Crime and Punishment; A Radical Solution.
8vo, cloth- backed boards, d.w. New York, (1976). More
PRISON
Bouncing Back: How a Heroic Band of POWs Survived Vietnam
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. 248 pages. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, price-clipped d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. First edition. Near fine in very good(+) dust wrapper Lengthy inscription from the author on the dedication page. More
Sketches in Prison Camps: A Continuation of Sketches of the War.
New York: Anson D.F. Randolph, 1865. 12mo, 204 pages, scattered foxing, green cloth, gilt decoration on spine and front cover (small repair at top of spine). New York: Anson D.F. Randolph, 1865. Third Edition. Very Good (+). More
Boldness Be My Friend
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1954. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, edges of cloth corners very lightly worn. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1954. Narrative of a British pilot who was shot down during World War II. He spent several years in Nazi prisons, escaping from them, and being on the run in Nazi-occupied Europe. More
Prison Pictures From Hollywood: Plots, Citiques, Casts and Credits for 293 Theatrical and Made-for-Television Releases
North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 1991. A few black-and-white illustrations. 532 pages, 8vo, black cloth with white stamping. North Carolina: McFarland & Company, (1991). A near fine copy. More
Cool Hand Luke
Norwalk: Easton, 2009. Full ornately gilt brown leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton, (2009). Fine. Signed by the author in the limitation page and on the certificale of authenticity. More
My Imprisonments: Memoirs of Silvio Pellico da Saluzzo.
New York: J & J Harper, 1833. Translated from the Italian by Thomas Roscoe. 216pp. 8vo, original pebbled green cloth with paper spine label (cloth is well-rubbed with some fraying at spine ends; scattered foxing throughout). New York: J & J Harper, 1833. Very good. More
Ezra and Dorothy Pound; Letters in Captivity, 1945-1946
New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Edited and annotated by Omar Pound and Robert Spoo. Illus. 398pp. 4to, 1/2 white cloth, d.w. lightly dust-soiled. New York: Oxford University Press, (1999). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Administration Of Personnel In Correctional Institutions In New York State.
8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped). New York: Columbia Univ., Teacher's College, 1937. Presentation copy. More
History of the Second Massachusetts Regiment of Infantry.
A Prisoner's Diary. 24pp. 8vo, modern cloth, original front wr. mounted on front cover; (ex-lib). Boston: (Privately Printed by) George Ellis, 1882. More
Last on the List
London: Leo Cooper, 1974. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good. London: Leo Cooper, (1974). Presentation copy. Narrative of a British officer starting in 1942 when he was a prisoner of war in Germany. Later he rejoined the British army and served in North Africa and Greece. Pages 101-191 are of his World War II experiences in Greece. More
Nell in Bridewell (Lenchen Im Zuchthause); Description of the System of Corporal Punishment (Flagellation) in the Female Prisons of South Germany up to the year 1848; A Contribution to the History of Manners
Paris: Society of British Bibliophiles, 1900. Translated from German by W.C. Costello and A.R. Allinson. 326 pages. 8vo, 3/4 red morocco, raised bands, stamped gilt lettering at spine; leather a bit stained at back, covers lightly worn at edges. Paris: Society of British Bibliophiles, 1900. First edition, one of 500 copies. A very good copy. More
Life Sentences; Rage and Survival Behind Bars.
illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. (N.Y.): Times Books, (1992). vg. More
A Soviet Odyssey
Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1988. Illus. 8vo, white cloth, d.w. Toronto: Oxford University Press, (1988). More
Military Justice Is to Justice as Military Music Is to Music.
New York: Harper, 1970. xi, 234 pages. 8vo, black cloth with silver lettering, d.w. (dampstained). New York: Harper & Row, (1970). FIrst edition. Page edges toned, internally clean and tight. Very good(+) in poor dust wrapper. More
Taken Captive: A Japanese POW's Story
New York: John Wiley, 1996. Illustrated sparingly in black and white. xv, 330 pages. 8vo, black boards with gold lettering, d.w. (some edgewear, spine sunned). New York: John Wiley, (1996). First English language edition. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Translated from the Japanese and edited by Wayne P. Lammers. More
Brief Against Death.
8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1968. More
Sketches of the Life and Work of Capt. Cyrus Sturdivant: The Prisoner's Friend.
New York: Willis McDonald, 1882. Frontis, thin 12mo, salmon cloth, lightly rubbed and dust soiled. New York: Willis McDonald, 1882. Including an Account of he Rescue and Conversion of Francis Murphy. More
Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number.
New York: Knopf, 1981. 164pp. 8vo, 1/2 white cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1981. Very good. From the library of Jose Ferrer with his signature. More
Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number.
New York: Knopf, 1981. 164pp. 8vo, 1/2 white cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1981. Very good. From the library of critic John Leonard, with his pencilled underlinings. More
Hitler's Prisons; Legal Terror in Nazi Germany
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. Illus. 538pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w., boards soiled. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2004). Book Club Edition. More
After The Madness; A Judge's Own Prison Memoir.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Random House, (1997). vg. More
Fort Pillow Massacre AND Returned Prisoners - Reports 63 and 68, Bound in One Volume
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. Report 63. The Joint Committee on the Conduct and Expenditures of the War, to whom was referred the resolution of Congress instructing them to investigate the late massacre at Fort Pillow. 128 pages. BOUND WITH: Report 68. Returned Prisoners. Illustrated with some b/w engravings of wounded prisoners. 34 pages. Slim 8vo, original brown cloth (soiled and gilt lettering on cover rubbed; inner hinges strengthened). Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. First edition. Good. "The whole slaughter..... More
Fort Pillow Massacre AND Returned Prisoners - Reports 63 and 68, Bound in One Volume
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. Report 63. The Joint Committee on the Conduct and Expenditures of the War, to whom was referred the resolution of Congress instructing them to investigate the late massacre at Fort Pillow. 128 pages. BOUND WITH: Report 68. Returned Prisoners. Illustrated with some b/w engravings of wounded prisoners. 34 pages. Slim 8vo, original green cloth, cloth lightly soiled and with a few tiny wormholes in cover; some pages at front dampstained at lower margin, not affecting..... More