In The Belly Of The Beast; Letters from Prison.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Random House, (1981). vg. More about In The Belly Of The Beast; Letters from Prison
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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 about Seven Wives and Seven Prisons: or, Experiences in the Life of a Matrimonial Monomaniac. A True...
Concentration Camps U.S.A.
Philadelphia: Robin's Distributing, 1969. Illustrated. 61pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrs. lightly soiled. Philadelphia: Robin's Distributing, (1969). Criticism of the detention camps authorized by the McCarran Internal Security Act. More about Concentration Camps U.S.A
The American Prison: From the Beginning... A Pictorial History.
numerous illus. oblong 4to, cloth; (first few pages wrinkled). N.p.: American Correctional Assoc., (1983). More about The American Prison: From the Beginning... A Pictorial History
Civil War Prisons and Their Covers
New York: Collectors Club, 1961. Illus. 8vo, cloth lightly soiled, corners lightly bumped. (New York): Collectors Club, (1961). More about Civil War Prisons and Their Covers
The Jews of Sing Sing: Gotham Gansters and Gonuvim
Fort Lee: Barricade Books, 2008. 8vo, black boards, d.w. Fort Lee: Barricade Books, (2008). Fine. More about The Jews of Sing Sing: Gotham Gansters and Gonuvim
Prisons, Protest, and Politics.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1972). More about Prisons, Protest, and Politics
The Gulag at War; Stalin's Forces Labour System in the Light of the Archives
New York: New York University Press, 1994. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: New York University Press, (1994). More about The Gulag at War; Stalin's Forces Labour System in the Light of the Archives
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 about Du Systeme Penitentiaire aux Etats-Unis et de son Application en France; Suivi d'un Appendice sur...
Prison Administration in India; (With special reference to Uttar Pradesh).
1970. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Delhi: S. Chand, 1970.vg. More about Prison Administration in India; (With special reference to Uttar Pradesh
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 about The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh; A Penal Exile in Australia, 1825-1844
A Fateful Moment in Our History.
New York: Citizens' Committee for Constitutional Liberties, 1961. Dissenting Opinion of...Hug L. Black in the McCarran Act Decision. 31pp. 12mo, printed wrappers. (N.Y.: Citizens' Committee for Constitutional Liberties), n.d., ca. 1961. vg. More about A Fateful Moment in Our History
Letters from Marion
Milwaukee: Big House Publishing, 2015. Facsimiles. 4to, red boards, d.w. (Milwaukee): Big House Publishing, (2015). As New A deadhead's journey form peace to a super max prison. More about Letters from Marion
Last Letters; Prisons and Prisoners of the French Revolution, 1793-1794
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1987. Frontis. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1987). More about Last Letters; Prisons and Prisoners of the French Revolution, 1793-1794
The Springing of George Blake.
illus. 8vo, cloth, torn d.w. N.Y., (1970). More about The Springing of George Blake
The English Prison Hulks.
London: Christopher Johnson, 1957. Frontispiece and black & white plates, 205pp., 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; (lightly chipped). London: Christopher Johnson, (1957). First Edition. Very good. More about The English Prison Hulks
Solitary Confinement
London: Macmillan, 1961. 12mo, red cloth, bottom of spine and edges of corners lightly worn. London: Macmillan, 1961. Narrative of British agent's confinement in France after being arrested by the Gestapo there during World War II. More about Solitary Confinement
Letters From Prison.
8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1968). More about Letters From Prison
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 about Hostages to Fortune
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 about We Were Each Other's Prisoners; An Oral History of World War II American and German Prisoners of War
Beyond Courage; One Regiment Against Japan, 1941-1945
Las Cruces: Yucca Tree Press, 1992. Illus. 431pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. (Las Cruces): Yucca Tree Press, (1992). History of New Mexico National Guardsmen who served in the Philippines and became prisoners of war there in 1941. More about Beyond Courage; One Regiment Against Japan, 1941-1945
Colditz; The Untold Story of World War II's Great Escapes
New York: William Morrow, 2001. Illus. 446pp. 8vo, 1/2 gray cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. (New York): William Morrow, (2001). More about Colditz; The Untold Story of World War II's Great Escapes
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 about Condemned; Inside the Sing Sing Death House
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 about The Ruhleben Prison Camp: A Record of Nineteen Months' Internment
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 about Soldiers and Slaves; American POWs Trapped by the Nazis' Final Gamble