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Crime, detection, and the law
This collection includes books about criminal actions and their detection, prevention, judging, and punishment.
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A dictionary of crimes and offences according to the law of Scotland
W. Green & Son Limited
1936
An introduction to offences in Scottish Law reflecting, primarily, the requirements of Police Officers.
The Vagabond Book of Stirling
Lomax Press
2010
Selected from records of misdemeanours and punishments of ne'er-do-wells hauled before the town Baillies in Stirling's Tolbooth.
Advertisements in court
David Fanning Limited
1965
A selection of legal actions relating to advertisements.
Fingerprints: fifty years of scientific crime detection
George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd
1953
A history of the application of fingerprinting to the detection of crime.
Fifth report
Senate
1949
One of a series of reports on investigations into alleged subversive, communist activities in the State of California.
Best American detective stories of the year - 1956
T.V. Boardman & Company Limited
1957
An anthology of twelve short stories.
Select Scottish cases of the thirteenth century
William Hodge & Company, Limited
1944
A study of mediaeval Scots Law with a view to discovering whether the law as applied corresponded to the law as described.
The trial of Ezra Pound: a documental account of the treason case
Faber and Faber
1967
An account of the charges of treason brought against Pound resulting from broadcasts from Italy.
The law and working of the constitution: documents 1660-1914
Adam & Charles Black
1961
A selection of documents illustrating the development of the British constitution since 1660.
The criminal and the community
John Lane : Bodley Head
1912
A discussion of the criminal, the factors in the causation of crime, and the treatment of the criminal. With an appended 16 page 'Catalogue of John Lane's fiction'.
The case of Oscar Slater
Hodder and Stoughton
1912
Presents Doyle's case against the conviction of Oscar Slater for the murder of Marion Gilchrist.
The story of Mr. George Edalji
Grey House Books
1985
A compilation of three of Doyle's writings on the George Edalji cases.
Protocol book of John Foular 1528-1534
Scottish Record Society
1985
A transcription of the final protocol book of a sixteenth century Edinburgh notary.
Lake County villains: some past times and criminality in Cumbria
Red Earth Publications
1993
An account of selected criminals in Cumbria.
Shots from a lawyer's gun
R. A. Everett & Co.
1901
A discussion, with anecdotes, of points of law relevant to the keeping and hunting of game.
L'affaire Sade: compte-rendu exact du procès intenté le Ministère Public
Jean-Jacques Pauvert
1957
An account of the Sade trial which opened in Paris in 1956 before the 17th correctional chamber. Number 920 of a limited edition of 1000.
A history of legal dress in Europe until the end of the eighteenth century
Clarendon Press
1963
A study of legal dress in all European countries, other than Russia and those submerged under Turkey.
The Black Maria, or, The criminals' omnibus
Victor Gollancz Limited in association with William Hodge & Co. Ltd
1935
An omnibus edition of notable British trials.
Upon the tracing of footsteps with some remarks upon the uses of plaster of Paris as a preserver of impresses
Oakmagic Publications
1997
A reprint of one of Holmes' lost monographs.
Square mile of murder
Molendinar Press
1975
An account of four notorious Victorian murders in the West End of Glasgow. Gift inscription from the author on the title-page.
Oscar Slater: the great suspect
Carroll & Nicholson
1951
An account of the murder of Miss Marion Gilchrist and the trial of Oscar Slater and his later reprieve.
The trials of Oscar Wilde: Regina (Wilde) v. Queensferry, Regina v. Wilde and Taylor
William Hodge and Company, Limited
1948
A full account of the three trials that led to Wilde being imprisoned.
Hollywood on trial: the story of the 10 who were indicted
Boni & Gaer
1948
An account of the day on which some of Hollywood's most distinguished authors, stars, producers, and directors were commanded to appear before the un-American Committee in Washington.
Promises, promises: marriage litigation in Scotland 1698-1830
NMS Enterprises
2003
A discussion of the issues raised by Scottish law in which, between 1698-1830, if a man and woman agreed they were married, then they were.
