Search Results: the true story of the hart meservey by dunton alvin r

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

New. .

Gale, Making of Modern Law, 2012-02-14. Paperback. Good.

Gale, Making of Modern Law, 2012-02-14. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

first edition, 12mo, portraits, 309 pp., original pictorial cloth, ex-library, handstamps on title-page, shelf label on spine, binding somewhat rubbed and shaken, else a good copy.
"Mrs. Sarah Meservey was last seen alive in Tenants Harbor, Maine, on December 22, 1877. Her strangely incurious neighbors did not look behind her blinds for five weeks; then her strangled body was finally found. Hart, a neighbor, was convicted, mainly because he talked too much before the body was found of how he dreamed she was strangled. Only a small piece this book is devoted to the trial; the remainder is the author's theory…" – McDade, Annals of Murder, 447

Paperback / softback. New.

Camden, Maine: Alvin R Dunton, 1882. 1st Ed. hardcover. Very Good. 1882 self-published, First Edition, brown cloth hardcover, corners rubbed, owner's gift dedication, stain on front endpapers, 309 pages

Boston: Published by the Author, 1882. First Edition. 309 pp, including index and five pages of testimonials regarding the competence and credibility of the author. A good copy in original pictorial cloth; scuffed, well-rubbed at the edges, and lacking front free endpaper. McDade 447: "Mrs. Sarah Meservey was last seen alive in Tenants Harbor, Maine, on December 22, 1877. Her strangely incurious neighbors did not look behind her blinds for five weeks; then her strangled body was found. Hart, a neighbor, was convicted of her murder, mainly because he talked too much before the body was found of how he dreamed she was strangled." The author, a handwriting expert, had appeared before the grand jury as a witness for the prosecution. After he learned that a handwriting sample he had been told was written by Hart was actually by someone else, he became convinced of Hart's innocence and determined to prove it.

Published by the Author. Poor with no dust jacket. 1882. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper. Hard cover published by the author in 1882. Green covers with black lettering and drawing on front and gilt lettering on spine. No DJ. Spine is cocked. Corners of covers are bumped and worn. Front cover has three ink marks on left side and some wrinkling at top. Back cover has a large ring of wrinkling, and both covers have scuffing, stains and edge wear. Previous owner's name is written inside front cover. Front endpaper has a copy of the author's signature that looks like some one tried to imitate it. The tissue paper covering the author's drawing has ink writing where someone traced over the author's signature. Back endpaper is missing, and binding is split before back cover. Some pages have foxing or age spots. Inside covers and front endpaper have some stains. ; Signed by Author .