The Cuckold's Chronicle; being Select Trials for Adultery, Incest, Imbecillity, Ravishment, &c. -
1793 - printed for H. Lemoin, London - First Edition
In two volumes. Rare and classic, the pinnacle of publications to satisfy the late 1700’s fascination with divorce cases - contemporary pornography. Containing a large number of trials, fascinating, and in many cases bizarre, some 'never before published', such as 'The celebrated Case and Trial of the Marquis de Gesvres, upon the complaint of his Lady, Mademoiselle de Mascranny, who, after three years Marriage, commenced a Suit against him, at Paris, for Imbecility and Impotency'; and 'The Case of John Bury, Esq. of the County of Devon, who was divorced for want of his Testicles.
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1793 - printed for H. Lemoin, London - First Edition
In two volumes. Rare and classic, the pinnacle of publications to satisfy the late 1700’s fascination with divorce cases - contemporary pornography. Containing a large number of trials, fascinating, and in many cases bizarre, some 'never before published', such as 'The celebrated Case and Trial of the Marquis de Gesvres, upon the complaint of his Lady, Mademoiselle de Mascranny, who, after three years Marriage, commenced a Suit against him, at Paris, for Imbecility and Impotency'; and 'The Case of John Bury, Esq. of the County of Devon, who was divorced for want of his Testicles.
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Gifford's English Lawyer Or, Every Man his own Lawyer -
John Gifford pseud [Alexander Whellier]
1824 - By R. Macdonald, London - The Tenth Edition
This popular work written for the lay person went though several editions, the final appearing in 1830. It provided local authorities with the wisdom to practice law, and it covers all areas relevant to the general public during the early nineteenth century.
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1824 - By R. Macdonald, London - The Tenth Edition
This popular work written for the lay person went though several editions, the final appearing in 1830. It provided local authorities with the wisdom to practice law, and it covers all areas relevant to the general public during the early nineteenth century.
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The Pelican Brief - SIGNED -
John Grisham
1992 - Doubleday, New York - First edition, first printing
A fine signed copy of Grisham’s third novel.
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1992 - Doubleday, New York - First edition, first printing
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The Firm - SIGNED -
John Grisham
1991 - Doubleday, New York - Later printing
At the top of his class at Harvard Law, he had his choice of the best in America. He made a deadly mistake. When Mitch McDeere signed on with Bendini, Lambert & Locke of Memphis, he thought he and his beautiful wife, Abby, were on their way. The firm leased him a BMW, paid off his school loans, arranged a mortgage and hired him a decorator. Mitch McDeere should have remembered what his brother Ray -- doing fifteen years in a Tennessee jail -- already knew. You never get nothing for nothing.
The basis for the 1993 film directed by Sydney Pollack starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Gene Hackman.
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1991 - Doubleday, New York - Later printing
At the top of his class at Harvard Law, he had his choice of the best in America. He made a deadly mistake. When Mitch McDeere signed on with Bendini, Lambert & Locke of Memphis, he thought he and his beautiful wife, Abby, were on their way. The firm leased him a BMW, paid off his school loans, arranged a mortgage and hired him a decorator. Mitch McDeere should have remembered what his brother Ray -- doing fifteen years in a Tennessee jail -- already knew. You never get nothing for nothing.The basis for the 1993 film directed by Sydney Pollack starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Gene Hackman.
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To Kill a Mockingbird -
Harper Lee
1960 - J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia & New York - First Edition
The first edition of a novel renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many and as a model of integrity for lawyers.
On publication To Kill a Mockingbird was instantly successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has since become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. It’s popularity was further enhanced by the movie starring Gregory Peck, which was released only two years after the book and won 3 of the 8 Academy Awards it was nominated for.
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1960 - J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia & New York - First Edition
The first edition of a novel renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many and as a model of integrity for lawyers.On publication To Kill a Mockingbird was instantly successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has since become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. It’s popularity was further enhanced by the movie starring Gregory Peck, which was released only two years after the book and won 3 of the 8 Academy Awards it was nominated for.
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Haraszthy at the Mint - Famous Californian Trials, Volume 10 -
Brian McGinty
1975 - Printed by Richard J. Hoffman, Los Angeles - First edition, limited to 300 copies
Agoston Haraszthy, the ‘father of Californian wine’, best known for his pioneering work in the vineyards of Sonoma, was indicted in 1857 for alleged embezzlement of gold from the San Francisco Mint. He was acquitted of all charges after a four year trial. This is the story of this early adventure in Haraszthy’s colourful and fascinating life.
With 10 illustrations, and the the original advertisement/flier loosely inserted.
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1975 - Printed by Richard J. Hoffman, Los Angeles - First edition, limited to 300 copies
Agoston Haraszthy, the ‘father of Californian wine’, best known for his pioneering work in the vineyards of Sonoma, was indicted in 1857 for alleged embezzlement of gold from the San Francisco Mint. He was acquitted of all charges after a four year trial. This is the story of this early adventure in Haraszthy’s colourful and fascinating life.With 10 illustrations, and the the original advertisement/flier loosely inserted.
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