CRIME
Celebrated Criminal Cases of America
San Francisco: James H. Barry, 1910. Illus. xii, 657pp. 8vo, brown cloth, edges of corners bumped and worn, spine ends rubbed. San Francisco: James H. Barry, 1910. First Edition Author was the San Francisco captain of police. The text includes 110 criminal cases going back to 1830. Pages 1-188 are on San Francisco cases, pages 189-306 are on Pacific Coast cases, and pages 307-657 are on cases in the rest of the United States. There are red pencil marks in..... More
Justice; Crimes, Trials, and Punishments.
New York: Crown, 2001. 8vo, black boards, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Crown, (2001). Book Club Edition. More
Justice; Crimes, Trials, and Punishments.
New York: Crown, 2001. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, d.w. New York: Crown, (2001). Very good Presentation copy. More
April 4, 1964: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How it Changed America
New York: Basic Books, 2008. xii, 290 pages. 8vo, two-toned black and gray boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Basic Books, (2008). First edition. Some spotting at the top outer edge of the pages. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Pistol Pete; Veteran of the Old West
Boston: Little Brown, 1952. Some photo illustrations at center. 278 pages 8vo, green cloth, spine and edges sunned; foot lightly worn. Boston: Little Brown, (1952). Second printing. A very good(-) copy, lacking the dust wrapper "A wild tale of a man who trained himself, as he grew up, to be able to kill all the men who took part in the murder of his father...The author turns out to be a regular one-man army, and though just a boy when..... More
Surrealism and the Art of the Crime
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2008. Some black & white illustrations. xi, 324 pages. 8vo, orange cloth-backed yellow boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. (with added mylar wrapper). Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (2008). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Cocaine Wars.
New York: Norton, 1988. Illustrated. 399pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.. New York: W. W. Norton, 1988. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Case That Will Not Die; Commonwealth vs. Sacco and Vanzetti
Boston: Little Brown, 1969. Illustrated. 576pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1969). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Untried Case; The Sacco-Vanzetti Case and the Morelli Gang.
8vo, cloth, d.w. slightly chipped, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled). London: Martin Hopkinson, 1934. More
Protecting Our Children from Criminal Careers.
8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1948. More
My Mother's Killer
Paris: Coromandel Express, 1998. 6 original silver dye bleach Cibachrome prints, and one unique hand-colored gelatin silver print by David Levinthal. Each Cibachrome print is matted & enclosed in a folder with text by Ellroy in French and English. Loose, as issued in a paper covered board folder, the cover of which serves as a mat for the gelatin print. The portfolio is contained in a slipcase with a large printed label. Small, square folio (13 x 12 inches). Paris..... More
Intemperance; The Lost War Against Liquor
New York: Free Press, 1979. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Free Press, (1979). History of Prohibition. Dust wrapper chipped and dampstained. Cloth lightly soiled. First few and last few pages lightly dampstained in bottom margin. A few pages with pencil marks in margins. More
Havana Nocturne; How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution
New York: William Morrow, 2008. Illus. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. (New York): William Morrow, (2008). Very good. More
Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald.
illus. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. New York, (1978). More
A Love Affair with the Law: A Legal Sampler
New York: Macmillan, 1968. 181 pages. Small 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (spine faded). New York: Macmillan, (1968). Third Printing. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Detective In Film.
1972. Profusely illustrated. 247pp. 4to, cloth, edgeworn d.w. Secaucus, N.J.: Citadel, 1972. A very good copy. More
Likely to Die
New York: Scribner, 1997. 393 pages, tall 8vo, dark green boards with a silver-stamped black cloth spine, dust wrapper (lightly rubbed). New York: Scribner, (1997). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Boldly inscribed on the publisher's logo page: "For David - Best, Linda Fairstein." More
Somebody is Lying: The Story of Dr. X
New York: Doubleday, 1982. xii + 367 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. spine faded with some chipping at ends. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1982. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Lives and Exploits of Banditti and Robbers in All Parts of the World.
London: tegg, 1837. 4 steel engravings, 16mo, full brown calf, ornately gilt spine, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, hinges a bit dry. London: Thomas Tegg, 1837. Very good (+). More
The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
New York: Blue Heron, 1953. 254 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w; slight waviness to bottom edge of text from very faint dampstain, dust wrapper lightly worn and stained. New York: The Blue Heron Press, (1953). Fourth Printing. A very good (copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed by Fast on front free endpaper. More
The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti; A New England Legend
New York: Blue Heron Press, 1953. 8vo, red cloth, spine ends worn. New York: Blue Heron Press, (1953). More
Getting Away with Murder; Weapons for the War Against Domestic Violence.
8vo, cl.-backed bds., d.w. N.Y., (1996). More
Justice Crucified; The Story of Sacco and Vanzetti
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1977. Illus. 480pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1977). More
Murder Guide to London.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Guild Publishing, (1986). vg. More