Carr: Five Years of Rape and Murder (Signed 2x Presentation Copy)

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 261pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in red paper-covered boards with titles in red on spine. The much loved mystery writer's first book; a non-fiction work detailing the live and crimes of Robert Frederick Carr III, notorious serial rapist and killer responsible for the murders of three children and one adult woman. Buchanan was a reporter for the Miami Herald when Carr gave her the story of his life. Square, tight and clean throughout save some mild off-setting to end-papers. Small bump to top right tip and some softness to spine ends. Beautiful unclipped dust-jacket, ($10.95), is fresh and bright with hipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. Further signed and inscribed on the front end-paper to somehow who judging from the inscription, has a closer association than just a reader. "To Paul Pollack, (from Eastside), who never tells a lie, With Love, from Edna B. (from Central). 12/25/79". A very pretty collectable copy, uncommonly signed and with a terrific presentation.