We Called Him Andy Grimes: The Story of a Contest of Wits between the Shrewdest of Detectives and His Quarry
by Pelton, Ben H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Denver, CO: The Great Divide. Good with no dust jacket. 1914. Special Subscription Edition. Hardcover. Deep green cloth binding rubbed at extremities; spine ends, corners frayed; some pale spotting to boards & backstrip; hinges cracked & separating, several points in textblock cracked, signatures loosening; one leaf detached but present; leaf edges, paste-downs & endpapers foxed/smudged, else a good signed copy. No dj. ; B&w ils., frontis photo; edition page signed by author.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 169 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43247
- Title
- We Called Him Andy Grimes: The Story of a Contest of Wits between the Shrewdest of Detectives and His Quarry
- Author
- Pelton, Ben H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Special Subscription Edition
- Publisher
- The Great Divide
- Place of Publication
- Denver, CO
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Early 20th Century Criminology, American True Crime, American Prison System
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime;
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Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
About Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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