The Lazier Murder - Prince Edward County, 1884 by Sharpe, Robert J.; McMahon, Patricia I - 2011

University of Toronto Press, 2011. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2011. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 189 pp. .

University of Toronto Press, 2011 Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. Index. xiii, 189 pp..

Toronto: The University of Toronto Press, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xiii) 194 pp. Purple boards decorated in gilt on the front panel and spine; purple endpapers; headband; illustrated with black and white plates and a map. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Foreword from the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History..

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x0. Clean In Very Good Condition, With No Gift Inscription Or Remainder Remark. Hardcover With A Dust Jacket. 189 Pages With An Index.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x0. Clean In Very Good Condition, With No Gift Inscription Or Remainder Remark. Hardcover With A Dust Jacket. 189 Pages With An Index.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 1442644214 . Stiff unmarked book in glossy dust jacket; about new ; 9.1 X 6.0 X 0.9 inches; 192 pages .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2011. Hardcover. 1442644214 . 189 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. The bottom fore-corners are bumped, moreso to the lower one. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket is shelf-rubbed with some scratches, and the edges are slightly curled. The story of a murder and trial in Prince Edward County, Ontario, with insight into the changing pattern of criminal justice in 19th century Canada. Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Includes a section of black and white plates, mostly portraits. .

Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2011. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; a few very light scratches to dust jacket; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; In December 1883, Peter Lazier was shot in the heart during a bungled robbert at a Prince Edward County farmhouse. Three local men, pleading innocence from start to finish, were arrested and charged with his murder. Two of them - Joseph Thomset and David Lowder - were sentenced to death by a jury of local citizens the following May. Nevertheless, appalled community members believed at least one of them to be innocent - even pleading with the prime minister, John A. Macdonald, to spare them from the gallows. The Lazier Murder explores a community's response to a crime, as well as the realization that it may have contributed to a miscarriage of justice. Robert J. Sharpe reconstructs and contextualizes the case using archival and contemporary newspaper accounts. The Lazier Murder provides an insightful… Read More

Toronto: University Of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. viii, 189. 8vo. Maroon cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Richly illustrated with many black-and-white photographs, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked; fine and housed in near fine lightly rubbed dustjacket. "In December 1883, Peter Lazier was shot in the heart during a bungled robbery at a Prince Edward County farmhouse. Three local men, pleading innocence from start to finish, were arrested and charged with his murder. Two of them Joseph Thomset and David Lowder were sentenced to death by a jury of local citizens the following May. Nevertheless, appalled community members believed at least one of them to be innocent even pleading with prime minister John A. Macdonald to spare them from the gallows. The Lazier Murder explores a community's response to a crime, as well as the realization that it may have contributed to a… Read More