Committee of Inquiry into the Case of Mr. Adolf Beck: Report from the Committee; Together with Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Facsimiles of Various Documents

Committee of Inquiry Into the Case of Mr. Adolf Beck

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1904

About this Item

335 x 220mm. pp.xix, 334 pp. 4 folding plates. English text. Original 1904 edition of 'Committee of Inquiry into the Case of Mr. Adolf Beck: Report from the Committee; Together with Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Facsimiles of Various Documents'. The Adolf Beck case was a notorious incident of wrongful conviction by mistaken identity. The case led to the creation of the English Court of Criminal Appeal in 1907. Features four fold-out plates at rear with sepia illustrations of case evidence. Bound in original dark green buckram with gold title lettering to front cover reading 'Report on The Smith & Beck Cases 1877, 1896, 1904 (2), 1904'. Features some newspaper cutting and one other clipping to front paste-down and f.e.p. A worn copy with cracks to front and rear gutters (although still strong), repair to final fold-out plate, quite heavy creasing and staining to some areas of text block / plates, and quite heavy marking and puckering to boards. Binding still quite strong. A working copy of this very interesting and scarce publication (hence competitive price). See images. 1.22kg. Extra postage overseas.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Committee of Inquiry into the Case of Mr. Adolf Beck: Report from the Committee; Together with Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Facsimiles of Various Documents
• Publisher: His Majesty's Stationery Office, London
• Publication Date: 1904
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Hardback Edition.
• Condition: Poor
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