New York: Viking. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670806064 . DJ and boards show shelf wear, with light chipping and short tears and creasing head of spine. Remainder stamp bottom page edges ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; 9.5 X 6.5 X 1.7 inches; 438 pages; Re-creates the social and political climate of the time and dramatically re-evaluates the roles of the police, the judiciary, and others in a study of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case and the subsequent execution of Richard Hauptmann for the crime. .

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Bookseller: Ainsworth Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19806
Title: The Airman and the Carpenter
Author: Kennedy, Ludovic
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0670806064
ISBN 13: 9780670806065
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1985
Keywords: 0670806064, hauptmann, baby, Kidnapping, Lindbergh
Bookseller catalogs: True Crime; Law & True Crime;

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About Ainsworth Books

Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.

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Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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