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
. 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
Pp. [xii]+210+[2](blank, colophon), frontispiece, 9 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, boards a trifle soiled, edges lightly worn, spine cloth slightly faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the outer leaves offset, scattered foxing and..... 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
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+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. [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
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
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
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
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
Pp. xiv+300(last blank), frontispiece portrait, 9 plates, the title page printed in red & black; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; ownership stamp and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, endpapers lightly offset and browned, some foxing; Butterworth & Co. (Australia), Limited, Sydney, n.d.[1934?] . Australian edition. Notable British..... More
(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
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
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
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
Foreword by Sir Carl Aarvold, Recorder of London, 1964-75. Pp. 234, 12 plates, appendix, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, head of spine and bottom fore-corner of upper board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; text block lightly browned; W. H. Allen, London, 1978. First..... More
Pp. xii+312, frontispiece, plus 7 plates, title page printed in red & black, appendices; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, publisher's device in blind at centre of upper board, cloth a trifle soiled, edges slightly rubbed, fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; fore-corners of a few leaves slightly creased..... More
Pp. xii+224(last blank), frontispiece, plus 8 plates (including a folding map), title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in black, the boards a trifle canted, edges lightly bruised; hinges starting at a few points, a little light foxing; William Hodge &..... More
Pp. [xii]+216(last blank), frontispiece, plus 3 plates,, 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 lightly offset and browned, some light foxing; Butterworth & Co. (Australia), Limited, Edinburgh, n.d.[1933?]. Australian edition. Notable..... More
Rex v. Lord Kylsant and another. Edited by Collin Brooks. Pp. xlii+276, frontispiece, plus 5 plates, folding table at end, title page printed in red & black, appendices; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, publisher's device in blind at centre of upper board, cloth a trifle soiled, edges..... More
Pp. [xii]+192, frontispiece portrait, 4 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the spine browned, cloth lightly flecked, edges of boards slightly worn and bruised; t.e.g.; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, endpapers offset and browned, leaves browned..... More
(The Arran Murder). Pp. xiv+286(last blank), frontispiece, plus 11 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 boards slightly sprung, cloth lightly bubbled adjacent to spine, fore-corners of boards slightly bruised;..... More
(The Chalk Pit Murder).Pp. lii+313(including recto of lower free endpaper), 8 plates, the title page printed in red & black; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, publisher's device in blind at centre of upper board, the boards a trifle flecked and slightly bowed, edges lightly rubbed..... More
(The Chalk Pit Murder). Pp. lii+313(including recto of lower free endpaper), 8 plates, the title page printed in red & black; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, the boards a trifle warped, edges occasionally slightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges..... More
Pp. [xii]+250, frontispiece, plus 9 plates, title page printed in red & black, appendices, index; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in black, edges of boards rubbed and bruised, spine a trifle faded; inked gift inscription (dated 1944) on upper free endpaper, a little light foxing and occasional faint soiling;..... More