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
Pp. 216, 5 plates, the title page printed in red & black, table of dates, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, boards a trifle warped; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased and split, backstrip slightly browned; the free endpapers faintly offset, William Hodge and... More about TRIAL OF GEORGE HENRY LAMSON
Pp. [xii]+192, frontispiece portrait, 4 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the spine browned, cloth lightly flecked, edges of boards slightly worn and bruised; t.e.g.; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, endpapers offset and browned, leaves browned..... More about TRIAL OF GEORGE HENRY LAMSON
The rise and fall of Squizzy Taylor. Pp. x+220, 20 plates; boards a trifle canted, the bottom fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and a trifle split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, brief inscription in red ink on half-title page, edges of leaves lightly... More about LARRIKIN CROOK
Pp. [xii]+332, frontispiece portrait, 8 portrait plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the spine browned, cloth slightly flecked, lower board quite marked, edges lightly worn, fore-corners slightly bruised; t.e.g.; ownership stamp and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, endpapers..... More about TRIAL OF THE STAUNTONS
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
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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
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
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 "Veronica" Trial. Pp. [xii]+248, 8 plates (2 folding), the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, fore-corners bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of small... More about THE TRIAL OF GUSTAV RAU, OTTO MONSSON AND WILLEM SMITH
(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
Pp. xii+296(last blank), frontispiece portrait plus 4 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, the backstrip slightly browned; tiny split near foot of upper hinge, the free endpapers faintly... More about TRIAL OF RONALD TRUE
(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
Pp. 318(last blank); boards faded and lightly worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, soiled and lightly foxed, edges rubbed and split, with a few small chips and tears; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, name in ink at head of upper free endpaper, the free endpapers offset, a little light foxing... More about SCOTTSBORO BOY
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. [xvi]+240(last blank), 12 plates, folding plan, the title page printed in red & black; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, publisher's monogram in blind on upper board; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly worn; free endpapers lightly offset; William Hodge & Company, Limited, Edinburgh, 1955. Second printing. Notable... More about THE TRIAL OF NEVILLE GEORGE CLEVELY HEATH
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 about TRIAL OF FIELD AND GRAY
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 about TRIAL OF HAROLD GREENWOOD
Pp. xiv+300(last blank), 14 plates, 2 folding plans, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, the boards a trifle bowed, fore-corners lightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split; the free... More about THE TRIAL OF JOHN THOMAS STRAFFEN
With a Foreword by Edgar Lustgarten. Pp. 324(last blank), 12 plates, text plans & diagrams (one double page), appendix, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; bottom fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split; Severn House Publishers, London, 1976. Revised edition. *First published in 1969. The murder... More about THE KILLING OF JULIA WALLACE
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 about THEY HANGED MY SAINTLY BILLY
Pp. xii+312, frontispiece portrait, 7 plates, appendices; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, slightly marked; ownership stamp and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, some scattered light foxing; Butterworth & Co. (Australia), Limited, Sydney, n.d.[1946?] . Australian edition. Notable British Trials series. *Trial of 'Lord Haw-Haw' for high treason. More about TRIAL OF WILLIAM JOYCE
Crime, sharp practice and the control of print. Pp. xvi+184, text illustrations, index; dust wrapper; Oak Knoll Press/The British Library, New Castle, 2004. First edition. Publishing Pathways series. *Includes Book thefts in the Middle Ages, by Christopher de Hamel; Offensive behaviour in the English Book Trade, 1641-1700, by Maureen Bell;... More about AGAINST THE LAW
(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 about TRIAL OF WILLIAM GARDINER
(The Camden Town Case). Pp. [viii]+268, frontispiece portrait, 5 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, outer leaves browned, some light foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; Butterworth & Co. (Australia)... More about TRIAL OF ROBERT WOOD