New York: William Morrow, 1987. 432pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: William Morrow, (1987). More about The Other Nuremberg; The Untold Story of the Tokyo War Crimes Trials
London: Sampson Low, 1882. 2 vols. Thick 12mo, green cloth, corners bumped. London: Sampson Low, 1882. Second Edition. Very good. More about Narratives of State Trials in the Nineteenth Century. First Period. From the Union with Ireland...
New York: Notable Trials, 1992. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. 560 pages, thick 8vo, half red leather over gilt-decorated red cloth, a.e.g. New York: The Notable Trials Library, (1992). A fine copy. Facsimile of the New York: Summit Books, 1985 edition. More about Evil Angels
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1952. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, edges of board corners lightly worn. cloth lightly soiled. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1952. Notable American Trials. More about Prisoners At The Bar; An Account of the Trials of the William Haywood Case, the Sacco-Vanzetti...
New York: Notable Trials, 1991. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. Front. vi + 191 pages, small 8vo, 1/2 leather over gilt-decorated brown cloth, a.e.g. New York: The Notable Trials Library, (1991). A fine copy. Facsimile of the London: William Hodge & Company, 1934 edition. More about The Trial of Guy Fawkes and Others (The Gunpowder Plot
New York: Notable Trials, 1990. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. Illustrated. 511 pages, 8vo, 1/2 leather over gilt-decorated brown leather, a.e.g. New York: The Notable Trials Library, (1990). A fine copy. More about The Andersonville Prison Trial: The Trial of Captain Henry Wirz
Philadelphia: Quirk Books, 2006. Many color Illus. by Marilyn Church. Oblong 4to, pr. wrs. Philadelphia: Quirk Books, (2006). Fine Inscribed by both authors. A courtroom artist's and a television news reporter's coverage of trials in New York City. More about The Art of Justice; An Eyewitness View of Thirty Infamous Trials
New York: Notable Trials, 1992. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. lii + 392 pages, 8vo, 1/2 leather over gilt-decorated blue leather, a.e.g. New York: The Notable Trials Library, (1992). A fine copy. Facsimile of the Washington: W. H. & O. H. Morrison, 1864 edition. More about The Trial of Aaron Burr for High Treason, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the...
New York: Notable Trials, 1995. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. xxix + 546 pages, 8vo, 1/2 leather over gilt-decorated green leather, a.e.g. New York: The Notable Trials Library, (1995). A fine copy. More about The People V. Clarence Darrow
New York: Times Books, 1993. Illus. 546pp. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, d.w. (New York): Times Books, (1993). Very good. More about The People v. Clarence Darrow; The Bribery Trial of America's Greatest Lawyer
New York: Macmillan, 1967. Illus. 636pp. 8vo, blue cloth, corners bumped. New York: Macmillan, (1967). More about The Trial of the Germans; An account of the twenty-two defendants before the International...
New York: McClure, Phillips, 1901. Small 8vo, original brown cloth, ex-lib, spine ends worn and repaired, cloth lightly soiled and rubbed. New York: McClure, Phillips, 1901. More about Five Years of My Life: 1894-1899
New York: Doubleday, 1982. xii + 367 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. spine faded with some chipping at ends. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1982. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More about Somebody is Lying: The Story of Dr. X
New York: The Notable Trials Library, 1994. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. xiv + 370 pages, 8vo, tan leather over cloth. New York: The Notable Trials Library, (1994). A fine copy. Facsimile of the New York: Macmillan, 1988 edition. More about Roe v. Wade: The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision that Made Abortion Legal
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1977. Illus. 480pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1977). More about Justice Crucified; The Story of Sacco and Vanzetti
Oceana, 1953. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. N.p.: Oceana, (1953). On the front flyleaf is the embossed stamp of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. More about The Rosenberg Case; Fact and Fiction
New York: Notable Trials, 1991. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. xvi + 382 pages, 8vo, 1/2 leather over gilt-decorated black cloth, a.e.g. New York: The Notable Trials Library, (1991). A fine copy. More about The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History
Birmingham: Notable Trials Library, 1991. 253 pages. Tall 8vo, 1/2 red leather with gilt decoration, a.e.g. (Birmingham: Notable Trials Library, 1991). A fine copy. Title on spine: "The Trial of Bernhard Goetz" More about A Crime of Self-Defense; Bernhard Goetz and the Law on Trial
New York: Knopf, 1931. Illus. 550pp. + index. 8vo, green cloth, head of spine repaired, corners lightly bumped, back cover lightly soiled. New York: Knopf, 1931. More about The Sacco-Vanzetti Case
Stanford: Academic Reprints, 1954. 12mo, blue cloth, d.w. chipped and partially repaired with tape. Stanford: Academic Reprints, 1954. More about The Case Of Sacco And Vanzetti; A Critical Analysis for Lawyers and Laymen
New York: Viking, 1928. Frontis. 414pp. 8vo, black cloth, very light wear to edges of corners, small tear to head of spine. New York: Viking, 1928. More about The Letters of Sacco and Vanzetti
London: G. Kearsly, 1777. 61, [1] pages. Slim folio, old cloth-backed boards (edgeworn and with some dampstains on cover; a few pages with contemporary ink marginalia, otherwise clean). London: Printed for G. Kearsly, 1777. 18th Century trial for Assault & Battery. "Joseph Stacpoole, at Dartford, in the county of Kent, on the 17th day of August, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, aided and abetted by William Gapper and James Lagier, unlawfully and willfully, made an assault upon and shot... More about The Trial (at Large) of Joseph Stacpoole, Esq; William Gapper, Attorney at Law, and James Lagier:...
New York: Notable Trials Library, 1993. 8vo, 1/2 green leather with gilt decoration, pages slightly wavy throughout, otherwise very good. New York: (Notable Trials Library), 1993. More about Report of the Select Committee of the Senate Appointed to Inquire into the Late Invasion and...
Birmingham: Notable Trials Library, 1989. Illustrated. 384pp., 8vo, 1/2 green leather with gilt decoration, a.e.g. (Birmingham: Notable Trials Library, 1989). A fine copy. More about The Trials Of Oscar Wilde
London: Benjamin Tooke, 1864. Separate paginations. Narrow folio, old leather, worn; front cover detached. London: Benj. Tooke, 1684. First Editions The Arraignment, Tryal & Condemnatiion of Algernon Sidney, for High-Treason; For Conspiring the Death of the King, and Intending to raise a Rebellion...67p. * The Tryals of Thomas Walcot, William Hone, Wm. Lord Russell etc. for High-Treason...81p. * The Tryal of Sr. Sam, Bernardiston, for High-Misdemeanor...30p. *The Tryal of Laurence Braddon and Hugh Speke, upon an Information of High-Misdemeanor, Subornation... More about Bound volume of 5 Trials, presided over by the notorious Lord Chief Justice, known as the...
I thought you'd find this interesting: I learned of Argosy by reading a bit of "bad" publicity in the book "Used and Rare" by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone; no doubt you're familiar with it. (It was unfortunate that the authors had to grind their ax in print in what was an otherwise enjoyable book.) But I had never heard of Argosy before and my curiosity was piqued, so negative comments notwithstanding, I decided to pay a brief visit to the store. I reserved a book (long sought-after) ahead of time because I knew I'd be on an extremely tight schedule with several stops to make in just a few hours' time. Calling to reserve the book was a pleasant, very efficient experience, with a prompt return call to confirm availability. When I stopped in to purchase the book, the greeting (by one of the sisters, I'm not sure which) was extremely pleasant, the service so prompt and also she informed me of a signed letter by the subject I was interested in (unfortunately, I was unable to purchase the letter that day). I found the photo of Lawrence Olivier and Vivien Leigh as Caesar (or Antony?) and Cleopatra which hangs over the register very interesting-- had seen it before in a book. My only disappointment was that I was unable to actually spend time in the store-- it looked so inviting! But I will make it a point to spend time there on my next visit. So you see, even bad publicity can be very beneficial! Thank you for an enjoyable, if brief, experience!
I love old books and I have to say that your shop was my favourite attraction in NYC, and I put it up there along with the MET Opera! I don’t tend to visit NYC very often but I will surely visit the shop next time I go.