The Illustrated Story of Crime

Book Club Associates, London, 1976. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/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 book one of the world's leading authorities on crime and the criminal mind explores and elucidates the infinite perspectives of the subject of which he has devoted a lifetime of study." -- from the front fold over panel. Rubbing of the book edges with a a few knocks to the lower book edge. The front edge of the front panel has a printing fold – looks like a crease. Tanning and foxing of the text block edges with age toning of the pages. Some foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book with previous owners name to the top edge of the half title page. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners, back strip edges with creasing and some tears to the dustwrapper edges rubbing of the panels with some stains and marks also present. Staining to the top dustwrapper edge – verso side. A few foxing spots also present. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. VIII, 224 pages, last page blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Inventory No: 0286703. .