Coronet: Volume 35, No. 5, Whole No. 209: March, 1954
Chicago, IL: Esquire, Inc., 1954. Wraps. 180 p. Includes illustrations. Some illustrations in color. More
Police
Adams v. Texas
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 347, stray marks to DJ Adams was brought to trial for the murder of a Dallas policeman, on the strength of the "eyewitness" account provided by the actual murderer, a sixteen-year-old juvenile delinquent already facing charges of burglary andarmed robbery. This story was told in the movie "The Thin Blue Line." More
The Eagle Heist: A Beauford Sloan Mystery
Greensboro, NC: Harlan Publishing Company, 2000. First edition. Stated. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. 264 pages. Signed by author. Previous bookseller's stamp on fep. Introduction by Wilford Brimley. The author was also a director of television shows, including those in which Brimley appeared. The author was also a stuntman and stunt arranger, working on such films as North by Northwest, Spartacus, and the British series The Avengers. This is the author's first Beauford Sloan work. The book has received rave reviews and is an outstanding start for television director Raymond Austin, whose works include The Saint, The Avengers, Hawaii Five-U, Hart to Hart, Vegas, Quincy, Magnum, P.I., AirWolf, Spenser: For Hire, JAG, and the list goes on and on. More
How to Protect Yourself Against Cops in California and Other Strange Places
New York: Stein and Day, 1982. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 90. More
Maryland: The State and Its Government
New York: Oxford Book Company, 1943. First? Edition. First? Printing. 20 cm, 122, illus., map, footnotes, index, few library markings, covers soiled and somewhat worn, ink note on cover and front endpaper some pencil marks in margins, sign out slip pasted to rear cover. More
Death By Sheer Torture
New York: Dell Publishing, 1988. Two previous Dell editions [stated], First Dell printing [stated] thus. Mass market paperback. 186, [4] pages. Cover has some wear. Signed by the author on the title page. Robert Barnard (23 November 1936 – 19 September 2013) was an English crime writer, critic and lecturer. His first crime novel, A Little Local Murder, was published in 1976. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at University of Tromsø in Norway. He went on to write more than 40 other books and numerous short stories. Barnard said that his favorite crime writer was Agatha Christie. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie. Barnard was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2003 by the Crime Writers Association for a lifetime of achievement. Under the pseudonym Bernard Bastable, Robert Barnard published two standalone novels and two alternate history books starring Wolfgang Mozart as a detective, he having survived to old age. More
Death of a Perfect Mother
New York: Dell Publishing, 1988. Two previous Dell editions [stated], First Dell printing [stated] thus. Mass market paperback. 222, [2] pages. Cover has some wear. Signed by the author on the title page. Robert Barnard (23 November 1936 – 19 September 2013) was an English crime writer, critic and lecturer. His first crime novel, A Little Local Murder, was published in 1976. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at University of Tromsø in Norway. He went on to write more than 40 other books and numerous short stories. Barnard said that his favorite crime writer was Agatha Christie. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie. Barnard was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2003 by the Crime Writers Association for a lifetime of achievement. Under the pseudonym Bernard Bastable, Robert Barnard published two standalone novels and two alternate history books starring Wolfgang Mozart as a detective, he having survived to old age. More
The Price of Liberty
New York: Viking Press, 1961. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 212, some soiling, chipping, and edge wear to DJ. More
The Rights of Free Men: An Essential Guide to Civil Liberties
New York: Alfred A, Knopf, 1984. First edition. Stated. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. xx, 327, [2] p. : 1 ill.; 22 cm. Bibliography. More
Secrets of the Surete: The Memoirs of Commissioner Jean Belin
New York: Putnam, [c1950]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 277, DJ worn, torn, and soiled, some chipping to DJ edges, ink name on front endpaper. More
General John Regan
London: Hodder and Stoughton, c1913. 323, some page discoloration, front board weak, boards somewhat worn, faded, and soiled, ink notation on front endpaper. More
Justifying Violence: Attitudes of American Men
Ann Arbor, MI: Inst. for Social Research, [1972]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 367, illus., index, black mark on front and rear endpaper, DJ shows some wear, tears, soiling, and chipping. More
How to Be a Hostage and Live
Secaucus, NJ: L. Stuart, c1987. First? Edition. First? Printing. 21 cm, 128, wraps, some wear to covers, paperclip impression on one page, pencil erasure residue before title page. Inscribed by author. More
Law and Order Reconsidered: A Staff Report to the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence
Washington, DC: GPO, 1969. 606, wraps, illus., references, source notes, covers somewhat scuffed, sticker residue on rear cover, corners bent on some pgs. More
Black Sand
New York: Crown, c1989. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 339, spine weak. More
Crime in America; Observations on Its Nature, Causes, Prevention and Control
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. 346, [6] pages. Inscribed by the author on fep. Introduction by Tom Wicker. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Some corners have been creased. William Ramsey Clark (born December 18, 1927) is an American lawyer, activist and former federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal, he occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justice under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, notably serving as United States He was known for his vigorous opposition to the death penalty, his aggressive support of civil liberties and civil rights, and his dedication in enforcing antitrust provisions. Clark supervised the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968. Since leaving public office Clark has led many progressive activism campaigns, including opposition to the War on Terror. Clark is one of only two living members of Johnson's Cabinet, along with Alan Boyd. More
The Murder of Helen Jewett: The Life and Death of a Prostitute in Nineteenth-Century New York
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 432, illus., map, index, slight wear and soiling to DJ. More
Kids, Guns, and Public Policy: Law and Contemporary Problems, Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 1996
Durham, NC: Duke University Law School, 1996. 295, wraps, illus., footnotes, library stamp on front cover (only library marking). More
State Secrets; Police Surveillance in America
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974. First Edition [stated]. Presumed First Printing. Hardcover. 22 cm. xi, [1], 333, [3] pages. Some chips, edge tears, wear and soiling to DJ. Nathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff (June 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017) was an American historian, novelist, music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff was a columnist for The Village Voice from 1958 to 2009. Following his departure from The Village Voice, Hentoff became a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, continued writing his music column for The Wall Street Journal, which published his works until his death. He often wrote on First Amendment issues, vigorously defending the freedom of the press. Hentoff was formerly a columnist for: Down Beat, JazzTimes, Legal Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Progressive, Editor & Publisher and Free Inquiry. He was a staff writer for The New Yorker, More
In Contempt
New York: ReganBooks, c1996. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 387, illus. More
Under Fire: The NRA and the Battle for Gun Control
New York: H. Holt, 1993. First Edition. 24 cm, 306. More
Under Fire: The NRA and the Battle for Gun Control
New York: H. Holt, 1993. First Edition. 24 cm, 306, library stamp on rear endpaper (only library marking). More
Under Fire: The NRA and the Battle for Gun Control
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1993. First Edition. 24 cm, 306, bibliography, index, some wear to DJ edges, ink notation on front flyleaf. More
The Trouble with Cops
New York: Crown Publishers, 1955. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 243, index, DJ worn, soiled, & small tears & chips. Introduction by Bruce Smith, Dir., Inst of Pub Admin. Inscribed by the author. More
Under the Cowboy Hat: A Journey Through the Years
Cincinnati, OH: J. Dunaway Pub. 1997. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Wraps. 125 pages. Wraps, illus. Signed by the author. More