TRIAL OF THOMAS JOHN LEY AND LAWRENCE JOHN SMITH.
(The Chalk Pit Murder). Pp. lii+313(including recto of lower free endpaper), 8 plates, the title page printed in red & black; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, the boards a trifle warped, edges occasionally slightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly creased and rubbed; free endpapers slightly offset, occasional light soiling; William Hodge & Company, Limited, Edinburgh, 1947. First edition. Notable British Trials series, Volume 69. *'On 30th November, 1946, the body of a murdered man was found in a chalk pit near Woldingham in Surrey. Round the man's neck was a cord tied in such a way that it had only to by pulled slightly upwards to strangle him. On the neck of the corpse was a deep mark which might have been made by such a cord. The body was that of John Mudie, a barman employed in a hotel in Reigate' [wrapper blurb]. Item #145187
Price: $150.00