Unrecorded Verse Broadside Describing the Murder of a Young Woman in Whitechapel [Broadside]. [Murder]. Whitechapel Murder. A Lament for Harriet Lane. Leicester: S.n., 1875. 9-3/4" x 6" broadside printed on thick paper, main text printed in single column below headline, text enclosed by thick black border. Light browning and edgewear..... More
"The Female Murderess!": Driven by the Culture of Slavery (Two Full-Page Woodcut Illustrations) [Murder]. [Walters, Ann Smith (1812-1844)]. [Dudley, Enos G. (d.1849)]. [Runkle, Mary]. Life and Confession of Ann Walters, The Female Murderess! Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, At Haverhill, N.H., May 23d, 1849. To Which is Added..... More
"The Terrible Fate of the Trusting and Unfortunate Jennie E. Cramer": McDade 666 [Murder]. [Malley, James, Defendant]. The Beautiful Victim of the Elm City. Being a Full, Fair, And Impartial Narrative of All that is Known of the Terrible Fate of the Trusting and Unfortunate Jennie E. Cramer: Giving All..... More
A Rare McDade Item [Murder]. McCaffrey, James [1813-1850]. The Life and Private History of James Mc'Caffrey, Who Was Convicted at New Haven on the 29th day of April, A.D. 1850, Of the Murder of Ann Smith on the 29th day of October 1849, And Sentenced to be Hung at New..... More
One of the Men Who Murdered Captain White: McDade 564 [Murder]. Citizen of Danvers. [Crowninshield, Richard (1804-1830)]. Biographical Sketch of the Celebrated Salem Murderer, Who for Ten Years Past has Been the Terror of Essex County, Mass. Including a Full and Authentic Account of His Daring Exploits; Together with Many..... More
A Murder in Richmond: McDade 711 [Murder]. [Richmond, VA]. [Myers, William R.]. The Letters and Correspondence of Mrs. Virginia Myers, (Which Have Never Before Been Published or Even Read in Court,) to Dudley Marvin Hoyt, Who was Murdered at Richmond, Sept. 28th, 1846, by Wm. R. Myers, and Two Others..... More
A Murder Related to Labor Unrest in the Newcastle Mines [Broadside]. [Murder]. [Great Britain]. An Account of the Shocking Murder, Committed on the Body of John Errington, A Bound Pitman, At Hetton Colliery, In the County of Durham, On Saturday April 19, 1832, By Receiving Two Shots, One of Them..... More
Murder in Canton, Ohio: McDade 334 [Murder]. [Albaugh, Thurlow K. (1868-1937)]. George, Annie, E. [b.1859]. Saxton, George D. [1848-1898]. Canton's Great Tragedy: The Murder of George D. Saxton, Together with a History of the Arrest and Trial of Annie E. George, Charged with the Murder. With Biographical Sketches of George..... More
Jealousy, Fraud Accusations and Murder: McDade 919 [Murder]. [Stokes, Edward S. (1841-1901)]. [Fisk, James, Jr. (1835-1872)]. Life, Adventures, Strange Career, And Assassination of Col. James Fisk, Jr. The Fisk-Stokes Tragedy. All about Miss Mansfield. Those Rich, Rare, And Racy Letters and Many Oddities Now for the First Time Made Public..... More
The First Use of Sleepwalking as a Defense in a Murder Trial [Murder]. [Bickford, James, Compiler]. The Authentic Life of Mrs. Mary Ann Bickford, Who Was Murdered in the City of Boston, On the 27th of October, 1845. Comprising a Large Number of the Original Letters and Correspondence Never Before..... More
A Contemporary Opinion on a Sensational 1889 Murder by a Female Physician Densmore, Helen. [Maybrick Murder Case]. The Maybrick Case: English Criminal Law. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co.; New York: Stillman & Co., [1892]. 148 pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Stiff textured wrappers, gilt title to front. Some rubbing to..... More
With Verses Addressed to "The Fair Sex" [Murder]. Williams, John. The Winchester Tragedy; A Full True, And Particular Account of a Most Bloody Murder! Committed on the Body of Mary Thomas, Near Winchester, In the County of Hants, By John Williams, A Young Farmer, In the Same Neighborhood, On Sunday..... More
Illustrated Account of a Belgian Priest With a Gambling Addiction Who Committed Several Murders [Murder]. [Pierlot, Jacques (1750-1786)]. La Vie de Jacques Pierlot, Pretre & Marguillier de la Paroisse de Vervier, Ville de la Principaute de Liege; Avec tous les Details de son Crime, De sa Degradation, & De son..... More
Broadside with Portraits of the "Edgeware Road Murderer" and His Female Accomplice [Broadside]. [Murder]. [Greenacre, James (1785-1837)]. [Gale, Sarah (d. 1837)]. James Greenacre and Sarah Gale, Charged with the Murder & Mutilation of Hannah Brown. Sketched from Life, At the Bar of the Old Bailey, 12th April 1837. Warranted Written..... More
The Edgeware Road Murderer [Murder]. [Greenacre, James (1785-1837)]. [Gale, Sarah (d.1837)]. The Murder of Mrs. Brown, By J. Greenacre. Attempted Suicide of the Murderer. [London]: Printed by C. Hepner, New Cut, Lambeth, [1837]. [4] pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Disbound pamphlet, light toning, faint dampstain along spine. $450. * Known..... More
"Oh! Lust, Accursed Lust! 'Twas This for Which I Did the Deed" [Broadside]. [Murder]. Private Individual at the Bar. Abr'm Prescott's Confession of the Murder of Mrs. Sally Cochran of Pembroke, N.H.--June 23, 1833. [Concord, NH.?]: S.n., 1836. 17" x 11-1/2" broadside. Two-columns of verse in twenty stanzas within woodcut..... More
"His Famous Wig Composed Entirely of Split Hairs and Adorned with the Ceremonial Crimson Tape" Robinson, Boardman [1876-1952]. [Becker-Rosenthal Murder Trial]. Mr. Justice Precedent. [New York, 1914]. 21" x 15-1/2" gouache image on 26" x 19-1/2" sheet, image signed twice and inscribed by Robinson, caption in pencil below image, most..... More
Verse Account of a Murder-Suicide in Pennsylvania [Broadside]. [Murder-Suicide]. [Pennsylvania]. [Koppelberger, Johannes]. Ein Neues Lied von der Mord-Geschichte des Joseph Miller, Welcher im Januar 1822, Einer Sonntags Nacht Seine Schwangere Frau unde Zwei Kinder auf eine Grausame Art Ermordete, Und sich Selbst Erhing, Welches Alles, Wie man Glaubt, Aus Armuth..... More