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1901134766London: His Majesty's Stationery Office by Wyman and Sons; by Darling & Son 1901-03. Hardcover. Good. vi 10 iv 52 x 379 25 p. 34 cm. Blue cloth. Corners bumped spine faded and scuffed small tears in spine ends general shelf wear. Second copy of first report unbound and badly torn tucked in at rear. Some pencil marks. <br/><br/>In 1900 more than 6000 people in England were poisoned by arsenic-tainted beer with more than 70 of the afflicted dying as a result. The food safety crisis was caused by arsenic entering the supply chain through impure sugar which had been made with contaminated sulphuric acid. This Royal Commission was the result. Contains 1 Report. 2 Final Report. 3 Minutes of Evidence and Appendices Vol. I. - Evidence received in 1901 Together with Appendices 1 to 15 and Index. Being Part II. of the First Report of the Commisson. 4 Report to the Local Government Board on Recent Epidemic Arsenical Poisoning Attributed to Beer. His Majesty's Stationery Office by Wyman and Sons; by Darling & Son hardcover
20102080202106301526Kyoei Shobo Kojin Yatsushiro Society of Carbon Disulfide Poisoning Victims 2010. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 230p Size: 22cm Kyoei Shobo Kojin Yatsushiro, Society of Carbon Disulfide Poisoning Victims paperback
20102080502106511547Kaden-sha 2010. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Kaden-sha paperback
19752092902140305854Minerva Shobo 1975. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Minerva Shobo paperback
19752092902141503787Minerva Shobo 1975. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: A5 size Minerva Shobo paperback
1856AQ21712London: Ward and Lock 1856. 184pp. Engraved folding frontispiece depicting the trial in progress within court an engraved title vignette numerous engraved illustrations both full- and double-page and within text throughout. Bound after: Illustrated Life and Career of William Palmer of Rugeley. London. Ward and Lock 1856. First edition. 136pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece numerous engraved illustrations in the text and two facsimile leaves of Palmer's diary. 8vo. Contemporary black half-calf marbled boards gilt. Extremities heavily rubbed. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP short tear to head of folding frontispiece occasional spotting. The unexpurgated transcript of the trial of the infamous 'Prince of Poisoners' William Palmer 1824-1856 together with an account of his life and career. A doctor by trade Palmer would be convicted of the murder by Strychnine of John Cook with suspicions as to numerous other victims being raised during proceedings. The case gained a deal of notoriety amongst Victorian society becoming a nineteenth-century cause celebre and permeating into popular culture. Arthur Conan Doyle would make reference to Palmer in the Sherlock Holmes tale "The Adventure of the Speckled Band". Charles Dickens reputedly based the Bleak House character of Inspector Bucket on an investigating officer involved - indeed Dickens would dub Palmer 'the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey'. . First edition. Ward and Lock hardcover
1856AQ12152London: Ward and Lock 1856. 184pp. Engraved folding frontispiece depicting the trial in progress within court an engraved title vignette numerous engraved illustrations both full- and double-page and within text throughout. Original publishers yellow printed paper wraps. Spine rubbed with slight loss to head and foot soiling to wrap edges. Occasional spots of foxing to text. The unexpurgated transcript of the trial of the infamous 'Prince of Poisoners' William Palmer 1824-1856. A doctor by trade Palmer would be convicted of the murder by Strychnine of John Cook with suspicions as to numerous other victims being raised during proceedings. The case gained a deal of notoriety amongst Victorian society becoming a nineteenth-century cause celebre and permeating into popular culture. Arthur Conan Doyle would make reference to Palmer in the Sherlock Holmes tale "The Adventure of the Speckled Band". Charles Dickens reputedly based the Bleak House character of Inspector Bucket on an investigating officer involved - indeed Dickens would dub Palmer 'the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey'. . First Edition. Quarto. Ward and Lock paperback
