(embossed royal blue cloth; no dust jacket) [front hinge cracked but holding, otherwise a good sound copy; moderate wear to cloth at extremities, one-inch tear in cloth at top rear hinge, another tiny tear in cloth at top of spine; internally quite clean, with all plates present and in excellent condition]. (tipped-on color plates) An illustrated directory of prominent British judges and lawyers of the time, with each color plate accompanied by a one- or two-page biography. It starts at the top, with The Right Honourable Lord High Chancellor and The Right Honourable Lord Chief Justice of Engl... View More...
(no dust jacket) [worn but still solid copy, some exterior soiling, white lettering on spine and front cover rubbed but still readable, rear hinge cracked but not separated; school library property label (see description) on front pastedown, unused circulation slip affixed to rear pastedown, no other library markings]. (B&W photo frontispiece) An impassioned plea for the humane treatment and rehabilitation of prisoner inmates, the author's attitude pretty much summed up by her dedication: "Lovingly dedicated to our boys in prison by their Little Mother who believes in them and looks with ... View More...
(no dust jacket) [good solid copy, moderate shelfwear, some spotting/scuffing to rear cover]. (B&W photographs) "The sixty-five cases, although susceptible of dramatic presentation, are set forth in simple narrative form to indicate how the error occurred and how it was later discovered and unraveled. The cases were taken somewhat at random, for cases of this type are not systematically reported. The research was usually begun from a clue often afforded by a governor's pardon, by the report of a trial, or by a newspaper item, and was then pursued by an examination of the record and by c... View More...
[a tight, clean, unread copy, with just a trace of edgewear]. (Borgo Bioviews, No. 3) Series Trade PB (B&W photographs) First-person narrative by a man convicted of first degree murder and kidnapping in Wichita County, Texas, in 1978, and sentenced to death by lethal injection -- despite no hard evidence (and what evidence there was containing obvious irregularities), court-appointed attorneys who mounted no defense, witnesses who either refused to testify or could not be positive in their identification, etc. He spent two years on Death Row before his conviction was overturned, during which t... View More...
[as-new, unread, with no discernible wear]. Trade PB (B&W photographs, line drawings) "For the first time, here is a book that provides information on each and every individual involved in the Borden murder case and clarifies inconsistencies in spelling and attribution that have often bewildered Borden enthusiasts. [The book] lists in alphabetical order 650 people involved with the case, trial, and aftermath of the Lizzie Borden mystery, including suspects, witnesses, investigators, lawyers, jurors, Borden family members and associates," providing biographical information on each and ... View More...
[moderate wear, mild edge-soiling; jacket worn/torn at top of spine, a little wear and some slight insect-chewing evident along top edge of rear panel, rear panel a bit soiled]. Accounts, "from a number of countries [of] ten of the most remarkable criminal cases that have occurred since the last war." Chapters deal with Caryl Chessman (U.S.); Gordon Lonsdale and the Navy spies (England); Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (U.S.); murderer Brian Donald Hume (tried for murder in both England and Switzerland); Dr. Richard Muller (Germany); the Moscow trial of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers ... View More...
[nice clean tight book, appears unread, slight bumping to bottom corners the only blemish; jacket shows just a touch of wear at lower extremities]. (B&W photographs, illustrations) A major work of scholarship about the endlessly fascinating (and probably ultimately unsolvable) case of Lizzie Borden, who gave her parents forty whacks -- or did she? -- in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1892. The author has been called "the consummate Borden scholar, researcher and writer." View More...
[minor shelfwear to bottom edges, light spotting/foxing to top of text block; jacket shows some surface rubbing, light wear at spine extremities, one tiny closed tear at bottom edge of front panel]. INSCRIBED with a humorous bit of doggerel ("To my pal ___ / Roses Are Red / Besides my Good Looks / How Lucky we are / For All These Crooks!!") and SIGNED by co-author Grosso on the ffep; the inscribee (the book's previous owner) has added a note at the bottom of the page, documenting the inscription/signing as having taken place at Joe Tecce's Restaurant in Boston in 2001. One-half of the real-l... View More...
[lovely copy, as-new, with no discernible wear to either book or jacket]. Addresses and papers presented at a three-day conference about the Lizzie Borden case held at Bristol Community College in (of course) Fall River, Massachusetts, August 3-5, 1992; the book represents "the culmination of the 100th Anniversary Observance of the Borden Murders." The contributions are divided into five thematic sections: Psychological and Women's Issues; Literary; Historical; Legal and Forensic; Bibliographical (the latter section including a lengthy annotated bibliography of books and articles abou... View More...
[bottom front corner of book bumped, no other significant wear; jacket shows light surface rubbing only]. (B&W photographs) The subject of this book, writer Susan Berman, was "reared in the lap of Las Vegas luxury as the daughter of Dave Berman, a notorious casino mogul and mafia leader. It wasn't until college -- well after her father's death -- that she learned what he really did. She ultimately dedicated her life to learning about Vegas and its underworld chiefs, publishing two acclaimed books on the subject." On Christmas Eve 2000, however, Susan Berman became the victim of a horrific c... View More...
(no dust jacket, as issued) [nice clean book with no discernible wear; essentially as new]. (Contributions in Legal Studies, No. 77) Series An examination of the legal career of John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and his influence in various areas of American law. Chapter titles are: "Law and Language in Anglo-Saxon Jurisprudence"; "John Marshall and the Interpretive Enterprise"; "John Marshall as Republican"; "Property, Contracts, and the Politics of Interest"; "Dilemmas of Liberal Constitutionalism: Joseph Story and John Marshall"; and "Marshall's Law on Circ... View More...
(price-clipped) [book is only lightly worn, but with tape marks on both pastedowns and endpapers, numerous notes in ink on rear fep; jacket is in almost perfect condition, with just a smidge of surface wear]. Beginning with a history of Reading Gaol, a "rather horrific account of cruelties practised upon the criminal," the book examines the history of penal practice in Britain from the 16th century to the present day. The jacket blurb declares it to be "of great interest to workers in the prisoner and probation services, magistrates, [and] students in social studies and social history," but ... View More...
(no dust jacket) [solid copy, minor wear at extremities, a couple of light spots on front cover, some traces of erased (by me!) pencil underlining]. View More...
[book only moderately worn, but front hinge split and front cover hanging on by webbing only; jacket is worn, internally damp-stained, various tears and chips, paper loss at spine extremities]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Melvin Belli on the ffep. Signed by Biographee View More...
[light staining along bottom edge of front cover (inside and out), otherwise a nice clean copy with just minimal wear]. Trade PB (B&W photographs, diagrams) Following some brief introductory matter, including a chapter on "The Social Environment of the Crime," this volume primarily reprints contemporary news accounts and other documents related to the Borden murders, the trial of Lizzie Borden, and her life after the trial. Also includes a transcription of Assistant Marshal John Fleet's notes of his interviews with Lizzie, Bridget Sullivan, and John Morse, "the only known records of the polic... View More...
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