Nov 18, 2008 - Sale 2163

Sale 2163 - Lot 110

Price Realized: $ 210
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(CRIME.) Report of the Trials of the Murderers of Richard Jennings. 8vo, stitched, very worn front wrapper, no rear wrapper; short closed tear on title page, uncut, browned, some faint dampstaining; ink-burned signature of early owner on title, ex-library with inked stamps on title and wrapper. Newburgh, NY, 1819

Additional Details

Jennings was killed after an extended property dispute in Orange County, NY. The gory details are all here. McDade 966; Sabin 36046. Only 5 copies listed on WorldCat.