[Film]. [True Crime]. [Dillinger, John]Biblio.com
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19353203N.p. 1935. Very good. Photographically illustrated film herald 12 x 6 inches. Even toning minor edge wear short closed tear near top edge. A rare small broadside advertising a true crime presentation including real footage related to the shooting death of famed gangster John Dillinger. This "sensational story" most likely a newsreel mixed with a reenactment of Dillinger's assassination promised to show "actual authentic pictures" "the ambulance that hauled him away" and "Dillinger's body on a cold slab in the undertakers morgue." The herald includes a portrait of Dillinger himself. The Dillinger film was paired with an action western from 1930 titled Trails of Danger. An early entry in American true crime and a wonderful display piece. unknown
Fine English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 32 p. Complex of the Karaite Kenasa in Yevpatoria. Prepared for the 200th anniversary of the Big Kenasa Foundation. Translated by Valentin I. Kefeli. History and architecture of the Qirim-Tatar synagogue
201221899Paris, Fixot, 1996 ; in-8, 440 pp., br. Broché bon état un peu écorné.
1900826501900 Milano, La Poligrafica, sans date (vers 1900), petit in 8° relié demi-chagrin, dos à nerfs orné, couverture illustrée en couleurs conservée, 255 pages.
10760Headed The Camp Little Kimble Nr. Aylesbury Bucks. 5 Feb. 1947. One page 12mo good condition. "Thanks you very much for writing to me about my boo. It is always nice to hear from oone's readers and I am delighted to learn that both you and your husband found an hour's excitement in this otherwise rather dreary world. Your good wishes are appreciated." Norte: Apparently Raymond/Chase/Grant only published "More Deadly than the Male" under the pseudonym "Ambrose Grant" so letters signed so may well be scarce. [Headed] The Camp, Little Kimble, Nr. Aylesbury, Bucks., 5 Feb. 1947. unknown
202101782Grenoble, Glénat, 2016 ; in-4, 46 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur. EO tome 1 DL avril 2016.
197421567Queens NY 1974. Very Good . Queens NY: 1974. Thirty original press photographs measuring ca. 23.5x18cm. to 28x18cm. or the inverse some with snipe in image or mounted to verso; occasional color pencil annotations to versos one piece of snipe separated else a Very Good collection images all quite sharp.<br /> <br /> Substantial archive of press photographs covering a thirty-hour hostage situation that took place at the South Jamaica Houses in Queens New York. Floyd Steele recently on parole from the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane was the tenant of Fred and Peggy Dalton Kinsler living in their apartment with Peggy's five-year-old daughter Avril. Steele had already been convicted twice for manslaughter charges including the 1963 fire arm death of his girl friend. Late on the evening of June 10th 1974 Steele allegedly made an unwanted advance at Peggy threatening the family with a loaded gun when she rebuffed him. Peggy managed to lock herself in a bedroom and used a sheet to climb out of the third story window to alert the police. According to Cecil Mackey a member of the Housing Authority Police and one of the lead negotiators during the following thirty-three hour stand off an early attempt to break open the door to the apartment found Steele pointing the gun at young Avril's head threatening to shoot if they did not shut the door. Mackey and the newly-formed hostage negotiation team developed by Simon Eisdorfer in the wake of the deadly attack on the 1972 Olympics employed the latter's negotiation techniques which according to a 2005 obituary article "deemphasized confrontation focusing instead on saving lives. Studying earlier cases Eisdorfer realized that negotiators could subtly turn a siege into a waiting game that played out in their favor. Police officers could change shifts but the suspects could not and eventually became tired and hungry enough to surrender." Mackey and fellow officer Lt. Francis Bolz followed these protocols addressing Steele as "Mister" chatting about gardenias and slowly managing to gain Steele's trust enough to open the door long enough to provide him and Avril with breakfast and hot coffee. It was by proffering Avril a glass of Kool-Aid that Bolz managed to pull her out of the apartment door and place his body equipped with bullet proof vest between her and Steele. Steele surrendered immediately though it was discovered that his gun was still loaded and Fred Kinsler had been killed by two bullets to the neck and chest. From start to finish the situation lasted thirty-three hours and was later described by Police Commissioner Michael Codd as "an ideal marriage of the community and the professional policeman in action" "New York Daily News" June 13 1974. <br /> <br /> The present collection of photographs attributed to Ted Cunningham Dan Neville and Paul Hosefros were splashed across newspapers across the country. Half of the photographs in the collection depict members of the police force as the situation unfolded including snipers situated on the ground and on a nearby rooftop. A number of images of the small window into the apartment also feature heavily including one in which one can just see the small hand of Avril Kinsler shutting the window upon Steele's instructions. Approximately half of the photographs document the immediate aftermath of Steele's arrest including four close-up shots of him being led by members of the police force; two show Avril being carried away by an unknown policewoman; and three photographs show Peggy Kinsler in a state of shock being wheeled out of the apartment in a gurney after discovering that her husband had been murdered. A substantial and important documentation on the history of police tactics on both the local and the national level. unknown
in-8, 230 pp, broché, couverture illustrée. Excellent état. [AZ-9]
1967List2964United States 1967. Approximately 108 items: Eighteen packets of carbon-copied documents totaling 114 pages; thirty-nine pages of handwritten notes; twenty-six letters from William Burke to Elwood Hammock; thirteen notes and letters from Elwood Hammock to Arthur Lea; fourteen packets of carbon copies of Burke's letters totaling fifty pages; two newspaper articles about the case; and three copies and one negative of a mugshot. Excellent. The story of Operation Homex an investigation by the FBI into a blackmail ring targeting gay men during the mid-to-late 1960's begins with the arrest of John Aitken by Detective James McDonnell in July of 1965. Police were called to the Grand Central Western Union where Aitken who had been impersonating a police officer while traveling with a 14-year-old boy was attempting to convince the boy's father to wire him $150 to fly him home. Aitken had a prior arrest for child molestation -to avoid doing hard time Aitken told McDonnell that he could tell the NYPD about something much more interesting than the crime he was currently committing.1<br /> <br /> The extortion ring Aitken told the NYPD about had been shaking down dozens of men across the country for almost a decade taking in over $2 million. Corrupt police-and men impersonating police known as "bulls"-used young men and boys known as "chickens" to lure in and blackmail prominent closeted gay men. Their victims included high-ranking military officers doctors professors entertainers and even a sitting Congressman. Over the next two years the investigation headed by the Manhattan District Attorney and the FBI would reveal an operation of unprecedented scope with activities in over a dozen cities.<br /> <br /> The present archive of correspondence is from the collection of Special Agent Arthur B. Lea who was based in Fayetteville North Carolina. The majority of the letters are written by William Joseph Burke an ex-con and ring member who was arrested as part of the first public wave of indictments in February of 1966 to "Bone" or "Bud" a.k.a Elwood "Buddie" Lee Hammock one of the three ringleaders primarily responsible for the whole of the extortion operation. According to a carbon copy of an FBI report included here Hammock was arrested in September of 1966. It would appear that he subsequently began cooperating with the investigation including forwarding Burke's letters to Special Agent Lea.<br /> <br /> Burke discusses the legal case with Hammock candidly and in great detail though using pseudonyms for most of the players. He tells Hammock:<br /> <br /> "Yes the Thumb mentioned your name I assume one of the two contracts he was inflating his ego with may have belonged to you but he was all confused like I told you. He appeared to be sure about one thing and that was that his victims would never show up and take the stand at the trial but when I told him that Murphy the Apple were going to plead guilty his chin dropped he asked me if the Apple was talking ." January 9 1966<br /> <br /> It was incredibly difficult to convince victims to testify a fact which Burke alludes to several times in his letters. One victim Admiral William Church committed suicide rather than even speak to investigators in New York. As Burke himself notes "the laws in the U.S. . tend to encourage Vice Squads etc. to shake down such people" and left them little recourse September 22 1966.<br /> <br /> Hammock's main concern which is shared by Burke is that he would face serious prison time despite his cooperation with the authorities. He tells Lea:<br /> <br /> "Somebody has got to do something for me Art. I've worked hard as hell breaking up this ring now they're going to toss me to the vultures that ain't right Art I aint got no money to hire me a lawyer or nothing - Thats why the Hebe flew away". No Date<br /> <br /> "The Hebe" is Sherman Kaminsky who skipped bail after Church's suicide and disappeared for 11 years his flight is the subject of much ire from both Burke and Hammock. According to Hammock investigators let Kaminsky out of the courtroom at lunchtime and left him alone while he sat on a bench reading the paper and feeding the pigeons. When they came to retrieve him "Boom No Hebe no where in sight" No Date.<br /> <br /> Among the other items included here are two mugshots a photo negative and the complete FBI file of Jimmy Michael Haithcock one of the chickens whose name is included on the aforementioned FBI report. There are many pages of Lea's hastily written notes numerous photocopies of letters from Burke and a substantial stack of call records from Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. An unusual collection to be sure with much to glean about a fascinating and largely forgotten episode of American history.<br /> <br /> 1 William McGowan "The Chickens and the Bulls" Slate July 11 2012. unknown
67182Montmelian, La Fontaine Siloe, Chambery, Archives de Savoie, 2005, fort in 8° broché, 374 pages ; illustrations en noir et en couleurs.
in-8, 215 pages, illustrations, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [MI-26]
200899779Editions Jacob-Duvernet, 2008, gr. in-8°, 402 pp, broché, couv. illustrée, bon état. Tome 1 seul (sur 2) : 1936-1973. Le tome 2 couvre la période 1973-1979.
200899885L'Esprit du Livre, 2008, gr. in-8°, 208 pp, préface du commissaire Charles Pellegrini, photos et documents en fac-similé dans le texte, broché, couv. illustrée, bon état
7647Paris, Le carrousel FN, 1984. In-8, broché, documents hors-texte.
198499733P., Le Carrousel-FN, 1984, gr. in-8°, 247 pp, 16 pl. de photos et documents hors texte, broché, couv. illustrée, bon état. Edition originale
200899774Flammarion, 2008, gr. in-8°, 383 pp, broché, couv. illustrée, bon état, bande conservée
65281 vol. grand in-8, demi-basane noire, dos à nerfs, titré "Divers" tome 2. Légers frottemenst au dos. Bon état. Provient de la Bibliothèque d'Antonin Mallat, pharmacien et historien de Vichy.
12mo, 16pp., woodcut to title page, disbound. Patient Joe, or, The Newcastle collier -- The execution of Wild Robert : being a warning to all parents -- Dan and Jane, or, Faith and works : a tale -- The gin-shop, or, A peep into a prison. A Cheap Repository Tract.
183335550Philadelphia: Printed at Alexander's General Printing Office 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Hardcover. Ex-institutional copy. 72 pages. Original wraps without the outer covers bound in black cloth covered boards with copy of the title pasted down on the front cover. Gilt lettered title on the spine. New tan end sheets front and back. Page 1 is the title page and has two stamps at the bottom: Presbyterian Historical Society Philadelphia and a red withdrawn stamp. Print is small and contents are clean. <br /> <br /> McDade 335 - "Getter convicted of fornication and bastardy was given the option of marrying the girl he had wronged; six weeks later saddled with a wife he did not want he choked her to death.â€. From wikipedia:<br /> <br /> Getter's Island previously known as Abel's Island is a small island in the Delaware River in Easton Pennsylvania in the United States. It is best known as the location of the execution of Charles Getter the last person to be publicly executed in Pennsylvania. History edit Execution of Charles Getter edit The island is named after Charles Getter a farm hand who was hanged on the island in 1833 for the murder of Margaret Lawall a woman he married to avoid prosecution for impregnating her outside of wedlock. Getter's execution was initially scheduled to take place at Center Square in Easton but it was moved to the island - then known as Abel's Island - to accommodate the crowds.<br /> An estimated 15000 to 20000 people some of whom traveled hundreds of miles gathered in the town to view the execution. 12 An initial attempt to hang him failed forcing a second attempt which resulted in his death. A reporter who witnessed the scene was horrified at how little the crowd was affected by the execution and called on lawmakers to take action. 2 Governor George Wolf agreed with the reporter and signed a law banning public execution on April 10 1834. As a result Getter was the last person in Pennsylvania to be publicly executed. 2. Printed at Alexander's General Printing Office hardcover
1544ABC_46700The Hague: sold by Frans Duyck Pietersz. colophon: Delft printed by Symon Jansz. 1544. Modern half brown buckram marbled paper sides blue endpapers with an older ca. 1840 front wrapper bound in. 4to. With the woodcut crowned coat of arms of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V with the order of the Golden Fleece a column on either side and the motto plus oultre on the title-page. Set in 2 sizes of textura gothic type with 2 lombardic initials cast type. First and only edition of a rare ordinance printed in Delft. The ordinance promulgated 19 May 1544 tried to reduce or at least prevent a further rise in crime in Holland and even in other parts of the Holy Roman Empire by addressing the negligence of officers in enforcing the law. It notes that crime rates - from murders to fraud and other smaller incidents - are rising in Holland and across the Holy Roman Empire because officers of the law are failing to do their jobs in the eyes of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and other lower ranking officials like the stadtholders in the Low Countries. The present ordinance addresses problems concerning the enabling fraudulent behaviour towards creditors of any kind authorities too readily issuing letters permitting deferment of payment resulting in an exorbitant volume of unpaid debts. In total the ordinance contains 40 rules and regulations mainly for officers of the law but also for criminals and others profiting from the lack of law enforcement decreed and published with the intent of bringing down crime rates and reminding officers of their duties. The printer Simon Jansz. in Delft printed the ordinance in two issues the present for Frans Duyck Pietersz. in the Hague and the other with his own imprint Typ. Batava 5796 2 copies.With contemporary marginal annotations and underlining of the text in pen. The second flyleaf is the older front wrapper with an inscription in brown ink on the back: "19 Mei 1544" along with an old catalogue clipping and a few pencilled bibliographical notes. With edges of the leaves slightly frayed slight browning throughout mostly around the edges but overall in good condition.l Petit Pamfletten 1 1882 71; STCN 119453460 2 copies cf. 831527528: Delft issue; Typ. Batava 5797 4 copies cf. 5796: Delft issue; USTC 421160 same 4 copies 1 listed as if it were 2 cf. 421163: Delft issue; not in Knuttel; Kress; Van der Wulp. sold by Frans Duyck Pietersz. (colophon: Delft, printed by Symon Jansz.), hardcover
188595257Paris, P., Victor-Havard 1885 In-12, demi-chagrin grenat, dos à nerfs encadré de petits fers dorés, VI- 352 pp. Reliure légèrement frottée. Bon exemplaire.
1973160726Freeport New York: G.C. London Publishing 1973. October 1973 issue. Included is a vintage black-and-white photograph used as the magazine's cover image struck in 1976 based on the article "Beware of the Peroxide Tigress." Photograph with a "True Action Detective / Mar 1976" stamp on the verso with manuscript pencil ink and marker annotations on the verso.<br /> <br /> Photograph: 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with faint creasing on the bottom right corner margin.<br /> <br /> Magazine: 8 x 10.75 inches 65 leaves. Near Fine with two tiny chips at the top of the rear wrapper. G.C. London Publishing unknown
202202943Paris, Payot, 1973 ; in-8, 269 pp., br.
19031953Fall River Massachusetts 1903-1904. About Very Good. 14.5 x 9.5 cm. 120pp. Red limp leather top-bound notebook tan paper label stamped in black to front cover. Holograph text in pencil and ink. Leather edgeworn with several small chips/loss to sides and lower edge; title label stained and toned; faint center crease to rear cover; occasional minor soiling. A year in the beat of Fall River patrolman Obadiah Knott providing a day-by-day account of his activities while on patrol. For the most part these are fairly mundane things: he notes the number of gas lights burning on his route checks that doors are locked and occasionally gets called upon to break up groups of loud drunks. Often people disperse themselves running away when they see him coming; other times he is merely resolving misunderstandings. Nevertheless numerous arrests are reported mostly for larceny and disturbing the peace witnesses corralled warrants given and at one point he notes "On Duty on Wellington St. while small pox patients where sic being carried away" July 20 1903.An uncommon personal record of a policeman's activities while walking his beat. hardcover
19313299<p>B&w press photograph with snipe on verso. Verso has stamps recent sticker and colored pencil notation as well as evidence of paper removal probably another snipe and light spotting; shallow chip to lower border and tiny loss to lower corner neither affecting body of image. Good.</p><p>Press photograph of legendary speakeasy proprietor Belle Livingston immediately following her release from jail in March 1931 after being incarcerated for 30 days for contempt of court after being arrested for violations of the Volstead Act i.e. Prohibition. In the photograph Livingston stands in the center of a large crowd outside a police car while police officers and a reporter look on. The snipe reads:</p><p>"Crowds Greet Belle after Release from Jail: New York -- Belle Livingston owner of New York's most luxurious night club surrounded by a huge crowd of her admirers immediately after her release from the Harlem jail where she was sentenced to thirty days for contempt of court. La Belle was convicted of defying a federal prohibition injunction at her famous night life rendezvous. N-3-8-31."</p><p>Belle Livingston 1875-1957 was a traveling theater performer who ran her own salon in Paris prior to moving to New York in 1927 at the age of 52 when she tried her hand at speakeasies aimed at the high society crowd. Although her first and second clubs failed quickly due to lack of funds and federal raids her third -- the Fifty-Eighth Street Country Club at 126 E. 58th St.-- was a major hit while it lasted. Her October 1930 opening night drew such guests as Russia's Archduke Leopold John D. Rockefeller the Duke of Manchester and Al Capone. However the establishment was soon raided by federal agents and Livingston who famously tried to escape while wearing red silk pajamas only managed to keep the Country Club open until January 1931. After her release from jail she tried opening speakeasies out West but never managed to make a go of it. Indomitable until the end her gravestone reads "This is the only stone I have left unturned" https://prohibition.themobmuseum.org.</p> International Newsreel Photos, Inc.
