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CRIME. The Autobiography of a Crook
by GUERIN, Eddie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1928. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published London: John Murray, 1928, first printing. 8vo., 319pp., illustrated with b/w plates. International criminal and bank robber Eddie Guerin, "The Fox" grew up in Chicago, made his way to Europe and landed in the French penal colony of Devils Island, from which he successfully escaped. Black linen cloth with gilt titles. Mild fray at the crown, very light foxing to preliminaries/edges, else near fine, clean, bright, unworn in very good dust jacket with chipping along the top edge, spine panel darkened. An attractive copy. Very scarce in dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007940
- Title
- CRIME. The Autobiography of a Crook
- Author
- GUERIN, Eddie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary & Modern First Editions;
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The Wild Muse
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Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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