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The Bloody Assizes
$29.95England's turbulent history and the last quarter of the 17th century records the name of George Jeffreys in a most unflattering manner. Jeffreys became Lord Chief Justice in 1682 and held, in 1685, the brutal assizes following the defeat of Monmouth's rebellion. By his order, hundreds of prisoners were condemned […] -
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Coals of Fire
$29.95In the Alton Telegraph libel case, the newspaper of a small Illinois community “was found liable for defamation and a judgement of nearly ten million dollars on the basis of something that was never even published in its pages.” The offending "libel" took the form of a 1969 secret memorandum […] -
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The Life, Trial, & Death of Francisco Ferrera
$29.95This book recounts the notorious Spanish trial and execution of Francisco Ferrer. Ferrer was a hapless freethinker, anticleric, and poverty-stricken reformer of education. In 1909 the Spanish authorities convicted and executed Ferrer on charges of being the “author and chief” of a violent rebellion. The evidence against him was lacking, […] -
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Trial of the Duchess of Kingston
$29.95It was 1776 and although there was a considerable amount going on between America and Great Britain, much of England’s attention was turned to the Duchess of Kingston, Elizabeth Chudleigh, with her acts of shame and deceit. Though the Duchess was publicly married to the Duke of Kingston, she was […] -
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The Collaborator
$29.95Should a literary collaborator with the worst of evils be punished? Executed? Martyred? These are the questions raised by the remarkable case of Robert Brasillach who was executed by the de Gaulle government following the liberation of Paris in 1944. Brasillach was one of France's most respected young writers during […] -
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Democracy and Leadership
$39.95“I do not hesitate to affirm,” writes Irving Babbitt in Democracy and Leadership, “that what is specifically human in man and ultimately divine is a certain quality of will, a will that is felt in its relation to his ordinary self as a will to refrain.” By taking stances contrary to […] -
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The American Democrat
$39.95Upon returning to his native land after nearly seven years in Europe, James Fenimore Cooper set forth his sometimes caustic views of the new democracy that was the United States of America. The Leather-stocking Tales provided readers more information they craved about the new country. Cooper published The American Democrat, […] -
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The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation
$39.95Charles Howard McIlwain, a professor of history and government at Harvard University from 1911 to 1948, wrote scholarly works with such clarity and style that today's readers continue to find great merit and interest in them. For close to 100 years, readers have benefited from McIlwain's thoughts on the subject of […] -
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The Life of Sir William Osler 2 vol.
$69.952 Volume quarter- leather Biography of Sir William Osler, MD. Heirs of Hippocrates Library. -
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The Queen v Louis Riel
$29.95"The treason trial of Louis Riel in 1885 was the Canadian equivalent, in many ways, of the trial of Aaron Burr in the early history of the United States. Riel was an important personage in Canadian history during the 1870s and early 1880s. He served both within and without the […] -
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
$19.95The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case is one of the most notorious cases of the 20th century. Sidney B. Whipple’s The Trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann is the controversial case of the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby. Originally published by a reporter who covered the story, it is mainly comprised […] -
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My Life: Autobiography of Havelock Ellis
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Atlas of the Pathological Anatomy of the Eyeball
$89.95Pagenstecher and Genth's 'Atlas of the Pathological Anatomy of the Eyeball', published in 1875, is one of the most magnificent, historically important, and difficult-to-obtain works in ophthalmics. This beautiful, oversized leather volume is part of our Classics of Ophthalmology Library. It is bound in genuine top-grain pigskin leather and is […] -
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The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves
$89.95As Sir Charles Sherrington pointed out, "Thomas Willis practically re-founded the anatomy and physiology of the brain and nerves," and "put the brain and nervous system on their modern footing." At the Patronal Festival for Thomas Willis in 1915, Sir William Osler commented that "Willis is remembered particularly by the […] -
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The History and Treatment of the Diseases of the Teeth
$89.95This beautiful, oversized leather volume is a reprint of the original 1806 edition of the work for our Classics of Dentistry Library. It is bound in genuine top-grain pigskin leather and is stamped in 22-karat gold. It includes a number of sketches at the end of the book. Only a […] -
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The Nervous System of the Human Body
$89.95This beautiful, oversized volume is a reprint of the 1830 edition of the work. Includes a number of sketches by Charles Bell of various parts of the nervous system. Only a few books left!
