TRIAL OF Mrs. MAYBRICK. (NOTABLE ENGLISH TRIALS.) by IRVING, H.B. (Edited by)

Edinburgh / London: William Hodge and Company, 1927 Notable British Trials series. Internally very good subject to spotting to first and last few leaves, no rep (no evidence of removal so perhaps fault at printer ?) , binding firm , some dustiness / spotting to edges of textblock, cover reasonably bright with some fading to the spine

1 . hardback. Very Good. Illustrated. (Notable English Trials) Edinburgh (Hodge) 1912. Top edge gilt. Minor marginalia, and front inner hinge cracking, else a fine copy.

Edinburgh & London: William Hodge & Company, Ltd., [1927]., 1927. 8vo. pp. 6 p.l., 354. 5 (of 6) illus. lacking frontis. cloth (spine faded & stained, front hinge cracked & weak, lacking rear flyleaf). Second Edition, Second Impression. Notable British Trials Series.. Hardcover.

Paperback / softback. New.

Toronto: Canada Law Book Company, Limited, 1912. 354 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with occasional black and white plates throughout. Previous owner's signature in pencil on the ffep. Page edges are lightly darkened. Bound in red cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Worn and bumped around the edges. Boards are lightly scuffed. VG/- -. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The first edition of this account of the trial regarding a famous London murder, which has since been linked to the unsolved Jack the Ripper case. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and five plates. This is a full account of the trial of Mrs Maybrick who was convicted of murdering her cotton merchant husband James Maybrick through poison. Preceding the day-by-day account there is a list of dates and the counsel. There were five trial days in total, and each day has a verbatim account of proceedings. This trial was sensational and gripped the attention of the general public at the time and was reported by press in England and America. More than a century after his death Maybrick was accused of being Jack the Ripper following the revelation of a diary whereby he confessed. Subsequently this was found to be a hoax. However, researcher Bruce Robinson believes that his brother Michael Maybrick was the true killer. In the publisher's original cloth… Read More

Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A pleasing first edition of this account of the trial of a famous London murderer, a case that has since been linked to the unsolved identity of Jack the Ripper. The first edition of this account of the trial of Mrs Maybrick, who was convicted of murdering her cotton merchant husband James Maybrick with poison. There were five trial days in total, with a verbatim account of proceedings of each day included. Preceding the day-by-day account, there is a list of dates and the names of thecounsel. A sensational trial that gripped the attention of the general public at the time, and was reported by press on both sides of the Atlantic. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and five plates. More than a century after his death Maybrick, was accused of being Jack the Ripper following the revelation of a diary in which he confessed. This was subsequently found to be a hoax. Researcher Bruce Robinson believes that… Read More