Voices Behind The Wall: Ninety Prison Stories by FARRELL, JOHN P

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good condition, very nice mylar protected ex library copy with price clipped DJ, light scuff to mylar...thanks!.

Henry Holt & Co, 1986. Jacket is in brodart, light wear. Boards have light wear. Set up for library use, never circulated. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

NY: Henry Holt. 1st. 1986. good-. Hardcover. ISBN:0805000526 118pp including glossary of prison slang; light moisture stain to fore edge of text block .

New York: Henry Holt & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Printing. Hardcover. 0805000526 . 8.30 X 5.80 X 0.80 inches .

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 1986. Hardback. Fine/Very Good.

Henry Holt & Company, 1986. Hardback. Fine/Fine.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 115 pp. The front cover is foxed, and there is a small dent in the front cover at the base of the spine.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1986. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Bruce Davidson (jacket photograph) and James Ferry. [10], 118 pages. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads To my good friend, Nick at Christmas 1986 Jack Farrell. Prisoners discuss their psychological problems, jail life, violence, murder, robbery, survival, and self-image. In his introduction, Farrell, who works at an unidentified maximum-security prison on the East Coast, discusses the inmates' insecurities about masculinity, and considers the roots and punishment of crime with compassion, but without sentimentality. The verse arrangement of the anecdotes is effective, making this a sort of prison Spoon River Anthology. These reflections by male inmates, recorded by a prison psychologist, are brief, sometimes only a few lines, but they offer profound insights into the realities of prison life. Some of the inmates are still bewildered that they gave up good… Read More

Henry Holt & Co, 1986-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!