(Chessman, Caryl). Parker, Frank J.

Caryl Chessman: The Red Light Bandit.

Chicago: Nelson-Hall, (1975). (1975). Chicago: Nelson-Hall, (1975). (1975). Very good. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in red boards titled in black on the spine, in a printed black dust wrapper, titled in violet, white & red. The covers are bumped. The dust jacket is rubbed. The jacket's edges are lightly chipped and the edges of the rear flap are darkened. xiii. [i] & 230 pages, with a portrait frontispiece. Very good. First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 99497

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: TRUE CRIME; CARYL CHESSMAN: THE RED LIGHT BANDIT; FRANK J. PARKER; LAW; DEATH PENALTY; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 1ST EDITION; FIRST EDITION; BIOGRAPHICAL.

Chessman, Caryl.

Cell 2455 Death Row.

New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1954). (1954). New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1954). (1954). Good. - Octavo, 8-3/4 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in black cloth, titled in gilt on the spine, in a printed black & white dust wrapper, titled in red with an illustration in light blue on the front panel. The edges of the soiled dust jacket are chipped with several short tears. [xii] & 361 pages. A previous owner's name is penned on the front endpaper. Very good in a good dust wrapper. First edition. Good .

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Book number: 99496

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: TRUE CRIME; CELL 2455 DEATH ROW; CARYL CHESSMAN; 1ST EDITION; FIRST EDITION; CONTROVERSIAL; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; EXECUTION; LAW; DEATH PENALTY.

Chessman, Caryl.

The Face of Justice.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1957). (1957). Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1957). (1957). Good. - Octavo, 8-3/4 inches high by 5-7/8 inches wide. Hardcover, brown cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The edges of the soiled dust jacket are lightly chipped and there is dampstaining along the bottom edge of the jacket. xvi & 271 pages. There is a minor spot of staining to the bottom of the rear pastedown and a discreet bookseller's label is mounted to the bottom of the front pastedown with a previous owner's name penned at the top. Very good in a good dust wrapper. First edition. Good .

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Book number: 99541

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: TRUE CRIME; THE FACE OF JUSTICE; CARYL CHESSMAN; 1ST EDITION; FIRST EDITION; DEATH ROW; DEATH PENALTY; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY.

Cooke, T.G.

Finger Prints: Secret Service: Crime Detection.

Chicago: Finger Print Publishing Association, (1936). (1936). - Octavo, light blue cloth printed in black. The covers are lightly bumped. 80 pages, with profuse illustrations. There is a previous owner's elaborate signature on the front endpaper. Very good.

Eleventh edition. History and method of finger printing, as well as several true crime stories resolved through the use of finger printing. Very good .

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Book number: 12647

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: TRUE CRIME; LAW; FINGER PRINTING; CRIME DETECTION; FINGER PRINTS; T.G. COOKE; DETECTIVE; DETECTING; SECRET SERVICE; SCIENCE.

Hunt, William R.

Dictionary of Rogues.

NY: Philosophical Library, (1970). (1970). - Octavo, cloth, in dw. The dw is lightly soiled. 140 pp. B&W textual illustrations. Near fine in a very good dw. Fine .

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Book number: 5981

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: TRUE CRIME; CRIMINALS; DICTIONARY; REFERENCE; WILLIAM R. HUNT; ILLUSTRATONS. (True Crime). DICTIONARY OF ROGUES. Hunt, William R.

Kunstler, William M.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? the Original Trial of Caryl Chessman. [Advance Reading Copy].

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1961. 1961. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1961. 1961. Good. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in green boards backed with a teal cloth spine, titled in silver on the spine, in a printed blue, green & black decorated dust wrapper. The covers are soiled & bumped. The dust jacket is rubbed & soiled and the head & tail of the jacket's spine are lightly chipped. 304 pages. Very good in a good dust wrapper. Advance Reading copy of the first edition with a slip from the publisher laid in at the front. Good .

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Book number: 99533

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: TRUE CRIME; BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT? THE ORIGINAL TRIAL OF CARYL CHESSMAN; WILLIAM M. KUNSTLER; 1ST EDITION; FIRST EDITION; ADVANCE READING COPY; PUBLISHER'S SLIP; DEATH PENALTY.

Larsen, Egon.

The Deceivers: Lives of the Great Impostors.

London: John Baker, (1966). (1966). - Octavo, brown cloth titled in silver on spine, in orange dw. The covers are lightly bumped.The dw is lightly chipped & soiled. 240 pp. Illustrated in B&W. Very good in a good dw.

First edition.

A rogues' gallery of successful impostors who plied their trade over the last 200 years. Very good .

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Book number: 1367

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: TRUE CRIME; IMPOSTURE; IMPOSTORS; IMPOSTERS; SWINDLERS; EGON LARSEN; ILLUSTRATED; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Lindbergh, Charles).

Press Photograph of the Lindbergh Baby, Distributed at the Time of the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping.

New York: Cameo Photo Studio, [1932]. [1932]. - sc A 10 inch high by 8 inch wide sienna-toned black & white news photograph reproduced in the early 1930's by Cameo Photo Studio, 536 West 145th St. [New York] from an original of the baby's photograph. The photographic studio's name and address are stamped in red on the verso. The photograph is soiled and creased with a couple of red crayon stains. Good.

Photographs of Lindbergh's baby were reproduced and distributed to news media and others throughout the country at the time of the baby's kidnapping in 1932. Good .

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Book number: 25323

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: AMERICANA; TRUE CRIME; PRESS; NEWS; PHOTO; LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING; CHARLES LINDBERGH; PHOTOGRAPH; PHOTOGRAPHY; EPHEMERA; MEDIA; CAMEO PHOTO STUDIO; VINTAGE.

Nelken, S.

Publikum Und Verbrechen: Praktische Ratschlage Fur Den Selbstschutz. Mit Einem Vorwort Von Dr. Weiss, Polizeivizeprasident Von Berlin.

Berlin: Rudolf Mosse Buchverlag, 1928. 1928. - Octavo, yellow & tan cloth titled in red & tan. The covers are bumped & soiled with a small area of staining to the rear cover. The spine is slightly faded. The endpapers are darkened & the rear hinge is just starting. The book is cracked at the title & there is a small piece out of the half-title. Black-and-white illustrations. Good.

Advice on how members of the public can protect themselves from crime. The text is in German. Good .

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Book number: 3709

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: TRUE CRIME; CRIME; LAW; MURDER; FORGERY; ROBBERY; LOCKS; SAFES; CRIMINOLOGY; S. NELKEN.

Quimby, Myron J.

The Devil's Emissaries.

South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes and Company / London: Thomas Yoseloff Ltd. (1969). (1969). - Octavo, gray boards titled in black on the spine in a pictorial dust wrapper. The dust jacket is slightly soiled with 1 tiny tear to the bottom edge. 303 pages, illustrated with photographs. Near fine in a very good dw.

Bootleggers and racketeers. Ma Barker, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie & Clyde, Alvin Karpis, John Dillinger, etc. etc. etc. Fine .

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Book number: 5305

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: TRUE CRIME; GANGSTERS; BANK ROBBERS; KILLERS; MURDERERS; AMERICANA; HISTORY; THE DEVIL'S EMISSARIES; MYRON J. QUIMBY; MAR BARKER; PRETTY BOY FLOYD; BONNIE & CLYDE; ALVIN KARPIS; JOHN DILLINGER; BIOGRAPHICAL; LAW; ADAMS SIX-GUNS.