The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd - The Truth about an American Crime Legend Revealed at Last
de Bommersbach, Jana
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Aceptable/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671740075
- ISBN 13
- 9780671740078
- Librería
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La Mesa, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster , 1992. Book Club (BCE) . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An investigative reporter exposes the never-before-revealed facts behind the 1931 case of Winnie Ruth Judd, who was tried & convicted of the murders of her 2 roommates in Phoenix, AZ, when she was caught toting their dismembered bodies in a trunk through a Los Angeles train depot. Evidence that has later come to light supports her claims of self-defense & exposes the powerful (male) forces in Phoenix society & politics that caused her to "take the rap.'' A solid piece of investigative journalism, in 270 pages with16 pages of black & white photographs. Book club edition (BCE). Hardcover octavo (5.5" x 8") has gray paper-over-boards with red cloth wrapping the spine, lettered in silver. Condition is Fine: completely clean & crisp, binding tight & square, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with slight chipping & tearing to corners & both ends of spine. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Librería
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 023684
- Título
- The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd - The Truth about an American Crime Legend Revealed at Last
- Autor
- Bommersbach, Jana
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Book Club (BCE)
- ISBN 10
- 0671740075
- ISBN 13
- 9780671740078
- Editorial
- Simon & Schuster
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1992
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Palabras clave
- Judd Winnie Ruth Phoenix Arizona Murder Lesbianism Scandal female murderers
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Crime: True Crime;
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Paper-Over-Boards
- A hardcover book designed to be presented without a dust jacket. In modern hardcover publishing, the dust jacket covering the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...