inclus, tête de série de ces écrits intéressants sur des affaires criminelles, de sorcellerie ou judiciaires dont certaines célébres : Martin Guerre, Marquise de Brinvillier, La Cadière accusée de sorcellerie, La Pivardière, la Demoiselle Gardel, l'Abbé de Mauroy, Procès des Jésuites à l'occasion de leur commerce, Mariage du Duc de Guise, Histoire du Chevalier de Morsan etc...Très bon ensemble malgré les défauts signalés.
A Amsterdam, chez Michel Rhey, 1772 - 1778. 16 volumes In-12 reliés plein-veau blond, dos à nerfs très ornés, pièce de titre et de maroquin rouge, tranches rouges, gardes de papier marbré. Chaque volume d'environ 475 pages. 4 volumes présentent des épidermures, quelques petits manques de cuir aux coiffes et en queues sans grande gravité. Corps des ouvrages en bon état. Tomes 1 à 16 inclus, tête de série de ces écrits intéressants sur des affaires criminelles, de sorcellerie ou judiciaires dont certaines célébres : Martin Guerre, Marquise de Brinvillier, La Cadière accusée de sorcellerie, La Pivardière, la Demoiselle Gardel, l'Abbé de Mauroy, Procès des Jésuites à l'occasion de leur commerce, Mariage du Duc de Guise, Histoire du Chevalier de Morsan etc...Très bon ensemble malgré les défauts signalés.
19872092902143902218Not Available 1987. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 5 Not Available paperback
19872092902143802254Not Available 1987. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 5 Not Available paperback
22164'C. B. Fields i.e. Cold Bath Fields Prison London October 14th 1824'. See Fauntleroy's entry in the Oxford DNB. Although accounts of his depravity are exaggerated Fauntleroy led a dissolute life and appropriated securities worth around £360000. During his trial at the Old Bailey he called seventeen merchants and bankers to testify to his integrity but his defence was unsuccessful and he was hanged outside Newgate before a crowd of 100000. The present item is 1p 4to. Bifolium addressed on reverse of second leaf to 'Sir Cuthbert Sharp &c &c' with endorsement. In fair condition lightly aged and worn with slight damage to inner edge of second leaf caused by removal from mount. With several folds. Written in a clear hand with a good bold signature. Reads: 'My Dear Sir Cuthbert I have heard from you with every attention what you have proposed from the Assignees to me – I will give it every consideration & shall hope in a few days to communicate with you upon the subject I remain Most faithfully Yrs H Fauntleroy'. Sharp was presumably an assignee of an estate which had suffered as a result of Fauntleroy's forgeries. 'C. B. Fields [i.e. Cold Bath Fields Prison, London] October 14th 1824'. unknown
1873000097Somerset Fall River Massachusets. Good. 1873. On offer is the original handwritten diary of J. B. Slade of Somerset Fall River MA. The diary is dated 1871 but Mr. Slade has used this as 1873 making changes as he goes along. At first we thought the gentleman was a farmer given the numerous tasks of a rural nature but that's the pioneer life and Mr. Slade was very active growing hauling planting and picking. However as you will read from the snippets to follow that Mr. Slade was also a Judge and or a Justice of the Peace and an attorney too: ".attended church in the morning at the Baptist afternoon at the Methodist" "Walter went to the Village . errands." give an insight into the daily life of a Victorian Farmer. "Complaint Commonwealth vs C. Perry." ".very cold and at the nite 70 below." "Tried the case of Commonwealth vs. Perry at the town clerk's office." "Write deed for William Davis." "At night Mr. Furned called on business relative to the Methodist Society." "Mr. Bean & Sampson called on business being State constables." "Tried the case of Commonwealth vs. Burns for unlawfully keeping intoxicating liquers for sale!" "This was the day set aside for the execution of _____ for the murder of Putnam in New London and also another in Boston. per crime of murder." "Evening wrote contract for John B. Bowers and William Miller." "Mrs. W.L. Slade injured by the unhanging of the laundry." "A gentleman from Abbington called for multiple writs." The book is also filled with many many names of friends contacts business associates and religious persons of the area that should provide historians and genealogists with a great deal of work. The back of the book has an accounting of yearly expenditures. Research shows the Slade family were very early settlers of Fall River and big land and farming owners. A Slade's Ferry Bridge long gone from the north end of the city was named for them. The diary has had May 23rd to June 10th torn out and the flap with the 'tongue' is torn away but present and otherwise in good condition.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; FALL RIVER MASSACHUSETTS SLAE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA Massachusetts Genealogy Justice DiaryTrials Legal Jurisprudence Attorney Courtroom . unknown
19822090202122800132Mukuge-sha 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: B5 Number of books: 2 Mukuge-sha paperback
42327Paris.Imprimerie Impériale.Prairial an XII. (1804).Dans une mème reliure, format in-8 ,plusieurs textes: Avertissement.Recueil des Interrogatoires:181 p. Acte d'accusation: 340 p. Un Mot sur le Procès de la Conjuration: 20 p. Observations sur la Défense de Moreau: 80 p. Demi-reliure de l'époque à coins.Pièces de titre.Ex-libris.Etat correct.Qques rousseurs.
8749Récit des séances des Députés des Communes depuis le 5 mai 1789 jusqu’au 12 juin suivant, époque à laquelle la rédaction des Procès-verbaux a commencé. 177 pages puis depuis le 12 juin 1789,jour de la Constitution en Assemblée Nationale, 104 pages. Chez Baudoin Imprimeur de l’assemblée Nationale. Relié à la suite Procès-verbal des conférences sur la vérification des pouvoirs, tenues par MM les commissaires du Clergé, de la Noblesse & des Communes, tant en la salle du Comité des Etats Généraux, qu’en présence de MM les commissaires du Roi. Conformément au dessin de sa Majesté. Titre, 216 pages. A Paris chez Baudoin imprimeur de l’Assemblée Nationale 1789. L’ensemble en un volume in 8, reliure d’époque demi-cuir fauve à nerfs et à petits coins, pièce de titre cuir clair, filets dorés. Ces deux parties décrivent le déroulement des séances dans ce qui était encore les Etats Généraux juste avant qu’ils deviennent l’Assemblée Nationale. Seule la première partie a été réimprimée en 1895 par les soins de François Alphonse AULARD
