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San Francisco, CA: Chandler Publishing Company. Very Good+. 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This book a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light edge wear and one small nick / tear to the top spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. "The struggle between the Western Federation of Miners and the Western Mine Owners' Association at the turn of the twentieth century might well be called a "war." When the state of Idaho prosecuted William "Big Bill" Haywood in 1907 for ordering the assassination of former governor Frank Steunenberg, fifteen years of union bombings and murders, fifteen years of mine owner intimidation and greed, and fifteen years of government abuse of process and denials of liberties spilled into the national headlines. Featuring James McParland, America's most famous detective; Harry Orchard,… Leer más

New York, NY: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1981. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0698110765 . B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning bumping to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, with just a tiny bit of bumping / rubbing to the spine ends and corners. "The book is based on trial testimony of the 1974 murder of the DeFeo family and takes place from the prosecutor's point of view. Gerard Sullivan was the prosecutor in the case. The book tells of Ronnie's nine-year stay at the house on Ocean Ave. It tells how Ronnie starts to become increasingly more mentally unstable, using drugs, getting into fights. It goes up to how Ronnie killed his family. Then it goes to the aftermath and the court and eventually his conviction. The book… Leer más

New York: Viking Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 067037430X . B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a bit of beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. There is some beginning fading to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of small nicks and beginning edge tears to the spine ends and edges along with a vertical crease to the front dust jacket flap. "The greatest literary hoax of the 20th century — call it a prank, scandal, ad­ven­ture, criminal conspiracy, or an early piece of "fake news" — fooled lie detectors, handwriting experts, publishers, journalists, Swiss bank officials and very nearly the entire United States. It featured disguises, an arcane code name (Project Octavio) , the world's most… Leer más

New York: Dial Press. Very Good. 1939. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in Very Good to Near Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have somlight bumping, rubbing and wear. The spine of the book has some fading and toning and the lettering on the spine has dulled (not rubbed). The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed, with an inscription by the author, on the front endpaper. There is another former owner's gift notation as well. The front endpaper also includes a smallish rectangular area with some paper loss where a former owner's address label was removed. "Having built the reputation of his New York papers on battling the power of the corrupt political machine known as Tammany Hall, it was only natural that, when two Tammany-backed stock swindlers went on trial in New York, the Hearst papers took a… Leer más

New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0553050737 . B&W Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. " The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and small chips missing. This extraordinary book, product of more than three years' intensive investigation, unfolds a story so powerful in its revelations, so persuasively argued, so shocking in its inescapable conclusions that it is certain to make a stunned world take note." .

Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books. Very Good-. 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a mass market paperback book. (PBO). The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing, especially to the spine ends and corners. There is some light darkening to the spine of the book. The inside front covers of the book have noticeable darkening and foxing. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is a bit of generalized toning. "Caryl Whittier Chessman (May 27, 1921 – May 2, 1960) was a convicted robber, kidnapper and serial rapist who was sentenced to death for a series of crimes committed in January 1948 in the Los Angeles area. Chessman was charged with 17 counts and convicted under a loosely interpreted "Little Lindbergh law" – later repealed, but not retroactively – that defined kidnapping as a capital offense under certain circumstances. His case attracted… Leer más

Fiddletown, CA: Winter Book. Very Good. 1990. 6th Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the front endpaper, with a short inscription. This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. ; Signed by Author .

New York, NY: William Morrow. Very Good-. 1972. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some wear and rubbing. There is a single hole punch to the top front corner of the book cover, and there is a small spot of color loss to the paper on the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "Samuel Joseph Melville (born Samuel Joseph Grossman, 1934 – September 13, 1971) , was the principal conspirator and bomb setter in the 1969 bombings of eight government and commercial office buildings in New York City. Melville cited his opposition to the Vietnam War and U. S. Imperialism as the motivation for the bombings. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy and to bombing the Federal Office Building in lower Manhattan, as well as to assaulting a marshal in a failed escape attempt. A key figure in the 1971 Attica Prison riots, he… Leer más

New York, NY: Doubleday. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book is mostly clean and bright. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but does have a couple of small edge tears and nicks, especially to the spine ends and corners, and there is some light sunning to the spine of the dust jacket. "Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936) , usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two wealthy students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks (a relative of Loeb) in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on May 21, 1924. They committed the murder – characterized at the time as "the crime of the… Leer más

New York: Grove Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. 0394555589 . B&W Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Born in Oklahoma, Nuel Emmons migrated with his parents to California as a boy, and grew up there during the Depression. He first met Charles Manson briefly when he was imprisoned for auto theft in 1956, and again under similar circumstances in 1960. After that, Mr. Emmons began a career as a photojournalist, and he has contributed to a number of magazines both in the Untied States and Europe. " (from Grove / Atlantic website) .

New York, NY: Hart Associates. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0805510486 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is generally clean but has spots of noticeable rubbing and ground-in dirt, along with one semi-closed tear to the bottom front panel. "Edward Wayne Edwards (June 14, 1933 – April 7, 2011) was an American serial killer and former fugitive. Edwards escaped from jail in Akron, Ohio, in 1955 and fled across the country, holding up gas stations. By 1961, he was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Edwards was captured and arrested in Atlanta, Georgia on January 20, 1962. After his release from prison on parole in 1967, Edwards murdered at least five people between 1977 and 1996. He is suspected of several additional killings. " (from Wikipedia) .

Williamsburg, VA: Institute of Early American History and Culture. Very Good+. 1958. 2nd Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a small edge nick to the top front spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. "George Wythe (WITH; 1726 – June 8, 1806) was the first American law professor, a noted classics scholar, and a Virginia judge. The first of the seven Virginia signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, Wythe served as one of Virginia's representatives to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention. Wythe taught and was a mentor to Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Henry Clay and other men who became American leaders. BOrn into a wealthy Virginia planter family, Wythe established a legal career in Williamsburg, Virginia after studying under his uncle. He became a member of the House of… Leer más

Albuquerque, NM: Merle Armitage Editions. Very Good. 1948. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the title page. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book, and the spine ends and corners of the book covers have light, but noticeable bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of the rear endpaper and rear pastedown page - both of which have ground-in dirt (all over) and some general wear and tear. "Erna Fergusson can be best depicted as a New Mexico travel writer of the 1930s, honing the two techniques of oral interview and conversational prose style; she was a part of the Southwestern Renaissance, [9] and greatly contributed to the historiography of New Mexico. Her writings were well received during her… Leer más

San Francisco, CA: The Rock. Very Good. 2014. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0692202285 . B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The bottom front corner hassome wrinkles and bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. .

New York, NY: Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0679441859 . SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the first free page. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Ellroy credits the public libraries of Los Angeles County as the basis of his writing. He shelved books at the public library. In a speech at the Library of Congress in 2019 he declared: "I am a product of the L. A. County Public Library System." During his teens and 20s, he drank heavily and abused Benzedrex inhalers. He was engaged in minor crimes (especially shoplifting, house-breaking, and burglary) and was often homeless. After serving some time in jail and suffering from pneumonia, during which he developed an abscess on his lung "the size of a large man's fist," Ellroy… Leer más

New York: A. L. Burt Company. Very Good+. 1923. Reprint. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The lettering on the spine has dulled. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front pastedown page. "After three years at the Native Lands Office in Suva, Thomson resigned from colonial service, and returned to England in 1893, due in no small part to the deteriorating health of his wife. There he embarked on a career as a writer, drawing on his experiences in the South Sea Islands to produce South Sea Yarns (1894; written in Fiji) , The Diversions of a Prime Minister (1894, about his government work in Tonga) , and The Indiscretions of Lady Asenath (1898). Basil Thomson used his Fijian assistants to organise the first ever done census of Fijian… Leer más

Washington, D. C.: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Very Good-. 1974. Brochure. B&W Illustrations; This is an 8" x 8" brochure with text on three *pages*. It's one sheet of paper, folded, with Hearst's fingerprint on one page, her photo and description on the second, and a list of FBI addresses on the reverse. The fourth page is blank. The brochure is in Very Good- condition. There are several spots of discoloration , some general wear, and ground-in dirt to the item. There are NO staple holes to the item at all. Entered N. C. I. C: D. I. 4633 (9-4-74) Identification order: 4633 September 24, 1974. "She first became known for the events following her 1974 kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army. She was found and arrested 19 months after being abducted, by which time she was a fugitive wanted for serious crimes committed with members of the group. She was held in custody, and there was speculation before trial that her family's resources would enable her… Leer más

New York, NY: Putnam. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0399116842 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and spots of rubbing, mostly to the spine ends and corners. "Jimenez and Castillo took García to an alley behind the building, where Jimenez restrained and Castillo raped her, according to García's testimony, "to show me what a hometown boy was." The two men left the scene for a neighbor's house. Shortly after arriving, they (or someone else) called the García-Medrano residence, laughing, taunting, and threatening García's life if she did not leave town. García armed herself with her son's .22 rifle, and she… Leer más

New York: G. W. Dillingham Company. Very Good. 1912. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear. The covers have some lightish ground-in dirt, edge wear and water spotting. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The front inner hinge has cracked. The author, Goron was the chief of the Sûreté - Head of the Secret Service of France) during the late 1890's. This book has been translated by Florence Crewe-Jones and combines portions of two of Goron's biographical books: Coup Double, and, Policiers et Rastas. (1847-1933) French soldier from 1865, and police officer from 1881, eventually head of the Sûreté, best known for Les Memoires de M Goron: Ancien Chef de la Sûreté ["Memoires of Monsieur Goron: Former Head… Leer más

Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1975. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0682481033 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is one spot of ground-in dirt to the front cover of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has one one inch long semi-closed tear to the bottom edge of the front panel, and some light rubbing, bumping and wear to the spine ends and corner. .