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
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
![THE NEWGATE CALENDAR. [and] THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. Sir Norman Birkett](/pictures/thumb/149332.jpg?v=1571364789)
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
Pp. viii+302, frontispiece portrait, 7 plates, folding plan, 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, some light foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; Butterworth & Co. (Australia), Limited... More
Pp. xiv+300(last blank), frontispiece portrait, 9 plates, the title page printed in red & black; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; dust wrapper, lightly creased and marked, edges lightly worn and with several splits and chips along top edge, including front flap; endpapers... More
(The Peasenhall Case). Pp. xii+332, frontispiece portrait, 4 plates, the title page printed in red & black; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, very slightly marked, edges of upper board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly foxed, backstrip and edges lightly faded; some scattered... More
The Life and Death of Dr. William Palmer. Pp. 312; beige cloth, spine lettered in silver and decorated in red; top edges red, fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly discoloured; free endpapers faintly offset; Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1957. First... More
Pp. [xii]+348, frontispiece, 8 plates, folding plan at end, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in black, boards lightly marked, fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper, soiled and lightly foxed, backstrip browned and brittle, edges worn and lightly creased and chipped, tears... More
