HOOBLER DOROTHY AND THOMAS

The Crimes of Paris, a True Story of Murder, Theft, and Deception

New York, Little Brown. 2009, First Edition. (ISBN: 9780316017909) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. near fine book in near fine unclipped DW, the rear paste down has an anti-theft ticket pasted in, 376pp + plates, first impression. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 010722

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: Non-Fiction, Paris, Louvre, Mona Lisa, Art Theft, True Crime, Alphonse Bertillon, Modern First Edition, 9780316017909

BIRKENHEAD EARL

Law Life and Letters (volume two)

London, Hodder. 1927, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. black cloth, ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE to fep, a cockle above the helm crest, shield has 4 rows of cockles and a star with a circle in the centre in the top left of the shield, main shield is flanked by two others, on the left a quartered shield with flower star and heart designs, on the right top quarters are fleur de lys and lion rampant, bottom half looks like three stemmed plants, ( excuse my laymans heraldry), bookplate for G E Fitzhardinge Kingscote, Captain New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Officer of the 5th Party of the Dunsterforce, Baghdad, Iraq 1918, book has foxing to end papers, and closed edges 326pp, volume two (only) of two volume set. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007090

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: True Crime Geoffrey Ernest Fitzhardinge Kingscote Nzef Dunsterforce Baghdad Iraq 1918 Bookplate British True Crime Criminology

JONES ELWYN & LLOYD JOHN

The Ripper File

London, Arthur Barker. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0213165368) Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. ex library with usual markings, DW has shelf mark to spine, short closed tear top corner, 204pp, some pencil in text, based on BBC television series featuring Detectives Charles Barlow and John Watt who use modern policing techniques and contemporary evidence to investigate the Ripper murders, a gripping documentary novel, rare Ripper piece. Good/Good.

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Book number: 012515

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: Jack the Ripper from Hell Whitechapel Murders Victorian London True Crime Bbc 0213165368

JONES ELWYN & LLOYD JOHN

The Ripper File

London, Futura. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0860071189) Mass Market Paperback, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Based on BBC television series featuring Detectives Charles Barlow and John Watt who use modern policing techniques and contemporary evidence to investigate the Ripper murders, a gripping documentary novel, rare Ripper piece 204pp (500 gram rate) spine faded to blank, light wear to wrappers, age toned paper, mass market paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012737

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: Jack the Ripper from Hell Whitechapel Murders Victorian London True Crime Bbc 0860071189

WILLIAMS EMLYN

Beyond Belief A Chronicle of Murder and its detection (Moors Murders)

London, Hamish Hamilton. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. first edition, Novel firmly based on the Moors Murders case, focusing on Brady and Hindley. Almost a piece of journalism on the murder. unclipped DW under plastic sleeve with minor spots of tape rust to flaps, small name to fep, minor foxing to closed fore edge, 370pp also slipped in a folded newspaper article clipped from a newspaper at the time of Myra's death, with the famous mugshot of the tainted beauty. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 009294

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: Moors Murders Ian Brady Myra Hindley Child Murder Serial Killer Neitzsche Nietzschean Superman True Crime

LINDSEY & EVANS

The Revolt of Modern Youth

New York, Boni & Liverlight. 1926, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. call number in green to spine but no other markings, 364pp, 'liberal' for the time look at the growing wave of 'juvenile delinquency'. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003905

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: Crime Criminology Juvenile Delinquent Youth Crime American Twentieth Century Youth Offending Historic Historical

RHODES H T F

Alphonse Bertillon, Father of Scientific Detection

London, Harrap. 1956, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped dust jacket some wear, short edge tear, chip from rear panel, minimal spotting to closed edges, 238pp + plates, biography of the creator of Anthropometric Classification, cataloging of identities by physical appearance, and noted criminal detective. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 006736

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: First Edition Biography True Crime Detection Anthropometric Classification Mug-Shot Mugshot Identikit Criminal Identification Law Judicial Trials

STEUART A. FRANCIS

Trial of Mary Queen of Scots ( Notable British Trials Series )

Sydney, Butterworth. 1923, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. cloth boards, prelims + 184pp + plates and frontis, adverts at rear, rubricated title, Australian issue of the Hodges printed Notable British Trials Series issue. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011232

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: Mary Stewart, Mary Stuart, Scotland, Queen of Scots, Royalty, True Crime, British, Jurisprudence, Court Cases, Criminal Trials, Notable British Trials Series

FAIRFIELD & FULLBROOK

The Trial of John Thomas Straffen (Notable British Trials series)

London, William Hodge. 1954, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. red cloth with blind design to upper board, light bumping to corners, unclipped dust jacket with minor handling wear, very minor short edge splits, fep has small patch of browning, xiii 299, deplorable case of a mental deficient who strangled three young girls, the last one while escaped from Broadmoor, interesting case of the use of the McNaughton Rule. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 006291

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: True Crime Murder Trial British Notable Trials Series Volume 80 Child Killer Sex Crime Strangler Strangulation Mcnaughton Rule Insanity Plea

MUDDIMAN J. G.

The Bloody Assizes ( Notable British Trials Series )

Sydney, Butterworth. 1929, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. lightly rubbed or soiled cloth boards with some surface insect damage showing as white flecking to the cloth, bookplate to paste down ( I. M. DAVIS) with angling theme, ink name dated 1930 to fep, browned feps, prelims + 250pp + plates and frontis, rubricated title, Australian issue of the Hodges printed Notable British Trials Series issue, the rebellion and trial of Lord Monmouth. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006339

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: English CIVIL War Rebellion Lord Jeffreys' Western Circuit Monmouth's Rebellion True Crime British Jurisprudence Court Cases Criminal Trials Notable British Trials Series

MUDDIMAN J. G.

Trial of King Charles the First ( Notable British Trials Series )

Sydney, Butterworth. 1928, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. cloth boards with some rubbing to the top and bottom edges of the boards with some instances rubbed of frayed right back to the board underneath, otherwise a tidy unmarked copy, xviii 282pp + plates and frontis, rubricated title, Australian issue of the Hodges printed Notable British Trials Series issue, the trial of the English King, Charles the First. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006340

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: English CIVIL War Rebellion Regicide King Charles Cromwell Roundheads and Cavaliers True Crime British Jurisprudence Court Cases Criminal Trials Notable British Trials Series

DILNOT GEORGE

Great Detectives and Their Methods

London, Geoffrey Bles. 1927, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. blue cloth with black titling to cover and spine, handling dust soiled, corners lightly frayed, spine titling worn, closed edges dust soiled, frontis starting to detach, ix 271pp + plates, publisher's rubber stamp to rear paste down denoting this as for sale in Colonies only, December reprint after October first, cases of the foremost detectives of the time, includes Dr Crippen Case. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006270

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: True Crime Detection Police Investigation Criminology

SPARROW GERALD

Satan's Children (Moors Murders)

London, Odhams. 1966, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. price clipped DW sunned to spine which is faded to yellow and the white author name is indistinct, but Satan's Children stands out boldly, short edge tears, spine ends rubbed, 191pp + plates, by Judge Sparrow, covers the murders and murderer's personalities and lives, "The definitive investigation of the motive and meaning of the ' crime of the century'..and its aftermath". An insightful look into the characters of the two murderers and the trial that found them sane and guilty. Sparrow asks whether they were not in fact insane in a way that the law does not recognise. Why does the law ignore perversion as a form of insanity? What part does sexual perversion play in murder? chapter X = The Sexual Pervert and the Law, XI= The Sex Slaves. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 010384

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: Moors Murders True Crime British Britain Myra Hindley Ian Brady

SPARROW GERALD

Satan's Children (Moors Murders)

London, Odhams. 1966, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. spine lean, foxing to closed edges,some foxing to a few pages DW sunned to spine, small area of partial lift off from label removal to top corner, short tear head fold of spine, some creases with white showing to cover near the egdes, not price clipped. 191pp + plates, by Judge Sparrow. Covers the murders and murderers personalities and lives. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 011989

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: Moors Murders True Crime British Britain Myra Hindley Ian Brady

BLUNDELL R H & WILSON G H

Trial of Buck Ruxton ; Notable British Trials Series

London, William Hodge. 1950, Second Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. dust jacket is unclipped, with short tears at head of spine, small chips to spine ends, browned spine, original price ticket over published price on the flap, rear panel soiled, scarce in the dustwrapper, lxxxvii 457pp The case of Dr Buck Ruxton, also known as Buktyar Rustomji Ratanji Hakim, this case was the first time reconstructed skulls were superimposed upon photographs to identify the bodies. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 010739

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: True Crime British Jurisprudence Court Cases Criminal Trials Notable British Trials Series