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San Francisco, CA: Smith Novelty Co., 1974. Artist sketches by Heather King Photographs by Sandor Balatoni 8vo size staple-bound booklet. Unpaginated - about 30 pages - with black and white illustrations and color and black and white photographs. Color photo illustrated covers. From booklet: "On this 12-acre chunk of rock where Public Enemies No. 1 lived in cages, there are stretches of arid nothingness, jagged cliffs, gun towers, barbed wire fences, catwalks, drab buildings with paint peeling off... Yet on this same island there are daisies and roses and geraniums and honeysuckle and ivy and succulents. And fig trees and eucalyptus trees. And California's state flower, the Golden Poppy. And songbirds. And seagulls... This is 'The Rock.' " Wear to covers, notably on left side and light band of foxing across top of last two pages. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Stapled. Good/No…
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Alcatraz "No Good for Nobody"
by Freedman, Marlene
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The Art of the Steal
by Abagnale, Frank
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Currency, 2002. Rare, Signed Copy. Signed by author on title page. 8vo sized trade paperback; 225 pages. "The world-famous former con artist and bestselling author of Catch Me If You Can (upon which the movie of the same name is based) reveals the ingenious tricks of the scam trade - with advice that has made him one of a America's most sought-after fraud-prevention experts." Edgewear; light creasing to top corner; several turned page tips.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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By Reason of Insanity
by Balt, John
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New York: New American Library, 1966. From jacket: "He was naked as the day he was born and covered with blood from the top of his head to his toes.' Thus ran the testimony of hte police officer who arrested John Balt at the scene of the crime." 240 creamy pages. Stated First Printing. Wear and significant edgewear to jacket; tanned jacket spine; wrinkle inside front cover. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Crime in Its Relations to Social Progress
by Hall, Arthur Cleveland
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New York: Columbia University Press, 1902. Volume XV (only) of the Studies in History, Economics and Public Law edited by the Faculty of Political Science of Columbia University 8vo size brown clothbound hardcover with gilt titles on the spine, 427 pages including an index, followed by a Table of Errata and several pages of listings of other books in the series. Contents include: The Evolutionary Function and Usefulness of Crime and Punishment Social Punishment Among Animals Crime Among Savages Savage Races in Australia, America, Asia and Africa England Under Normans and Plantagenets Parliamentary Government and the New Federalism Has Crime Increased During the Nineteenth Century? Is Punishment Powerless Against Crime? The Trend of Crime in Modern Times An Ethical Theory of Crime Appears to be ex-private or fraternity library with minimal markings, including a non-Dewey label on spine and Phi Delta Psi bookplate inside front cover (but which has no relationship to the modern fraternity…
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A Dark and Bloody Ground: a Miser's Hoard: Lust, Greed, and Killing from the Beaches of Florida to the Mountains of Kentucy
by O'Brien, Darcy
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New York: Harper Collins, 1993. Stated First Edition. 339 pages plus a glossy section of black and white photographs. From jacket: "Kentucky never more deserved its Indian appellation A Dark and Bloody Ground then when a small-town physician...called in an emergency...his own life hung in the balance, but it was already too late for his college-age daughter..." Lightly dusty top and light crease to front flap of jacket. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Deadly Dinner Party & Other Medical Detective Stories
by Edlow, Jonathan A.
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New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009. 245 bright, white pages in great condition. Jacket has only minor handling wear. From back "An intriguing collection of medical detective stories, this book both entertains and meets the general need for medical knowledge. -- Stephen H. Zinner M.D." Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Finding Susan
by Moran, Molly Hurley
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Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2003. 242 bright white pages plus a section of black and white photographs. In great condition with only slight bump to top corners. From jacket flap: "...(the author's) pointed exploration of the disappearance of her sister and her family's descent into the surreal world of psychics and detectectives they once dismissed as the stuff of ...movies.". Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Fourteen: The Murder of David Stukel
by O'Connell, Bill
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iUniverse Inc., 2007. 8vo size trade paperback; 239 pages with a few black and white photographs Chicago Tribune editor Bill O'Connell explores one of the most heinous but least publicized crimes of Illinois history: the 1968 abduction, sexual assault and murder of 14-year-old David Stukel by 14-year-old bullies Billy Rose Sprinkle and James Perruquet. (The author and) David Stukel's Little League teammate - recalls the victim's idyllic childhood and takes readers into the minds of the murderers and inside the homes, hearts, and photo albums of the victim's family, whose grief is palpable a generation after the crime." Edgewear, scrape near top of front cover; covers have curled corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Fugitive Game: Online with Kevin Mitnick
by Littman, Jonathan
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Boston: Little Brown, 1996. New Old Stock (NOS). Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 383 pages plus a section of glossy black and white photographs. From jacket: "It is a journey into a bizarre hacker counterculture studded with an eclectic supporting cast that includes an exotic dancer, a pimp, and technically outmatched FBI agents. Mitnick's story begins in Hollywood when a sadomasochistic FBI informant entices Mitnick with the ultimate hacker tool: the power to wiretap anybody, anywhere, anytime. While fleeing from the FBI, Mitnick became a legendary outlaw..." Kevin Mitnick, who later became a white hat cyber security consultant and author, died in 2023. There is some edgewear and slight handling wear to jacket. Remainder mark on bottom of book. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy…
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Gambling Scams: How They Work, How to Detect Them, How to Protect Yourself
by Ortiz, Darwin
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New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1990. 1990 First Edition, or First Thus, with full numberline 8vo size trade paperback; 262 pages including glossary From back cover: "This book exposes for the first time the most prized secret techniques of professional card mechanics, dice hustlers, grifters, and con men - the methods that are used today in Friday night poker games and multi-million dollar casino scams. Encyclopedic in scope, the book examines the methods of professional and amateur card cheats; casino cheating from both sides of the table; cheating at craps, bar dice games, backgammon, crooked carnival games, street-corner scams and even the pitfalls posed by innocent-seeming bar bets." Edgewear, moderate wear to covers with a crease on front cover, several creased page tips. . First. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Kan, Dennis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Game They Played
by Cohen, Stanley
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. Stated First Edition 8vo size green clothbound hardcover with gilt titles on spine, illustrated dust jacket; 246 pages. From dust jacket: "In 1949-50, City College (New York) became the first and only team ever to win both the NIT and the NCAA tournaments in the same season. The squad's continuing success was brought to a shocking halt in February, when several of its members were arrested for fixing the scores of basketball games. The scandal spread to other New York City teams, and then to colleges in other parts of the country. More than 30 players were arrested, most of them were convicted,and some served jail terms." Bumped head and heel of spine and bottom corners. Jacket has minor chipping at head and heel of spine, a small chip from top front and tear to top back. There is an inscription on fep. . First. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Gods of Death
by Svoray, Yaron
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 306 pages From book: "He was telling me about making snuff pornography. He told me that he had been sickened at first. Some guys, mob types, had come to him in his studio and asked him if he wanted to make some money. He always wanted to make some money, so he said yes... By the third or fourth film... it was just another job." Jacket has slight edgewear. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Human Harvest: The Sacramento Murder Story
by Blackburn, Daniel J.
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New York: Knightsbridge Publishing, 1990. Stated First Edition with full numberline (a First Thus) 12mo size mass market paperback; 286 pages including multiple indices plus a section of black and white photographs on glossy stock. From back cover: "On November 11, 1988, Sacramento police investigators unearthed the first of seven bodies from the well-kept yard of Dorothea Puente's attractive boarding house... Neighbors said the only unusual thing about her was that she gardened between the hours of 3 and 4 in the morning... This sensational true crime story is the dark tale of how one little old lady allegedly murdered seven of her tenants and then buried them under her prized flower beds." Light wear to covers, chipped top corner of front cover, small abrasion on spine where sticker was removed, several tiny spots on back cover and one on bottom of book. . First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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In Their Own Words: Criminals on Crime an Anthology
by Cromwell, Paul
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Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing Company, 2003. 4to paperback; 311 pages From back: "(This book) is designed to provide a surrogate experience - an inside perspective on the criminal mind... This book is a collection of ethnographic or field accounts of crime and criminals. The studies presented are derived from a long tradition of field research in sociology and criminology...students will encounter (in this book) gang members, burglars, shoplifters, pimps, prostitutes, killers, robbers, fences, addicts, rapists, drug smugglers, and white-collar offenders - all of whom discuss their motives, perceptions, decision-making strategies and rationalizations for crime." There is a small water stain to the top of the inside of back cover and some texture changes (but no stain) to the top of the last few pages in the book, which are all blank pages. There is some shelf soil to the top fore-edge and one creased page corners. There are no markings, underlining or highlighting. Quotes are for…
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The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime
by Harvey, Miles
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New York: Random House, 2000. 8vo size trade paperback; 390 bright, white pages. From back: "A true story of a man named Bland, the greatest map thief in American history... the writer who pursued him ... and the lure of the unknown" Edgewear, worn top corners, some light soil to outside pages, the last four page tips in the back of the book are previously curled. . Advance Reading Copy ARC. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
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Johnny Nine: Capano Juror
by Carter, Johnathan M.
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Xlibris Corporation, 2000. True Crime Novel. 377 pages, Edgewear, worn bottom corner and crease to front cover. From back: "This is the first person narrative of a man who served as Juror Number Nine, and his daily observations of testimony and evidence as the trial progressed..." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Murders in Monmouth: Capital Crimes from the Jersey Shore's Past
by Joynson, George
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History Press, 2007. Signed, dated and inscribed on fep. First Edition 8vo size trade paperback; 125 bright, white pages with black and white photographs throughout From back: "Why do people kill? In the case of the young and mentally unstable Frank Zastera, the rationale was as simple as the act was brutal: he wanted William Sheppard's money. In other homicides, such as the sill-unsolved 1913 murder of George Harris, the motive for committing the ultimate crime remains obscured for eternity. (The author) unflinchingly assembles the who, what, when, where and why surrounding 12 high-profile killings perpetuated by various individuals in early 20th century Monmouth (New Jersey) County." Like new! . First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Operation Last Chance: One Man's Quest to Bring Nazi Criminals to Justice
by Zuroff, Efraim
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New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 238 bright, white pages From jacket: "Sixty years after the end of World War II, not all those who were faithful to the Third Reich are gone - some members of the Nazi party and their collaborators are still alive but increasingly difficult to track down. Time is rapidly running out, yet Efraim Zuroff won't give up... Despite the passage of many years, death threats, and the reluctance of a number of governments to cooperate, Zuroff and his project have yielded the names of over 520 new suspects in 24 different countries, dozens of murder investigations, and several indictments and extradition requests..." In great condition. . First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Tales of Woe
by Reed, John
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PowerHouse Books, 2010. 12mo size hardcover; 207 pages with some color illustrations. From back: "Tales of Woe compiles today's most awful narratives of human wretchedness... This is Greek Catharsis: you watch people suffer horribly, and then feel better about your own life. Tales of Woe tells stories of murder, accident, depravity, cruelty, and senseless unhappiness: and all true." Contains sexually graphic language and illustrations. Edgewear, notably to top of spine, some small bumps to inside edge and some tiny impressions to bottom back corner. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Trial of Adelaide Bartlett
by Hall, Sir John (editor)
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New York: John Day Company, 1927. Edited by Sir John Hall One of the Notable British Trials Series First American Edition 8vo size black clothbound hardcover with gilt titles on the spine; 402 deckle edged pages with red topstain, black and white frontispiece on glossy stock and several other full page black and white illustrations also on glossy stock. This volume covers the 1886 trial of Adelaide Bartlett for the poisoning death of her husband, Thomas. Also known as the Pimlico Poisoning Mystery, the mystery of the case was how Thomas Edwin Bartlett died from a fatal dose of chloroform. The contents break the book down into the six days of the trial, including the verdict. The dust jacket is in poor condition with large chips missing from the front, back and spine. There are several tears on the back of jacket. There is a name and price on the fep. The rear pastedown is cracked. Lightly bumped corners and head and heel of spine. The gilt titles on spine are rubbed. We noted fingermarks…
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