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The Alice Crimmins Case
by Gross, Kenneth
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1975. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Long out-of-print, this has long been the definitive book on the case of Alice Crimmins, the attractive cocktail waitress in Queens (New York City) whose two children were kidnapped & murdered in 1965. She was vilified on the basis of her lifestyle, which didn't fit that of a "proper wife & mother" in the early 1960s. Very well-written by a reporter for the New York Post & Newsday, in 270 pages + 8 pages of real black-and-white photos in center. From the collection of one true-crime enthusiast (with their name label on ffep), this is a Book Club Edition (BCE) of the First Edition from 1975. With olive green cloth-covered boards lettered in light blue to front & spine, the hardcover book is in Near Fine condition: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages slightly off-white. NO writing or underlining or highlighting. Only flaw is mild corner bumping.The unclipped DJ is VG, with mild edgewear & rubbing to extremities, but no fading; protected in new mylar cover Free! Photos show Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have here & we ship same day (if ordered before 2 pm PST).
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Details
- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 020678
- Title
- The Alice Crimmins Case
- Author
- Gross, Kenneth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- COCKTAIL WAITRESS SINGLE PARENT MOTHERS CHILDREN DEATH MURDER NEW YORK CITY QUEENS TRIALS TRUE CRIME JUSTICE WOMEN FEMALES SEX ROLES SEXUALITY HOMICIDE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime: True Crime;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
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