The Baccarat Case: Gordon-Cumming v. Wilson and Others.

Birmingham, Alabama:: Notable Trials Library, 1992.. Facsimile Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a series with semi-uniform bindings -- quarter leather (leather at the spine); with gilt decorations; raised spine bands; all edges gilt; ribbon place marker; Fine condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Appendices. Marbled endpapers. Description: This is a volume from the Notable Trials Library under the general editorship of Alan M Dershowitz who wrote a special introduction for this facsimile edition. This is a facsimile reprinting of a book published in 1932 by William Hodge & Company as part of the Notable British Trials series. Book design by Daniel B Bianchi and Selma Ordewer. From the introduction: ''A great lawsuit about a game of cards? The Baccarat Case, as it was known in Great Britain, was a defamation action involving an allegation that a British nobleman and close friend of the Prince of Wales had cheated at baccarat. More was involved that the reputation of the nobleman, for the Prince had participated in the card game as was called as a primary witness. Royalty and nobility were thus on trial along with the games they played and the rules they played by, and the company they kept.''