Notable British Trials, 83 Vols. Complete set (1905-1959)

1905. London: William Hodge & Company, 1905-1959.. London: William Hodge & Company, 1905-1959. A Rare Complete Set, Several Volumes Have Interesting Associations, Inscriptions and Related Laid-in and Tipped-in Letters and Clippings [Trials]. Roughead, William [1870-1952], And Others, Editors. [Notable British Trials and Notable Scottish Trials]. London: William Hodge & Company, 1905-1959. Complete set, 83 volumes. 54 volumes in original cloth, 28 in dust jackets, 1 in calf. Moderate shelfwear to bindings and jackets, which are lightly soiled, hinges of a few volumes cracked or starting. Moderate toning to interiors, some volumes have light foxing in places, several volumes have bookplates, inscriptions, and tipped-in or laid-in letters and clippings to preliminaries (described below). A rare complete set with several unique volumes, all volumes in very good condition. $8,500. **THIS DESCRIPTION IS TRUNCATED DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITS. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A COMPLETE VERSION.** * First editions. The volumes in this series offer thorough accounts of 83 famous cases, 72 British and 11 Scottish, tried between 1586 and 1953. Though written for general readers, they were produced to a high scholarly standard and have been cited in courts, legal scholarship and Parliament. Each volume contains a detailed introduction followed by an edited verbatim report of the proceedings and, where they exist, judgments on appeal. Some volumes have illustrations and appendices of original material. Several volumes in our set have notable features. Ten have bookplates and ownership markings of William Roughead, the primary editor of the series. Bookplates and similar markings are found in four volumes owned by another prominent series editor, F. Tennyson Jesse [1888-1958], the notable female criminologist and journalist. Nine, including four that belonged to Jesse, have the embossed stamp of Jonathan Goodman [1931-2008] an important British crime historian. One has the embossed stamp of Lane Kauffmann [1921-1988], an American writer known for his crime novels. Seven volumes, including the one bound in calf, are presentation copies from Roughead; nine volumes have presentation inscriptions of other editors. Among the laid-in and tipped-in items are letters to the publisher from volume editors, a three-page manuscript from the novelist Maude Annesley Brownlow [1871-1930], which is addressed to the series publish.