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The Encyclopedia of Modern Murder
by Wilson, Colin & Seaman, Donald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Arlington House, New York. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Acknowledgements, The Age of Murder, an introductory essay by Colin Wilson, select bibliography classified index and name index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Red coloured textured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with blue, white and red coloured titles to the front panel and red, white and yellow to the backstrip. In this book the author's look at murders and murderers from the period 1962 to 1982. Inserted loosely into the book are newspaper clippings about particular murderers. Rubbing of the book edges with light age toning and foxing of the text block edges. Age toning of the pages with foxing to the end pages and a little scattered throughout the pages. Some rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], VII- XX, [2], 279, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; True Crime; Inventory No: 0286710. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0286710
- Title
- The Encyclopedia of Modern Murder
- Author
- Wilson, Colin & Seaman, Donald
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arlington House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- BZDB2 True crime, encyclopaedia – modern murder Law & Criminal Studies; True Crime; Photographic Unbranded Wilson, Colin & Seaman, Donald The Encyclopedia of Modern Murder
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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