TIDYMAN, ERNEST - Dummy .

Boston: Little, Brown, 1974. Hardcover. Black DJ is moderately rubbed and edge worn. Top fore corner of front cover bent toward the pages. VG - /G - . ; 277pp. 8-1/8" Tall. Red cloth w/gold spine lettering. Black endpapers. CRIME. The flesh and blood left out of the police blotter, an unforgettable portrait of an uncomprehending prisoner lost in a legal system and in the society that produced it. One of the most bizarre murder cases in American history. Donald Lang, poor, black, totally illiterate, deaf and dumb. He could not talk, write, read lips, or understand sign language. He was charged with murder, presenting an unprecedented legal problem: How could the accused defend himself when he could not even communicate?. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket .