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Hardcover octavo with green cloth quarter spine. xii, 210 pages ; 21 cm with a preface by Anthony Boucher. || Murder -- Great Britain -- History. Criminals.True crime stories.
190101Thomas Kelly London 1824. 512 pp b&w engraved plates intermittent foxing rebound copy in blue full morocco binding with gilt designs and raised bands on spine. Hunt was transported to New South Wales for his crimes 17 year sentence - subsequently murdered. With the bookplate of Nancye Kent Perry on front paste-down. Ferguson 954. Thomas Kelly, London, 1824 hardcover
1993EW4524London: Faber & Faber 1993. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed. Dust jacket edge and corner worn; some shelf wear along the spine. 610p. including index. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good in mylar. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover. Faber & Faber Hardcover
Light rubbing and a few minute tears to spine heels. Former owner's name on front free endpaper; Green cloth boards with decoration in gilt and black. Pictorial gilt decoration of an eye, undertitled "We never sleep" in gilt letterings. Rare! Describes the profession of the detective. Numerous beautiful tissue guarded b&w illustrations ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 278 pages
197125687Los ANgeles, Pinnacle Books, 1971. 185 Seiten , 18 cm, kart.
193128239New York: Knopf 1931. 1st US edition Hubin I p. 781; NCBEL IV 744. Blue green cloth binding designed by WAD. Red topstain. Green dust jacket. VG slight lean/VG spine panel sunned/pc. viii 257 1 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Knopf hardcover books
1st edition. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/VG. 310p,[32]p of plates. ill. facsims,ports. 25cm. ISBN 0747204616. 23308. eng
1986189621Washington DC: GPO 1986. Paperback. Two volumes xxii 393 356p. wraps a bit shelf worn spines creased rear wrap stained internally very good condition. GPO paperback books
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, traces of foxing to upper page edges, slightly tanned page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with label removal mark to front, tiny nick to spine foot and traces of storage. 151pp. Residents at a care home for the elderly start dying too often. What is going on ?
18555437New York: H.H. Randall 1855. First edition. Printed self wraps stitched at spine. Measuring 220 x 140mm and complete in 64 pages. Some rubbing along spine and scattered foxing to preliminary and terminal leaves; toned throughout else clean. A scarce piece sensationalizing the tragic affairs and subsequent suicides of Sarah and Maria Williams OCLC reports fewer than twenty copies with libraries with this being the only example on the market.<br /> <br /> We've been unable to determine whether the tragic story of the Williams twins is in fact historically true. What is clear whether the narrative is fiction or non-fiction is that the damage caused to women and their lives as a result of their social positions and sex had a wide audience and attracted a variety of readers -- some who hoped to judge the parties involved some who sought the experience of empathy and catharsis some with prurient fantasies and some who simply wanted a thrill. According to this story Sarah and Maria Williams were firstborn daughters to a loving and prosperous middle-class New York family and that like any "perfect victims" they combined "sincerity kindness and judgement" with "the bloom of loveliness grace and innocence." Chaste and well behaved in their boarding-school days their lives took a turn at twenty. During their father's extended absence on business Maria began receiving visits from Mr. Knight an insidious but well-recommended brother of an old schoolmate. Seduced by him into a fraudulent marriage Maria is ultimately separated from her family and forced into sex work for his profit.<br /> <br /> Rising eventually to "a high position among those of her kind.as a prostitute of superior grade" Maria operated on her own and refused to return to the Williams household despite Sarah's urgining; being degraded by her old neighbors and parents when she could be respected by her own was too much to bear. Sarah's insistence on maintaining a relationship with her twin and visiting her disreputable home led to her own reputation being cast into doubt. And when Sarah's intended eventually fell for engaged in keeping and ultimately got pregnant Maria all participants in the affair ended their own lives. <br /> <br /> In many ways the sensationalized stories of these twins reveal how no woman is safe and how no woman can rely on her chastity to protect her socially. Though Maria and Sarah were identical and took opposite paths their violent ends wind up being identical and equally scandalous. H.H. Randall unknown
VG/VG all enclosed in plastic loose-fitting cover. looks like an ex-library copy in that the textblock looks re-cased in crisp green boards with gilt titling to spine, and 2 ffeps removed neatly. nothing showing ex-libris internally. A witty updating of the traditional English village murder mystery: Helen Kitterege is drawn into the village dispute over the appointment of a new vicar when murder comes along
1980KRIM0342London, Mills & Boon Ltd. 1980. kl.- 4°, 288 S., mit zahlr. Abb., OLn. m. OU., an diesem leichte Gebrauchsspuren, flieg. Vors. m. hs. Bleistiftvermerken. Eine Kulturgeschichte des Verbrechens. - In Englisch.
466 pages, page edges browned. eng
199413873New York: St. Martin's Press 1994. 1st edition. Blue paper-wrapped binding with gold spine lettering. White dust jacket. NF/VG some soiling. 249 pp including glossary. Illustrated from photographs. Sm. 8vo. <br/><br/> St. Martin's Press unknown books
New English Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 14 cm). In English. 416 p. The dervish gate. Translated by Elke Dixon. The Dervish Gate is more than just a thriller, it is a book of secrets. The secret of a passion spanning over seven centuries: a flame first lit between Jelalledin Rumi and Shams of Tabriz. The secret behind a seven hundred year old crime: the murder of Shams of Tabriz. Ahmet Umit's use of rich, layered language combined with liberal elements of fantasy strikes a unique chord as he asks intriguing questions on religion and the beliefs of Mevlevi Sufism. With a fresh new perspective, he lays bare the relationship between people and religion, passion and faith, which holds true as much today as it did seven hundred years ago. "There was blood on the stone, a full moon in the sky, the scent of earth in the garden. They were swimming, the trees, in an unsettling chill. It was the time of burgeoning winter roses, the season when the narcissus was in full bloom. Seven men came forth in the garden. Seven wrathful hearts, seven minds seized by hatred, seven finely-honed knives. Seven accursed men trod the space, slicing into seven sections the silence of the garden, toward the wooden door where the victim was unearthed."
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight rubbing to upper and lower rear edges. 222p. Part one of this book gives an account of the attempts to solve the mystery of Charles Dickens' unfinished novel. Part two provides a continuation of the story by this author, in the style of Dickens but from a 20th century vantage point.
(A Peter McGarr Mystery). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall eng
VG/VG near fine. gift/collectable quality. octavo. no inscriptions or internal markings. not price-clipped . crime fiction
32 pages. Features: A Wasted Sugar Supply - Honey from Honeybees; Wild Youth Proves a Myth - 'girls and boys' between 35 and 45 are rolling up the crime wave; Making the Government Efficient - reorganization would cut 100,000 unnecessary employees from federal payrolls; The White House - a Mecca for Cranks - Secret Service men must be ever alert to guard the President from the Unbalanced; Missionaries and Machine Guns - many preachers of the gospel do not want the protection of bullets; Tom Learns to Play the Game - an American boy who on mastering himself was able to direct others; Henry Ford's Page - Lower price no longer means lower equality; Editorials - making the movies dry, the value of vulgarity, Mussolini forbids earthquake prophet,exams proposed for ministers of religion, Washington's inability to think in other than political terms; Writing Verse for Composite Readers - some versifiers cultivate eccentricity, others are themselves, and therefore poets; Sad Men Who Look So Wistfully at the Sky - author, William F. Hopp has been chaplain of the Michigan State Prison for over seven years - article with photos; Duelists (Fighter Pilots) of the Sky - a tale of knights-errant and their deeds - of their light-heartedness, and their gallant, tragic fate; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 3) The Big Snake and the Little Dog - and how a darky made millions from circus side shows; Chats with Office Callers - Christmas cards began with Jewish Adolph Tuck, controversy in Canada over union with the U.S., sighting of monster near Prince Rupert, B.C.; The Virginia Signers of the Declaration of Independence; Fascinating illustrated ad for homes which can be built for under $1k in materials; I Read In the Papers - article by Nathaniel Zalowitz in the 'Jewish Daily Forward' declares "...For the overwhelming majority of Jews in American assimilation in any true sense of the term is absolutely out of the question."; The Barefoot Boy - poetry by J.G. Whittier inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Fascinating news bits inside front cover; Woodrow Wilson Was Best and Worst Copy - his passion for accuracy conflicted with newspapermen who ignored serious things to ask him 'what he ate for breakfast' - part 3; Housekeeping in Our Paris Flat - how two Americans fared in the French Capital and "Got to Love Passy"; ; Never Separated a Single Family - open-door immigration specialists slander the United States Government - Rabbi Stephen Wise, president of the American Jewish Congress, urges passage of the most liberal of all the liberalizing measures - the Perlman bill; Life and Death on the Screen - A.C. Pillsbury films bacteria and pollen in action - motion pictures of flower fertilization; What's the Matter With Jim? - the story of a boy who would only work when he thought it play; Mr. Ford's Page - interesting thoughts on the forces involved with prohibition; Editorials - major criticism of the World Court and claim that in Michigan a list of Americans targetted for assassination by communists has been found; Golf - Can You Pick the Champions? - Americans will attempt to capture leading British honors - article with photos of Glenna Collett, Francis Ouimet, Macdonald Smith, Walter Hagen, Watts Gunn, Long Jim Barnes, Bobby Jones and Robert Gardner; Lincoln's Murder - Amazing Man Hunt - John Surratt and Papal Zouave accused of the crime, who leaped for liberty over a hundred-foot precipice - article with photos of John Surratt, John Wilkes Booth and Mrs. Mary Surratt; What it Costs the Chinese to Worship Their Ancestors - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Is America a Nation of Coffee-Bibbers? - Its people drink upward of forty billions of cups of this seductive beverage each year, consuming more than half of World's Production; Union of Irish and Jews in recent 'propaganda' plays - Abie's Irish Rose, Kosher Kitty Kelly; Great Writers Who Have Failed as Novelists; Seeking to Know What the Earth is Made of - the work of Professor Stjepan Mohorovicic and others; When the Broker Breaks the Law; A Dance a Week - The Lancers, a graceful square dance - first two figures, with piano sheet music (to be continued); Oregon State Agricultural College at Corvallis, Oregon offers course in the guardianship of a real baby; The Jolly Old Pedagogue; Back cover features illustration of and quotation by Henry Thoreau. Small chip from fore-edge of front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Wee, Timorous Beasties at Home - in the realms of fur and feather tiney creatures show their skill in nest building; Delaware Uses the Whipping Post - Are lashes on the bare back effective as crime prevention?; New Phases of Changing China - photo-illustrated article on how sedan chairs and moth-eaten donkeys are giving way to modern things; Have We an Educated Ministry? - only a minority of present-day incombents are from reputable colleges; Housecleaning in the Treasury - in 4 years there were 300 cases in which attorneys and agents practising before the Treasury Department were respondents in Suspension or Disbarment Proceedings; Parentage of Attic Strads - fake Stradivarius violins; Mr. Henry Ford's Page - 'of all parasites, the human species is the least tolerable'; Editorials - are we advising our students to be jellyfish?, Babies as Armament, Michigan judge thinks more speed with increase road safety, the American Psychiatric Association and paid vs. impartial opinion, Goodl Old Songs (and who profits from them), and American tourists need to learn flag etiquette; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - in this first instalment, veteran showman Gil Robinson takes you into a world where clowns, camels and wild beasts are the actors; He Takes Tin Tacks From Tiny Throats - Dr. Dhevalier Jackson of Philadelphia has saved thousands of children; Patting the Lion's Mane - American woman says English men of letters are more interesting than American; How U.S. Treats its Diplomats - present conditions prohibit any man from attaining the rank of United States Ambassador unless he can supply great wealth to maintain the social obligations of the post - article with embassies; Chats with Office Callers; Tragedy of the Franklin Expedition - the realized the old dream of a Northwest Passage; I Read in the Papers; Dying Africa Makes Her Appeal - our supply of Africa's rich products will be lost if we do not eradicate her deadly diseases; A Dance a Week - Some More Terms; San Francisco Says "Shoot to Kill" - Notable decrease in serious crime results; Nice circus photos. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Fascinating news bits inside front cover; Merry Richmond, Virginia - Rich in Romance/The Rare Old Traditions are still Undimmed; Letting in the Alien (Immigration) Flood - Why? - Relatives have relatives and the Perlman Bill would admit them all; Two Dozen Ways to Keep Sane - ways of thinking and living cause mental breakdowns; Woodrow Wilson - Taker of Chances (part 4); The Drama of Our Youth - village theatricals when father and mother were characters in the play; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - he talks about the mirage of the 'saturation point' of a service; Editorials - foreigners involved in crime, prohibition, controversial reporting about Russia, the Mexican/US border, Mr. Trotsky (Braunstein) takes another fling at the U.S., Winston Churchill and the cancellation of war debt; Literary Fakers and Their Fakes - Wherein the delightful 'Spectra' Hoax is told and the Eulogists of Modern and Ultra-Modern Verse are engulfed in sorrow; A Dinosaur Breaks into History - if man drew a pictograph from life, it upsets many theories; What to do to make life worthwhile - many people consider that a college education and 'success' are synonymous, but here are some people who are of the opposite opinion; Paul Revere tells his own story - family archives furnish new light on Patriot's Famous Ride into Lexington; Chats with Office Callers;There is nothing new under the sea - how Robert Fulton Demonstrated Submarines Over a Hundred Years Ago; When Cliff House Went Really Dry - the once famous San Francisco Resort Sees Changed Days; How to Steal Apples - loopholes of law which enable fruit marauders to defy mantraps, spring guns and the farmer's bulldog; Co-operation Saves Workers From Death - employees of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company at Los Angeles fight Tuberculosis, the Great White Plague, at the Lone Wolf Colony; How the Indians Made Sugar; Beating the Grain of Mustard Seed - nurseryman George Klehm can grow a 35' elm tree in six years; A Dance a Week - The Lancers ("Oriental) with first violin sheet music (continued); Back cover quote from Benjamin Harrison about national expansion. Average wear. Unmarked. Middle page loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: Interesting photos of unusual work and play inside front cover; Public demands that Congress suppress (Radio) Pirates of the Air; The Divine Comedy of Newspapers; The Rise of an American Race - What Effect Will the 'Old Stock' Have on the People of the Future?; With General Gouraud in the Land of the Crusaders; The Birthplace of the Quaker Poet - the Whittier homestead; Henry Ford's Page - the American home, in its economic aspect, is a business proposition; Editorials - Merchant Mr. Nathan Strauss and his allegation of "the campaign of slander against the Jewish People", the Hall-Mills murder trial, Wooden houses in Britain; The Adventure of Mrs. Farbman; The Cheapest Thing in Europe - Human Beings; Fantastic photo-illustrated centerfold illustrates Where Santa Claus Lives and What He Does; The Boston Tea Party's Last Survivor - David Kennison died at the age of 115; Who Discovered America?; How Victoria Trained King Edward VII - the Queen thought Prince Albert the model of perfection, but Young Wales did not respond. Chats with Office Callers; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - Senator William E. Borah rated highly by Chinese, Iowa Women can now be Legislators, Newspapers train convicts in crime, Dayton, OH druggists rid their stores of salacious and suggestive magazines. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Light foxing to page edges. No other inscriptions or marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with small repaired tear to lower front corner and rubbing to top of spine. 184pp. In this true-crime collection the author has written on the compulsive theme of killers who, by design or anticipation, destroyed themselves in dramatic and at times nightmarish circumstances.
