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12mo (150 x 85 mm) 12pp., several leaves mounted on stubs, new boards. Thomas Roe and Benjamin Miller, neither having reached the age of 23, were executed on Wednesday, April 2nd, 1823, for highway robbery. They were both natives of Nottingham, and together with a youth named Thomas Brooks, only 19 years of age, assaulted and robbed Samuel Marriot, a labourer, in the employ of Messrs. Simpson, Brick-hill Farm, near Arnold. They would have murdered their victim had not his cries have brought several persons to his assistance. Brooks was admitted evidence for the Crown and was saved.
1966191 pages, edges browned, cover design by Michael Peters, previous owner names on prelims, (Penguin Book C2524). eng
1992355pp. 29 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
1995275 pages including index. and black and white photographic plates. "Jack the Ripper was an American, who escaped police custody. When he fled London the Ripper killings ceased, but then started up again on the other side of the Atlantic. a team of officers from Scotland Yard failed to track him down in America. Did the police 'lose' files in order to cover-up their own incompetence in letting him escape?" - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Above-average wear. Binding loosening at back. Worthy reading copy. Book
1991ref. SBBIH-MQB3CIPMOTXXMarshall Cavendish 1991. paperback. 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. Marshall Cavendish paperback
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1956Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. This book is from the Bon Marche Rental Library, "Happy in the Home with Books," and has a cool dust jacket insert. Yellowing pages.
1957A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Yellowing paper. 166 pages. Stated First Printing.
1989ronald pearsall the murder in euston sq. , david and charles 1989, sovraccoperta lievemente segnata dal tempo. tagli con piccole gore. interno complessivamente in buono stato. Buono (Good) . 186
1985247 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
19798vo., First Edition, with 15 plates on 8 and 4 maps ands facsimiles in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.97
1980Features: Lauren Bacall is featured in a one-page diamond ad for Fortunoff Jewellers; Redefining the Map of Israel - The new Israeli 'strongholds' in the West Bank have aggravated tensions with the Arabs and dimmed hopes for resolving the Palestinian issue - article with color photos and map; Putting Back the Bite in the C.I.A. - As feelings of U.S. vulnerability mount, there is a drive to unleash the agency again - article with photos of Stansfield Turner, John R. Stockwell, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Malcolm Wallop, John Chafee and Sam Nunn; Fantastic color-photo one-page ad for The Gant Rugger clothing; Reducing the Trauma of Breast Cancer - Patients are insisting on having a voice in their treatment; Betty Rollin describes life on the fifth anniversary of her mastectomy; Vietnam Fallout in a Texas Town - Billy Joe Aplin was killed in a battle between Vietnamese refugees and local fishermen over the placement of crab traps off Seadrift in the Gulf of Mexico; Women's Hair Fashions; Rowan Storm Hicks and the apartment she redesigned; and more. 96 pages. Generously illustrated with great color and black and white photo reproductions plus many wonderful ads, some of which are in color. Several discrete school stamps. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
197772 pages. Features: The More We Spend, The Less Children Learn - How Schools Fail Our Children; The Selling of Soccer-Mania - The N.A.S.L. (North American Soccer League) is picking up - with photos of Pele and Franz Beckenbauer; A Murder in Morningside Park - the murder of Charles (Charlie) Houston is reviewed by a juror who worked the murder trial; The Odyssey of Erstwhile Journalist Osborn Elliott; John Weitz ad features large photo of Gary Cooper; Heading for the Top - photos and write-ups of haberdasher Carl Davis, sportswear designer Charles Suppon and clothing designer Jeffrey Banks; Renaissance of a Villa - architecture project of Eleanora Peduzzi Riva of Milan; The Second Coming of Leon Jaworski. Small library stamp on back cover. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1979188 pages. Features: Cover photo of Mother Teresa; American Airlines ad features Margaret SanGemino; Gorgeous Monet ad features gold earring on model with black background; Safire on Machisma; Murder Most Foul; Great two-page color-photo ad for Ralph Lauren Western Wear; Blackglama ad appears to feature Angela Lansbury wearing mink; Very artistic ad for Pierre Cardin Man's Cologne; Lauren Bacall is featured in a Fortunoff ad; The World of Mother Teresa - photo-illustrated feature article; Warring over new missiles for NATO; Chivas Regal ad; One-page ad for the Look 37 ski binding; One-page Bermuda tourism ad; Britain's Establishment Spies - Kim Philby, Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean; Hidden Splendors of Tibet - color-photo-illustrated article; One-page Cuisinart ad; Beautiful Alfred Dunner/Fortrel ad featuring model in red top; Twins Reared Apart - a living lab - with photos of Jim Lewis and Jim Springer - Thomas Bouchard's lab; Big Business on the Offensive - they are now the biggest lobby in Washington; Peter Pan and How He Grew - James M. Barrie's timeless play of youth was inspired by his unique friendships with children; The Party's Over for Political Parties; Gorgeously photo-illustrated Jewel fashion feature - with photos of designers Angela Cummings, Kai-Yin Lo, and Kristin Moore; Artistic ad for Crayons footwear; The Year of the Trichologist; Featured Home - a former industrial library is domesticated by Angus Bruce and others; Garlic article; Camp ads; and more. Above-average external wear. Faint library stamp and small check mark atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1963136 pages. Features: Can the new President (LBJ) overcome standpattism in Congress; LBJ Program in Action - photo feature; Unless We Lead We Will Falter; What Kind of Nation Are We? - thoughts in the wake of JFK's murder; Do White Men Have a Future in Africa? - T.J. Mboya of Kenya says yes, as long as they do their part in nation building; Visit to a Russian Village - photo-illustrated article on a trip to the Russian countryside, where few Westerners are permitted; The Importance of Angel Investors to Broadway Producers; Should it Take 34 Months for a Trial?; Today's American Ex-Pats are often businessmen, nor rebels; By 1966 Half of Us Will Be Under 25; The New York City Center of Music and Drama turns 20; Photos of Manhattan town home redone by architect James Stewart Polshek;On Human Rights - thoughts, new and old, as Human Rights Week begins; and more. Ads: one-page ad for Henry Mancini's soundtrack to the movie 'Charade"; Nice fashion ads; Bulova Accutron; 2-page ad for Look Magazine; Color ad for Sony consumer electronics; Cuesta-Rey Cigars; Wilkinson Sword Pruners; Loft's Little Fruit Cakes; Beautiful one-page color-photo ad for E.J. Korvette ladies' fashions - nautical theme; Unox Ham. First few pages rumpled, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy Book
1965Features: Haiti - land of the 'Big Tontons'; Vietcong's 'Shadow Government' in the South; Lie Detectors Don't Lie... But...; When will it be safe to balance the (federal) budget? - this question shows how things have changed since the days we thought it unsafe not to; What Russian Girls are Like; A double standard for murder? - never in Mississippi's history has a white man been found guilty of first-degree murder when the slain person was black. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1994315 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white photographic plates. The author, a former Mossad operative, makes many profoundly serious allegations against his former force. A gripping read. Moderate overall wear. Tight and square. Unmarked. Book
1979Harold Acton examines the factors and events leading up to the attempted murder in 1478 of Lorenzo and Giuliano de Medici by the Pazzi family supported by Pope Sixtus IV. With 39 illustrations. Includes Index. 128 pages. Green cloth covers with gilt title on spine and gilt vignette on front cover.
19948vo, 433 pages. eng
Vg/Vg near fine (clean unclipped undamaged dj, clean black cloth with silver titles on spine, a very good clean tight copy with no inscriptions) first edition. and poetry - emily dickinson and mark hofmann - a true story - and more
1990"Kati Marton's report on the savage and mysterious murder of George Polk is in the great journalistic tradition of her subject." 369p. plates.bibliography.index Book
1986228p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
2013ref. 1165822013 Editions Panini France, Collection "Marvel Deluxe" - 2013 - In-4, cartonnage noir sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs de l'éditeur - Sans pagination, planches en couleurs
197484 pages. Features: New Deputy-Commissioner, R.J. Ross; The King's Escort - with several archival black and white photos; VIP Section gets a home at Harrington Lake, Gatineau; Maintien(s) Le Droit - G.T. Hann/Grand Trunk Railway Regiment; The Martin's Field Murder - Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia; Open House - Frobisher Bay; Why I Joined the RCMP - Wive's Division; Police solve two hit-and-runs; A Book and Its Cover - C.W. Harvison intercepts a book intended for German POWs in Canada, and prevents an escape; Schefferville, Quebec; Electronics - an aid to criminals; "Mojo" - on the spot; Shades of Androcles; Chapel Windows Creator; Refurbishing the old St. Roch; Right Name Wrong Crime; The Brothers Jarvis; Grain Theft Solved; Stray Shot; Trapline Trouble; and more. Prior owner's name blacked out atop table of contents. Faint ink stamp to bottom of table of contents. Book
