Curious Trials and Criminal Cases. First edition, 1928.
Bierstadt, Edward Hale, [1891-1970]. Curious Trials and Criminal Cases. From Socrates to Scopes. Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing, [1928]. First edition. xiv, 366 pp. Illustrated. Frontispiece. Publisher's red ink stamped black cloth. Top edge red. Deckle bottom and fore-edge. Worn. Contemporary previous owner's signature to front endleaf. Internally clean. A good copy. $45. * This book chronicles significant legal proceedings across history; from the ancient world (the trial of Socrates) to the contemporary legal landmark of the author's era, the Scopes "Monkey" Trial, framing them as both "curious" and historically defining. It also serves as a survey of how justice and societal values have shifted over centuries.
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