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
TRIAL OF MARY BLANDY.
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
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
THE TRIALS OF PATRICK CARRAHER.
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
TRIAL OF CHRISTOPHER CRAIG AND DEREK WILLIAM BENTLEY.
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
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
THE TRIAL OF JEANNIE DONALD.
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
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
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
TRIAL OF SIDNEY HARRY FOX.
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
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 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: 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 OLD BAILEY.
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
TRIAL OF WILLIAM JOYCE.
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
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN KIDD.
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
TRIAL OF BENJAMIN KNOWLES.
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
THE ROYAL MAIL CASE.
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
TRIAL OF GEORGE HENRY LAMSON.
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
TRIAL OF JOHN WATSON LAURIE.
(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
TRIAL OF THOMAS JOHN LEY AND LAWRENCE JOHN SMITH.
(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
TRIAL OF THOMAS JOHN LEY AND LAWRENCE JOHN SMITH.
(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
THE BLOODY ASSIZES.
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