Introduction by Rt. Hon. the Lord Gardiner, Lord Chancellor 1964-70. Pp. xii+236, 8 plates, index; demy 8vo; boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper; Jonathan Cape, London, 1984. Reprinted. *'In February 1973, Stanley Adams blew the whistle on illicit trading practices of the giant multinational drug company Hoffmann-La Roche, the world's... More about ROCHE VERSUS ADAMS
His Life and Trial. Pp. xvi+222(last blank), frontispiece, 11 plates (2 folding), the title page printed in red & black, appendices, addendum, corrigendum; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, fore-corners slightly bruised; t.e.g.; endpapers lightly offset and browned, a little light foxing, pencilled..... More about EUGENE ARAM
The Untold Story of International Kidnapping. Pp. [x]+482(last blank), notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in red, papered boards; dust wrapper; Henry Holt, New York, 1998. First edition. More about RANSOM
Pp. [xii]+290, frontispiece portrait, 11 plates, title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, fore-corners lightly bruised; some light foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; William Hodge & Company, Limited, Edinburgh, n.d.[1924]. First edition. Notable British Trials... More about ADOLF BECK (1877-1904
![THE NEWGATE CALENDAR. [and] THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. Sir Norman Birkett](/pictures/thumb/149332.jpg?v=1563604576)
In two volumes. Volume One: Edited and selected by Sir Norman Birkett. With contemporary engravings. Pp. [iv]+260, frontispiece, plus 7 plates; Volume Two: Edited with an introduction by Lord Birkett. Pp. [ii]+266(last blank), frontispiece, plus7 plates; marching qr. black cloth, spines lettered in gilt, brown papered boards patterned in gilt... More about THE NEWGATE CALENDAR. [and] THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR
and the circumstances that led thereto, drawn up for posterity by Dr. William Bland. With a Report of the Trial, Rex v. Bland, Randall and Fulton, before the Recorder of Bombay, 14th and 17th April, 1813 (Extracted from the Bombay Courier) and a Memoir of Dr. William Bland. Pp. 40... More about ACCOUNT OF THE DUEL BETWEEN WILLIAM BLAND AND ROBERT CASE:
Pp. [xii]+210+[2](blank, colophon), frontispiece, 9 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, fore-corners slightly bruised; t.e.g.; endpapers browned, scattered foxing, occasionally heavy; William Hodge & Company, Edinburgh, 1914. First edition. Notable British Trials series..... More about TRIAL OF MARY BLANDY
Pp. [xii]+218, frontispiece portrait, 14 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the cloth lightly flecked, fore-corners slightly worn or bruised; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, endpapers offset and browned, scattered foxing, occasionally heavy; Butterworth & Co... More about TRIAL OF FREDERICK GUY BROWNE AND WILLIAM HENRY KENNEDY
(The Port-hole Murder). Pp. xii+256(last blank), 11 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, the fore-corners of lower board and head of spine slightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and browned, edges lightly rubbed... More about TRIAL OF JAMES CAMB
The Life and World of Al Capone. Pp. 410(last blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 20 plates, title page vignette, appendix, sources, index; qr. cream cloth, spine lettered in red, black cloth boards with facsimile signature in blind on upper board, the spine cloth slightly foxed; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn... More about CAPONE
Pp. xiv+278, 12 plates, 2 folding plans, the title page printed in red & black, chronological table, appendix; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, the boards slightly canted, bottom fore-corner of upper board bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges slightly rubbed and... More about THE TRIALS OF PATRICK CARRAHER
Pp. xii+224(last blank), frontispiece, 10 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; ownership stamp and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, endpapers offset and browned, scattered foxing; Butterworth & Co. (Australia), Limited, Sydney, n.d.[1930?]. Australian edition. Notable British Trials series..... More about TRIAL OF GEORGE CHAPMAN
Jack the Ripper case closed. Pp. xii+388(last blank), black & white frontispiece, 48 sepia plates, coloured endpaper map, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Little, Brown & Company, London, 2002. First U.K. edition, Australian issue. *Cornwell Argues that the perpetrator of the Whitechapel murders was the... More about PORTRAIT OF A KILLER
Pp. [ii]+762(last blank), 12 plates (within pagination), notes and sources, documents, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in silver, the boards a trifle marked, with slight bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle creased, minor production (creasing) fault pp. 565, edges of leaves slightly... More about MASK OF TREACHERY
Pp. xii+264, 12 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, fore-corners lightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled, several splits and chips at head and foot of backstrip and flap folds; outer leaves lightly... More about TRIAL OF CHRISTOPHER CRAIG AND DEREK WILLIAM BENTLEY
Pp. xii+208(last blank), frontispiece portrait plus 8 plates, title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; dust wrapper, backstrip lightly faded and browned, edges slightly worn; William Hodge & Company, Limited, London, 1923. First edition. Notable British... More about TRIAL OF THOMAS NEILL CREAM
Pp. xxxvi+212(last blank), frontispiece plus 6 plates, title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split; edges of leaves faintly soiled; William Hodge & Company, London, 1950. Second edition. Notable British Trials... More about THE TRIAL OF HAWLEY HARVEY CRIPPEN
Pp. xii+208, frontispiece portrait plus 5 plates, including map, title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; t.e.g; dust wrapper, edges and folds lightly worn, chipped and split, backstrip browned; some scattered foxing; William Hodge & Company..... More about TRIAL OF JOHN ALEXANDER DICKMAN
The life of Danilo Dolci. Pp. 256, 24 plates, map, bibliography, index; dust wrapper; occasional very light foxing; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1965. First edition. *The first full-length biography of the man described by Aldous Huxley as the ideal 20th century saint, also known as the 'Gandhi of Sicily'. More about FIRE UNDER THE ASHES
Pp. 12 plates (one folding), the title page printed in red & black, appendices; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt; demy 8vo; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly foxed; free endpapers faintly offset; William Hodge & Company, Limited, Edinburgh, 1953. First edition... More about THE TRIAL OF JEANNIE DONALD
Pp. xiv+236, frontispiece, 17 plates, folding plan, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in black, fore-edges of boards lightly faded, corners slightly bruised; bottom edge of a few leaves lightly bruised, scattered foxing; William Hodge & Company, Limited, Edinburgh, 1928. First edition. Notable British Trials series. *Trove: Trial at... More about TRIAL OF SAMUEL HERBERT DOUGAL
The story of the Singapore traitor. Pp. xvi+266(last blank), 8 plates, 2 full page maps, 1 plan, appendices, notes, select bibliography, index; black cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, lower edge of reverse of rear panel slightly soiled; Hodder& Stoughton, London, 1993. First U.K. edition. More about ODD MAN OUT
A transcript. Pp. 24, frontispiece portrait plus 2 full page illustrations; demy 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle marked and rubbed; The Council of the Library of New South Wales, Sydney, 1974. The William Dixson Foundation Publication Number 15. More about NEW SOUTH WALES CHARTER OF JUSTICE 1824
And Other Famous Trials for Forgery. Pp. [x]+270(last blank), frontispiece, 8 plates and 2 folding pedigrees, the title page printed in red & black, appendices, index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges lightly worn, fore-corners slightly bruised; ownership stamp and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, and another... More about TRIAL OF HENRY FAUNTLEROY
(The Gunpowder Plot). Pp. x+192(last blank)+36(advertisements, last blank), frontispiece, plus 5 plates, the title page printed in red & black; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, the upper board decorated in blind, head of spine and fore-corners of boards slightly bruised, 2 tiny damp spots to... More about TRIAL OF GUY FAWKES AND OTHERS