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Crime
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1912 Trial of Mrs MaybrickEdinburgh: 1912A smart 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. -
1912 Trial of Mrs MaybrickEdinburgh: 1912A pleasing 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. -
1811 Admonitions against Swearing, Sabbath-Breaking and DrunkennessLondon: 1811A scarce pamphlet from an eighteenth century English cleric, advising against such sins as swearing and drinking. -
1792 Admonitions against Swearing, Sabbath-breaking and DrunkennessLondon: 1792A smart thirteenth edition of this pamphlet by James Stonhouse, admonishing against foul behaviour. -
1800 Admonitions against Swearing, Sabbath-Breaking and DrunkennessLondon: 1800A scarce pamphlet advising against sins such as foul language and intoxication, written by James Stonhouse. -
1745 A Select and Impartial Account of the Most Remarkable ConvictsLondon: 1745A very scarce second edition of this collection of biographical sketches of notorious British criminals of the first half of the eighteenth century. -
1896 The History of the Convict Hulk Success and Success PrisonersLondon: 1896A very scarce publication on the prison ship 'The Success' and a work advocating for better treatment of prisoners. -
1796 A Treatise on the Police of the MetropolisLondon: 1796A very smart third edition of Patrick Colquhoun's interesting work regarding the London police towards the end of the 18th century. -
1912 Trial of Mrs MaybrickEdinburgh: 1912The 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. -
1700 The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Upon an ImpeachmentLondon: 1700The scarce second edition of John Rushworth's important first-hand account of monumental trial of the Earl of Strafford, Thomas Wentworth. -
1891 The Maybrick Case A TreatiseLondon: 1891A first edition of this work on this famous London murder, which has since been tied into the unsolved Jack the Ripper case. -
1928 The Mystery of Jack the RipperLondon: 1928An uncommon first edition of this study on the infamous unidentified serial killer, Jack the Ripper. -
1927 Lives of the Most Remarkable CriminalsLondon: 1927The illustrated first edition of this fascinating history of infamous criminals throughout history. -
1751 An Enquiry Into the Causes of the Late Increase of RobbersLondon: 1751An uncommonly bright copy of this tract by Henry Fielding regarding the growing crime rates in the 1750s. -
1753 A Clear State of the Case of Elizabeth Canning Who Hath Sworn that She Was RobbedLondon: 1753A scarce account demonstrating Henry Fielding's humanitarian commitment to justice. Regarding the case of Elizabeth Canning, this pamphlet is one of Fielding's final works. -
1753 A Clear State of the Case of Elizabeth Canning Who Hath Sworn that She Was RobbedLondon: 1753A scarce account demonstrating Henry Fielding's humanitarian commitment to justice. Regarding the case of Elizabeth Canning, this pamphlet is one of Fielding's final works. -
1957 The Diamond SmugglersLondon: 1957A fine, first edition copy of this true crime novel, by the noted creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming. -
1892 Some Records of CrimeLondon: 1892A very scarce first edition of this investigative work on crime in India in the latter half of the nineteenth century. -
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1987 Dangerous Precincts the Mystery of the Wakeford CaseLondon: 1987A fine first edition of this interesting study, the author's presentation copy, to the publisher Tom Maschler. -
1780 The State of Prisons in England and Wales with Preliminary ObservationsWarrington; London: 1780A smartly bound excellent, second and best edition of this pioneering analysis of the English and Welsh prison systems in the eighteenth century. Written by early English prison reformer, John Howard. -
1971 The Maul and the Pear Tree the Ratcliffe Highway Murders 1811London: 1971The first edition of this fascinating true crime work on the 1811 Ratcliff Highway murders. -
1812 Substance of the Trials of John Skelton Neil Sutherland Hugh MacdonaldLeith : 1812Two very scarce works regarding murder trials in Scotland during the start of the nineteenth century following the Tron riot in Edinburgh. -
Notes of an Exile to Van Dieman's LandFredonia : 1846An uncommon, first-hand account of the convict system in Tasmania written by political prisoner Linus Wilson Miller. The first edition of this work. -
1980 Black and White Shiva Naipaul First Edition Dustwrapper People's TempleLondon: 1980A first edition of this non fiction work by Shiva Naipaul. -
1857 2vol De la Prostitution dans la Ville de Paris AJB Parent-Duchatelet FrenchParis: 1857Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Parent du Chtelet's famous work on prostitution in the French capital. -
1840 The Last Days of a Condemned from the French of Victor HugoLondon : 1840A copy of The Last Days of a Condemned. -
1929 The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh James Tucker Convict Australia BiographyLondon : 1929The autobiographical text of a convict who was deported to Australia. -
1976 Bound for Botany Bay Transportation and Convict Life Australia J D ShearerSydney, Auckland, London, New York: 1976A first edition of this wittily illustrated history of the transportation of convicts to American in the eighteenth century. -
1879 Economy Of The Fleete An apologeticall Answeare Of Alexander Harris ScarceLondon: 1879The Œconomy of the Fleete: Or an Aapologeticall Answeare of Alexander Harris (Late Warden there) unto XIX Articles Sett Forth Against him by the Prisoners. -
1924-1926 3Vol Metropolitan Police Daily Orders Police Orders Scarce Legal LawLondon : 1924-1926Three scarce volumes of daily police orders for the Metropolitan Police.