In The Belly Of The Beast; Letters from Prison.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Random House, (1981). vg. More
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Seven Wives and Seven Prisons: or, Experiences in the Life of a Matrimonial Monomaniac. A True Story, written by Himself.
New York: Privately Printed, 1870. 3 illustrations. 205pp. 12mo, burgundy cloth (worn), gilt spine. New York: Published for the author, 1870. First Edition. Good. More
Prisons, Protest, and Politics.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1972). More
Prisoners of War
New York: Universe, 1975. Illustrated. 249 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn with some chipping and closed tears. New York: Universe Books, (1975). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Du Systeme Penitentiaire aux Etats-Unis et de son Application en France; Suivi d'un Appendice sur les Colonies Penales et de Notes Statistiques.
Paris: H. Fournier, 1833. Illustrated at rear with 5 plates depicting prisons and their floor plans, 3 folding. (iv), (viii), 439 pages. 8vo, attractively bound in contemporary 1/4 black calf; marbled boards and endpapers (minor rubbing to extremities; light foxing throughout). Paris: H. Fournier Jeune, 1833. First edition. A very good(+) copy. In 1831 Beaumont and De Tocqueville were commissioned by the French government to examine America's latest prisons, which were renowned for their innovative approaches to penology. Their nine-month..... More
Prison Administration in India; (With special reference to Uttar Pradesh).
1970. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Delhi: S. Chand, 1970.vg. More
The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh; A Penal Exile in Australia, 1825-1844.
Some facsimiles. 8vo, cloth (chipped at foot). London: Jonathan Cape, (1929). A very good(-) copy. More
Living Justice: Love, Freedom, and the Making of the Exonerated
New York: Atria, 2005. 303 pages. 8vo, black boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Atria, (2005). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Springing of George Blake.
illus. 8vo, cloth, torn d.w. N.Y., (1970). More
The Animal Factory
New York: Viking, 1977. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Viking, (1977). First Edition. Fine. More
Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women
New York: New Press, 2017. Foreword by Michelle Alexander. xxiii + 304 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: The New Press, (2017). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Les Murs de Fresnes
Paris: Editions des Quatre Vents, 1945. 109p., printed boards. Paris: Editions des Quartre Vents, (1945), First Edition. Inscriptions by detainees written on prison walls during World War II. Presentation copy. More
Hostages to Fortune
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1971. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and with several small tears. London: Hamish Hamilton, (1971). History of the fall of Hong Kong in World War II and the Japanese captivity of the British soldiers captured in Hong Kong. More
We Were Each Other's Prisoners; An Oral History of World War II American and German Prisoners of War.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Basic Books, (1997). Fine. More
Condemned; Inside the Sing Sing Death House.
New York: New York University Press, 2000. Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. New York: New York University Press, (2000). Near Fine. More
The Ruhleben Prison Camp: A Record of Nineteen Months' Internment
London: Methuen, 1917. Illus. 8vo, original blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled, ex-lib, corners bumped, scattered light foxing to margins, including margins of some illustrations. London: Methuen, (1917). Author was an British journalist living in Berlin. He was arrested on suspicion of espionage and kept in the Ruhleben Prison Camp. More
Soldiers and Slaves; American POWs Trapped by the Nazis' Final Gamble
New York: Knopf, 2005. Illus. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Knopf, 2005. Near Fine History the American POWs held at the Berga concentration camp. More
Life Sentence
Waco: Chosen Books, 1979. Black and white illustrations. 306 pages. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. Waco: Chosen Books, (1979). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Crime That Never Was.
Tampa: Justice Press, 1980. xiii + 307 pages, 8vo, red cloth, lightly soiled d.w. (Tampa): Justice Press, (1980). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Forbidden Diary: A Record of Wartime Internment, 1941-1945
New York: Burt Franklin, 1980. Illustrated in b/w. xxvi + 546 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth, pictorial d.w. (wear and tiny tears; sunning to spine and price penned to front flap). New York: Burt Franklin, (1980). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Forbidden Diary: A Record of Wartime Internment, 1941-1945
New York: Burt Franklin, 1980. B/w photographs and illustrations. 546 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth, pictorial d.w. (spine sunned, lightly edge worn). New York: Burt Franklin, (1980). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Two Lives, One Russia.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. vg. More
Democracy in America
New York: George Adlard, 1838. xxviii + 464 pages. Tall 8vo, textured purple cloth, gilt lettering to spine. New York: George Adlard, 1838. Second edition. Fading to spine and covers, some chipping to spine ends. Repaired crack to face of spine. Contents heavily foxed. Bookplate to front pastedown, ownership signature to front free end paper; ownership stamp and signature to title. A very good(-) copy of this early printing. Volume one only (of two volumes); the second volume would not..... More
Prisoner of the Japs
New York: Knopf, 1943. Folding map of Hong Kong. 8vo, blue cloth, bottom of spine and edges of corners worn. New York: Knopf, 1943. Author was an American journalist who was living in Hong Kong when it was captured by the Japanese in 1941 and was a prisoner there. More
Alexander Dolgun's Story: An American in the Gulag.
New York: Knopf, 1975. 370 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly edgeworn. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More