RANSOM: The Untold Story of International Kidnapping
. Pp. [x]+482(last blank), notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in red, papered boards; dust wrapper; Henry Holt, New York, 1998. First edition. More
Criminology
THE TRIAL OF PETER BARNES AND OTHERS. (The I.R.A. Coventry Explosion of 1939).
Pp. xiv+284, 14 plates (two double page), folding plan, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges lightly chipped and split, with..... More
TRIAL OF ADELAIDE BARTLETT.
Pp. xii+402, frontispiece, plus 6 plates, 4 page facsimile letter, the title page printed in red & black; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in black, the boards slightly scuffed and marked, with a couple of light edge bruises, the spine faded; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on..... More
TRIAL OF MARY BLANDY.
Pp. [xii]+210+[2](blank, colophon), frontispiece, 9 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in black, boards faintly scuffed, spine slightly soiled; book label of David Levine, Sydney, and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, scattered foxing, heavy at times; William Hodge & Company..... More
TRIAL OF FREDERICK GUY BROWNE AND WILLIAM HENRY KENNEDY.
Pp. [xii]+218, frontispiece portrait, 14 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the cloth lightly flecked, fore-corners slightly worn or bruised; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, endpapers offset and browned, scattered foxing, occasionally heavy; Butterworth & Co..... More
TRIAL OF FREDERICK BYWATERS AND EDITH THOMPSON.
Pp. xxxii+262(last blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 8 plates, title page printed in red & black, publisher's note slip tipped-in after the Introduction, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, publisher's device in blind at centre of upper board, the boards a trifle sprung and slightly damp..... More
THE TRIALS OF PATRICK CARRAHER.
Pp. xiv+278, 12 plates, 2 folding plans, title page printed in red & black, chronological table, appendix; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, small stain near centre of upper board, edges of boards lightly rubbed, spine slightly faded; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney..... More
HEART OF STONE: Justice for Azaria.
Pp. 444, 40 plates (28 coloured in part or whole), timeline of main events, glossary of main people and terms, index; med. 8vo; black boards, lettered in white, the boards a trifle scuffed, with tiny bruise to bottom edge centre of upper board; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned; New..... More
SUPPER WITH THE CRIPPENS.
Pp. [viii]+344, 16 plates, bibliography, notes on sources, index; demy 8vo; maroon boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Orion, London, 2005. First edition. *'A new investigation into the most notorious domestic murder in history' [wrapper..... More
TRIAL OF JOHN ALEXANDER DICKMAN.
Second edition revised with an introduction by W. Teignmouth Shore. Pp. xii+208+[20](Series of Notable British Trials), frontispiece portrait plus 5 plates, including map, title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in black, lightly faded, edges slightly worn, cloth on upper board slightly bubbled;..... More
SIR CHARLES DILKE. A Victorian tragedy.
Pp. 448(last blank), 16 plates, appendices, references, index; demy 8vo; mauve cloth, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges a trifle rubbed and split, back panel lightly creased, with piece torn from top edge, closed tears to back flap fold and from head of backstrip..... More
THE TRIAL OF JEANNIE DONALD.
Pp. 306(last blank), 12 plates (one folding), the title page printed in red & black, chronological table, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, fore-corners of boards bruised, the spine faintly faded; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, 'Sample' stamp on..... More
TRIAL OF SAMUEL HERBERT DOUGAL.
Edited by F. Tennyson Jesse. Pp. xiv+236, frontispiece, plus 18 plates, folding plan at end, appendices; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, publisher's device in blind at centre of upper board, the boards a trifle marked, edges lightly rubbed, top fore-corners slightly bruised; upper hinge starting, small surface..... More
THE SHARK NET: memories and murder.
Pp. [viii]+360; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in blue, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Viking, Melbourne, 2000. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. With the 32 page f'cap. 8vo preview booklet loosely inserted. Winner of the Western Australian..... More
TRIAL OF FIELD AND GRAY.
Pp. viii+302, frontispiece portrait, 7 plates, folding plan, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; ownership stamp and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, endpapers offset and browned, some light foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; Butterworth & Co. (Australia), Limited..... More
A DISHONOURED SOCIETY.
Pp. x+310, 8 plates, notes, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; text block browned; Little, Brown and Company, London, 1995. First U.K. edition. 'The Sicilian mafia's threat to Europe' [wrapper blurb]. More
TRIAL OF SIDNEY HARRY FOX.
Pp. xiv+300(last blank), frontispiece portrait, 9 plates, title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; rebound in the series style in red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, the cloth slightly bubbled on upper board near spine, fore-corners of lower board a trifle bruised; later endpapers, a...... More
TRIAL OF WILLIAM GARDINER.
(The Peasenhall Case). Pp. xii+332, frontispiece portrait, 4 plates, title page printed in red & black; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; ownership stamp and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, endpapers offset and browned, some light foxing; Butterworth & Co. (Australia), Limited, Sydney, n.d.[1934?]. Australian edition. Notable British..... More
THE TRUE AMERICAN: Murder and Mercy in Texas.
Pp. [xiv]+320(last blank); med. 8vo; qr. black cloth over black papered boards, spine and upper board lettered in white; fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper; W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2014. First edition. *'The story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a Bangladesh Air Force officer who dreams of immigrating to Amer4ican and..... More
ACTS OF MURDER: Featuring true-life murder cases associated with Stage and Screen.
Foreword by Richard Briers. Pp. xii+176, text illustrations (several full or double page), dramatis personae; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, a trifle foxed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; dHarrap, London, 1986. First edition. *'True stories..... More
THE BACCARAT CASE: Gordon-Cumming v. Wilson and Others.
Pp. [xii]+xii+294, frontispiece, plus 7 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; rebound in series style in later red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; later endpapers, a little light foxing and soiling; William Hodge..... More
THEY HANGED MY SAINTLY BILLY.
Pp. xii+270(last blank), 23 text illustrations; demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corner of lower board bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges a trifle rubbed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, earlier owner's inked signature on upper free endpaper, the endpapers..... More
THEY HANGED MY SAINTLY BILLY: The Life and Death of Dr. William Palmer.
Pp. 312; beige cloth, spine lettered in silver and decorated in red; top edges red, fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly discoloured; free endpapers faintly offset; Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1957. First U.S. edition. Higginson & Williams A82b. *Historical novel..... More
TRIAL OF HAROLD GREENWOOD.
Pp. [xii]+348, frontispiece, 8 plates, folding plan at end, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in black, boards lightly marked, fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper, soiled and lightly foxed, backstrip browned and brittle, edges worn and lightly creased and chipped, tears..... More
THE TRIAL OF PETER GRIFFITHS.
(The Blackburn Baby Murder). With an Appendix by C. Stanford Read. Pp. 220(last blank), 16 plates, the title page printed in red & black, chronological table, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, publisher's device in blind at centre of upper board, edges of boards a...... More