Not Here But In Another Place.
New York: St. Martin's, 1980. illus. 8vo, cloth- backed boards, d.w. New York, (1980). vg. More
New York: St. Martin's, 1980. illus. 8vo, cloth- backed boards, d.w. New York, (1980). vg. More
Washington: Francis Preston Blair, 1834. 24pp. 8vo, disbound, margins browned throughout, foxing to margins of title page. Washington: Francis Preston Blair, 1834. First Edition Author became postmaster general in 1829. Beginning in 1830, Barry was investigated by Congress for corruption. "He was charged with favoritism in making contracts for carrying the mails, with increasing payments to contractors far beyond the published schedules...Barry successfully refuted the charges..." DAB I, page 657. Sabin 3692. More
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
8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York, 1978. More
Chicago: Laird & Lee Publishers, 1887. Illus. 283pp. + 3pp. of business ads. and 9pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, decorated printed wrappers, spine worn, wrappers chipped, margins throughout are age-toned. Chicago: Laird & Lee Publishers, 1887. Author was an United States marshal based in Utah and Idaho who arrested Mormons for polygamy. The Pinkerton Detective Series. More
London: Reeves & Turner, 1870. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations by Phiz. iv, 545 pages. Thick 8vo, dark green leatherette with gilt cover emblem, gilt lettering at spine. London: Reeves & Turner, (ca. 1870). Previous ownership inked at the front endpaper. Scuffed, corners bumped. A very good(+) copy. More
296pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1992). A near fine copy. More
New York: Crown, 1952. 8vo, gray boards, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Crown Publishers, (1952). More
Some facsimiles. 8vo, cloth (chipped at foot). London: Jonathan Cape, (1929). A very good(-) copy. More
8vo, cloth, soiled d.w. N.Y.: Trident, (1962). More
New York: 1968. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1968. vg. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Doubleday, 1963. vg True stories of men accused of crimes they did not commit and of the law officials who proved them innocent. More
New York: William Morrow, 1990. 8vo, brown cloth backed brown boards, d.w. New York: Morrowm 1990. First Edition. Fine. Signed on the title page. More
New York: Atheneum, 1986. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, (1986). Near Fine. More
New York: Henry Z. Walck, 1977. Illus. 8vo, red boards, d.w. New York: Henry Z. Walck, (1977). Juvenile Edition. Very good. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969. 270pp. 8vo, cloth. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, (1969). More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1996). vg Presentation copy from Jules Bonavolonta. More
A Tale of the Mississippi Valley. illus. 8vo, boards;; (rubbed). Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1963). More
Chicago: W. B. Conkey. 248pp. + 4pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, decorated red cloth, some margins lightly dampstained, bottom of back cover lightly dampstained. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, (1890). "Sensational account of the tracking down of these confederated criminals, mostly Mormons, who murdered Colonel Davenport at Rock Island and terrorized the upper Mississippi valley, from 1843 to 1848." Howes B-606. Flake 590. Adams, Six-Guns 112. More
Chicago: W. B. Conkey. a few Illus. 248pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, decorated pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled, front wrapper creased on left side. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, n. d. circa 1890. "Sensational account of the tracking down of these confederated criminals, mostly Mormons, who murdered Colonel Davenport at Rock Island and terrorized the upper Mississippi valley, from 1843 to 1848." Howes B-606. Flake 590. Adams, Six-Guns 112. More
New York: The Free Press, 1990. 432 pages. 8vo, glossy black boards, pictorial d.w. New York: The Free Press, (1990). First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Cleveland: The Rowflant Club, 2001. 141 pages. 8vo, stamped black cloth, dust wrapper. Cleveland: The Rowflant Club, 2011. Fine. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, torn d.w. N.Y., (1970). More
8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Birch Lane Press, (1994). vg Presentation copy. More
San Antonio: Naylor Company, 1967. Illus. xix, 135pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. San Antonio: Naylor Company, (1967). First Edition. Very good Inscribed by the author and signed a second time on the title page. Adams, Six-Guns 249. More
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