The Houndsditch Murders and the Siege of Sidney Street
by Rumbelow, Donald
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0140113762
- ISBN 13
- 9780140113761
- Seller
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Penguin Books. 1988. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Bookplate to inside of the Front Cover. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Part of the Penguin True Crime series. 219 pages. First published in 1973. The 1911 Sidney Street siege was the culmination of events that began with the December 1910 attempted jewellery robbery at Houndsditch by a gang of Latvian immigrants. This resulted in the murder of three policemen, the wounding of two others, and the death of George Gardstein, the leader of the Latvian gang. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Softcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB323740
- Title
- The Houndsditch Murders and the Siege of Sidney Street
- Author
- Rumbelow, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140113762
- ISBN 13
- 9780140113761
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime;
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