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The Holmes-Pitezel Case

The Holmes-Pitezel Case

by Detective Frank P Geyer

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Used - Fair
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No jacket.
Edition
1st edition.
Published
1896
Binding
Hardcover.
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Book restoration needed: Loose binding; edge wear; soiling; partial torn-away frontispiece by 1/3rd; binding front and back loose to gauze; pencil-scribbles p. 314. Chronology, Chapter XXIV p. 345-370; 1860 (New Hampshire family history through 1894, May 10th through Nov. 30th). H.H. Holmes is reportedly an alias for the Chicago Fair serial murderer Herman Webster Mudgett. Few titles remain in the… Read more about this item
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The Gentleman from Chicago: Being an Account of the Doings of Thomas Neill Cream, M.D. (M'Gill), 1850-1892

The Gentleman from Chicago: Being an Account of the Doings of Thomas Neill Cream, M.D. (M'Gill), 1850-1892

by Cashman, John (a pseudonym for a British attorney)

Condition
Used - Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Library markings; Minor spine tilt.
Edition
"A Joan Kahn-Harper Novel of Terror".
Published
1973
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780060106638
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New York.: Harper & Row., 1973. "A Joan Kahn-Harper Novel of Terror".. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Library markings; Minor spine tilt.. Noonan, Julia (Jacket art by).. 1 310 p. Joan Kahn-Harper Novel of Terror. Rear jacket photo of T.N. Cream. Audience: General/trade. "A Joan Kahn-Harper Novel of Terror". Fictionalized literary history. Psychological study of… Read more about this item
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In Cold Blood; A true account of a multiple murder and its consequences.

In Cold Blood; A true account of a multiple murder and its consequences.

by Capote, Truman

Condition
Used - Very good in fine dust jacket. Near fine: top page block light patches.
Published
1966
Binding
Hard cover
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New York.: Random House., 1966. Hard cover. Very good in fine dust jacket. Near fine: top page block light patches.. 1 Maroon cloth over boards. Maroon end papers. Gilt spine titles, front "T.C." Jacket in black borders, maroon and black titles against tan. 343 p. 22 cm. Title page red & black, plus B&W photos. True Crime: November… Read more about this item
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Crimes and Punishment: A Pictorial Encyclopedia of Aberrant Behavior (18 of 20-volume set)

by Hall, Angus (Edited by), and Paton, John (Editing Management by)

Condition
Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Tight, square. Minor edge wear, light foxing. Missing volumes 4 and 20.
Published
1973
Binding
Hard cover
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England / Printed, USA.: The Symphonette Press / BPC Publishing., 1973. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Tight, square. Minor edge wear, light foxing. Missing volumes 4 and 20.. 18 18 volume near complete set. Hardcover series; Illustrated covers. Maroon textured paper over boards; white titles. B&W photos, illustrations. Each volume 140-150p. Criminology multi-volume history, each about… Read more about this item
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The Knife: the True Story of a Crime That Changed a Civilization

by Wright, Theon

Condition
Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. No marks. Minor DJ edgewear. I-inch tear to back DJ cover, bottom.
Edition
De Luxe Illustrated Edition
Published
1955
Binding
Hard cover
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New York: Gilbert Press; distributed by Julian Messner, 1955. De Luxe Illustrated Edition. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. No marks. Minor DJ edgewear. I-inch tear to back DJ cover, bottom.. Anderson, Rus. 0 300 p. 22 cm. Bold B&W Illustrations. Light blue textured cloth covered boards. Black spine title. Illustrated endpapers. 16 pgs photos… Read more about this item
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Jackal: The Complete Story of the Legendary Terrorist, Carlos the Jackal (Uncorrected Advance Proof)

by Follain, John

Condition
Used - Fine. No dust jacket as issued.
Edition
Advanced Reading Copy.
Published
1998
Binding
Trade paperback
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New York.: Arcade Publishing., 1998. Advanced Reading Copy. . Trade paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued.. 1 Trade paperback. 6x9.25in. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. Biography: Born Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, Carlos "The Jackel" was caught by counterespionage agents in 1994, after 20 years of shootings and bombings. He had skirted arrest partly by his own cleverness, partly by… Read more about this item
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Everything She Ever Wanted: the True Story of Obsessive Love, Murder, and Betrayal

by Rule, Ann

Condition
Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Top edge foxing.
Published
1993
Binding
Mass-market paperback
ISBN
9780671690717
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Pocket Books, 1993. Mass-market paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Top edge foxing.. 0 552p. B&W photo section. A story of puzzling family deaths (Allanson / Siler) in the Atlanta, GA, area, solved over two decades. A perpetrator who murdered with 'express malice' (Georgia statute).
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Last Dance, Last Chance and Other True Cases (Crime Files: Vol. 8)

by Rule, Ann

Condition
Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
Edition
Book Club Edition. 1st Pocket printing Jauary 2003
Published
2003
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780739431412
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Pocket Books, 2003. Book Club Edition. 1st Pocket printing Jauary 2003. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 0 463 p. Includes illustrations. B&W Photo section, center. Black paper covered boards, gold spine titles. A Note on Liars (preface) and 5 stories in author's True Crime Files. Author B&W photo portrait on back cover by Jerry Bauer. Lead… Read more about this item
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The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story

by Bourke, Angela

Condition
Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
Edition
First edition. 1st American edition. 1st printing.
Published
2000
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780670892709
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Viking Penguin., 2000. First edition. 1st American edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 1 Paper over boards. 279 p. B&W photos section. Audience: General/trade. True Crime: In 1895, Bridget Cleary, 26, disappeared from her cottage in rural Tipperary, Ireland. Rumors had been circulating that she was a changeling, but she was not reappearing in… Read more about this item
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A Second Companion to Murder: A Dictionary...1900-1950

A Second Companion to Murder: A Dictionary...1900-1950

by Shew, Edward Spencer

Condition
Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Slightly bowed covers. Clean interior. "Knopf" only in pencil on title page (from
Edition
First edition. Presumed 1st; no print line.
Published
1961
Binding
Hard cover
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London / Melbourne / Sidney / Toronto.: Cassel & Company Ltd., 1961. First edition. Presumed 1st; no print line.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Slightly bowed covers. Clean interior. "Knopf" only in pencil on title page (from critic-editor's library). Top page block minor soiling.. 1 Black cloth over boards. Gold spine titles. 287p., 22… Read more about this item
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Mafia Wife: My Story of Love, Murder, and Madness

by Milito, Lynda, And Potterton, Reg

Condition
Used - Fine in fine dust jacket. Light black book cover blemish.
Edition
1st printing.
Published
2003
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780066212616
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HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Light black book cover blemish.. 1 Paper over boards. 304 p. B&W photo section. Audience: General/trade. True Crime / Memoir: Wed as a teen in Brooklyn to a gang member who became a Gambino family operative, widowed after 22 years with her husband's body never found,… Read more about this item
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Criminal Investigation: A Method for Reconstructing the Past (5th Edition) with Study Guide, 2 volumes

by Osterburg, James W, and Ward, Richard H, and Miller, Larry S (Study Guide prepared by)

Condition
Used - Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Minor edge soiling.
Edition
5th edition.
Published
2007
Binding
Trade paperback
ISBN
9781593454296
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Newark NJ.: Anderson Publishing / LexisNexis., 2007. 5th edition.. Trade paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Minor edge soiling.. 2 2 volume set. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 837 p. B&W Illustrations. Blue spot color. Study Guide: 236p. Audience: General/trade. Comprehensive textbook on a range of crimes, methodologies, FBI procedure. Includes case study of assassination of Martin… Read more about this item
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Outrage: the Five Reasons Why O. J. Simpson Got Away With Murder

by Bugliosi, Vincent

Condition
Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
Edition
2nd printing.
Published
1996
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780393040500
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W. W. Norton & Company, 1996. 2nd printing.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 0 Cloth and Paper over boards. 356 p. Appendices. Notes. Appendices; LAPD interrogation of Simpson day after murders; Simpson's farewell letter; Blood evidence. The author had prosecuted the Charles Manson case on slim evidence. Here, he writes a convincing argument as to how… Read more about this item
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American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, the Birth of the "It" Girl, and the Crime of the Century

American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, the Birth of the "It" Girl, and the Crime of the Century

by Uruburu, Paula

Condition
Used - Very good. Light wear. Clean. unmarked. Near fine.
Edition
First edition. 1st, this edition, no print line.
Published
2008
Binding
Trade paperback
ISBN
9781607512707
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New York.: Riverhead Books / Penguin., 2008. First edition. 1st, this edition, no print line.. Trade paperback. Very good. Light wear. Clean. unmarked. Near fine.. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. 386 p. B&W portraits, photos. Audience: General/trade. Historical crime writing: Set in New York City, early 20th century America, the Gilded Age, brought forth a teen beauty and… Read more about this item
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The Murder of Helen Jewett: The Life and Death of a Prostitute in Nineteenth-Century New York

by Cohen, Patricia Cline

Condition
Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Private library sticker residue at spine base. Book top edge has soil spot or small spill.
Edition
First edition. 1st printing.
Published
1998
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780679412915
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Private library sticker residue at spine base. Book top edge has soil spot or small spill.. 1 Black and Gray paper over boards. 433 p. Grayscale 19th century illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Hailed as well-researched, this ia a true account of the… Read more about this item
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Criminology: Theories, Patterns, and Typologies (Tenth Edition)

by Siegel, Larry J

Condition
Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Minor cover wear. Interior as new.
Edition
10th Revised edition
Published
2010
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780495600138
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Cengage Learning / Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2010. 10th Revised edition. Hard cover. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Minor cover wear. Interior as new.. 1 Illustrated glossy paper over boards. 576 p. B&W and color illustrations, photos, graphs, charts. Audience: General/trade. Historical bringing the student from a beginning overview of developing criminal law into the cybercrime era. Front… Read more about this item
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Contemporary Criminal Law: Concepts, Cases, and Controversies

by Lippman, Matthew Ross

Condition
Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Light cover wear. Clean interior, as new. No markings found.
Edition
2nd printing.
Published
2007
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9781412905800
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Thousand Oaks CA.: Sage Publications., 2007. 2nd printing.. Hard cover. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Light cover wear. Clean interior, as new. No markings found.. 1 Glossy illustrated paper over boards. 650 p. Notes. Index. Audience: General/trade. Criminology textbook from recent graduate's library; authored by University of Illinois at Chicago Law academic. Themes: Constitutional Context; Criminal Responsibility;… Read more about this item
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The Boardwalk Jungle: How greed, corruption, and the Mafia turn Atlantic City into...

by Demaris, Ovid

Condition
Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Light wear, minor scuffing to jacket.
Published
1986
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780553051308
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Toronto / New York.: Bantam Books., 1986. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Light wear, minor scuffing to jacket.. 1 Black cloth and paper over boards. 436 p. Audience: General/trade. True Crime / Organized Crime / New Jersey / Politics / Gambling / Non-fiction: Journalist and author of "The Green Felt Jungle" about Las Vegas,… Read more about this item
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Danger, Disaster, and Horrid Deeds: Thrills, chills, and outrageous crimes from the pages of Yankee Magazine.

by Silitch, Clarissa M. (Editor)

Condition
Used - Fine in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. DJ has done its job, edges have small tears, chips, repaired from inside, cl
Edition
First edition. Unabridged. Stated First Edition.
Published
1974
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780911658620
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Yankee Books, 1974. First edition. Unabridged. Stated First Edition.. Hard cover. Fine in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. DJ has done its job, edges have small tears, chips, repaired from inside, clear tape; but book is great, with only small signature of prior owner w/date, 1977.. Kirkpatrick, Carl F. (Art direction by). 1 288 p. B&W… Read more about this item
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Beyond Belief; A Chronicle of Murder and Its Detection

by Williams, Emlyn

Condition
Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Book volume near fine. Dustjacket edge and light cover wear; chips to top and bottom rear DJ
Edition
First edition. First American edition.
Published
1967
Binding
Hard cover
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New York.: Random House., 1967. First edition. First American edition.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Book volume near fine. Dustjacket edge and light cover wear; chips to top and bottom rear DJ spine at fold. 4 small random black dots on top page edges.. 1 xii, 354 p. 22 cm. Dark blue cloth covered… Read more about this item
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