A Book of Trials
by Humphreys, Sir Travers
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Very Good
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Melborne, London, Toronto: William Heinemann Ltd, 1953. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. An eminent and respected judge looks back on his long years at the bench and at the bar. Includes: the story of a Duke who sues his wife for divorce on the ground of her adultery with a Marquis; Lord Cochrane's trial for conspiracy in 1818; D. S. Windle case of forgery; Spies; High treason; Blackmail; darker crimes and the Oscar Wilde scandal. Frontis has B&W portrait of Sir Humphrey. 243 p.pages, 550g, 8 3/4" tall. Name and penciled price in corner of ffep. No other inscriptions. Jacket has some edgewear and is faded at spine. Clipped. Protected in removable clear plastic wrapper.
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020123
- Title
- A Book of Trials
- Author
- Humphreys, Sir Travers
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Melborne, London, Toronto
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- LAW/TRIALS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Law;
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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