McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 475 g.; VIII, 216 pages, last six pages blank, intentionally, foreword by author, and appendix. Brown coloured endpapers. Black coloured boards with self embossed titles on the front panel and gilt titles on the backstrip. Blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Bumping to the backstrip edges and to the lower book corners. A few marks to the book panels, particularly the rear panel. Browning and foxing to the text block edges and light age toning to the internal text. Photographic dustwrapper, showing Martin Sostre, against a brown background with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and chipping, with loss to the dustwrapper corners and to the top backstrip edge. The lower corners of the backstrip are also missing, as is a piece to the top right-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper panel. There are numerous tears and creases to the top dustwrapper edges. Staining and rubbing to the dustwrapper, particularly the front dustwrapper panel. There is a hole to the lower right-hand corner of the rear spine gutter. Staining to the verso of the dustwrapper. The story of Martin Sostre, who at the time of writing was serving a sentence of between 30-41 years, for selling narcotics. Martin Sostre was the proprietor of a bookshop in the Buffalo ghetto of New York and was arrested after the 1967 race riots, and are charged with selling heroin. The author takes this to task and actually asks whether or not Martin Sostre is a political prisoner and the evidence on on which he was convicted was a frame up. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; America; Legal; Inventory No: 0108004. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0108004
Title: The Crime of Martin Sostre
Author: Copeland, Vincent
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Poor
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1970
Keywords: BZDB2 Martin Sostre -- Trial -- Crime -- Biography, New York -- Politics Politics & Government; America; Legal; Unbranded Copeland, Vincent The Crime of Martin Sostre
Bookseller catalogs: America; Legal;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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