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Whitehead, M. C. . VIES ET EXPLOITS DES VOLEURS DE GRANDS CHEMINS, PIRATES ET BRIGANDS ANGLAIS 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Paris 1835 Tilliard. Exploits of James Hind, William Cady, Tomsharp, Henri Morgan, Captain Gow, Richard Turpin, Paul Jones, and several women pirates as Marie Reed, Anne Bonney and Catherine Hall. etc. In French. 2 volumes. Hardcovers. Octavos, 388pp., 428pp., 16 steel engraved vignettes on Chinese paper (with tissues, finely bound in 3/4 orange morocco, raised spine bands, gilt decorations with original printed wraps bound in. Top edge gilt. Described in book seller catalogue as rare (this description is tipped in on final end paper.) VG, some minor wear, occasional foxing in text. Two volumes: (a10066)
$465.00Gault, Robert H.. CRIMINOLOGY
Boston 1932 Heath. 461pp., index. Good, some wear, page ends spotted. (a12030)
$65.00 Best, Harry . CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL LAW IN THE UNITES STATES
NY 1930 first edition Macmillan. Hardcover. Octavo, 615p., cloth. Near Fine, text very lightly browned, in Good DJ, lighty toned, a few small chips and short closed tears. Not a modern reprint. (a14534)
$40.00(prison). THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE PRISON DISCIPLINE SOCIETY 1826 - 1829
1826-1829. Annual Reports Number 1 thru 4, bound in one volume. octavo., 330pp., printed wraps. Includes several floorplan illustrations of prisons. Good, light foxing. (a15905)
$75.00 Rosenberg, Ethel and Julius . TRANSCRIPT OF RECORD SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER TERM 1951 NO. 111 JULIUS ROSENBERG AND ETHEL ROSENBERG, PETITIONERS VS. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NO. 112 MORTON SOBELL, PETITIONERS VS. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 VOLUMES
Washington June 7, 1952. 2 Volumes. Large octavos, 1715pp., wraps. Title neatly printed in ink on spines. Good, wraps a bit worn and soiled, small closed tear along front cover. 2 volume set. (a16527)
$95.00 Ribeiro, Leonidio . ARCHIVOS DE MEDICINA LEGAL E IDENTIFICACAO ANNO VIII NO. 15
Rio de Janeiro 1938. Includes 'Cidade Penitenciaria Do Rio De Janeiro', a 41 page article with photo illustrations and floor plans of the Rio city jail. In Portuguese. Large octavo, 333pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good, worn, pages toned. Binding secure ; no ownership marks. (a16915)
$40.00Maclaurin, Jo and Ro. Maqueen. TRIAL OF MUNGO CAMPBELL BEORE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICIARY IN SCOTLAND
London 1770. For the murder of Alexander Earl of Eglintoun from an authentick copy, extracted from the records of the Court. Hardcover. Spine and tips leather with yellow brown marbled boards. Small octavo, 111pp., full page map, 76pp., (appendix) marbled boards. Bookplate of Kerr, 1860. Good, leather quite rubbed; front hinge just beginning to crack text lightly evenly, browned, small tear on title page (no loss), cover corners rubbed and worn. Pictures available on request. (a17108)
$100.00(police). NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE - 3 volumes: 1948; 1951; 1953
Arlington, Mass. New England Association of Chiefs of Police. Three hardcover octavo volumes. about 335pp. per volume, photo illustrations, . Good plus and VG, no DJs. no owner marks. Matching blue cloth bindings. 3 volumes: (a18377)
$49.00Detective Fiction. CHIMERA - A SPECIAL ISSUE ON DETECTIVE FICTION
Summer 1947. Volume V No. 4. Articles by Barzun, Caillois, Hoppin, Montesinos, O'Donnell, Quentin, Stange and Ruthven Todd. Octavo, 80pp., wraps. VG. (a20005)
$29.00 Garg, R. P. . DACOIT PROBLEM IN CHAMBAL VALLEY A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY
Rajghat, Varanasi 1965 first edition Gandhian Institute. Foreword by J. Narayan. Hardcover. Octavo, 78p., orange cloth. VG, no DJ. (a20575)
$49.00 Syme, James . THE PRINCIPLES OF SURGERY
Philadelphia 1832 1st Carey and Lea. Hardcover. Octavo, 375pp., frontis plate-line drawing of 7 surgical knives, full leather. Front board detached, rear hinge attached by string. Fair, spine very worn, a bit of browning or spotting in margins on a few pages, some light bleeding of frontis onto title page. Boards worn but could be used with a new spine. (a20725)
$130.00 Hewitt, Professor William H. . A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINOLGY
Springfield 1967. 8vo., 242pp. College library stamp on front pastedown and on rear free flyleaf. VG in Near VG DJ, a few small chips, some soiling. (a22978)
$55.00 Spitxla, E.C. M.D. . EVIDENCE OF INSANITY IN THE BRAINS OF CRIMINALS
NY 1882. In The Sanitarian, a Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Preservation of Health, Mental and Physical Culture, Vol. X, No. CXII, July, 1882, at pp. 406-424. Whole issue comprises pp. 385-448, ads, illus. Good, minor soiling, some wear, wraps chipped. (a24083b)
$33.00 Marchand, Donald A. . THE POLITICS OF PRIVACY, COMPUTERS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS
Arlington 1980. 8vo., 433pp., index. Near Fine, no DJ. (a24148)
$50.00 Lacassagne, Jean and Pierre Devaux . L'ARGOT DU MILIEU
Paris 1952. French slang used by gangsters, lowlifes etc. . Sm.8vo., 304pp., wraps. VG. (a24433)
$75.00 (police) . OFFICIAL MANUAL OF NEW YORK STATE PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION
July 1914. Containing History of the Association, Benefits to be derived therefrom, portraits of officers...illustrations of reformatories, prisons, etc. and other interesting reading matter. Numerous contemporary advertisements for shirt collars, motorcycles, cheese, restaurants and many more. Hardcover. 4to., 112pp., photo illustrations, cloth. A few pen notes on title page and one pen mark in index. Date written in pen inside front cover. Good, some cover fading and spine ends worn, some rubbing on edges. Scarce. (a25673)
$145.00 Friedmann, Robert R. . CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ISRAEL AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Greenwich 1995 1st Greenwood. Of English Language Publications 1948-1993. Hardcover. Octavo, 211pp., cloth. Fine. As new. (a26203)
$50.00 (prisons) . THE PRISON LABOR PROBLEM IN WEST VIRGINIA A SURVEY
May 14, 1937. 4to., 69 leaves (mimeo on rectos), charts, blue stapled wraps. Good, several corners bumped. (a26243)
$120.00 (prisons) . THE PRISON LABOR PROBLEM IN VIRGINIA A SURVEY
Dec 29, 1939. 4to., 87pp., charts, blue stapled wraps. Mimeographed typescript. Good, front wrap partially detached, corners of a few leaves chipped (no loss). (a26244)
$85.00 Starte, O. H. B. . REFORMATION OF OFFENDERS IN INDIA
Bombay 1933 Government Press. "A handbook for the use of workers amongst Delinquents in India." 8vo., 93pp. Good, lower cover corners bumped. (a27676)
$65.00 (new york) . THE INDEPENDENT 1851
New York City Newspaper. Thursday July 24, 1851. Lg.folio, 4 leaves. Henry Ward Beecher is listed as stated contributor to editorial columns. Includes three column letter from L. B. from Mosul concerning Diabekr, Mosul, the Tigris and Nineveh. Also, short report of the arrest in San Francisco by the Committee of 100 of an Australian named Jenkins who stole a safe. Jenkins was hung at midnight in the Plaza, in what was reported as the first execution ever in San Francisco. Good, occasional dark brown spots, some fraying on one edge. (a28588)
$65.00 (prisons) . REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION FOR THE YEAR 1929
NY 1930. Richard C. Patterson, Jr, Commissioner. Hardcover. Octavo, 180pp. orange cloth. Good, a bit worn and lightly soiled. (a28620)
$45.00Baldwin, R. A.. SANTI THE BRIEF CAREER OF A MODERN YOUNG CRIMINAL (signed)
Boston 1929 Meador. Fiction. Hardcover. Octavo, 241pp., cloth.** Inscribed and signed by Baldwin. Good, light cover wear, no DJ. Text slightly toned; hinges not cracked in or out. Light wear on cover tips and spine ends. (a32709)
$49.00State of New York. PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE ON CRIME, THE CRIMINAL AND SOCIETY SEPTEMBER 30 TO OCTOBER 3, 1935
Albany 1935. 8vo., 1336pp. Crime prevention, Institutional care, probation, parole, rehabilitation, mechanisms for combatting crime., Owner signed. Good, rear cover has some wrinkles and top spine end frayed. (a32768)
$39.00(prison). 24th ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PRISON ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK, AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS FOR 1868.
Albany 1869 Argus. Hardcover. Lg.8vo., 672pp., includes a foldout diagram of Impd. lock for Prisons, Vaults, &c. and 4 charts of floorplans for prisons, 2 illustrations of prisons, original cloth. Previous owner glued some newpaper articles to rear end pages. Good plus, worn but nice and solid. (a355)
$65.00 (crime) . THE TREATMENT OF CRIME
London 1924 Longmans Green. The report presented to the Conference on Christian politics, economics and citizenship at Birmingham, April 5-12, 1924. Sm.8vo., 91pp., wraps. Good, lightly foxed. (a36383)
$25.00 Roass, David (Administrative Judge) . ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 1971
4to., about 200pp., reproduced from original, black leatherette boards. Copy of George Champion (name in gilt on front board.) Near Fine. (a40884)
$75.00 Sobel, Lester A. (editor) . POLITICAL PRISONERS: A WORLD REPORT
NY 1978 1st Facts on File. 8vo., 285pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a41343)
$50.00 (prison) . BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE WESTERN PENITENTIARY OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR TWO YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31ST 1908
1908. Memorial issue for recently deceased Board Inspector James R. Reed of Washington, PA. 8vo., 95pp., photo illustrations (prison only, no inmates), original wraps. Previous owner applied paper spine label. VG. (a4241)
$75.00 (Saudi Arabia) . THE EFFECT OF ISLAMIC LEGISLATION ON CRIME PREVENTION IN SAUDI ARABIA
Rome 1980. Proceedings of a Symposium held in Riyadh, 9-13 October 1976. Translated into English. 8vo., 606pp., wraps. Good, spine edges rubbed, head of spine and wraps a bit worn. (a44043)
$80.00 Johnson, Elmer H. and Carol H. . LINKING COMMUNITY AND CORRECTIONS IN JAPAN
Carbondale 2000 1st Southern Illinois University. Rehabilitation Bureau's responsibilities regarding probation, parole and aftercare. 8vo., 413pp., index. Fine in Fine DJ. (a44470)
$49.00(law). SCHIZOPHRENIA AND THE LAW
Regina 1975 first edition. Canadian Schizophrenia Foundation. Includes: Factors in Crime by A. Hoffer, Schizophrenia Mass Murder and the Law by F. Kahan, Skafte A Symptom-Free Murderer by Kahan, The Psychiatrist in Court by C. Davis and Schizophrenias and the Law by James Feldman.8vo., 98pp., wraps. Good, some cover light wear. Very Scarce. Canadian law. (a45162)
$39.00 Hine, William H. . WHITE WINE AND ANGEL CAKE AN INSIDE LOOK AT AMERICAN PRISONS AND PENOLOGY TODAY
NY 1962 1st Exposition Press. Foreword by Clement J. Ferling. Sm.8vo., 124pp., hardcover. Good in Good DJ, some bleeding from red cover cloth to lower edge of DJ. Scarce. (a45193)
$50.00 (Krijgsraad van Brussel) . HET PROCES H. BORGINON
Zitting van Maandag, 8 Oktober 1945. Transcript of the trial of a Flemish nationalist politician charged with treason for wartime collaboration. 4to., 203pp. (mimeo), wraps. Good, light cover wear and soiling. (a45870)
$85.00 MacIver, Robert K. (director) . DELINQUENCY IN THE GREAT CITY
NY 1961. Juvenile Delinquency Evaluation Project of the City of New York, Final Report II. 4to., 32 leaves (mimeo on rectos only), tables, maps, stapled wraps. Good, wraps a bit worn, chipped at edges. (a46640)
$70.00 MacIver, Robert K. (director) . DELINQUENCY PREVENTION THROUGH GUIDANCE IN SCHOOLS
NY 1961. Juvenile Delinquency Evaluation Project of the City of New York, Final Report III. 4to., 43 leaves (mimeo on rectos only), wraps. Mimeo one page synopsis signed by Maciver laid in. Good, blank rear wrap missing, wraps a bit soiled. (a46641)
$70.00 MacIver, Robert K. (director) . THE PLANNING OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL
NY 1961. Juvenile Delinquency Evaluation Project of the City of New York, Final Report I. 4to., 35 leaves (mimeo on rectos only), wraps. Good, wraps a bit soiled. (a46642)
$70.00 Denno, Deborah W. and Ruth M. Schwarz (comps.) . BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN DELINQUENCY AND MENTAL DISORDER AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
Westport 1985 1st Greenwood Press. Bibliographies and Indexes in Sociology Number 4. Hardcover. Octavo, 222pp., cloth. VG, no DJ. (a47250)
$23.00 Brodie, Thomas G. . BOMBS AND BOMBING A HANDBOOK TO DETECTION, DISPOSAL AND INVESTIGATION FOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Springfield 1973 Second Printing. 8vo., 183pp., boards. Good, inner hinges cracking, in VG DJ. (a48006)
$40.00 Marcus, Marvin . CRIMINAL JUSTICE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Atlanta 1976. Lg.8vo., 658pp., decorated cloth. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine. Good, inner hinges cracking, no DJ. (a48862)
$25.00 Carr, Walter S. Vincent J. CoNnelly . SENTENCING PATTERNS & PROBLEMS: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chicago 1973. An American Judicature Society Study. 4to., 97pp., illustrated boards. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label on front. Good, inner hinges cracking, no DJ. (a48864)
$27.00 (public safety) . ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY DELIVERY SYSTEMS -CIVILIANS IN PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE PROVIDED EXCLUSIVELY BY SWORN OR UNIFORMED PERSONNEL
Berkeley 1977 Institute for Local Self Government. Sm.4to., 138 leaves (rectos only), wraps. VG. (a48956)
$33.00 (police) . NASSAU COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SIX ANNUAL REPORTS (1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967)
Mineola. Six annual reports. 4to (1958, 1960, 1961) and octavo, about 40-65pp. each, photo illustrations, wraps. VG, light wear, some discoloration on one or two covers. Six annual reports. (a49145)
$75.00 Martin, J.I. et al . ANTHROPOMETRY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS PROGRAM
1976 United States Department of Justice. 4to., 269pp., wraps. Depository library stamp and a few ink numbers on front. VG. (a50479)
$90.00 (jails) . LOCAL JAILS A REPORT PRESENTING DATA FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNTY AND CITY JAILS FROM THE 1970 NATIONAL JAIL CENSUS
1973 Department of Justice. 4to., 481pp., wraps. Depository library name stamp and numbers on cover and name on titlepage. Residue of label on front. VG. (a50596)
$85.00 Moore, Langdon W. . LANGDON W. MOORE HIS OWN STORY OF HIS EVENTFUL LIFE
Boston 1893 (1892). Autobiography of criminal and bank robber. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 659pp., 48 photo plates, blue cloth with gilt lettering. VG plus, light cover wear. (a52030)
$90.00 Irish, James F. . DRUG ABUSE IN SUBURBIA: AN INTERIM REPORT OF THE NASSAU COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUING RESEARCH STUDY OF DRUG ABUSE IN NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK (wraps)
Mineola 1969. Nassau County Probation Department. 4to., 70 leaves (rectos only), stapled wraps. VG. (a53016)
$45.00 Hynd, Alan . WITH THE PINKERTON ON THE CASE OF THE WHISTLING CLUE; THE PINKERTONS SMASH THE RACE-TRACK RINGERS; THE PINKERTONS MEET 'JIMMY VALENTINE'; THE PINKERTONS AND THE MURDEERING MASQUERADER; HELL'S EMISSARY AND THE 38 DEAD
1941-1943. 5 booklets on the exploits of the Pinkertons. Originally published in the magazine True Detective Mysteries. Octavos,, 18pp., 35pp., 44pp., 23pp., 27pp., a few photo illustrations, original wraps. Light paperclip impression on initial pages of issues. Near VG, a bit soiled, light wear. 5 issues. (a53486)
$50.00(Dewey, Thomas E.). ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF CLERK TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY COUNTY OF NEW YORK FOR 1940
NY 1940. District Attorney was Thomas E. Dewey. Octavo, 130pp., blue cloth. Compliments of Thomas E. Dewey, is tipped in. VG, slight fading of spine lettering. (a54232)
$75.00 Clinton, Henry Lauren . CELEBRATED TRIALS
NY 1897 1st Harper. 8vo., 626pp., index, reviews at end, hardcover. Top edge gilt. Owner signed and very slight paperclip effects on initial pages. Near Fine, no DJ. (a54344)
$50.00 Delehanty, M. J. . THE POLICEMAN'S LEGAL DIGEST
New York City. 1934. Sm.4to., about 250pp. (including additions through 1937), loose leaf bound with metal screws and printed hardcover. Owner signed. Good, some wear; index tabs toned, front blank end paper has a few chips. (a54465)
$45.00 Gabel, Katherine . THE LEGAL ISSUES OF FEMALE INMATES
1982 Smith College. Prepared for the National Institute of Corrections, United States Department of Justice. 4to., 260pp., hardcover. Institution stamp on fofe-edgesnd on title page. Sleeve and stamps on endpapers. VG. (a55962)
$90.00 Millspaugh, Arthur C. . CRIME CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
Washington 1937 1st Brookings. Hardcover. Octavo, 306pp., cloth. VG, slight paperclip marks on top of initial pages, no DJ. (a56172)
$75.00 Paget, John . LEGAL RECREATIONS JUDICIAL PUZZLES GATHERED FROM STATE TRIALS
San Francisco 1876 1st Sumner Whitney & Co. These narratives and reviews of five most interesting State trials were published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1859-1960. Trials of Elizabeth Canning, the Perrys, Annesley Case, Eliza Fenning and Spencer Cowper's Case. 12mo., 155pp., original green cloth. Good, covers a bit bowed, some water effects on lower margins. (a56247)
$50.00 Ferracuti, Franco; Dinitz, Simon and Esperanza Acosta de Brenes . DELINQUENTS AND NONDELINQUENTS IN THE PUERTO RICAN SLUM CULTURE
Columbus 1975 University of Ohio. Hardcover. 4to., 249pp., cloth. Institution stamps on fore-edges, residue of label at heel of spine, small number stamp on lower margin of one page. Good, no DJ. (a56546)
$40.00 (canada) . SOLICITOR GENERAL'S STUDY ON CONDITIONAL RELEASE. REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP, MARCH 1981; ETUDE DU SOLLICITEUR GENERAL SUR LA MISE EN LIBERTE SOUS CONDITION. REPORT DE GROUPE DE TRAVAIL, MARS 1981
1981. In English and French. 4to., about 400pp., original printed wraps. A few University Library stamps and numbers. near Good, lower quarter of front cover gone, some soiling, light wear. (a57664)
$60.00 Folsom, Charles Follom A.M. M.D. . STUDIES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIMITED RESPONSIBILITY
1909 Privately Printed. Octavo, 153pp., hardcover.Top edge gilt. Interesting association as this is George W. Gay's copy, signed by him on the title page, with his book label inside the front cover and his name stamp at several places. Also, several pencil and a few ink underlines and annotations (presumably by Gay) in the text. George W. Gay was a prominent Boston physician---The George W. Gay Lectures at the Harvard Medical School are likely the oldest medical ethics lectureships in the United States. Small institution (blacked out) and withdrawn stamp on the title page. VG. Unusual and desirable association, (a59289)
$185.00 Abramson, Leslie W. . CRIMINAL DETAINERS
Cambridge 1979 1st Ballinger. Octavo, 208pp., hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine. Good. (a64973)
$45.00 Allen, Fred C, (editor) . EXTRACTS FROM PENOLOGICAL REPORTS AND LELCTURES WRITTEN BY MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE NEW YORK STATE REFORMATORY, ELMIRA, NEW YORK
1926 Summary press. Articles by various authors including: Character of Reformatory Prisoners by Zebulon Brockway; Reformatory Methods by Joseph Scott; Management of Penal Institutions by Dr. Frank L. Christian; How We Obtain Detailed Information Concerning Our Inmates and Their Environment by Christian; A Study of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors by Christian and Youthful Robbers by Frank Christian. Octavo, 399pp., red cloth hardcover. VG. (a65471)
$20.00Proal, Louis. LE CRIME ET LE SUICIDE PASSIONNELS
Paris 1900 1st Felix Alcan. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 683pp., red cloth. Tiny bookbinder label inside front cover (B. Login, New York). VG, slight browning of text, light overall fading of cover, slight bit of wear at head of spine. (a66445)
$88.00 Darrow, Clarence S. . CRIME AND CRIMINALS, AN ADDRESS DELIVERED TO THE PRISONERS IN THE CHICAGO COUNTY JAIN
Chicago 1919 Charles Kerr. 12mo., 32pp., original printed wraps. VG. (a67307)
$45.00 Masten, Col. Vincent Myron . THE CRIME PROBLEM , WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, HOW TO DO IT
Elmira. 1909 1st Star-Gazette. Masten was the Military Instructor at the New York State Reformatory in Elmira. 12mo., 156pp., hardcover. VG. Scarce. (a67970)
$135.00 Irish, James F. . DRUG ABUSE IN SUBURBIA: SECOND INTERIM REPORT OF THE NASSAU COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUING RESEARCH STUDY OF DRUG ABUSE IN NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
Mineola 1970. Nassau County Probation Department. 4to., 134 leaves, library bound hardcover. Ex-library, with usual library signs. VG. (a68788)
$45.00 Irish, James F. . DRUG ABUSE IN SUBURBIA: AN INTERIM REPORT OF THE NASSAU COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUING RESEARCH STUDY OF DRUG ABUSE IN NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK (hardcover)
Mineola 1969. Nassau County Probation Department. 4to., 70 leaves, library bound hardcover. Ex-library, with usual library signs. VG. (a68789)
$45.00 Irish, James F. . DRUG ABUSE IN SUBURBIA: FIFTH INTERIM REPORT OF THE NASSAU COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUING RESEARCH STUDY OF DRUG ABUSE IN NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
Mineola 1973 Nassau County Probation Department. 4to., 241 leaves, stapled wraps with new paper spine and rear wrap. VG, a few minor library stamps. (a68790)
$45.00 Irish, James F. . DRUG ABUSE IN SUBURBIA: FOURTH INTERIM REPORT OF THE NASSAU COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUING RESEARCH STUDY OF DRUG ABUSE IN NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
Mineola 1972 Nassau County Probation Department. 4to., 188 leaves, stapled wraps with new paper spine and rear wrap. Ex-library. VG. (a68791)
$45.00Henderson, Charles Richmond (editor). PENAL AND REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS - vol 2 of CORECTION AND PREVENTION series
NY 1910 first edition. Russell Sage Foundation. Volume II of the 4 volumes series, Correction and Prevention. Articles by 16 leading authorities. 8vo., 345pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Good Plus, bookplate, light wear; hinges not cracked; binding secure and text clean. no dj. (a6980)
$35.00 (massachusetts) . THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF JOHN C. BEST FOR MURDER
Boston 1903 1st Wright & Potter. Superior Court of Massachusetts, Hon. Edgar J Sherman and Hon. Jabez Fox, Justices. Octavo, 863pp., full leather with two mounted spine labels. Pocket at rear, small institution stamp inside front cover. Good, some cracking along outer hinges but hinges still secure ; professionally repaired top spine end. Binding secure and text clean. (a70000)
$100.00 Carlen, Pat (editor) . CRIMINAL WOMEN, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNTS
Cambridge 1985 1st Polity. Hardcover. Octavo, 197pp., hardcover. VG plus, slight browning of text, in VG plus, lightly rubbed but not worn, DJ. ISBN 0-7456-0087-5. (a70247)
$200.00 Cheever, Rev. George B and Tayler Lewis . A DEFENCE OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BY REV. GEORGE B. CHEEVER AND AN ESSAY ON THE GROUND AND REASON OF PUNISHMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PENALTY OF DEATH BY TAYLER LEWIS
NY 1846 1st Wiley and Putnam. Hardcover. Small octavo, 365pp., cloth with gilt printing on spine. With an Appendix containing a review of Burleigh on the Death Penalty. Pastoral Library Donation bookplate (no other library marks). Good, some light foxing and light water staining throughout, light cover wear and fading. (a71288)
$135.00 Blyth, Alexander Wynter . POISONS AND THEIR EFFECTS AND DETECTION (2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
NY 1885 1st Wood. Wood's Library of Standard Medical Authors. Hardcovers. 2 volumes. Octavos, 668pp., index, brown cloth with black lettering and trim. Institution spine numbers removed; stamps on title page; residue of bookplate inside each volume. Near Good, slight toning to text page margins, corners of about 30pp. chipped, spine ends, corners and edges worn. 2 volume set. (a72793)
$85.00 Brearley, H. C. . HOMICIDE IN THE UNITED STATES
Chapel Hill 1932 University of North Carolina. Hardcover. Octavo, 249pp., text map, index, cloth with gilt printed spine. Owner signed and dated on the front free blank. VG, light wear, no DJ. (a74073)
$90.00