In The Belly Of The Beast; Letters from Prison.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Random House, (1981). vg. More
PRISON
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
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
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
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
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
Prisons, Protest, and Politics.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1972). More
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
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
Prison Administration in India; (With special reference to Uttar Pradesh).
8vo, cloth, d.w. Delhi: S. Chand, 1970.vg. More
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
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
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
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
The Springing of George Blake.
illus. 8vo, cloth, torn d.w. N.Y., (1970). More
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
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
Letters From Prison.
8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1968). More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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