Bedford, Sibille

The Best We Can Do: Account of the Trial of John Bodkin Adams

Penguin Books , Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1961. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition. Plaintext paperback binding with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the verso of the front panel. Title says it all. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Sunning of the back strip and there is a chip to either corner of the top back strip edge. Light tanning of the text block edges and pages. First softcover edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [13], 14 - 221, [3] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1.

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Book number: 0288461

Catalogue: Law & Criminal Studies

Keywords: BZDB2 True crime, John Botkin Adams, trial, morphine poisoning,Penguin Crime 1639 Law & Criminal Studies; The Best We Can Do Account of the Trial of John Bodkin Adams

Obler, Dr. Martin & Clavin, Thomas

Fatal Analysis, A True Story of Professional Privilege and Serial Murder

New Horizon Press, Far Hills, NJ, 1997. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 9780882821528 309 pp. illustrated dustwrapper. In very good order. Psychologist Martin Obler's newest patient is Devon Cardou, a charismatic, disturbed young man who is having bloody, violent dreams; Doctor suspects his patient of being a serial killer. This presents a moral and ethical dilemma. Then Dr. Obler finds out his own fiance is being stalked. Suddenly a professional quandry become a personal nightmare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1.

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Book number: 0206441

Catalogue: Law & Criminal Studies

Keywords: BZDB2 Psychology, Crime, Serial Murder Law & Criminal Studies; Fatal Analysis A True Story of Professional Privilege and Serial Murder

Poli, François

Gentlemen Convicts

Hart Davis, London, 1960. First Edition, Hardcover. Good/Good. 355g; VI, 162 pages, last two pages blank. Red coloured boards with the black titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and to the top book corners. Browning and foxing to the text block edges, with the top text block edge being worse than the others. Browning, light foxing and a hint of offset pertaining to the endpapers. Age toning to the internal pages. There is an inscription to the free front end paper. Original illustrated dust jacket featuring a reclining skeleton, against a grey background with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and slight chipping to the top dustwrapper corners and rubbing to the lower dustwrapper corners. Rubbing and chipping to both the top and bottom backstrip edges. The backstrip and part of the rear dustwrapper panel have become brown and a little foxed. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. Browning to the verso of the dustwrapper, confined to the backstrip and fold over crease areas, and scattered foxing is also noted. The author sought out the ex-convicts who had built new lives for themselves and found that, however prosperous, powerful and even respectable they had become, they could never quite stifle a yearning for adventure. Most of the book consists of the story of one man, who committed a crime passionel in his youth and was transported to the penal settlement on the Maroni. -- front fold over blurb. First English Translation. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1.

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Book number: 0105980

Catalogue: Law & Criminal Studies

Keywords: BZDB2 Convicts, Prisoners, Penal Settlements, South America, French Law & Criminal Studies; France ; Australia; History. Gentlemen Convicts France History

Sugden, Philip

The Complete History of Jack the Ripper

Robinson, London, 2002. Reprint, Softcover, Illustrated by: Photograph and Illustrations. Very Good Condition. 9781841193977 Acknowledgements, introduction by author, sources, notes and index stop between pages 244 and 245 there are eight pages of black and white photographs and illustrations. Illustrated paperback binding with gold and red coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Title says it all. A little rubbing of the book edges and panels with some toning of the text block edges and pages. Revised & updated. Size: Trade Paperback. 532 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photograph and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1.

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Book number: 0288659

Catalogue: Law & Criminal Studies

Keywords: BZDB2 True crime, 19th century, Jack the Ripper, Britain Law & Criminal Studies; Britain ; 19th century; The Complete History of Jack the Ripper