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Lord Russell Of Liverpool
THE RECORD The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Light wear to DJ. Corners bumped ; The details of the trial of Eichmann for crimes against humanity; 8vo; 351,ix pages
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Baker, Leonard
BRANDEIS AND FRANKFURTER A Dual Biography
Wear and small tears to DJ; Side-by-side biographies of Supreme Court Justices Louis Brandeis and Felix Frankfurter, who served from 1916-1939 and 1939-1962 respectively, spanning the period from WWI to the Civil Rights struggles. Stated first edition ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 567 pages
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Urofsky, Melvin I.
A MIND OF ONE PIECE Brandeis and American Reform
Light wear and one small closed tear to DJ; Attorney and Supreme Court Justice Brandeis was a fierce advocate of reform in the justice system and in relations between business and government as well as a Jewish state; 8vo; 210 pages
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Shaw, George Bernard
THE CRIME OF IMPRISONMENT
Wear with small tears & slight dampstaining to DJ. Spine ends frayed. Endpapers browned ; Noted playwright Shaw examines some long-held beliefs in the field of penology and comes to some startling conclusions; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 125 pages
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Pike, James A.
BEYOND THE LAW The Religious and Ethical Meaning of the Lawyer's Vocation
DJ faded a bit with coffee cup ring to front, faintly visible to front board; wear and chipping as well; Author Pike was an attorney who became a bishop and here he writes of the ethical role of the lawyer, if such there be; 8vo; 102 pages
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Larson, Erik
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America
8vo; 447 pages
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Weinberg, Arthur
ATTORNEY FOR THE DAMNED
DJ with chips and dampstains. ; 8vo; 552 pages
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Borah, W. E.
HAYWOOD TRIAL Closing Argument
8vo; 130 pages
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Grover, David H.
DEBATERS AND DYNAMITERS The Story of the Haywood Trial
Small chipping to DJ; 8vo; 310 pages
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Weinberg, Arthur & Lila
CLARENCE DARROW A Sentimental Rebel
Biography of the noted attorney. SIGNED "Arthur + Lila Weinberg" on front free endpaper ; B&W Photographs; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 462 pages
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Laurence, John
A HISTORY OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
DJ a bit darkened and with one open tear ; Not a discussion of the pros and cons of the death penalty, rather a history of how the state did away with miscreants ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 230 pages
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Darrow, Clarence
FARMINGTON
Gilt lettering faded and boards darkened. Endpapers a bit browned ; Darrow's autobiographical novel, a fictionalized account of his boyhood; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages
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Alfange, Dean
THE SUPREME COURT AND THE NATIONAL WILL
Spine darkened. Rear hinge started. Top spine fraying; 8vo; 297 pages
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Douglas, William O.
AN ALMANAC OF LIBERTY
Light chipping to price clipped DJ. ; 366 essays, in almanac form, tracing the evolution of liberty in the US through examinations of landmark court decisions, eminent men and women, and historical epochs ; 8vo; 409 pages
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Schwartz, Bernard
SWANN'S WAY The School Busing Case and the Supreme Court
8vo; 245 pages
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Aymar, Brandt; Sagarin, Edward
A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S GREAT TRIALS From Socrates to Eichman
Light rubbing to DJ ; Profusely illustrated; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 373 pages
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Darrow, Clarence
FARMINGTON
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Gilt lettering and gilt spine lettering faded. Hinges started. One page with rough paper and affecting the contents - apparently from an attempt to separate two pages that were stuck together. ; Darrow's autobiographical novel, a fictionalized account of his boyhood. Presentation copy: Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: "Inscribed to Mary Hoover with the regards of Clarence Darrow, March 4th 1927". Additionally laid in is Ms. Hoover's contemporaneous account of a talk given by Darrow at the Negro Industrial Schho, Daphne, Alabama on February 10, 1927: "I can't help you, you will have to help yourselves, but I advise always an attitude of defiance toward the white man who calls himself your friend. How has he manifested this friendship? By hanging and burning you; by making you do his work and use his back door..." In blue linen custom box; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 220, 2 pages
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Darrow, Clarence
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine lettering faded. First and last few pages browned. Back hinge started; Clarence Darrow was one of history's most eminent attorneys, arguing such notable cases as the Leopold-Loeb murder case, and the Scopes 'monkey' trial. Learn what shaped his beliefs and his feelings about these and other celebrated cases. This is a presentation copy to Thomas Massie, signed by numerous friends, including Clarence Darrow: "To my friend Lt. Thomas Massie - My client and friend with respect and deep affection from Clarence Darrow, Honolulu, April 4th - 1932". Thomas Massie - My client and friend with respect and deep affection from Clarence Darrow, Honolulu, April 4th - 1932". (Signed during the Massie trial). In nicely made 1/4 leather custom box ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 465 pages
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Darrow, Clarence
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
DJ with light edgewear. Endpapers a bit darkened ; Clarence Darrow was one of history's most eminent attorneys, arguing such notable cases as the Leopold-Loeb murder case, and the Scopes 'monkey' trial. Learn what shaped his beliefs and his feelings about these and other celebrated cases. This edition has a chapter on Darrow's views on the infamous Massie case; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 495 pages
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McKernan, Maureen
THE AMAZING CRIME AND TRIAL OF LEOPOLD AND LOEB
Appears unread. Former owner's name on first page. Small crease to front board; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 300 pages
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Darrow, Clarence
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
Previous owner's name and notes on front free endpaper. Boards with light rubbing to extremities; Clarence Darrow was one of history's most eminent attorneys, arguing such notable cases as the Leopold-Loeb murder case, and the Scopes 'monkey' trial. Learn what shaped his beliefs and his feelings about these and other celebrated cases. The "A" on copyright page indicates the 1st edition ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 465 pages
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Darrow, Clarence
FARMINGTON
Boards a bit faded and with light rubbing to extremities. ; Darrow's autobiographical novel, a fictionalized account of his boyhood; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages
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Randisi, Robert J.:
Seperate Cases SIGNED BY AUTHOR
VG/VG near fine. First Edition. not price-clipped. no inscriptions. hardback with dust wrapper. signed by author "to gary".
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Busch, Francis X.:
casebook of the curious and true
Vg/vg not price-clipped. no inscriptions. 1st UK edition. touch of foxing to cream areas of dj rear panel. browning to endpapers ( old bookmark? ) Compilation of true stories by the author of Prisoners at the Bar.
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Mason, Sarah J.:
Let's Talk of Wills
VG/VG dj is not price-clipped. no inscriptions. ex library with stamps and ffep is missing/cut out . good clean copy. the text is clean and tidy, fully bound and without annotations.
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Clark, Mary Higgins:
REMEMBER ME (signed by author)
Vg/VG near fine. not price-clipped. no inscriptions. lovely clean copy internally. 1st US printing. signed by author to title page
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nancy taylor rosenberg:
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES (signed by author)
Vg/VG not price-clipped. no inscriptions. slight rounding to edge of dj at top of spine - but no loss. lovely clean copy internally. 1st UK printing. signed by author to title page
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McDermid, Val:
Killing the Shadows (signed by author)
VG/VG signed by author to title page. clean crisp condition. clean and bright copy no inscriptions.
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Richard Harrison:
WHITEHALL 1212 the story of the police of London
Fair (no dj, blue cloth with large sunned areas with fading over both boards, lightly rounded top and base of spine and titles no longer visible. few faint marks endpapers and small pencil price no date of publication but preface dated 1947. With 22 b/w illustrations. The history and story of London's police.
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Bob Huntley:
BOMB SQUAD My War Against the Terrorists
Vg/Vg (intact unclipped dj with one small nick tail of spine, clean red cloth with bright gilt lettering on spine, indentations from erased pencil prices front free endpaper and a couple of very small marks, contents tight and unmarked, hint of faint browning page edges) octavo 198pp. First edition. Bob Huntley became Britain's best-inown policeman in three years as head of Scotland Yard's Bomb Squad, when he was commander-in-chief of London's anti-I.R.A. army. 16pp b/w plates. - the autobiography of Ex-Commander Bob Huntley
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Henry Seymour:
IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT
Vg/G (unclipped dj with small area of loss head of spine and minor loss at tail, few small tears bottom edges and top corners chipped, clean brown cloth with silver lettering and one or two very small spots on spine, a crisp clean square copy with no marks or inscriptions) 12mo 191pp. First edition. Crime fiction. She was blonde, pretty, very dead and very chilled.
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Adrian Vincent:
KILLERS IN UNIFORM
Vg/Vg (clean bright undamaged unclipped dj, a very good clean crisp copy with no marks or inscriptions, faint yellowing page edges) octavo 312pp. First printing. True stories of murderers who were beyond suspicion thanks to their uniforms.
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Edgar Wallace:
WHITE FACE
G (no dj, red cloth lightly faded on spine,front board grubby, clean bright red endpapers, binding firm and no marks to pages, light browning to the wartime paper) 12mo 312pp. Tenth edition.
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James Fraser:
HEARTS EASE IN DEATH
Vg/Vg (very clean crisp bright copy with no marks or inscriptions, unclipped dj with minor shelfwear) octavo 192pp. First edition. Mystery thriller. Detective Superintendent Aveyard novel.
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Michael Pye:
RECKONING
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj) FIRST EDITION. Murder mayhem and monetary madness
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Jonathan Goodman:
THE PLEASURE OF MURDER
VG/VG no significant fault with book or dj, inscribed by previous owner. octavo. pp 208. Gripping true murder stories by leading contemporary authors.
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Campbell, Robert:
In La-La Land We Trust
VG/VG near fine save for slight crushing to dj at top of spine - but no tears, cuts or loss. no inscriptions. not price-clipped. internally a clean and crisp copy.
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Philip Loraine:
Loaded Questions
VG/VG near fine. clean and crisp copy. not price-clipped . no inscriptions. 1st edition
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ANN RULE:
Dead By Sunset
VG/VG dj is clean and tidy. not price-clipped. full plastic cover over all - loose-fitting. no inscriptions. The chilling cautionary tale of Bradly Morris Cunningham, a real estate entrepreneur whose misogyny and rampant egocentricity wrecked the lives of a succession of women."
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Robert Barnard:
The Disposal of the Living (The Crime Club)
VG/VG all enclosed in plastic loose-fitting cover. looks like an ex-library copy in that the textblock looks re-cased in crisp green boards with gilt titling to spine, and 2 ffeps removed neatly. nothing showing ex-libris internally. A witty updating of the traditional English village murder mystery: Helen Kitterege is drawn into the village dispute over the appointment of a new vicar when murder comes along
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Forbes, Stanton.:
Terror Touches me.
VG/VG. clean and crisp copy. not price-clipped . no inscriptions. 1st edition . dj is little worn to both endsof the spine and to corners with some surface loss of the colour - like creasing effect, but no tears /cuts or damage.
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URBAN, Mark:
The Illegal
VG/VG near fine. clean and crisp copy. not price-clipped . no inscriptions. 1st edition author's first book.
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Sweet, Pat:
Troubled Waters
VG/VG not price-clipped . no inscriptions. a lovely clean crisp copy 1st edition. A Cat O'Connell mystery
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Richard Harrison:
WHITEHALL 1212 the story of the police of London
Fair (no dj, very grubby worn blue cloth with patchy stains and fading over both boards, lightly frayed top and base of spine and titles no longer visible, front hinge lightly cracked and spine a little wobbly, few faint marks endpapers and small pencil price etc., pages clean) octavo 240pp. No date of publication but preface dated 1947. With 22 b/w illustrations. The history and story of London's police.
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Gash, Jonathan:
The Vatican Rip
VG/G+ . dj is rubbed to both ends of spine with some loss. creasing and cuts to edges. no inscriptions. not price-clipped. The Fifth novel in the Series.
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Cathy Scott:
THE KILLING OF TUPAC SHAKUR
VG near Fine (no dj, pictorial card covers, a bright clean copy octavo 182pp. Investigation into the murder of the popular rapper.
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H R F Keating:
INSPECTOR CHOTE DRAWS A LINE
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj, as new) Octavo 183pp Reprint of 1979 classic
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Andrew Boyle:
THE CLIMATE OF TREASON five who spied for Russia
Vg/Vg ( clean dj lightly rubbed at top of spine, brown cloth with gilt titles on spine, gift inscription front fixed endpaper, else contents very clean tight and bright. octavo 504pp. reprint. Research into the background of the Philby, Burgess and Maclean episode.
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Janwillem Van De Wtering:
THE MAINE MASSACRE
VG/VG . slight creasing to top edge of dj over spine. 1st edition. not price-clipped. no inscriptions. delightful clean copy. appears unread. uncommon title. collectable.
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Janwillem Van De Wtering:
THE MAINE MASSACRE
VG/VG . slight creasing to top edge of dj over spine. 1st edition. speckling/foxing to top edge of textblock, and isolated to other edges. nothing similar internal. not price-clipped. no inscriptions. delightful clean copy. appears unread. uncommon title. collectable.
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