Patrick Hondt (4 results)

2002, Hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy , Hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy , Hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy.

Patrick De Hondt (illustrator). 4°. 240 S. Mit Abb. u. zahlr. Schriftbeispielen. Original-Pappband mit Schutzumschlag. In deutscher Sprache. - Schutzumschlag berieben und mit Randeinriß. Titel mit Besitzvermerk. Gewicht (Gramm): 1320.

London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1765. (illustrator). London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1765. Incest and Murder in Edinburgh [Trial]. Nairn, Katharine, Defendant. Ogilvie, Patrick [d.1765], Defendant. The Trial of Katharine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie, For the Crimes of Incest and Murder. Containing the Whole Procedure of the High Court of Judiciary, Upon the 5th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, And 16th Days of August 1765. Edinburgh Printed: London: Reprinted, For T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1765. [vii], 134 pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-1/2"). Later library cloth, gilt title and publication date to spine, endpapers renewed. Light shelfwear, later owner bookplate (of Stoughton R. Vogel [1907-1966]) to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, page numbers affected in a few places by trimming, faint stain to pp. 40-41, soiling to half-title, "2" in early hand to heads of half-title and title pages, manuscript table of contents in early hand to foot of p. 134. $650. * Only London edition, published the same year as the only Edinburgh edition. In January 1765, 19-year-old Katharine Nairn married 40-year-old Thomas Ogilvie. She soon fell in love with his younger brother, Patrick. In June the same year, Thomas Ogilvie died after a sudden illness. Katharine and Patrick were arrested and convicted of murder by poisoning. Patrick Ogilvie was hanged, but Katharine's execution was delayed when she was found to be pregnant. Placed in a lower-security section of the prison, she took an opportunity to escape and fled to France. She was never apprehended. This case was the subject of a volume in the Notable British Trials series edited by William Roughead. Vogel was a Philadelphia physician and book collector, traits reflected in the unique design of his bookplate. English Short-Title Catalogue T51693.

London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1765. (illustrator). London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1765. Incest and Murder in Edinburgh [Trial]. Nairn, Katharine, Defendant. Ogilvie, Patrick [d.1765], Defendant. The Trial of Katharine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie, For the Crimes of Incest and Murder. Containing the Whole Procedure of the High Court of Judiciary, Upon the 5th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, And 16th Days of August 1765. Edinburgh Printed: London: Reprinted, For T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1765. [vi], 134 pp. Lacking half-title. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges bound into nineteenth-century cloth-backed boards, printed paper title panel to front board. Light soiling and a few minor stains, moderate rubbing to extremities, some wear to spine ends, corners bumped and somewhat worn, crack in text block between front free endpaper and title page. Moderate toning to text, light foxing to a few leaves, light staining to final few leaves of text, light soiling to title page and (blank) verso of final leaf. $650. * Only London edition, published the same year of the only Edinburgh edition. In January 1765, 19-year-old Katharine Nairn married 40 year-old Thomas Ogilvie. She soon fell in love with his younger brother, Patrick. In June the same year, Thomas Ogilvie died after a sudden illness. Katharine and Patrick were arrested and convicted of murder by poisoning. Patrick Ogilvie was hanged, but Katharine's execution was delayed when she was found to be pregnant. Placed in a lower-security section of the prison, she took an opportunity to escape and fled to France. She was never apprehended. This trial was the subject of a volume in the Notable British Trials series edited by William Roughead. English Short-Title Catalogue T51693.