Language: English
Published by J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1957
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/w (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; dj w/owner's mark on front, small chip, unclipped price, in mylar; maroon c w/gilt titles; 288 clean, unmarked pages.The Tichborne case was a legal cause célèbre that captivated Victorian England in the 1860s and 1870s. It concerned the claims by a man sometimes referred to as Thomas Castro or as Arthur Orton, but usually termed "the Claimant", to be the missing heir to the Tichborne baronetcy. He failed to convince the courts, was convicted of perjury and served a long prison sentence.