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2018500104444HarperCollins 2018 512 pages 12 8x19 6x3 2cm. 2018. Broché. 512 pages.
207 pages. Index. "Provides a behind-the-scenes look at a wider group of modern scientific sleuths in Canada." - from page xi. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
8vo, 179 pages, illustrated. 'A casebook of crime, conspiracy and VIP victims'. eng
1846712801846. Boston: Published by the Compiler 1846. 2nd ed. Boston: Published by the Compiler 1846. 2nd ed. The First Use of Sleepwalking as a Defense in a Murder Trial Murder. Bickford James Compiler. The Authentic Life of Mrs. Mary Ann Bickford Who Was Murdered in the City of Boston On the 27th of October 1845. Comprising a Large Number of the Original Letters and Correspondence Never Before Published. Boston: Published by the Compiler 1846. 48 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet original pictorial wrappers retained and securely affixed to text block. Light soiling and a few smudges and stains to wrappers "20" in small hand to head of front wrapper small library bookplate to its verso. Light toning to text light foxing to a few leaves. $1500. Second edition published the same year as the first. In 1845 Albert Jackson Tirrell 1824-1880 murdered Mary Ann Bickford 1824-1845 with whom he had a relationship in the brothel where she lived. The case was scandalous and widely publicized especially after Tirrell's lawyer Rufus Choate 1799-1859 successfully argued that Tirrell was innocent because he had been sleepwalking during the killing. This was the first time a defense based on sleepwalking was used in a murder trial. The letters collected by her brother in the Authentic Life document Mary Ann's relationship with her husband James Bickford and her relationship with Tirrell who is shown to have been abusive and manipulative. The OCLC listing for the second edition held by the New York Historical Society Library notes that "the color of the cover appears to be the only difference between the two editions." OCLC locates 16 copies of both editions 3 in law libraries which have the first edition Harvard Library of Congress Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 986 edition not stated. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13108. unknown books
1881714701881. New York: M.J. Ivers & Co. 1881. New York: M.J. Ivers & Co. 1881. "The Terrible Fate of the Trusting and Unfortunate Jennie E. Cramer": McDade 666 Murder. Malley James Defendant. The Beautiful Victim of the Elm City. Being a Full Fair And Impartial Narrative of All that is Known of the Terrible Fate of the Trusting and Unfortunate Jennie E. Cramer: Giving All the Particulars that can be Ascertained about Miss Annie Blanche Douglass Walter Malley And James Malley Jr. As Alleged Participants in this Terrible Social Tragedy. New York: M.J. Ivers & Co. 1881. 64 pp. 3 full-page woodcuts woodcut text illustrations. Octavo 9-3/4" x 6-1/4". Stapled pamphlet in pictorial wrappers untrimmed edges. A few chips and some wear to spine ends and corners of wrappers light browning to text. $650. Second and final edition. "This is a New Haven Connecticut case in which Jennie Cramer was found dead face down in water. This account goes only as far as the corner's charge against Malley. He was cleared and the death may have been accidental. Edmund Pearson credits this case with starting the famous series of dime novels in which was introduced one of the most celebrated detectives of paperback fiction: Old Cap Collier Pearson Dime Novels Boston 1929 p. 139" McDade. McDade The Annals of Murder 666. unknown books
56 pages. Features: What it means to be Canadian; Mr. McIntosh's wonderful apple - in 1811 a settler made a strange discovery; The trial of Ambroise Lepine - murder, politics and the public memory; In the footsteps of the workers - Canadian labour history walking tours; Mr. King and Lady Byng - Hate at first sight; Canada's Black Defenders - former slaves answer the call to arms; The struggle for a secret Canadian ballot. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Gray leatherette cover with red spider web design on front and spine. 350 pages. 5 1/8"w x 7 5/8"h.
8vo, 174 pages, not illustrated. Former public library copy. eng
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 128 pages with a great many b&w and color photos.
A clean, unmarked book. Full brown cloth boards. Loose rear hinge. Light wear to dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside.
366pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo, 356 pages, not illustrated. eng
17852The Central Criminal Court Old Bailey London. Stamped first day of trial 12 December 1907. On one side of a 10 x 12.5 cm piece of card. In fair condition lightly aged and worn. Signed 'C C Wakefield' and granting admission to 'the representative of the Pall Mall ' the trial beginning on 12 December 1907. Annotated around Wakefield's signature: 'For the trial of Robert Wood for the murder of Emily Dimmock of St Paul's Road Camden Town Judge - W Justice Grantham Leading Conuncil - Sir Charles Mathews for the prosecution; Mr Marshall Halll for the defence. Verdict - Not guilty.' The Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey), London. Stamped first day of trial, 12 December 1907. unknown
Features: The Road to Murder - why were Gerry MacDonald and Ken Vallee killed 24 miles out of Ottawa on Highway 44?; What makes your car go?; Are we getting enough protection against the chemicals in our food? - Why doesn't the Canadian Food and Drug Directorate ban CMC (Carboxymethyl Cellulose)?; Phenacetin - a drug some authorities suspect may damage your kidneys; The brief beauty of wild flowers; Great full-page colour ad for International pickups; Doug Wright's Family; Maggie Grant. Nice colour ad for the line of Welch's grape juice products. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Please note: page 23/24 is missing and part of page 25 has been clipped, affecting ads only. Page 24 was the first page of an article on basketball star Bobby Croft. Book
Features: The Moonlighters - who they are and what they do, and why they need the money; Facts for Fatties - and for thinnies who don't want to become Fatties; The Now Dictionary - new cool words; The ten best fishing lures and why they work so well - Rapala, Arbo-Gaster, Johnson's Silver Minnow, The Mepps, Williams Whitefish, Eppinger Daredevle,Arbogast Jitterbug, Canadian Wiggler, Panther Martin, Jig-Fly; The Manhunt Ends - Part 2 of a 3 part story of the murder of Gerry MacDonald and Ken Vallee on the Almonte Road not far from Ottawa; The fastest brush in the East - Montreal's Claude Langevin can finish three paintings in a day; Maggie Grant; Doug Wright's Family. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Centerfold held by one staple else a sound copy. Book
Features: The fashion industry has you under heel; The RCMP - Why the mounties have red faces - their image has been slipping; Onward to Alaska - up the Alaska Highway to the Yukon; The Road to Murder - Part 3 of 3 of the story of the murders of Gerry MacDonald and Ken Vallee on a road near Almonte; Stop killing Canada - letters from Canadians about their environment; Maggie Grant; Doug Wright's Family. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Please note that page 19 is missing - it appears to have been a story about a New York Met baseball player. Nice colour International pickup ad on back cover. Book
203 pages. The trial of two desparadoes for the hijacking and murder of the crew of the Beryl G exposed the darkets underbelly of the world of rum running, providing plenty of copy as newspapers of the day told and retold the grim details. But in the end, the Case of the Beryl G led not to fortune but to the gallows. Interesting British Columbia/Washington State history. Gift greetings upon front flyleaf, else unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
This listing consists of pages 1-12 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents: Hitler smashes revolt; Death of mountaineer Alex H. Dalgleish; Pioneer and Bralorne mines in B.C. may rival famous South African workings; Bones of Cougar Ike found near Nitnat?; White fishermen push seven Japanese fish boats out of Bull Harbor and warn them not to return; Merrit Indians sentenced to hang for Murder of Indian department constable F.H. Gisborne - with photos of Richardson George, Eneas George and Alex George; Editorial page; City and District News page; Social pages; Entertainment page; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
Good pbk reprint. Damage to the back cover. ISBN 0749311266. 19595. eng
8vo, 295 pages, not illustrated. eng
32 pages. Features: Interesting photos of unusual work and play inside front cover; Public demands that Congress suppress (Radio) Pirates of the Air; The Divine Comedy of Newspapers; The Rise of an American Race - What Effect Will the 'Old Stock' Have on the People of the Future?; With General Gouraud in the Land of the Crusaders; The Birthplace of the Quaker Poet - the Whittier homestead; Henry Ford's Page - the American home, in its economic aspect, is a business proposition; Editorials - Merchant Mr. Nathan Strauss and his allegation of "the campaign of slander against the Jewish People", the Hall-Mills murder trial, Wooden houses in Britain; The Adventure of Mrs. Farbman; The Cheapest Thing in Europe - Human Beings; Fantastic photo-illustrated centerfold illustrates Where Santa Claus Lives and What He Does; The Boston Tea Party's Last Survivor - David Kennison died at the age of 115; Who Discovered America?; How Victoria Trained King Edward VII - the Queen thought Prince Albert the model of perfection, but Young Wales did not respond. Chats with Office Callers; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - Senator William E. Borah rated highly by Chinese, Iowa Women can now be Legislators, Newspapers train convicts in crime, Dayton, OH druggists rid their stores of salacious and suggestive magazines. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Fascinating news bits inside front cover; Gene Tratton Porter - The Woman - Glimpses of Novelist's Inner Life Revealed in Intimate Talk with Friend; How the South Regards the Negro - "We shall speak with no malice in our hearts - We aim merely to be frank"; "Off Agin! On Agin! Gone Agin! - there have been 25 Premiers of France this century, almost one a year; Is Europe Satisfied with the League of Nations? - governments and peoples differ as to what benefits, if any, are to be derived; New Salem, Illinois - The Town That Put Lincoln on the Map; Passing of the Yankee Country Store - better transportation and mail order house have sounded knell of village emporium; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - there is much that can be done to lift up America's back lands lf neglect; Editorials - the true sesqui-centennial, up from slavery, scarcely any play can get by today on Broadway without a prostitute, war debts, Max Goldberg and the murder of "Lefty" Kanter; Woodrow Wilson - Master of Dreams (part 7); Traveling Around Without a Coat - a garment which becomes a symbol of respectability and passport to civilization; Voyage of the Victoria (2nd part of a series) - Finding of the Spiceries; What I Remember of Longfellow - famous Novelist's son give intimate personal recollections of the author of 'Evangeline'; The Bedouins and the Wahabis (short article); Nations take action for World Sanitation; A Dance a Week - The Minuet - with piano sheet music; R.C. (Mac) MacLeod and his Walla Walla, Washington magazine "Up-to-the-Times"; The Last of the Catawba Nation; Fantastic photos of unusual occupations - Paris rat catcher, alligator trainer, Swiss lace-maker, village musicians of Brittany, One-man travelling restaurant in Java, and a Cairo drinking water pedlar. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Fascinating news bits inside front cover; Woodrow Wilson Was Best and Worst Copy - his passion for accuracy conflicted with newspapermen who ignored serious things to ask him 'what he ate for breakfast' - part 3; Housekeeping in Our Paris Flat - how two Americans fared in the French Capital and "Got to Love Passy"; ; Never Separated a Single Family - open-door immigration specialists slander the United States Government - Rabbi Stephen Wise, president of the American Jewish Congress, urges passage of the most liberal of all the liberalizing measures - the Perlman bill; Life and Death on the Screen - A.C. Pillsbury films bacteria and pollen in action - motion pictures of flower fertilization; What's the Matter With Jim? - the story of a boy who would only work when he thought it play; Mr. Ford's Page - interesting thoughts on the forces involved with prohibition; Editorials - major criticism of the World Court and claim that in Michigan a list of Americans targetted for assassination by communists has been found; Golf - Can You Pick the Champions? - Americans will attempt to capture leading British honors - article with photos of Glenna Collett, Francis Ouimet, Macdonald Smith, Walter Hagen, Watts Gunn, Long Jim Barnes, Bobby Jones and Robert Gardner; Lincoln's Murder - Amazing Man Hunt - John Surratt and Papal Zouave accused of the crime, who leaped for liberty over a hundred-foot precipice - article with photos of John Surratt, John Wilkes Booth and Mrs. Mary Surratt; What it Costs the Chinese to Worship Their Ancestors - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Is America a Nation of Coffee-Bibbers? - Its people drink upward of forty billions of cups of this seductive beverage each year, consuming more than half of World's Production; Union of Irish and Jews in recent 'propaganda' plays - Abie's Irish Rose, Kosher Kitty Kelly; Great Writers Who Have Failed as Novelists; Seeking to Know What the Earth is Made of - the work of Professor Stjepan Mohorovicic and others; When the Broker Breaks the Law; A Dance a Week - The Lancers, a graceful square dance - first two figures, with piano sheet music (to be continued); Oregon State Agricultural College at Corvallis, Oregon offers course in the guardianship of a real baby; The Jolly Old Pedagogue; Back cover features illustration of and quotation by Henry Thoreau. Small chip from fore-edge of front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
(A Peter McGarr Mystery). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall eng
1971WRCLIT37158Boston: Little Brown 1971. Cloth. Frontis illustrations facsimiles. Second printing. Extremities rubbed else near fine in lightly edge-worn dust jacket. Little, Brown hardcover books