London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Apparently the 1st printing. Cloth. 221pp. Illustrated with photographs. Index. An ex library copy, so a reading copy only. Stamps and check out sheet for Mill House Library, Dovercourt. The front cover has a large light colored square representing the original.....
Nashville: Turner, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Athough print on demand, this title has a printing line. This is the 1st printing. Pictorial hardbound. 178pp. Although it reads like a crime novel, the author participated in an attempted heist of Audubon's Birds from Transylvania Univ. library rare book room. They ended.....
(Sacramento): State of California, 1897. Soft cover. Original large, previously folded $500 reward poster issued by Gov. James H. Budd on January 26, 1897, for apprehension of "some person or persons unknown" for the murder of Jesse Robert Sweet on October 4, 1895, "while driving a team from Lake City.....
NY: Berkley, 2010. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Pictorial paperback. 332pp. Illus. Signed by Dempsey. Drawing upon interviews, documents, etc., Dempsey "reveals the real story behind the media frenzy" surrounding murder of Meredith Kercher & the judicial events surrounding Amanda Knox & Raffaele Sollecito, & Rudy Guede. Fine.
New York: Seven Stories Pr, 2009. First Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial wraps. 344 pp. Signed by Gold. The author worked as a rehab counselor for 15 years in a prison for juveniles in WA state. Fine, like new.
NY: Doubleday, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 338pp. Illus. Chapter Notes. Bibliography. Endpaper maps of Osage County, Oklahoma. Signed by Grann on a preliminary tipped-in page. Some collectors exclusively prefer author signatures directly on the title page or fly leaf. If you have a somewhat wider.....
Winnipeg: Harlequin, 1962. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Paperback, pictorial wraps. 190pp. As the hated "Black" Donnellys were being murdered near Lucan, Ontario, in 1880, their killers were warned of violent retribution. Buyer will receive upon request digital photos of Donnelly graves taken by your bookseller in 2009. Small.....
Chippewa Lake (OH): Medina Books, 1996. First Edition. Soft cover. 4to printed & decorated wraps. 141pp. Bibliography. Index. A few photocopied illus. The author has collected accounts of several crimes in Medina, Ohio, 1860s - 1900. Coy Family, Garrett Case, Seneca Totman, Rex Brothers, & two more. Fine condition. Bit.....
Fort MacLeod & Lethbridge: Fort MacLeod Hist Assoc & Lethbridge Herald, 1958. First Edition. Soft cover. No other printings stated. Color pictorial wraps. 96pp. Illustrated with b/w vintage photos. Bound in is mail order form. The subtitle continues: "Royal North West Mounted Police 1904-1920 / Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1920.....
Oklahoma City: Britten, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Pictorial cloth with image of the devil looming over Okla City and looking very pleased. 264pp. Illus. Index. Endpaper maps. "A revised and well-illustrated narrative of the capital city, its politics and people, portions of which were first published in the.....
Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 244pp. Signed & dated by Miller in Jan. 1963. Account of the famous feud that began in County Tipperary, Ireland, & intensified in Ontario claiming "at least twenty lives." "The killers were known and tried but not convicted." One.....
Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 244pp. Account of the famous feud that began in County Tipperary, Ireland, & intensified in Ontario claiming "at least twenty lives." "The killers were known and tried but not convicted." Stain on lower front cover, but good, with toning.....
Stillwater: New Forums, 2002. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 200pp. Illus. Bibliography. Chronology of Robberies. Signed by Morgan. Like new. Scarce signed.
Stillwater: New Forums, 2003. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. 150pp. Illus. Bibliography. Signed by Morgan. Early 20th Century Oklahoma outlaws. Fine, like new. Scarce signed.
San Diego: Privately published, 1960. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Stapled wraps. 21pp. Illlus. Fine copy.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 314pp. Laid in are 9pp stapled and folded promo material from the publisher. Fine, like new in dj.
Derby CT: Monarch, 1963. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Mass market pictorial paperback. 126pp. "The nation's greatest manhunt began the morning of January 3, 1951, with the routine investigation of an abandoned car, mired in the mud near Tulsa, Oklahoma." The story of mid-20th century criminal William "Billy" Cook.....
Centralia: Centralia Publicity Committee, 1925. Soft cover. Charles Smith's PACIFIC NORTHWEST AMERICANA #9614 has this booklet published by the Centralia printer in 1925. Blue & red printed wraps. 47pp. Two photo illustrations. Continuing cover title, "... Including Sworn Affidavits of Five Jurors Who Declare That the Convicted Men Are 'NOT.....
Springfield (IL): Charles C. Thomas, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Gilt-stamped red cloth. 483pp. Indices (Selected Names, Subject). A scholarly book full of examples. Chapters: Hanging as a Social Practice, Excessive Retribution and Puritanical Zeal in Early Days, The Treatment of Witches, Hangings Inside - Far from the Madding Throngs, A......
Privately printed at Press of the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society, 1919. 1919. First Edition. Soft cover. Printed wraps. 121pp. Illust. Thatcher examines the murderous mind, primarily by examining selected Oregon murders & trials. Upper corner quite pressure bumped, thus good only. This title is not included in the.....
Waynesboro (TN): National Historical Pub Co, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Gilt-stamped cloth. 93pp. Owner's address label on front paste down. Names arranged alphabetically; not by state or terr.. List of Abbreviations. Entries have names, locations, dates, location in Nat'l Archives. If not completely definitive, this book is a great starting.....