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New York: Mysterious Press, 1987 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xxi, 214 pp, acknowledgments, introduction, The Ability to Kill, Trials for Murder, The Lizzie Borden Memorial Lectures, Other Pieces. Inked name on ffep, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Maroon half-cloth with grey boards..

Philadelphia, PA: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1966 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. (6) 282 (ix) pp, acknowledgments and advice, introduction, I. The Setting of the Case; II. Empire in Senility; III.The Second Phase; IV. The Showdown; epilogue, notes, bibliography, index. First Edition, 1966. "The account of the infamous 1911 case in which the discovery of the mutilated body of a young boy on the outskirts of Kiev resulted in the arrest of a Jewish workman Mendel Beiliss, and gave rise to the fantastic truumped-up charge of ritual murder of making matzos for Passover. The real intent behind the conspiracy was the creation a climate for a new pogrom that would destroy the rising liberal dissident spirit in Russia." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. 3/4" and 1/4" closed tears coined by a light crease to top edge dj with minor edge wear, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining,… Read More

Rio De Janeiro: Imprensa Nacional, 1939 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. 108 (1) pp, Dedicatoria, Introducao, Patologia das impressoes digitais, Observacoes pessoais, Contestacoes, Etiologia das linhas brancas, Conclusoes, Bibliographia, Apendice, Trabalhos publicados, Referencias, Indice. Tese apresentada para concorrer a catedra de Medicina Legal da Faculdade Nacional de Medician da Universidade do Brasil. First Edition, 1939. A monograph in Portuguese on fingerprinting, from the director of the Rio di Janeiro crime lab. With much on the controversy of the mutability of fingerprints, with special attention paid to victims of leprosy. Extensively illustrated in b&w. Cheap paper browning; some minor wear, a very good copy. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Contemporary maroon binder's cloth with gilt lettering..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 266 (iv) pp, foreword, list of b&w illustrations (including 2 fold-out maps), 11 chapters, conclusion for connoisseurs in mystery, envoi, books consulted, index. Subtitle: Being a true and complete relation of her mysterious disappearance with her low and distrest State upon returning to her Friends, her fixing upon Enfield Wash as the Place of her Confinement, with her Accusation against Mother Wells, a notorious Bawd, and Mary Squires, an hideous Gipsy; on whose behalf the Lord Mayor of London made a Counter-Accusation, and what came of it. The whole embellish'd with many Moral Observations and the Truth at last made manifest through many Phaenomena, now first rightly interpreted. The author seeks to unravel the mystery behind story the four-week disappearance of Elizabeth Canning. Age-toned spine with slightly age-toned boards and endpapers, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining,… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1934 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Good - Very Good. ix, 314 pp, note, preface, Part I: France & Belgium, Part II: England, Part III: America. Price clipped. 3/4" chip top edge dj spine with small chips to corners and front fore-edge same, small tears, and lightly soiled rear panel, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Tan cloth..

Philadelphia: Published for the Author, 1878 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. 431 pp, list of b&w illustrations, Introduction by Charles P. Krauth; I. The Abduction: II. The First Letter from the Abductors, and beginning of the Search by the Police; III. Letters from the Abductors and Incidents Connected with the Search; IV. Public Interest in the Case; V. Letters from Abductors Continued; VI. Letters of Sympathy; VII. The Real Abductors Suspected; Employment of the Pinkerton Detective Agency in the Search; VIII. Suggestions from Spiritualists and Convicts; Search in Trenton , N.J.; IX. Last Letters from the Abductors; Their Tragic Death; Vigorous Search for Charley; X. Lost Children Restored to Their Parents; XI. Interesting Cases of Traced Children; Interview with a Showman; XII. A Mystery Not Cleared Up; Children Traced in the United States and Nova Scotia; XIII. Trial of William Westervelt; Theories; Conclusion of the Narrative; Appendix: The disappearance of Freddie Leib;… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: John E. Potter and Company, 1876 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. (6) 431 (3) pp, illus. First Edition, 1876. Light external wear with lightly age-toned bottom and fore- text block, and a partial tear to front endpaper along gutters. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5.5" x 7.75". Reddish-brown decorative Victorian cloth with blind-stamp boards, black lettering to front board, gilt lettering to spine, and brown top text block. Complete Sub-title: Containing a Full and Complete Account of the Abduction of Charles Brewster RossFrom the Home of His Parents in Germantown, With the Pursuit of the Abductors and their tragic Death; the Various Incidents Connected With the Search for the Lost Boy; the Discovery of Other Lost Children, Etc., Etc., With Fac-Similes of Letters from the Abductors. The Whole Carefully Prepared from His Own Notes and Memoranda, and from Information Obtained from the Detective Police and Others Engaged in the Search..

London: William Hodge and Company, 1938 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xix (i), 317 (1) pp, illus. First Edition, 1938. Light edge wear with accidental rippled glue marks during printing, else, Pristine interior. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6" x 8.75". Dark-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

New York: The Citadel Press, 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. x, 188 pp, list of b&w illustrations, author's note, 23 chapters, bibliography, index. A few slightly rubbed spots, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black half-cloth with orange boards. DJ in acetate protector, Price clipped. .

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. xiii, 298 pp, the twelve, foreword, 9 chapters. Reissued September, 1937. Price clipped with two 1" closed tears, two smaller ones and edgewear to dj. Faded spine, top and edges of boards with slightly age-tanned endpapers. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth..

Edinburgh: W. Green & Son, Limited, 1922 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large 8vo. Large 8vo. xv (i), 307 (5) pp, with 9 illus. First Edition, 1922. Minor edge wear boards with slightly darkened spine , and lightly age-toned text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 8.75". Brown cloth with gilt bordered front board, and gilt lettering to front board and spine. In Mylar protector. Contents include: Glengarry's Way: A footnote to 'Waverly'; Plagium: A footnote to 'Guy Mannering'; Locusta in Scotland: A Familiar survey of poisoning, as practiced in that realm; Poison and Plagiary; The Strange Woman; The Last Tulzie; The Twenty-Seven Gods of Linlithgow; The hard case of Mr James McKean: Lord Braxfield's last case; The Bi-centenary of Lord Braxfield..

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1903 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. viii, 342 (1) pp, b&w frontis, preface, 34 chapters, finale. Minor edgewear. Browning to ffep with light foxing to edges and 341 to end, else, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with impressed gilt emblem and lettering..

Middle Village, NY: Jonathan David Publishers, Inc., 1976 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 239 pp, introduction, 20 chapters. Only very slight edgewear at dj tips and spine edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red faux leather..

London: MacDonald & Co., 1961 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. ix, 206 pp, acknowledgments, list of b&w illustrations, Part I: The Trial of James Hadfield (1800), Part II: The Trial of Daniel M'Naughton (1843), Part III: The Straffen Case (1952, Part IV: The Trial of Gunther Podola (1959, Part V: From the M'Naughton Rules to Diminished Responsibillity, index. Price clipped with light soiling to rear panel dj and to top edge, else no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth..

Brookfield, VT: Ashgate, 1999. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. viii, 195 (1) pp. First Edition, 1999. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "This work offers a balanced interdisciplinary account of literary and criminal forgery as they were practiced, constructed and theorized in the 18th century as a corollary of the new documents of the financial banknotes, bills of exchange and promissory notes. The book surveys the crime and its mythology.".

London: William Morrow and Company Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Octavo. 8vo. (2) 230 (2) pp, illus. No date cir. early to mid-1950s, Apparent First. Price clipped with minor edge wear, mostly along top and bottom edge spine dj. Owner's inked name ffep with his small stamp on text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. No other markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5.75" x 8.75". Olive-green cloth with black lettering to front board and spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. " To the average reader Henry Fielding means the great 18th-century novelist, but his dramatic role as magistrate and founder of the first British police force has been largely forgotten. Indeed, London in 1748 was the most lawless city of the day and he, his brother John after him, and their runners took the first steps to stop one of the most fantastic crime waves in history." 0.

Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto. x + 271 pp, Chronology of Events, Glossary of book & papermaker's terms, Introduction, 11 essays by contributors and facsimile documents used to evaluate the Mark Hofmann "Oath of a Freeman", in order to determine its authenticity. It was found to be a forgery and judged so by the courts. Appendixes A- H. Notes on the Contributors. 7.5" x 10.4" black cloth boardscrisp, silver spine letters Near Fine, DJ with inner flap clipped. MicrDJ with microwear to all four corners. .

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1928 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. vii, 244 pp, list of 4 b&w illustrations, 18 chapters. The Famous Trial Series. First Edition, September 1928. "Henri Désiré Landru (1869-1922) was a French serial killer and real-life 'Bluebeard', began his murderous career by putting advertisements in the lonely hearts sections in Paris newspapers, usually along the lines of 'Widower with two children, aged 43, with comfortable income, serious and moving in good society, desires to meet widow with a view to matrimony'. Between 1914 and 1918, Landru claimed 11 victims: 10 women plus the teenaged son of one of his victims. Landru stood trial on all 11 counts of murder in November 1921. Convicted on all counts, he was sentenced to death, and Landru was the inspiration for Charlie Chaplin's film Monsieur Verdoux (1947), and Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960) with George Sanders." 3/4" tear to cloth at top edge joint with… Read More

London: Ward, Lock, & Co., 1880 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Octavo. 8vo. xiv, 283 (1) pp. Household and Railway Books series, 1880. Light external wear with foxing to bottom and fore- text block age-toned end papers, and some lightly foxed page margins. No other markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 4.75" x 6.75". Brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, and Brown top text block..

Rutherford, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Slim Octavo. 228 pp, acknowledgments, Introduction, 7 chapters with Appendixes 1-4, Notes, Bibliography, Index. 6.3" x 9.5" black cloth boards, gilt spine letters, in blue & white DJ with acetate protector.