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Treasure Hunt : A New York Times Reporter Tracks the Quedlinburg Hoard
by Honan, William H.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN
- 9780880641746
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$12.50
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Fromm International Publishing Corp., 1997. 289pp. Maroon and yellow hardback, DJ VG, First Printing, slight green ink mark on upper page edge, b&w photos, A New York Times reporter becomes involved in the quest to track down a reliquary stolen from a cave outside Quedlinburg, Germany, when he is tipped off by a phone call from a German "researcher", Treasure… Read more
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Man O' War : A Legend Like Lightning
by Ours, Dorothy
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2006
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN
- 9780312340995
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$10.00
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St. Martin's Press, 2006. 342pp. Cream hardback with DJ, VG, First Printing, index, chapter notes and references, appendices, b&w photos, His trainer said he was like" holding a tiger by the tail". His owner as "chain lightning." His jockeys their lives changed by him, . All became caught in a battle for honesty. caring for the "Speed Miracle.", . First… Read more
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El Sicario : The Autobiography of a Mexican Assassin
by Molloy, Molly (editor/translator); Bowden, Charles (editor)
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2011
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9781568586588
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$10.00
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Nation Books, 2011. 209pp. Trade paperback, VG, few light surface scratches on covers, front lower corner tip slightly creased, no names or markings, El Sicario : The Autobiography of a Mexican Assassin, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.
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THE PURE IN HEART : A Simon Serrailler Mystery
by Hill, Susan
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2007
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First U. S. Edition
- ISBN
- 9781585679287
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$17.50
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Overlook Press, 2007. 370pp. Black and mauve hardback, DJ VG, First U.S. Edition, end pages are maps, "A little boy is snatched as he stands with his satchel at the gate of his home, waiting for his lift to school. A severely handicapped young woman hovers between life and death. And an ex-con finds it impossible to go straight. The… Read more
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KILLING PABLO : The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
by Bowden, Mark
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2001
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN
- 9780871137838
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$12.75
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Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001. 296pp. Black hardback with DJ, VG, First Printing, owner gift inscription on half title page, index, sources, b&w photos, "A riveting nonfiction thriller reveals the inside story of how U.S. special forces and intelligence agencies led the largest manhunt in history to capture and contain Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, one of the most powerful… Read more
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PIRACY, SLAVERY, AND REDEMPTION : Barbary Captivity Naratives from Early Modern England
by Vitkus, Daniel J. (editor)
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2001
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780231119054
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$16.75
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Columbia University Press, 2001. 376pp. Trade paperback, VG, bibliography, appendices, footnotes, PIRACY, SLAVERY, AND REDEMPTION : Barbary Captivity Naratives from Early Modern England, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.
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LONG GONE : The Mecklenburg Six and the Theme of Escape in Black Folklore
by Dance, Daryl Cumber
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780870495120
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$10.00
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University of Tennessee Press, 1987. 185pp. Black cloth hardback with DJ, VG, EX-LIB, minimal markings, index, chapter notes, b&w illustrations, photos, LONG GONE : The Mecklenburg Six and the Theme of Escape in Black Folklore , . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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QUEENS REIGNS SUPREME : Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler
by Brown, Ethan
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2005
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9781400095230
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$7.00
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Anchor / Random House, 2005. 239pp. Trade paperback, VG, small red remainder dot on bottom page edge, endnotes, b&w photos, QUEENS REIGNS SUPREME : Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.
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THE SECRET SCIENCE OF COVERT INKS
by Rubin, Samuel
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780915179442
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$20.00
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Loompanics Unlimited, 1987. 128pp. Trade paperback, VG, no names or markings in book, chemical list, b&w photos, The secret science of covert inks, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.
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THE OTHER SIDE OF MERCY : A Killer's Journey Across the American Divide
by Armstrong, Ken; Martin, Jonathan
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2010
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9781608447343
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$25.00
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Dog Ear Publishing , 2010. 203pp. Trade paperback, Vg, no markings, chapter notes, b&w photos, "The Other Side of Mercy recounts Clemmons' childhood in a small Arkansas town that had descended into chaos and economic ruin. Racial hostilities were such that sniper bullets flew and buildings were firebombed. Clemmons turned to burglary and robbery, and, at the age of seventeen,… Read more
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THE DUE PROCESS REVOLUTION : The Warren Court's Impact on Criminal Law (The Self-Inflicted Wound)
by Graham, Fred P.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1970
- Condition
- Very Good
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$8.75
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Hayden Book Co, 1970. 377pp. Trade paperback, VG, owner name on front end page and outer page edges, index, list of cases, chapter notes, THE DUE PROCESS REVOLUTION : The Warren Court's Impact on Criminal Law (The Self-Inflicted Wound), . Trade Paperback. Very Good.
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FREEDOM'S DETECTIVE : The Secret Service, the Ku Klux Klan and the Man Who Masterminded America's First War on Terror
by Lane, Charles R.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2019
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9781335006851
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$10.00
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Hanover Square , 2019. 348pp. Black hardback with DJ, VG, index, chapter notes, bibliography, b&w illustrations, FREEDOM'S DETECTIVE : The Secret Service, the Ku Klux Klan and the Man Who Masterminded America's First War on Terror, Hiram C. Whitley, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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SPEECHES AND ESSAYS OF WARDEN E. G. COFFIN, Of the Ohio Penitentiary, from 1896 to 1900.
by Coffin, Warden E. G.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1899
- Condition
- Good +
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$50.00
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Columbus, Ohio, 1899. 150pp, plain dark blue cloth hardback, slight wear around edges and spine ends, upper top edges of covers have darkened, contents very good, Second edition, frontispiece photograph of author and Governor, Part l. Pages 1-44, written by the compiler giving a"condensed description of the physical features of the prison and moral improvement of the prisoneers"; Part ll.… Read more
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA
by Hays, Lee
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1984
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN
- 9780451128393
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$9.75
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New American Library, 1984. 251pp. Mass market pb, G+, light rubbing and wear along edges, movie tie-in, staring Robert DeNiro, a Sergio Leone film, pictures from film on end pages, First Signet Paperback printing, paper has turned light brown, slight reading crease in spine, Once Upon a Time in America, . Mass Market Paperback. Good+.
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NEVER SEEN THE MOON : The Trials of Edith Maxwell
by Hatfield, Sharon
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2005
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780252030031
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$20.00
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University of Illinois Press, 2005. 286pp. Gray cloth hardback, DJ VG, inscribed and signed by author on half title page, index, bibliographic essay, chapter notes, The trials of Edith Maxwell who was a Virginian schoolteacher who, at the age of 21, was convicted of murdering her father in rural Appalachia,. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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UNDER THE STREETS OF NICE
by Follett, Ken; Maurice, Rene L.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1990
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780915765768
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$30.00
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National Press Books, 1990. 177pp. Black hardback, DJ has light rubbing along edges and a few small tears, b&w photos, Story of a cunning bank thief, Albert Spaggiari, in Nice, France, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.
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SLOW BURN : An Andy Hayes Mystery
by Welsh-Huggins, Andrew
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2015
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780804011600
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$12.00
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Swallow Press, 2015. 300pp. Black cloth hardback with DJ, VG, Ohio author, "Almost two years have passed since Aaron Custer supposedly set a fire at a house in Columbus that killed three college students, including the young woman with whom he had argued just hours before. Prosecutors had an ironclad case against Custer, a convicted firebug whose fingerprints were found… Read more
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Report of the Department of the Treasury on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell Also Known as David Koresh
by U.S. Department of Treasury
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1993
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780160420252
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$30.00
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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993. c.400pp. Large softback, VG, light rubbing on spine edges, Report of the Department of the Treasury on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell Also Known as David Koresh, . Soft Cover. Very Good.
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CRIME IN TRINIDAD : Conflict and Control in a Plantation Society 1838-1900
by Trotman, David Vincent
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780870494918
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$50.00
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University of Tennessee Press, 1986. 345pp. Green cloth hardback, DJ VG with spine edge slightly faded, light brown spots on upper page edge, index, bibliography, chapter notes, tables, CRIME IN TRINIDAD : Conflict and Control in a Plantation Society 1838-1900, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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THE GREAT IMPOSTER
by Crichton, Robert
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1959
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
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$20.00
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Random House, 1959. 218pp. Yellow cloth hardback with slight foxing spots on edges, DJ has light rubbing with tiny chips and tears along edges, light brown foxing spots on covers, First Printing, The lives and careers of con artist Ferdinand Waldo Demara, . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.
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