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194430660New York: Avon Books 1944. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good . Pocket paperbound book. First pocket paperbound edition of these five crime stories by Chadler. Published as Avon Books #63. Previously published the same year in an enlarged format by Avon as well. 286 pp. A crisp very good plus copy. Avon Books paperback books
190732397New York: Street & Smith Corporation 1907. Cf. Hubin I p. 139 for the later NM #637 of 1910. Color pictorial wrappers. Light chipping to spine paper. Faint newstand stamp to front wrapper upper corner. A Good plus Copy. 320 pp. First 2 pages publisher adverts. 8" x 6" <br/><br/> Street & Smith Corporation unknown books
196813659New York: New American Library / World Publishing 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good /very good. First edition of Michael Crichton's first book written under this alias. Winner of the Edgar Aawrd for Best crime Novel of the Year. A clean very good plus copy in very good clipped dustwrapper. One of the more sought after of the Edgar winners. <br/><br/> New American Library / World Publishing hardcover books
199321878London: HarperCollins 1993. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Gorgeous signed copy of the first U.K. edition of her first book an Edgar Award winning mystery. VF/VF signed. Jacket design much more attractive than the American. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> HarperCollins hardcover books
197121111Berkeley and San Francisco: Western Star Press 1971. Softcover. Very good. Trade paperback 81 pp. Light handling wear; very good. Describes the research and conclusions of a two-year grant-funded study of the SFPD that found numerous systemic problems. The Introduction lays out the broad and familiar issue quite well: "The claim is heard that police action has become a weapon by which minority groups are oppressed and persecuted and that police action is often used for political rather than legitimate law enforcement purposes. This belief justified or unjustified has become a barrier to effective police work. The police feel themselves isolated and set apart from the rest of the community.Only when a police officer is regarded and can regard himself as just another civilian doing an important and necessary job a part of the community rather than apart from it can the police department operate at its best and the community receive the greatest service." The Committee's recommendations include significant changes to recruitment and training procedures supervision patrol methods weapons use and training written policies and directives procedures for personnel management and discipline and more. Noting that "previous reports on the San Francisco Police Department have traditionally gathered dust on the shelves" and efforts at change have been viewed with suspicion as "still another attack on law enforcement" the authors plead for the report to be taken as constructive criticism offered "in the hope of making the San Francisco Police Department an enviable and progressive model of what police should be. Western Star Press unknown books
199027760New York: Donald I. Fine Inc 1990. 1st edition. Red cloth spine with black paper-wrapped boards. Black dust jacket. VG slt lean/VG. xii 322 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/>"The bizarre true account of the husband-and-wife serial killers who terrorized the California countryside." - dj blurb. Donald I. Fine, Inc hardcover books
197513639London: Macmillan 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/fine. First edition of the author's first novel. Winner of the John Creasey Award. Pages tanned as usual else a fine copy in fine price intact dustwrapper. Suspense LSD. <br/><br/> Macmillan hardcover books
1952866New York: Ballantine Books 1952. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br /> Small Octavo 8 247 5 pages hardcover in dust jacket.<br /><br />Communist agent arrives in the U.S. to persuade a scientist to defect to the Soviet Union. He also gets involved with some American women who suspect he's up to no good. As far as Cold War fiction goes it's not bad at all. An attractive copy of a Ballantine hardcover. Unfortunately Ballantine didn't credit the artist who designed the striking photomontage dust jacket. <br /><br />Published during the McCarthy era this book actually goes easy on the lurid anti-Red hysteria of so much Cold War fiction.<br /><br />CONDITION: Near Fine in an unclipped bright Near Fine dust jacket that has a bit of rubbing and a couple of nicks.<br /> Ballantine Books hardcover books
200021364London: No Exit Press 2000. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First UK edition of the author's second gritty crime novel. 215 pp. Paper toned slightly else a near fine example in near fine price-intact dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author on the title page. <br/><br/> No Exit Press hardcover books
192825757New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1928. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Cloth-covered octavo in dustwrapper. Early reprint edition of this 345 pp crime novel. Small inked prior owner name else a very good copy in red cloth binding. Light dampstain. The dustwrapper has some chipping at edges and at base of spine and top of rear panel. Overall attractive copy. Grosset & Dunlap unknown books
1967104New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1967. First American Edition 1st Printing.<br /><br />8vo 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches; 215 x 142 mm 252 pages in quarter cloth over boards gold titles to spine. With the dust jacket and the scarce "In Transit Docket."<br /><br />Strange things take place in a Paris brothel involving not only sex but also.nuclear weapons. The book includes the top secret "In Transit Docket" which lays out a U.S. plot against the Chinese. A typically fast-paced Deighton thriller. <br /><br />CONDITION: Small closed tear in pages 29-30 a couple of small stains on the fore edge some fading to the titles on the spine. Dust jacket unclipped with slight offsetting from the red end papers onto the front flap a bit of rubbing to the top of the front and rear panels. "Transit Docket" is Fine Overall a Very Good copy clean and unmarked. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1909WRCAM52766Palestine Tx 1909. Printed form 5 x 8 inches plus 1 x 1-inch photograph. Two old vertical folds left edge tanned lower right corner chipped. Photograph fine but somewhat crudely affixed. About very good. A "Wanted" notice from the City Marshal of Palestine Texas offering a fifty dollar reward for the capture of C.H. Crowson who was eventually arrested and convicted for burglary in 1909. The description given says that Crowson "Has dark hair blue eyes and light complexion. He is fond of music and plays guitar and violin. Works around saw mills and railroad shops." With a small photo of the fugitive attached to the form. unknown books
198221487New York: Charles Scribner 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine first edition in dustwrapper. The author's second crime novel featuring Anna Lee. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Charles Scribner hardcover books
1997683New Haven and London: Yale University Press 1997. First Edition First Printing. 8vo pp. xxv 530 pages. An insiders' account of the espionage battle in Berlin between the CIA and the KGB from the end of World War II to the building of the Wall in 1961. These authors certainly know their stuff. David Murphy was chief of the CIA's Berlin station; Sergei Kondrashev was a lieutenant general in the KGB; and George Bailey was a director of Radio Liberty. <br/><br/>CONDITION: Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Small creases to spine ends and slight edge wear. Yale University Press unknown books
195930659New York: Pocket Books 1959. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . Pocket paperbound original crime novel by McBain written under this pseudonym. Published as Pocket Books 1235. Stated first printing. Date stamp to rear panel and very faint corner crease else a fine crisp copy. 150 pp. Pocket Books paperback books
199727315London: Orion 1997. Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. Thick paperbound book. 394 pp. Stated fourth impression of this splendid award winning crime novel by Rankin featuring his Inspector Rebus protagonist. A near fine copy. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Orion paperback books
194226538New York: Simon & Schuster 1942. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. Clothbound octavo. First edition of this uncommon Woolrich suspense novel which was the basis for the film The Leopard Man. Attractive prior owner bookplate to the front endpaper else a sound clean very good copy. Lacks the rare dustwrapper. 377 pp. Matching dates with no additional printings indicated. Simon & Schuster unknown books
199715046London: Orion Books 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo. 394 pp. First UK edition of this terrific Inspector John Rebus detective novel. Fine condition in fine dustwrapper clipped at bottom of front flap. An Edgar Award nominee. <br/><br/> Orion Books hardcover books
1985698New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1985. First Edition. A high-level Soviet diplomat working at the United Nations seeks asylum in the U.S. This is his story along with vivid portraits of Soviet leaders and a look at what takes place in the Politburo and in the world of espionage. Octavo pp. viii 378. Near Fine with some minor soiling on the top and bottom edges in a Very Good dust jacket that has some sunning and edge wear. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1911List812California 1911. Single sheet measuring 8 ½ x 11 inches. Two vertical folds two holes punched at upper margin very good condition overall. Very Good. An uncommon survival possibly published by the Santa Clara County Sherriff's Office showing two wanted criminals from 1911 who were travelling together. The first a C.K. Paullins was the editor of the Rocky Mountain Moose and is wanted for embezzlement. The second a Ruby J. Stanley alias Lillian Raymond is known as "Kentucky." According to the flyer "This woman is very well known in the tenderloin of Los Angeles and Fresno. She dresses in the latest style and wears fancy dresses. These people work all kinds of schemes to make money. I wish you would keep a sharp lookout for these parties. W.J. Newman Constable Visalia California. Dated October 23 1911.". books
198313671New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1983. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First American edition. A novel of suspense that won the John Creasey Award. Fine condition in near fine price intact dustwrapper. <br/><br/> Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
195419322New York: Prentice-Hall Inc 1954. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 22cm; black cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; brown topstain; dustjacket; 361pp. Base of spine gently nudged else a clean Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped lightly edge-rubbed with a few tiny tears and creases to same; Very Good to Near Fine with the spine notably unfaded. Chessman's classic account of life on San Quentin's Death Row adapted for the 1955 film of the same name directed by Fred F. Sears in 1955 starring William Campbell as Chessman. After publishing three books and exhausting a number of appeals Chessman was finally executed in 1960. An unusually nice copy. SUVAK 57. Prentice-Hall, Inc unknown books
198637530Columbia: University of Missouri Press 1986. First paperback printing originally published 1981. Oblong quarto ca 22cm x 27cm. Pictorial card wrappers; 196pp. Light external wear; one text page with a vertical crease at center; Very Good. Evocative photo-essay documenting life inside Washington's maximum-security prison. According to the rear cover blurb the photographs were taken during a period of ".near breakdown in prison security.an atmosphere of riots murders and lockdowns." The text is by John McCoy then a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. University of Missouri Press unknown books
198799664N.pl: New York State Organized Crime Task Force 1987. 130p. wraps slightly creased minor internal creasing 8.5x11 inches first edition. New York State Organized Crime Task Force unknown books
196350884Washington D.C.: President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime 1963. First Edition. Quarto. Side-stapled sheets; printed cover-wrappers; 83pp. Slight external wear; ownership signature "Return to Wyckoff" to front cover; Very Good. Summary progress report on Kennedy-era anti-delinquency initiatives in New York Cleveland New Haven Boston and seven other American cities. President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime unknown books
