Leopold Loeb (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: New.

8 x 6 inches. Chips to top corners of the text, affecting a few letters; photograph fine. Photograph (identification stamp on verso) of Judge Caverly and his court attaches, with caption and approx. fifty words of typewritten text (press release), prior to the start of "the most sensational case of the century".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, 879 pages. 2nd printing, 1971. Compliments of Roche Laboratories bookplate affixed to free end paper. Book has moderate shelf wear, some usual toning to pages. Text appears clean.

ISBN-13: 9781584773382; ISBN-10: 1584773383. Sellers, Alvin V. The Loeb-Leopold Case with Excerpts from the Evidence of the Alienists and Including the Arguments to the Court by Counsel for the People and the Defense. Brunswick, Ga.: Classic Publishing Co., 1926. 321 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584773382; ISBN-10: 1584773383. Hardcover. New. $75. * Reprint of first and only edition. The Loeb-Leopold case was one of the most fascinating and sensational trials of the twentieth century. On May 21, 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb confessed to the thrill killing of fourteen-year old Bobby Franks. Clarence Darrow led their defense team. Robert Crowe, the prosecutor, was an equally skillful adversary. What is more, both attorneys called "alienists" to the stand who offered conflicting assessments of the defendants' mental states. Though their guilt was beyond question, Darrow hoped to save them from the electric chair. His successful twelve-hour plea, one of the greatest courtroom speeches in history, moved the presiding judge to tears. This chronicle includes extensive excerpts from the court transcript and the complete speeches of the attorneys and "alienists.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 879 pages; personal plate from previous owner on front pastedown endpaper. Minor markings on one of the last few pages. Minor shelf wear on the covers and on the exterior edges of textblock. Minor fading on spine. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. 1st Edition (Unstated); No Printing Stated.

Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, 1924. (illustrator). First Edition. Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, 1924. First Edition, First Issue, of Darrow's Plea for Loeb and Leopold Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. Plea of Clarence Darrow, August 22nd, 23rd & 25th, MCMXXIIII, In Defense of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. on Trial for Murder. Authorized and Revised Edition Together with a Brief Summary of the Facts. Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, [1924]. [ii], 121 pp. Red and black paper wrappers, deckle fore and bottom edges. Light shelfwear and soiling to exterior, internally fresh. A very nice copy. $100. * First edition, first issue, with "Price 35c" printed on lower front cover. The Loeb-Leopold case was one was on eof the most sensational trials of the twentieth century. It remained in the public imagination for decades and was dramatized by Hitchcock in his classic thriller Rope (1948). Clarence Darrow's famous closing argument, which he delivered in a three-day-long plea to the judge, argued against the death penalty and for life imprisonment. He contended that Loeb and Leopold's actions were the result of their troubled upbringings, privileged backgrounds and mental state. Hunsberger, Clarence Darrow: A Bibliography 159.

A Sensational Thrill Killing Dramatized by Hitchcock [Loeb-Leopold Case]. Crowe, Robert E. [1879-1958]. Arguments of State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe In Behalf of the People In the Case of The People of the State of Illinois vs. Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., And Richard A. Loeb. [Chicago?: S.n., 1924?]. 90 pp. Original art-deco styled blind-stamped front cover, patterned endpapers. Moderate rubbing to extremities, corners bumped, rear hinge starting at head, early ownership inscription (of Gertrude M. Chadima, St. Paul, Minnesota) to front free endpaper. Light toning to interior, light soiling to a few leaves, a few, mostly partial, cracks to text block, all leaves secure, brief early pencil annotation to head of title page. An attractive copy. $450. * First and only edition. The Loeb-Leopold case was one of the most fascinating and sensational trials of the twentieth century, later dramatized by Hitchcock in his classic thriller Rope (1948). On May 21, 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb confessed to the thrill killing of fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks. Clarence Darrow led their defense team. Robert Crowe, the prosecutor, was an equally skillful adversary, but Darrow ultimately saved the two from the electric chair. This account focuses on the prosecution with excerpts from Crowe's opening address and his complete closing argument, including objections by Darrow and subsequent brief exchanges. OCLC locates 11 copies of this title, 2 in law libraries (Harvard, University of Minnesota). Not in Hunsberger.

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