Trial Of William Brodie

Wright, William Brodie Morrison, Aeneas: The Trial of William Brodie Wright... Edinburgh, 1788. 1788

[Wright, William Brodie aka Deacon Brodie] Morrison, Aeneas. The Trial of William Brodie Wright and Cabinet Maker in Edinburgh, and of George Smith Grocer There, Before the High Court of Justiciary, Held at Edinburgh on Wednesday the 27th, and Thursday the 28th, August 1788; For Breaking Into the General Excise-Office at Edinburgh on the 5th of March Last. Containing the Evidence at Large For and Against the Prisoners; Accurate Statements of the Pleadings of the Counsel; and the Opinions of the Judges on Many Important Points of Law: With the Whole Proceedings. Edinburgh: Printed for Charles Elliot, 1788. [i]-viii, [9]-279 pp. Octavo (5" x 8"). Contemporary quarter calf with gilt ruled spine and green gilt lettering piece. Marbled boards. Worn and scuffed. Joints cracked but holding, with chipping at the foot. Sporadic foxing. A sound unrestored copy. * First edition. Brodie [aka: Deacon Brodie, Capt. John Dixon] "was thought to be 'a kind and goodly man, one of the noblest souls one could meet.' He wore white during the day and was seen to carry a Bible, which he read assiduously each day, usually in public places where he could be seen to do so... At night [he] dressed all in black, drank and gambled in the worst dens... This double life would serve as a role model for Robert Louis Stevenson when, a century later, he created his chilling novel The Strange Life of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Nash, Encyclopedia of World Crime 495-7. Roughead describes this edition of Brodie's trial as "much the most accurate and complete." Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School (1909) II:1027. OCLC locates seven copies.

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Trial: The Trial of Henry Lord Viscount Melville, Before the Right Honorable The House of Peers, in Westminster Hall, in Full Parliament, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors, upon an Impeachment [etc.] Printed for Joseph Gurney and William Brodie Gurney [etc.] London 1806.

First edition. 420pp large folio. Original gilt decorated 3/4 calf & marbled boards. Boards loose, internally fine.* One of the few substantial contemporary accounts of the last English impeachment trial,conducted in the House of Lords. The accused was Henry Dundas Lord Melville considered to be the foremost Scotsman of the eighteenth century. It is interesting to note that Dundas could have avoided these proceedings,had he submitted to criminal charges,but chose to face impeachment,expecting that his chances were better before his fellow Lords. History proved him right. Melville was tried and acquitted by his peers in the House of Lords for alleged financial malpractice as Treasurer of the Navy. The case aroused considerable interest, specially in Scotland.

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Martin, Andrew , ed. / James Robertson intro. Scottish Endings - Ghosts, Murders, Executions & Epitaphs - Writings on Death in Scotland, Nat'l Museum Scotland Edinburgh 1996
Softcover 1st imported from Edinburgh ... BRAND NEW ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 128 pages with index ... illustrated throughout with photos, paintings, historical drawings ... glossy color cover with painting of 'Ruins of Holyrood Chapel' front and back ... This is a fascinating book for ghost-lovers ... armchair travellers ... and those who actually wish to visit such places ... Ghosts ... murders ... and murderers ... executions ... and epitaphs ... From Greyfriars Bobby ... to Burke and Hare ... this book contains a wealth of Scottish anecdotes and true stories on the fascinating topic of death ... with suitable illustrations ... Scary ... or entertaining ... this has something to suit every mood ... Editor Andrew Martin has also compiled the book " Scotland's Weather " ... while the author of the introduction to this book , James Robertson, has also written " Scottish Ghost Stories " ... There are Scottish proverbs ... a short piece on Deuterosophia ( Second Knowledge, or Second Sight ) by a 17th century Reverand ... folklore ... Records of Argyll, by the Campbell family ... news accounts of an executed woman ... and what sort of a woman was she ? ... old tales of witchcraft ... poetry ... an account of the Trial of William Brodie and George Smith , from the late 1600's ... and much much more ... a photograph of the Traill family, with Greyfriar's Bobby, and the true tale to go along with it ... photograph of Victorian mourning jewellry, as worn by a certain lady ... and much much more ... " Scottish Endings - Writings on Death " ... edited by Andrew Martin , with introduction by James Robertson ... published by the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh ... illustrated softcover .... Brand New Gift Giving quality

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Hammer, Richard: The Court-Martial of Lt. Calley, New York, NY, U.S.A. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 1971
Good Brodie, Howard J.

Light shelfwear to edges and boards. DJ covered with mylar and not clipped. Pages tight and clean. Library discard with usual marks and attachments. First Edition. 398 pages. The trial at Fort Benning, Georgia, of First Lieutenant William Laws ("Rusty") Calley, Jr.-regarded by the press and the public as everything from hero to monster, from fall guy to scapegoat-was the longest in military history and one of the most controversial. Richard Hammer has covered it from its convening to its close, inside the courtroom and outside in the hall-ways, pressrooms, motels and bars of Fort Benning and its environs where journalists, courtroom spectators and the locals gathered to worry each day's disclosures. First Edition Good Pictorial Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Ex-Library

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