Famous Trials, Signed (12 results)

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. hardback, octavo, black cloth lettered gilt to spine, a very good tightly bound copy in a dust wrapper that is lightly chipped and has a light stain to rear panel, inscribed and signed by the author, the text is otherwise clean and unmarked, b&w plates, 215pp. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. First title page signed by author. Dust jacket a little scuffed and marked. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by John Hostettler on the title page. Laminated stiff card covers. 8vo. A little gentle edge wear to card covers else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Signed by the author, Napier Devitt. Publication of 194 pages. Very good book, fair dust jacket. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, chipped and a touch edge worn. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by the Author Napier Devitt on the title page. Gift inscription written on the front free end paper page. Red top page edges. The Pictorial boards are a little shelf rubbed. There foxing around the block and little within the body of the book. The binding is secure. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Hard Cover, Pictorial Boards. Condition: Very Good. Contents: 1. A Libel of a Hundred Years ago. 1829. 2. The Douwenis Murder. 1837. 3. The Tragedy of the Barque "Blake". 1838. 4. The Ratelsvlei Affair. 1871. 5. The Great Conspiracy Case. 1874. 6. A Countryside Drama in the Eighties. 1883. 7. The Matjes River Murder. 1890. 8. The Death of Jooste. 1891. 9. The Dorosier Case. 1892. 10. The Case of Blind Adam. 1892. 11. The Trial of the Reformers. 1896. 12. The Edgar Case. 1898. 13. The Von Veltheim Case. 1898. 14. The Case of the Princess Radziwill. 1902. 15. The Swartz Case. 1903. 16. A Famous Street Robbery. 1903. 17. The Mc.Loughlin Case. 1909. 18. The Murder of Thomas Mathibe. 1911. 19. The Port Shepstone Murder. 1913. 20. The Rain Goddess. 1923. 194 pages redolent of pre-Apartheid South Africa in the 20th century ---------- Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: 5: X 8". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hard cover published by author in 1974. No dust jacket. Dark blue covers with gilt lettering and design. Inside front cover has a note about the author signed by M. L. L., and front endpaper has a price written in ink in upper corner. Endpapers have some tanning around the edges. Book is in very good minus condition. 8-9 inches, 105 pages, .7 lb.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 105 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] vii, 243 pages illustrations 23 cm. OCLC 716526 LC KD373.P45 H37 ; red cloth, no dustjacket ; "Except, perhaps, for the more recent Dreyfus affair, no criminal case of the nineteenth century has so profoundly stirred society as that revealed at the Court of assizes in Brabant, on the 22nd of December, 1882, where sentence of death was passed on the brothers Armand and Leon Peltzer for the wilful murder of Guillaume Bernays." ; "The Peltzer case , it is the most astounding true record ever penned" ; On the 7th of January, 1882, M. Bernays, a dis- tinguishedBelgian barrister, disappeared from Antwerp. On the morning of thatday he went with his little boy to school and then took the train for Brussels. He had a ticket for the Rue de la Loi station, and there it is supposed he left the train. Nothing more was heard or seen of him for ten days, When the public prosecutor of Antwerp received a letter postmarked Basle, written in English and signed simply " Vaughan, " which stated that the writer had seen accounts of M. Bernays' disappearance in the Belgian papers, and felt himself bound to explain it. He proceeded to say that M. Bernays had visited him, the writer, at his house, 159 Rue de la Loi, where he had a collection of fire-arms, being a collector. In showing his visitor a pistol he alleged that he accidentally shot him. The police immediately went to the house described as the scene of the accident, but found it necessary to enter by breaking a window, as the black- smith could not pick the door-lock. In a small parlour they found the body of M. Bernays sitting in an arm- chair, where it had probably been placed after death. Decomposition had set in and had reached an advanced stage. However, the body was immediately recognised by the public prosecutor and a neighbour who had been well acquainted with the deceased. A letter lay upon the table addressed " To the Coroner of the city of Brussels," containing a second description of the accident, also written in English and signed " Vaughan.". ; scarce edition ; G. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo, black cloth lettered in red; slightly soiled. First edition, first printing. A presentation copy, inscribed by William Henry Welch: "Philip C. Jessup, from W. H. Welch, Christmas, 1928," on the front endpaper. Welch, a physician, pathologist, and educator, founded the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, the first school of public health in the country. He had an influential role in reforming medical education. Welch's northwestern Connecticut neighbor, Philip C. Jessup, a judge on the International Court of Justice and United Nations ambassador at large, was credited with playing a major role in ending the Soviet blockade of West Berlin. An intriguing association copy, linking one of the era's most influential diplomats with the dean of American medicine. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. Fourth edition. Trials of pirate Captain Kidd, and New York colonial politician Nicholas Bayard, complete in itself. Captain William Kidd (c.1654 1701) was a Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy, although some modern historians note that relegating him to the role of pirate and putting him on trial was a maneuver used by politicians of the day to deflect attention from their own questionable roles in privateering. Here Kidd testifies that he has French passes, which would have provided proof that he worked as a privateer and not a pirate: "I beg your Lordship's Patience till I can procure my Papers. I had a Couple of French Passes, which I must make use of in order to my Justification" (p287). Kidd was not allowed to retrieve his papers; he was found guilty on all charges (murder and piracy) and sentenced to death. (pp287-339). In 1910 at the British Public Records archives, the French passes were found that Captain Kidd claimed would prove his innocence. The second trial of note included here is that of Colonel Nicholas Bayard, p419-440. Bayard, the 16th mayor of New York City, was accused in 1702 of high treason before Chief Justice William Atwood, on the basis of a remonstrance signed by him and others, considered to be libelous. Bayard was sentenced to death, but after the death of the New York governor and the corrupt Chief Justice, the proceedings were annulled, and Bayard's property and name were cleared. Volume 5 of 6 volumes. Folio, 852pp (text printed in 2 columns, each numbered as if a separate page). Deaccessed by the NY Association of the Bar Library, with their stamp on the title page. Pale green cloth with leather gilt spine labels, and paper label. Spine slightly sunned, labels chipped . OCLC: 1360856.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Privately published and printed, signed by John with best wishes. This book comprises the text of a short series of lectures given in Queen's University Belfast in 1990. MESSAGE FROM LENNON BOOKS (A) Postage costs are estimates only - prices may decrease / increase depending on the order. Prices outside of Europe / Worldwide Postage costs will be advised on confirmation of order. All orders are shipped via with Royal Mail and a proof of postage can be provided. Tracked orders can be requested. (B) If you think that this book is over your price limit then please email me with your proposed price, we will discuss offers on all of our books. (C) Books are sold as seen in the photos with an as accurate description as possible, please request more photos if required. Signed by Author(s).

1st Edition. First edition, number 67 of 80 copies on hand-made paper, signed by the author and artist. Frontispiece and title page decoration by Randolph Schwabe. 58 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Kirkpatrick A40b Vellim spine and decorated boards. Fine Frontispiece and title page decoration by Randolph Schwabe. 58 pp. 1 vols. 8vo First edition, number 67 of 80 copies on hand-made paper, signed by the author and artist. Signed.