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The Illustrated Story of Crime by Lowenthal, Max - 1976

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Author: Lustgarten, Edgar
ISBN: 9780297771968

by Lowenthal, Max

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The Illustrated Story of Crime

by Lowenthal, Max

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Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1976 Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1976. Edges of pages slighly yellowed, well-thumbed, and a little damp-stained. Spine scuffed but unbroken, gold title and author lettering clear and intact. Book cover scuffed - particularly around edges. Some yellow staining to some of pages. Pages tightly bound. Anthology of famous true crime cases, murderers and kidnappers - including Al Capone, the Krays, Rasputin, Jack the Ripper and Elizabeth Canning. Black and white illustrations and photographs.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

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Format/Binding Hardcover
Book Condition Used - Good
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Binding Hardcover
ISBN 10 0297771965
ISBN 13 9780297771968
Publisher Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Date Published 1976

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The Illustrated Story of Crime

by Lustgarten, Edgar

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First Edition

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Hardcover

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9780297771968 / 0297771965

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Qui'excuse, post script, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. Photographic endpapers, showing a montage of newspaper headlines of crimes. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs, contemporary illustrations and cartoons. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper, showing The Chamber of Horrors at Madam Tussaud's in London, with white and red coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. " The lure and fascination of crime is perennial. The criminal, the outlaw from society, however fail all repellent his crime, is still an irresistible figure. Some great criminals are being transformed into folk heroes: Ned Kelly, for example or Al Capone. So what quality is it that gives the criminal an a heroic stature and a unique all of glamour and notoriety ? In this… Read More