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
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. 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
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. 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
The Trial of F. B. Deeming, Melbourne, 1892. Pp. x+204(last blank), 8 plates, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in white, the top fore-corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; signs of sticker removal near top fore-corner of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves lightly foxed; F...... More
Pp. xii+208, frontispiece portrait plus 5 plates, including map, title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; t.e.g; dust wrapper, edges and folds lightly worn, chipped and split, backstrip browned; some scattered foxing; William Hodge & Company..... More
The life of Danilo Dolci. Pp. 256, 24 plates, map, bibliography, index; dust wrapper; occasional very light foxing; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1965. First edition. *The first full-length biography of the man described by Aldous Huxley as the ideal 20th century saint, also known as the 'Gandhi of Sicily'. More
Pp. 12 plates (one folding), the title page printed in red & black, appendices; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt; demy 8vo; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly foxed; free endpapers faintly offset; William Hodge & Company, Limited, Edinburgh, 1953. First edition..... More
Pp. xiv+236, frontispiece, 17 plates, folding plan, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in black, fore-edges of boards lightly faded, corners slightly bruised; bottom edge of a few leaves lightly bruised, scattered foxing; William Hodge & Company, Limited, Edinburgh, 1928. First edition. Notable British Trials series. *Trove: Trial at..... More
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
Memories and murder. Pp. [viii]+360; top fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Viking, Melbourne, 2000. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. Winner of the Western Australian Premier's Non-fiction Book Award. When he was six, Robert Drewe and his family moved from..... More
And Other Famous Trials for Forgery. Pp. [x]+270(last blank), frontispiece, 8 plates and 2 folding pedigrees, the title page printed in red & black, appendices, index; rebound in series style in red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, both boards cloth slightly bubbled near spine, the top fore-corner of..... More
