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Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.2000 11.9000 9.0000. Cover shows minor wear. Remnants of chipped and torn dj laid-in. Pages tanned and clean.
SINS OF AMERICA: As "Exposed" by the Police Gazette. by Van Every, Edward - 1931.
by Van Every, Edward
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SINS OF AMERICA: As "Exposed" by the Police Gazette.
by Van Every, Edward
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931., 1931.. Good. - Quarto [approximately 13 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide] mauve cloth titled in pink within black rectangles on the front cover. The binding is lightly bumped and the front cover & spine are unevenly faded. xx, [1] leaf & 297 pages with the rear half of the book printed on pink paper. 206 illustrations reproduced from the original woodcuts in the Police Gazette. The contents are very good. Good
First edition.
With an introduction by Thomas Beer.
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- Book Condition Used - Good
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931.
- Date Published 1931.
- Keywords HISTORY; LAW; TRUE CRIME; THE POLICE GAZETTE; NINEETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; SINS OF AMERICA; EDWARD VAN EVERY; THOMAS BEER; REPRODUCTIONS OF ORIGINAL WOODCUTS; MURDER; KIDNAPPING; PRIVATE MORALS; PUBLIC MORALITY; MISBEHAVIOR OF THE SOCIAL ELITE; THE
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Sins of America
by EVERY, Edward Van
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Sins of America; As "Exposed" by the Police Gazette. With an Introduction by Thomas Beer
by Van Every, Edward
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. The first edition, first printing of Sins of America: As "Exposed" by the Police Gazette, in the publisher's scarce art-deco era dust jacket.. Quarto, xx, [2], 297pp. Purple cloth, title embossed in black and pink on cover. No additional printings mentioned on copyright page. A near fine example, solid text block, free of soiling or notable wear. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, price-clipped, closed tear through front panel with archival tissue repair, chipping along top edge. This work is complete, with 206 reproductions of the original woodcut illustrations. A scarce work in the publisher's dust jacket. The Sins of America is a follow-up to The Sins of New York (1930), both originally appeared in tabloid publication, The National Police Gazette. There are no other known copies in the publisher's dust jacket.
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