1856 antique WILLIAM PALMER TRIAL true crime MURDER RUGELEY POISONER illustrated

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1856 antique WILLIAM PALMER TRIAL true crime MURDER RUGELEY POISONER illustrated:
$295.00

1856 antique WILLIAM PALMER TRIAL true crime MURDER RUGELEY POISONER illustrated
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Offered here is an original 1856 Illustrated and Unabridged Edition of The Times Report of the Trial of William Palmer, for Poisoning John Parsons Cook, at Rugeley, published in London by Ward and Lock, 158 Fleet Street. Measuring approximately 8.75 x 5.75 inches, this substantial Victorian volume presents the complete proceedings of one of the most sensational murder trials of the nineteenth century.

William Palmer (1824–1856), the notorious "Rugeley Poisoner," was a Staffordshire physician accused of poisoning racehorse owner and gambler John Parsons Cook. The case attracted enormous public attention throughout Britain and became a landmark event in Victorian criminal history, helping shape public discussion of forensic science, toxicology, and the use of medical evidence in criminal prosecutions.

This copy is the desirable illustrated and unabridged edition, containing the full day-by-day trial proceedings together with numerous original wood-engraved illustrations. Included are courtroom scenes, portraits of judges, attorneys, witnesses, and key participants, as well as views of Rugeley, Palmer's residence, the Talbot Arms Hotel, Cook's grave, local businesses, and other locations connected with the case. The large folding courtroom illustration is present, and the volume is confirmed complete.

The original publisher's cloth binding remains intact with gilt-stamped title on the front cover and spine. Condition shows expected age and use, including rubbing, edge wear, corner wear, spine wear, toning, foxing, and general handling wear accumulated over nearly 170 years. Please review all photographs carefully as they form part of the description and provide the best representation of condition.

An outstanding piece of Victorian true-crime history and an increasingly desirable volume for collectors of murder trials, criminology, legal history, forensic medicine, sensational crime literature, and nineteenth-century illustrated books.

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

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