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Auction No 372, Category: Crime

18 Lots (displaying 1 - 18)

"A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings Upon High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanours"

Lot: 58

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £135
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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings Upon High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanours, London, 1730-1766, the 2nd Edition, bound into 16 matching volumes, folio, quarter leather, very worn, boards partly loose or detached, all requiring rebinding; uncut, edges dust-affected, large body of the text clean; collated by previous owner as complete. (Weight approx. 85 kilos)

                                                            

Fred Harrison "Brady & Hindley: Genesis of the Moors Murders", 1986 in d/jkt; Winifred Duke "The Stroke of Murder"

Lot: 63

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
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Fred Harrison Brady & Hindley: Genesis of the Moors Murders, 1986 in d/jkt; Winifred Duke The Stroke of Murder, Robert Hale, 1937; and a collection of other true crime titles, all (bar one) h/bk,1902 to 1980s, many in d/jkt. Mainly Good to VF (36)

John Parris "Scapegoat: the inside story of the trial of Derek Bentley", 1991 in d/jkt; C.Wendy East "The Green Bicycle Murder"

Lot: 67

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
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John Parris Scapegoat: the inside story of the trial of Derek Bentley, 1991 in d/jkt; C.Wendy East The Green Bicycle Murder, 1993 in d/jkt; and a collection of other true crime titles from early 20th Century, all (bar one) h/bk with many in d/jkt. VG/VF (38)

William Anderson "The Speeches and Judgement of the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland

Lot: 68

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
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William Anderson The Speeches and Judgement of the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland upon the important cause, His Grace George James Duke of Hamilton and other, pursuers; against Archibald Douglas, Esq.; Defender. J. Balfour & others, Edinburgh, 1768, octavo, rebound in fine modern half-calf, gilt, marbled boards; uncut two sides, slight staining to margins of some leaves, few contemp. marginal annotations in ink, generally VG internally. vi,[1],620pp.

Sydney Tremayne (Ed.) "The Trial of Alfred Arthur Rouse", 1931; Pearce "Unsolved Murder Mysteries", 1924, in d/jkt;

Lot: 69

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Sydney Tremayne (Ed.) The Trial of Alfred Arthur Rouse, 1931; Pearce Unsolved Murder Mysteries, 1924, in d/jkt; Bennett The Amazing Case of the Baron von Schauroth, 1966, in d/jkt; John Rowland The Wallace Case, 1949; and other crime history, from early 20th Century; all h/bks, some with spine faded, many others in good to fine d/jkt. Varied condition. (23)

Roger Wilkes "Wallace: The Final Verdict", 1984 in d/jkt; Paul Capon "The Great Yarmouth Mystery", 1965, in d/jkt;

Lot: 71

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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Roger Wilkes Wallace: The Final Verdict, 1984 in d/jkt; Paul Capon The Great Yarmouth Mystery, 1965, in d/jkt; Joan Paisnel The Beast of Jersey, 1972, in torn d/jkt; Robert Hancock Ruth Ellis, Arthur Barker, 1963, in d/jkt; and other true crime, 1930s to 1990s, all h/bk, many in d/jkts. Mainly good to VF (25)

William Hodge's Famous Scottish Trials series including "Trial of Dr. Pritchard" 1906, "Trial of James Stewart" 1907

Lot: 72

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £82
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William Hodge's Famous Scottish Trials series including Trial of Dr. Pritchard 1906, Trial of James Stewart 1907, The Douglas Cause 1909, and other early 20th Century. Fair to VG. (9)

William Hodge's "Notable British Trials" series, early to mid-20th Century, including "Trial of Sidney Fox"

Lot: 73

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £90
SOLD £135
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William Hodge's Notable British Trials series, early to mid-20th Century, including Trial of Sidney Fox, Trial of William Joyce, Trial of Jean Pierre Vaquier, Trial of J.T. Straffen, and similar. Fair to VF (20)

William Hodge's "Notable British Trials" series, early to mid-20th Century, including "Trial of Frederick Nodder"

Lot: 74

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £90
SOLD £145
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William Hodge's Notable British Trials series, early to mid-20th Century, including Trial of Frederick Nodder, Trial of George Chapman, Trial of August Sangret, Trial of Jeannie Donald, and similar. A few ex-library. Fair to VF (22)

William Buchanan "Reports of Certain Remarkable Cases in the Court of Session, and Trials in the High Court of Judiciary"

Lot: 83

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £58
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William Buchanan Reports of Certain Remarkable Cases in the Court of Session, and Trials in the High Court of Judiciary, Archibald Constable, Edinburgh, 1813; octavo, fine modern half-leather, marbled boards, gilt; t.e.g., uncut elsewhere; occasional library stamps of the Dundee Advertiser; contemp. ownership signature top of title page; clean text; [viii], 471,133,[2],8pp. Scarce     

"The Trial of Mungo Campbell, before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland..." 1770

Lot: 84

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £26
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The Trial of Mungo Campbell, before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland, For The Murder of Alexander Earl of Eglintoun. From an Authentick Copy, Extracted from the Records of the Court; bound with Information for Mungo Campbell, Late Officer of Excise at Saltcoats, in a Criminal Prosecution before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland, for the Alleged Murder of the late Alexander, Earl of Eglinton; Archibald now Earl of Eglinton and James Montgomery Esq. His Majesty's Advocate, Prosecutors. D. Wilson & G. Nicol 1770; contemp. half-leather, very worn; very good internally; [4],111,[6 including map],146pp         

"Trial of Miss Madeline Smith…on the Charge of Poisoning", Edinburgh, 1857, fine modern quarter-leather,

Lot: 87

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Trial of Miss Madeline Smith…on the Charge of Poisoning, Edinburgh, 1857, fine modern quarter-leather, small hole in page 3 with loss of few words of text; Paul Harris The Garvie Trial: The Crime That Shocked Scotland, 1969 in VG d/jkt; and two other murder trials. Good to VF (4) 

Jonathan Goodman (Ed.) "The Trial of Ian Brady & Myra Hindley", David & Charles ‘Celebrated Trials' series, 1973,

Lot: 88

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Jonathan Goodman (Ed.) The Trial of Ian Brady & Myra Hindley, David & Charles ‘Celebrated Trials’ series, 1973, 1st Edn. in VG d/jkt; plus The Archer-Shee Case, Trial of Elvira Barney and The Trial of Ruth Ellis, all in the same David & Charles series, all in good to VF d/jkts. (4) 

Ellis Peters "Mourning Raga", Macmillan, 1969; "Never Pick Up Hitch-Hikers", Macmillan, 1976;

Lot: 114

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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Ellis Peters Mourning Raga, Macmillan, 1969; Never Pick Up Hitch-Hikers, Macmillan, 1976; City of Gold and Shadows, Morrow 1974; Death To the Landlords!  Macmillan, 1972; and Rainbow’s End, Morrow, 1979; all First Editions signed & inscribed by the author on title page in fair to good dustjackets, Landlords with tape repair. (5)          

Ellis Peters signed reprint hardbacks in complete good to fine dustjackets comprising "Death Mask" (2 copies),

Lot: 115

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
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Ellis Peters signed reprint hardbacks in complete good to fine dustjackets comprising Death Mask (2 copies), The Grass Widow’s Tale, Flight of a Witch (U.S. 1st Edn), The Piper in the Mountain, Mourning Raga, and Death and the Joyful Woman. Signed on the title page or half-title. (7)

Ellis Peters "A Morbid Taste for Bones", Fawcett Popular Library, New York, 1980,paperback edition

Lot: 116

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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Ellis Peters A Morbid Taste for Bones, Fawcett Popular Library, New York, 1980, paperback edition, slight creasing to cover and spine o/w good; signed and inscribed by the author on title page. Very Scarce 

Ellis Peters "The Rose Rent", William Morrow, 1986, 1st Edn; "St.Peter's Fair", William Morrow 1981, 1st Edn;

Lot: 118

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
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Ellis Peters The Rose Rent, William Morrow, 1986, 1st Edn; St.Peter’s Fair, William Morrow 1981, 1st Edn; and The Raven in the Foregate, Macmillan, 1986, 1st Edn; all in dustjackets, St. Peter’s Faird/jkt chipped at top & tail of spine o/w VG/Fine; all signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. A few page corners of The Rose Rent creased. (3)

Ellis Peters "Holiday with Violence" Headline, 1992, in fine d/jkt, signed & inscribed by the author;

Lot: 119

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Ellis Peters Holiday with Violence Headline, 1992, in fine d/jkt, signed & inscribed by the author; together with signed & inscribed reprints of The Sanctuary Sparrow (1983 p/bk), A Rare Benedictine (1990 p/bk) and Brother Cadfael’s Penance (1994 h/bk in d/jkt). Fair to VF (4)