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The amazing crime and trial of Leopold and Loeb / by Maureen McKernan.
LIBRA - Rare KF224.L46 M3 1989 Potok copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McKernan, Maureen.
- Series:
- Notable trials library
- The Notable trials library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal, 1904-1971 defendant.
- Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal.
- Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal, 1904-1971.
- Loeb, Richard A., 1905-1936 defendant.
- Loeb, Richard A.
- Loeb, Richard A., 1905-1936.
- Franks, Bobby, 1909-1924.
- Franks, Bobby.
- Trials (Murder)--Illinois--Cook County.
- Trials (Murder).
- Illinois--Cook County.
- Penn Provenance:
- Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 380 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm.
- Edition:
- Special edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Birmingham, Alabama] : The Notable Trials Library [Division of Gryphon Editions, Inc.], [©1989]
- Contents:
- The crime startles Chicago
- The confession
- Through the eyes of friends
- In custody
- During the trial
- The trial begins
- Medical report by Drs. Hulbert and Bowman
- Joint medical report by Drs. White, Healy, Glueck and Hamill
- The alienists for the defense
- The state's alienists
- The defense attorneys
- The plea of Clarence Darrow
- The state's argument
- Remarks of the court at the conclusion of the argument of the state's attorney
- The decision and sentence.
- Notes:
- "This special edition of ... has been privately printed for the members of The Notable Trials Library by Arcata Graphics/Kingsport. The introduction was written for this edition by Alan M. Dershowitz ... Film was prepared from the first American edition of 1924. New type matter was composed by P&M Typesetting, Inc. in Caslon. The text paper was especially made for this edition by P. H. Glatfelter Company. The volume has been quarter-bound in genuine leather by Arcata Graphics/Sherwood. Endleaves are a specially commissioned original marbled design of Richard J. Wolfe. Edges are gilded; the spine is stamped in 22-karat gold. Cover stampings and design of the edition by Daniel B. Bianchi and Selma Ordewer."--Colophon.
- Reprint. Originally published: Chicago : Plymouth Court Press, 1924.
- Contains introduction by Clarence Darrow and Walter Bachrach.
- Local Notes:
- Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.
- Potok Collection copy has gray ribbon bookmark.
- Potok Collection copy has label "This is copy number 12853 of The Notable Trials Library in the Library of Chaim Potok" laid in.
- OCLC:
- 23008835
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