Nov 29, 2001 - Sale 1916

Sale 1916 - Lot 86

Price Realized: $ 172
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Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
(CRIME.) Trial of Mrs. Hannah Kinney for the Alleged Murder of her Husband George T. Kinney, by Poison. 8vo, self-wrappers, rebacked with cloth tape, foxed; scattered foxing. McDade 560.<\t>Boston, 1840

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"Mr. Kinney died in Boston of arsenic poisoning, apparently served in sage tea. Mrs. Kinney's behavior and sense of guilt helped to bring her to trial, but she was acquitted"--McDade.<