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MacKenzie, F.A. Landru. Famous Trials Series. General editor George Dilnot. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1928. Reprint New York: Notable Trials Library, 1995. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. [5], v, 244 pp. Quarter calf over cloth, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Internally clean. A fine copy. $15. * The definitive contemporary courtroom and biographical record documenting the sensational 1921 murder trial of Henri Desire Landru, the notorious French serial killer dubbed the 'Bluebeard of Gambais.' MacKenzie provides a detailed analysis of the legal proceedings, the meticulous forensic investigation that uncovered the remains of eleven victims, and the brilliant defensive strategies mounted in one of the most famous criminal cases in twentieth-century European history.…