Introduction by Rt. Hon. the Lord Gardiner, Lord Chancellor 1964-70. Pp. xii+236, 8 plates, index; demy 8vo; boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper; Jonathan Cape, London, 1984. Reprinted. *'In February 1973, Stanley Adams blew the whistle on illicit trading practices of the giant multinational drug company Hoffmann-La Roche, the world's..... More
Pp. xii+396, frontispiece, plus 4 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, the cloth slightly bubbled on upper board adjacent to spine; later endpapers, a little light foxing and occasional slight..... More
(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; faint trace of sticker removal from foot of upper pastedown; William Hodge & Company, Limited, London..... More
Pp. xii+402, frontispiece, plus 6 plates, 4 page facsimile letter, the title page printed in red & black; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in black, the cloth faintly soiled, bottom fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised; inked gift inscription (dated 1941) at head of upper free endpaper, scattered light..... More
Judge-Advocate Ellis Bent and Judge Jeffery Hart Bent. Pp. 176, 8 plates, notes, index; demy 8vo; dark grey cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip faintly faded; outer leaves faintly offset, a little light foxing; Sydney University Press, Sydney, 1968. First..... More
My life on the loose and the truth about the Great Train Robbery. Pp. viii+280(last blank), 16 plates, pictorial endpapers, appendices; med. 8vo; red papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Bloomsbury, London, 1989. First edition. More
![THE NEWGATE CALENDAR. [and] THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. Sir Norman Birkett](/pictures/thumb/149332.jpg?v=1614756666)
In two volumes. Volume One: Edited and selected by Sir Norman Birkett. With contemporary engravings. Pp. [iv]+260, frontispiece, plus 7 plates; Volume Two: Edited with an introduction by Lord Birkett. Pp. [ii]+266(last blank), frontispiece, plus7 plates; marching qr. black cloth, spines lettered in gilt, brown papered boards patterned in gilt..... More
Pp. [xii]+210+[2](blank, colophon), frontispiece, 9 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, fore-corners slightly bruised; t.e.g.; endpapers browned, scattered foxing, occasionally heavy; William Hodge & Company, Edinburgh, 1914. First edition. Notable British Trials series..... More
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
(The Port-hole Murder). Pp. xii+256(last blank), 11 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, the fore-corners of lower board and head of spine slightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and browned, edges lightly rubbed..... More
The Life and World of Al Capone. Pp. 410(last blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 20 plates, title page vignette, appendix, sources, index; qr. cream cloth, spine lettered in red, black cloth boards with facsimile signature in blind on upper board, the spine cloth slightly foxed; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn..... More
Pp. xiv+278, 12 plates, 2 folding plans, the title page printed in red & black, chronological table, appendix; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, the boards slightly canted, bottom fore-corner of upper board bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges slightly rubbed and..... More
Pp. 208, half-title page vignettes; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt and decorated in white, top fore-corners of boars faintly bruised, boards a trifle scuffed; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper free endpaper, the outer leaves faintly offset, top fore-corner..... More
Pp. 190, half-title page vignettes; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt and decorated in white; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, tiny surface graze to front panel above title; outer leaves offset, a little light foxing; Michael Joseph, London, 1959. First edition. *Henry Cecil was one..... More
Pp. xii+246, frontispiece plus 10 plates (including a double sided facsimile letter), 3 full page facsimiles, title page printed in red & black, appendices; green cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, the boards a trifle canted, edges lightly rubbed; t.e.g., others uncut; inked ownership inscription on upper free endpaper..... More
Pp. xii+224(last blank), frontispiece, plus 10 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in black, boards faintly soiled, edges lightly bruised; edges of leaves faintly soiled, a little light foxing; William Hodge & Company, Limited, Edinburgh, 1930. Notable British..... More
With a Foreword by the Earl of Birkenhead. Pp. xviii+282, frontispiece plus 13 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices, index; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, lightly flecked, edges a trifle rubbed; text block slightly browned, a couple of spots of foxing; Canada Law..... More
Being choice and humorous selections from scenes at The Sydney Police Office, and other public places, during the last three years. Presented by Cyril Pearl. Pp. [iv]+104(last blank), pictorial double title page printed in light brown & black, tinted and black & white text illustrations (a couple full and one..... More
Jack the Ripper case closed. Pp. xii+388(last blank), black & white frontispiece, 48 sepia plates, coloured endpaper map, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Little, Brown & Company, London, 2002. First U.K. edition, Australian issue. *Cornwell Argues that the perpetrator of the Whitechapel murders was the..... More
Pp. [ii]+762(last blank), 12 plates (within pagination), notes and sources, documents, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in silver, the boards a trifle marked, with slight bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle creased, minor production (creasing) fault pp. 565, edges of leaves slightly..... More
Pp. xii+264, 12 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, fore-corners lightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled, several splits and chips at head and foot of backstrip and flap folds; outer leaves lightly..... More
Pp. xii+208(last blank), frontispiece portrait plus 8 plates, title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; dust wrapper, backstrip lightly faded and browned, edges slightly worn; William Hodge & Company, Limited, London, 1923. First edition. Notable British..... More
Foreword by Luke North. Pp. [ii]+56, mounted frontispiece portrait; printed paper wrappers, stapled, upper wrapper lettered and decorated in red & black, foxed and slightly soiled, the edges and backstrip chipped, partial remains of small sticker near top fore-corner of upper wrapper, small hole in lower wrapper; uncut, a few..... More
Aided and abetted by Marien Dreyer. Foreword by Gordon Chater. Pp. 172(last blank), pictorial double title page printed in orange & black; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip faded; text block slightly browned, a couple of spots of foxing; Edwards & Shaw, Sydney, 1967. First edition..... More
