‎Crime‎

‎Crime Does Not Pay‎

‎Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 8‎

‎Dark Horse Books. Used - Acceptable. May have underlining highlighting margin notes remainder marks inscriptions book plates tears significant wear and/or a missing dust jacket box or discs. Damaged item. Dark Horse Books unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 1489830 ISBN : 1616554223 9781616554224

‎Crime Fiction. Carter Nicholas pseudonym of Eugene Channing Derby‎

‎A CARNIVAL Of CRIME Or Society's Greatest Menace. New Magnet Library No. 1159‎

‎New York: Street & Smith Corporation 1907. Cf. Hubin I p. 139 for the later NM #637 of 1910. Color pictorial wrappers. Light chipping to spine paper. Faint newstand stamp to front wrapper upper corner. A Good plus Copy. 320 pp. First 2 pages publisher adverts. 8" x 6" <br/><br/> Street & Smith Corporation unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 32397

‎Crime Forster Joseph‎

‎Studies in Black and Red‎

‎London: Ward & Downey Limited 1896. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original black pictorial cloth stamped in red and gilt. Fine. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Presents accounts of thirty famous crimes and criminals in 19th-century Britain including the Tichborne claimant Charles Peace John Bellingham James Cook Henry Blackburn John Holloway and others. Ward & Downey Limited unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 35124

‎Crime Pinkerton Agency‎

‎Abduction of Charley Brewster Ross" WITH "$20000 Reward has been offered for the recovery of Charlie Brewster Ross." WITH "Little Charlie Ross the Stolen Child" WITH The Father's Story of Charley Ross‎

‎Philadelphia 1874. Together 4 items. Together 4 items. The Kidnapping of Little Charley Ross. Four items relating to the abduction of Charley Brewster Ross the first instance of kidnapping for ransom in the United States. On July 1 1874 four-year-old Charley was abducted from the sidewalk in front of his father's house in Germantown Pennsylvania by two men in a buggy offering the promise of candy and fireworks. Soon after Charlie's father received a note demanding $20000 for the safe return of his son. Mr. Ross went to the police the case caught the attention of the press and soon it became a national sensation. A group of prominent Philadelphians raised money to hire the Pinkerton Agency who produced and widely disseminated reward posters and handbills. <br/>Of the two examples offered here the first is a three page leaflet with a mounted photographic portrait of the boy at the top in which a $20000 reward is offered for the safe return of the child detailed circumstances of the kidnapping are provided as are descriptions of the child and kidnappers along with a section of "Questions for Identification." <br/>The second example is a broadside with an engraved image of the child at the top offering the reward and providing a description of Ross and the kidnappers. <br/><br/>Though several attempts to deliver the ransom were made the kidnappers never appeared; shortly after two men were killed during a burglary in Brooklyn and one of them confessed with his dying words that they were the kidnappers. His claims were ultimately determined to be credible however the boy was never found. Charley's father published his own account of the affair a copy of which is present here to raise money to continue the search which he and his wife kept up for the rest of their lives. The case left an indelible mark on the American psyche and as late as the 1930s people were still coming forward claiming to be the missing boy<br/><br/><br/>1. "Abduction of Charley Brewster Ross." Printed handbill 3 pp with applied photographic print on front page. 8vo. Philadelphia: printed by Wm. F. Murphy's Sons for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency August 1874. $850<br/>2. "$20000 Reward has been offered for the recovery of Charlie Brewster Ross and for the arrest and conviction of his abductors." Printed broadside 275 x 144 mm signed in print at bottom "Allan Pinkerton" and "Pinkerton's National Detective Agency" with woodcut portrait of Charley Ross at top laid down imprint lacking.<br/>3. "Little Charlie Ross the Stolen Child." Boston: Dexter Smith 1874. Printed cover page only for sheet music with oval lithograph portrait of Charley Ross 209 x 160 mm. Browning chipping at bottom edge. <br/>4. Ross Christian K. The Father's Story of Charley Ross the Kidnapped Child. Illustrated. Thick 8vo. Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company 1876. First edition. Original cloth good only. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 313368

‎Crime Time‎

‎Crimetime‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 1842430890.G ISBN : 1842430890 9781842430897

‎Crime Worrall Thomas D.‎

‎Slander and Defamation of Character The Great Crimes of the Nineteenth Century‎

‎Washington D.C.: Thomas D. Worrall 1884. First edition. 207 1 ad pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Brick blind-stamped cloth. Spine slightly darkened else fine. Bookplate. First edition. 207 1 ad pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Thomas D. Worrall unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 219833

‎Crime, The Destructive Principle of Nature in Individual Life ( Harmonic Series Vol II ) Florence Huntley‎

‎The Great Psychological‎

‎1915. Hardcover. Good. Vol. 2 Fenno 1915. Good plus. Moderate wear a bumped corner slight fraying to spine tips. Pages yellowed with a few smudges and minor blemishes. Binding firm. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : DW-D17S-WRZP

‎Crime. "The Inmates." ISHERWOOD Christopher Preface‎

‎PRISON ETIQUETTE: The Convict's Compendium of Useful Information‎

‎Bearsville NY: Retort Press 1950. First Edition. 8vo. Stiff printed pictorial wraps in original dustjacket. One of 2000 copies "entirely hand-set hand-bound and printed on a footpedal press by the editors." Jacket lightly rubbed with some chipping esp. to lower spine. Faint staining. Unclipped. Mild wear to yapp edge of book. Very good overall. INSCRIBED in pencil by contributor James Peck to verso of front endpaper: "Mildred - You said you wanted to read what I wrote about the jig. Well here is some of it and some of what others wrote. It gives you the feel of jailhouse sic. I think the book will interest you. I think they did a groovy job on the cover. -Jim." <br/><br/>Noted but slightly misleadingly-titled "anthology of the Prison Writings of Conscientious Objectors to World War II" front flap inscribed by one of its contributors legendary activist and pacifist James Peck. Peck devoted himself to nonviolent resistance and in addition to serving three years at Danbury for refusing to serve during the war he fought for decades for labor peace and civil rights and was arrested dozens of times during his life. Indeed he was a prominent figure in the 1970s prison reform movement in no small measure because of his numerous incarcerations whose earliest experiences are detailed here. Includes a lengthy jacket blurb by Aldous Huxley Bromer B75 as well as striking illustrations by Lowell Naeve. While the book is not terribly uncommon it is complete and in collectible condition. And scarce when inscribed by a contributor. An interesting inscription even almost certainly a later one given the slang. Retort Press paperback books‎

Bookseller reference : 19794

‎CRIME. BROAD Lewis‎

‎THE INNOCENCE OF EDITH THOMPSON‎

‎NY: Roy 1952. First edn. 8vo Pp. 302. Pages little browned a good copy. OP Thompson and her supposed lover Frederick Bywaters were hung after being convicted of murdering her husband Percy Thompson. Roy unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 9297

‎CRIME. DE BECK WILLIAM L.‎

‎MURDER WILL OUT. The First Step in Crime Leads to the Gallows. The Horrors of Queen City. Being an Account of the Two Soldiers Who Were Executed at Old Fort Washington and many other crimes‎

‎Cincinnati: s.n. 1867. FIRST EDITION. Softcover. Good. Original publisher's printed pale green wrappers chipped. 128 pp. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". Some general wear & soiling. A touch of foxing. Unsightly abrasion to rear wrapper resulting in some loss. "A Book for the Family" in which are described in the most graphic detail over 100 murders in Cincinnati and environs. This highly curious volume represents a genuinely early American work in the literary genre now known as "True Crime" about which see especially Mark Steltzer "True Crime: Observations on Violence and Modernism" 2007 passim. True Crime as a form of entertainment created important American pop culture icons namely the sociopaths the psychopath the mass murderer and the serial killer all of whom are represented herein. The full title adds useful information about the crimes including: "Trials and Executions of John May ; Philip Lewis colored ; John Cowan the Murderer of his Family ; Washburn and his Associates Davis and Hoover the Butchers of over 30 Persons ; Byron Cooley who killed John Rambo ; Henry Lecount ; Patrick McHugh the Murderer of his own Wife ; and a Careful History of the Hughes Murderers with a Precise Account of the Murder of John Brasher the Watchman ; the Summons Massacre ; Arrison and the Infernal Machine ; Mrs. Howard who Avenged her Own Wrongs ; Nancy Farrer the Child Poisoner ; with a Correct Detail of Over a Hundred Other Murders which have Taken Place in this City and County." Scarce. ¶ Sabin 19107. s.n. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 2143

‎CRIME. GOODMAN Derick‎

‎CRIME OF PASSION‎

‎NY: Greenberg 1958. First edn. 8vo Pp. 251. Little soiled cloth. The story of men and women who have committed crimes of passions in England and France. Greenberg unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 9291

‎CRIME. LUSTGARTEN Edgar‎

‎THE WOMAN IN THE CASE‎

‎NY: Scribner 1955. First edn. 8vo Pp. 218. Fine in dj. A discussion of four famous murder cases in which women are the central figures. Scribner unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 9443

‎Crime. THOMAS TJ. T. J.‎

‎OHIO'S "BIG HOUSE" Cover Title / THE SPOTLIGHT ON OHIO'S BLACK CRIME Title Page‎

‎Cleveland OH 1930. Large 8vo. Original color pictorial wraps. Good only. Covers chipped and worn. Pages toned. But still sound. 127pp. <br/><br/>A detailed account of the great Ohio Penitentiary fire of 1930 published within the year of the April 21 blaze the deadliest prison fire in American history which killed 322 inmates. Written by Cleveland newspaper reporters Dan W. Gallagher and T.J. Thomas the book provides a comprehensive portrait of the state of the prison during 1930 concentrated on its miserable conditions which the authors compare to Medieval torture chambers and 19th Century prison ships and severe overcrowding. According to the text at the time of the fire more than 5000 prisoners were kept in a facility originally designed to house about 1500. SPOTLIGHT indicts the prison's guards and administration notably a Captain John Hall head guard on duty who refused to unlock the cell block where most deaths occurred. The text is illustrated throughout with 22 photograph reproductions most being of the fireÂ’s aftermath many with African-American prisoners figuring prominently and Thomas and Gallagher appear to have extensively interviewed prisoners for the book. Novelist Chester Himes was incarcerated in the penitentiary where his writing career began during the fire and he wrote about in his breakout article “To What Red Hell” which appeared in Esquire in 1934. Rather poorly produced and likely intended for regional distribution only SPOTLIGHT appears genuinely scarce. OCLC notes 7 holdings only 2 of those outside of Ohio. A rich and largely unheralded work of journalistic advocacy for prisonersÂ’ rights. paperback books‎

Bookseller reference : 22159

‎CRIMINAL OFFENCES 1830 Act of Parliament‎

‎An Act to repeal an Act of the Fifty-Fifth Year of His late Majesty. for procuring Returns of Persons committed, trtied and convicted for Criminal Offences and Misdemeanors. WITH FINE WOODBLOCK ARMS AT HEAD‎

‎4pp., (two blank), folio, fine woodcut arms of George IV at head; disbound, a remarkably crisp, clean copy. 10 Georgii IV cap.25; royal assent granted 17 June 1830‎

‎CRISPIN Edmund‎

‎Loves Lies Bleeding. Illustrated by A. Richard Allen. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE‎

‎8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and 6 coloured plates; pictorial blue buckram, backstrip blocked and lettered in red and yellow, a near fine copy in publisher's slip-case.‎

‎Crispin Jackson (editor)‎

‎Book and Magazine Collector : No 142 Jan 1996‎

‎No marks or inscriptions . No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 147p. This issue includes Collecting Lewis Carroll, Frank Sinatra 80th birthday, Irwin Allen cult TV producer, Crime Writers' Association awards, Dion Fortune mystic & novelist, collecting Victorian yellowbacks, Seamus Heaney, index and letters and classified..‎

‎Crispin Jackson (editor)‎

‎Book and Magazine Collector : No 146 May 1996‎

‎No marks or inscriptions . No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 163p. This issue includes PG Wodehouse in America, Edward Seago, Ernest Rhys, Everyman's Library, S.P.B Mais, John Creasey crime writer, G.E Farrow, the FA Cup books & programmes, index and letters and classified..‎

‎Crispin Jackson (editor)‎

‎Book and Magazine Collector : No 152 November 1996‎

‎No marks or inscriptions . No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 163p. This issue includes Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights', the 'lost stories' of WW Jacobs, war poet Edmund Blunden, JR Ackerley, Hilary Saunders/Francis Beeding/others - historian/crime, 'The Broons' and 'Oor Wullie', Hammer films, index and letters and classified..‎

‎Crispin Jackson (editor)‎

‎Book and Magazine Collector : No 166 January 1998‎

‎No marks or inscriptions . Creasing to upper rear corner of last few pages. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 147p. This issue includes Novels and short stories of Richmal Crompton. Henry Fielding, Liza Cody crime novels, Alison Uttley, books about Suffolk, Fantasy auction report, letters and classified..‎

‎Crispin Jackson (editor)‎

‎Book and Magazine Collector : No 172 July 1998‎

‎No marks or inscriptions . No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Upper front corner with damp effect and some upper page corners were stuck together, now released. 163p. This issue includes John Betjeman, JH Dowd illustrator, crime books of Lawrence Sanders, Gothic novels of William Beckford, The Beano at 60, Vera Brittain, collecting World Cup books, index and letters and classified..‎

‎Crispin Jackson (editor)‎

‎Book and Magazine Collector : No 181 April 1999‎

‎No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 163pp. This issue includes hidden gems from Elinor Brent-Dyer, C Daly King crime stories, Wilbur Smith, collecting war novels, books about Oliver Cromwell, Popeye 70th birthday tribute, Sir Alec Guinness bibliography and index, letters and classified..‎

‎CROSS, Mark.‎

‎Le Crime de Passington.‎

‎1939 Ed. F. Rouff, Editeur, Paris, coll. La Clé, N° 16, 1939, 1 volume in-12 de 222 pages, broché.‎

‎Bon état.‎

Bookseller reference : 70731

‎CROQUET, Jean-Pierre (choix et pres.).‎

‎Tableaux rouges. 25 histoires mysterieuses pour le temps des beaux-arts.‎

‎fort volume in-8°, 537 pp, broche, couv. Bel exemplaire. [AZ-14][CA32-5]‎

‎Cuba Crime‎

‎The Life Career and Awful Death by the Garote of Margaret C. Waldegrave; Otherwise Margaret C. Florence Alias Mrs. Bellville Madame Rolande Madame Le Hocq the Poisoner and Murderess at Havana Cuba June 9th 1852 for the Murder of Charles D. Ellas Lorenzo Cordoval and Pierre DuPont April 14th 1852 Who Were Three Desperate Members of a Powerful and Sanguinary Band of Robbers Counterfeiters and Assassins Known as "The Alumni."‎

‎New Orleans Charleston Baltimore and Philadelphia: A.R. Orton 1852. the original wrapper was dated 1853 apparently accounting for that date being used in each of the three OCLC listings. First edition of this rather primitively printed pamphlet. 8vo. 2 11-36 pp. Portrait frontispiece three wood-engraved plates. OCLC: "Sensational and presumably fictitious account of the criminal career of Margaret C. Waldegrave probably written by the publishers" the author of several similar lurid tales in the early 1850s. Contemporary pencil inscription on verso of frontispiece "Allow one vol. / plain binding / leather back." Not in Wright "American Fiction" McDade "Annals of Murder" or Jumonville "New Orleans Imprints." OCLC locates four copies American Antiquarian Soc. New York Historical Soc. Juniata British Library; AAS also holds a prospectus broadside for the work. Some interior foxing and soiling corner of one leaf renewed not affecting text. Recent plain gray wrappers. #4698. <br/><br/> A.R. Orton hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 57744

‎CULLEN, R.‎

‎L’Ogre de Rostov.‎

‎in-8°, 234 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, 1 carte, relie cartonnage ed., jaquette ill. plast. Bel exemplaire. [CA29-6] Avec en arrière-plan le tableau d’une Union soviétique agonisante, les méandres d’une enquête qui aboutira à l’arrestation de l’un des plus grands meurtriers des temps modernes.‎