Search Results: True Crime from Ainsworth Books

New York: Viking. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670806064 . DJ and boards show shelf wear, with light chipping and short tears and creasing head of spine. Remainder stamp bottom page edges ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; 9.5 X 6.5 X 1.7 inches; 438 pages; Re-creates the social and political climate of the time and dramatically re-evaluates the roles of the police, the judiciary, and others in a study of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case and the subsequent execution of Richard Hauptmann for the crime. .

Portland, OR: BLS Publishing Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Moisture stain on inside front DJ panel, doesn't show through, scuffing on back panel of DJ ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 186 pages .

New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 0668018976 . DJ spine faded, shows edge wear, the book , only light wear, remnant of previous owner's address label on half title page. ; A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.6 Inches; 207 pages; "The chilling true stories behind 20 infamous assassinations including the Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King" .

Toronto: HarperCollins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002000245 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Some yellowing of pages.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 466 pages .

Toronto: Deneau Publishers Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 088879164X . Boards and DJ show light shelf wear, light soiling, pages a little yellowed. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. This is the first in a series of books about the bike gang by Lavigne. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 344 pages; "Hell's Angels: Taking Care of Business is the ground-breaking book that launched Yves Lavigne's investigative series into the Hell's Angels. This book traces the growth of the Hell's Angels organization from the early, rowdy "club" to the insidious, far-reaching superstructure that now exists. Today's Angels still value the grinning death's head, but they keep it for funerals, runs, initiations, and laying heavies. Angels, like the undercover policemen who tail them, prefer street clothes to blend with their surroundings. " .

Boulder, CO: Johnson Publishing. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 1555660738 . Ex-library with usual markings. FFEP has piece missing due to removal of card pocket, and discard stamp. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in new Mylar jacket protector. ; Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.5 inches; 369 pages; "One of the original members of the Wild Bunch, Kid Curry (Harvey Logan), became known by the company he kept, men like Butch Cassidy, Harry Longabaugh (Sundance Kid), Elzy Lay, Ben Kilpatrick, Flat Nose George Currie, and other members of the Hole in the Wall Gang. But Kid Curry's own story is rich and long on irony, the tale of a cowboy outlaw guided by a thief's sense of honor, a colorful sense of humor, fierce family loyalty, and wild and reckless spirit. Bruce Lamb begins with the framework of the documented historical record and fleshes it out with authentic details and stories Curry told the author's father and uncles… Read More

New York: The Dial Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, with short tears and light chipping. Previous owner's name on front pastedown.; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 597 pages .

Oxford UK: Osprey Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1849081700 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 7.4 X 4.8 X 1.3 inches; 288 pages; "This book reveals the stories of 75 of military history's little-known game-changers, including: • Thomas Boston Corbett, the man who shot John Wilkes Booth • Herman Hollerith, who devised the punchcard system used to keep track of prisoners sent to the concentration camps • Hitler's personal pilot, Hanna Reitsch • Major John D Barry, the Confederate who mistakenly shot General Stonewall Jackson • Lee Duncan, the American serviceman who rescued a puppy from the German trenches of World War I and took him back to America, where he became famous as Rin Tin Tin • Lt Col Franz von Hurrach, who supplied the car for Ferdinand at Sarajevo and, from the running boards, gave such confusing… Read More

Montreal: Optimum Pub. Co. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0888901151 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, DJ has light chipping, creasing sun-faded on spine. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 312 pages; In 1959, 12 year old Lynne Harper was raped and murdered and 14 year Steven Truscott was arrested, tried and convicted, then sentenced to hang and this sentence commuted to life 4 montha later. There has been a lot of controversy about the case - causing a quiet release of Truscott from prison to live under an assumed identity. Trent has attempted with Truscott to bring new light to the case hoping to clear Steven's name. August 28, 2007 the appeals court of Ontario ruled that their had been a gross injustice done and Truscott was cleared of all charges. .