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1948ref. DEMO014111IAlbuquerque NM: Merle Armitage Editions 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/price-clipped dj. Peter Hurd photos. 8vo black cloth; nicked dj True crime accounts that are more exciting than fiction. Signed by Fergusson on the half-title. "Probably people are never so much themselves as when they are killing or being killed. . This is most true in New Mexico where within the memory of living menand women killing has come all the way from a manly and needful act to an intolerable offense -Fergusson." Illustrated by Peter Hurd. Merle Armitage Editions hardcover
1981192 pages. eng
2005Hardcover Pages all clean, no tear with very tiny wear.
ref. SBBIH-NGID7WARFBKNpaperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. paperback
199033 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. A pictorial review of "The Calvi Affair: Bizarre suicide - or ritual murder involving money, Masons and the Vatican?" - from front cover. An excellent pictorial supplement to the more detailed "God's Banker" by Cornwell. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1955ref. 712461955 Editions Sogedide - 1955 - In-12, broché - 180 p.
1993A street by street guide to the places in London associated with famous murders. Pbk.272p. plates bibliography.maps.indexes. Book
1984ref. SBBIH-FRAEHQEMZ3KFBerkley 1984. mass_market. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Berkley unknown
19811st UK edition. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/G (torn at edges). ISBN 0245537643. 20670. eng
1989340p. Hardcover Very good condition good
1935A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. 5 3/4"w x 8 3/4"h. 86 pages. Foxing to endpapers.
2006361pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good Signed by the author
1976Book
1111The case of the Vintner Lane killings. [1943] Dust jacket worn and creased around the edges and extremities.
1981ref. 234050New York: Morrow 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dust jacket. Good cond with some shelf-rubbing. Morrow hardcover books
1830ref. 798021830. Boston: L. Deming 1830. Broadside Heavily trimmed. Boston: L. Deming 1830. Broadside Heavily trimmed. A Murder Broadside Mounted to a Scrapbook Leaf with Images and Other Texts Broadside. Murder. White Joseph 1747 or 1748-1830. Murder of Joseph White. The Following Lines Were Written on the Death of Mr. Joseph White Of Salem Who was Found Murdered in His Bed on the Morning of the 7th of April 1830 Aged 82. Boston: Leonard Deming Sold Wholesale and Retail Corner of Merchants' Row & Market Square 1830. Broadside trimmed to 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" 21.6 x 14 ten-stanza verse text in two columns below headline single-column introductory text and woodcut image of a coffin text sections divided by rules. Broadside mounted to scrapbook leaf derived from a ledger and surrounded by clipped images of people and animals and an unrelated text other unrelated texts and animal images to verso. Moderate browning and foxing chipping and a few tears to edges with minor loss to a few of the surrounding images. $750. This is one of several different verse broadsides about the murder of Joseph White a wealthy sea captain in his 80s who lived in Salem. He was murdered by Joseph Knapp with the assistance of Richard and George Crowninshield. It was one of the most famous American cases of the 1830s due to the sensational nature of the crime and the participation and oratory of Daniel Webster who was one of the trial prosecutors. Initially the jury could not decide whether the defendants had bludgeoned White to death. A second trial convicted Knapp and Richard Crowninshield who were sentenced to death. OCLC locates 4 copies American Antiquarian Society Harvard Divinity School Harvard Law School Peabody Essex Museum. Burt American Murder Ballads 87. unknown
1830ref. 798021830. Boston: L. Deming 1830. Broadside Heavily trimmed. Boston: L. Deming 1830. Broadside Heavily trimmed. A Murder Broadside Mounted to a Scrapbook Leaf with Images and Other Texts Broadside. Murder. White Joseph 1747 or 1748-1830. Murder of Joseph White. The Following Lines Were Written on the Death of Mr. Joseph White Of Salem Who was Found Murdered in His Bed on the Morning of the 7th of April 1830 Aged 82. Boston: Leonard Deming Sold Wholesale and Retail Corner of Merchants' Row & Market Square 1830. Broadside trimmed to 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" 21.6 x 14 ten-stanza verse text in two columns below headline single-column introductory text and woodcut image of a coffin text sections divided by rules. Broadside mounted to scrapbook leaf derived from a ledger and surrounded by clipped images of people and animals and an unrelated text other unrelated texts and animal images to verso. Moderate browning and foxing chipping and a few tears to edges with minor loss to a few of the surrounding images. $750. This is one of several different verse broadsides about the murder of Joseph White a wealthy sea captain in his 80s who lived in Salem. He was murdered by Joseph Knapp with the assistance of Richard and George Crowninshield. It was one of the most famous American cases of the 1830s due to the sensational nature of the crime and the participation and oratory of Daniel Webster who was one of the trial prosecutors. Initially the jury could not decide whether the defendants had bludgeoned White to death. A second trial convicted Knapp and Richard Crowninshield who were sentenced to death. OCLC locates 4 copies American Antiquarian Society Harvard Divinity School Harvard Law School Peabody Essex Museum. Burt American Murder Ballads 87. unknown books
1993415 pages. eng
ref. 0708924344.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1978295 pages including index and some black and white illustrations. "Some of the proceedings described in the following pages seem unjust to us, but we have to remember that these trials took place about 160 years ago. Many important reforms have been introduced both in England and France which have gone far to establish and safeguard the rights of the accused. One aspect has not changed; a criminal trial in France is more dramatic, more akin to the theatre, than in England, both in its setting and in the display of emotion." - from Foreward. Several cup rings upon back board. Small rubber stamp upon front endpaper else contents clean and unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
1973Book
1980479p., illus. Hardcover Good condition in fair d.j. fair
1968ref. 2110502150410891Naniwashobo 1968. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Naniwashobo paperback
2004ref. 584752004 Ed. A Contrario, Collection "Polar" - 2004 - In-8, broché - Couverture illustrée - 249 pages
