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Diary of a Judge, Being Trials of Life, Compiled from the Notebook of a Recently Deceased Judge; Diary of an Ex-Detective
Henry Robert Addison; Charles Martel [Thomas Delf]
1860
Ward and Lock; : London
6.5" by 5"
312; 315pp
SUMMARY
Two very scarce 1860 collections of entertaining, macabre and thrilling short stories, framed as being excerpts from the diary of a Judge and a Detective.
First Edition,Leather Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Good Only
This book weighs1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first of these works is the scarce 1860 work Diary of a Judge, Being Trials of Life, Compiled from the Notebook of a Recently Deceased Judge, by Henry Robert Addison. Addison was the author of about sixty dramas and farces on the London stage, and authored a further twelve novels and stories.
This collection of short stories is claimed to be carefully extracted from the note-book of the Baron de -----, who for several years acted as a judge during the reign of Napoleon. Stories include The Haunted House, The Poisoned Creece, An Irish Ghost Story and The Phrenologist.
The second work is the very scarce 1860 collection Diary of an Ex-Detective, edited by Charles Martel, which is the pseudonym of author and translator Thomas Delf.
Short stories include The Murdered Judge, Cheating the Gallows and Robbing the Bank.
Two thrilling collections of extraordinary tales.
CONDITION
In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Loss of calf to back strip head. Light rubbing to joints, board perimeters, and back strip tail. Front joint starting, with board firmly held. Rear joint starting and firmly held. Rear free endpaper removed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with handling marks and instances of spotting throughout.
Overall Condition: Good Only
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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