Terror and Communist Politics: The Role of the Secret Police in Communist States
Boulder: Westview Press, 1984. 292pp. 8vo, black-lettered red cloth. Boulder & London: Westview Press, (1984). A fine copy. More
POLICE
The Forgotten Clue; Stories of the Parisian Surete with and Account of its Methods.
illus. 8vo, cloth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. vg. More
People vs. Blutcher; Black Men and White Law in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
New York: 1970. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1970). A very good copy. More
Partial Autograph Document Signed
London: 1827. Partial Autograph Document Signed, 3.5" x 4.5", an endorsement, removed from a larger document, including the words: "London - July 2nd 1827 - Edward Carrington - Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon, R. Birnie: J.P." *Solf as an exceptional example of his signature. Fine condition. Scottish police magistrate in London who came to prominence for his involvement with the Cato Street Conspiracy and for the publicity he incurred when he read the Riot Act at Queen Caroline's..... More
The People and the Police.
New York: 1968. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1968. vg. More
One Righteous Man; Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York
Boston: Beacon Press, 2015. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 cloth, d.w. Boston: Beacon Press, (2015). Fine. More
The Central Park Five: A Chronicle of a City Wilding
New York: Knopf, 2011. Illustrated. xi + 240 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; residue & scuffing from tape removed from front and rear covers. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. First edition. Internally fine, a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Biscailuz; Sheriff of the New West.
illus. small 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1950. sold 1c Amazon 10/29/07. More
Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, The Mad Bomber, and the Invention of Criminal Profiling
New York: Minotaur, 2017. Illustrated. ix + 289 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Minotaur Press, (2017). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Autographed Album Page
1890. Measures 3 x 4.75 inches, no place, no date, circa 1890. Signed "Geo. Q. Cannon, Salt Lake City, Utah" by the Mormon leader, Utah's first congressman, and executor of Brigham Young's will. On the back is the signature of Alabama Senator and Confederate Congress member "James L. Pugh Ala." Near fine. More
Memoirs of a Murder Man.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1930. Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, cloth soiled. Garden City: Doubleday, 1930. More
Truncheons: Their Romance and Reality
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1935. More than 100 plates illustrating more than 500 truncheons. 242pp., small 8vo, black 8vo; corners bumped, spine scuffed, lightly rubbed. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1935. Internally fine, a very good copy. More
Police Uniform and Equipment
Princes Risborough: Shire Publications, 1991. Many photo Illus. 32pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. (Princes Risborough): Shire Publications, (1991). Fine History of police uniforms and equipment of the British police. More
Murdered On Duty; A Chronicle of the Killing of Policemen.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: W.H. Allen, 1961. vg. More
Human Relations: Law Enforcement in a Changing Community.
illus. 8vo, boards, d.w. Englewood Cliffs, (1971). More
The Killing Season; A Summer Inside an LAPD Homicide Division
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. 336 pages. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. (New York): Simon & Schuster, (1997). A near fine copy. More
Prince of the City; The True Story of a Cop Who Knew Too Much.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. vg. More
Prince of the City; The True Story of a Cop Who Knew Too Much.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, front board slightly warped, head of cloth spine bumped. corners bumped on back board. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. More
Readings in Criminal Justice.
530pp. tall 8vo, cloth. New York, (1973). More
A Matter Of Honor; One Cop's Lifelong Pursuit of John Gotti and the Mob.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, lightly soiled d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1993). More
On the Track of Murder: Behind the Scenes with a Homicide Commando Squad
New York: William Morrow, 1975. 313 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper torn, crudely repaired with tape. New York: William Morrow & Company, (1975). A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Varnished Brass; The Decade after Serpico.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Putnam, (1983). vg Presentation copy. More
Policewoman One; My Twenty Years on the LAPD.
8vo, cl.-backed bds., d.w. N.Y., (1992). More
Vigilance: My Life Serving America and Protecting Its Empire City
New York: Hachette, 2015. 328 pages. 8vo, red & black boards, d.w. New York: Hachette, (2015). First edition. Pages lightly toned, still a near fine copy, inscribed by Kelly on the title page. More