Search Results: twenty thousand years in sing sing by lewis e lawes

New York: The New Home Library, 1943 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full red cloth, black & grey titles & decorations, edges dyed red, [ix], 412 pp. Cloth frayed at the one bumped corner, a few small spots to edges. Price-clipped DJ is lightly rubbed & soiled; in Brodart archival cover. "...the true story of what happens to criminals ins the nation's most famous prison, told for the first time by the nation's most famous warden." Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.). Reprint. . VG-/VG. 21 X 14½ cm.

New York, Chicago: A. L. Burt Company, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good. Author was former Warden of Sing Sing penitentiary and oversaw the execution of men and women over the course of 21 years and discusses the futility of capital punishment. The book was the basis for the 1932 movie featuring Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis. Blue coverboards with some fading. Black and white frontis portrait of author. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Some discoloration of endpapers. Black and white photographs. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 412 pp.

1st . Very Good/Very Good. 1st . Very Good/Very Good. 1932, Long & Smith, NY, VG+/VG, 1st, 3 lge chips at top of dj and several more small chips and closed tears (not bad for 1932! ), true story of warden's life at Sing Sing, New York, Crime, Biography.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ray Long& Richard R. Smith, Inc., 1932. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition/First Printing (No Additional Printing Stated). The Book Is Bound In Black Cloth With Silver Lettering And Red Rule On The Front And Spine. Ownership Information On The Ffep, Dated May, 1932. Last Name And Purchase Date Near The Upper Edge Of The Front Pastedown. Hinges Sound. No Foxing. Water Stain To The Foredge Cloth On The Front And Back. Moderate Edge Wear, Through At The Lower Corners.

Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, Inc, 1932. hard cover. good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Good, hard cover ex-library book with no dust jacket, cover worn, remnants of pocket inside rear cover, sticker on title page, deckle pages, 412 pages, 8vo.

New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, Inc., 1932. 412 pages. Frontispiece illustrated with black and white plate, portrait of the Author, warden of Sing Sing prison. 22 additional b/w plates in text. Pages, endpapers clean, good condition. Foredges have few small spots. Black cloth, silver title on upper cover. Boards show some wear. Edges and corners lightly worn and bumped. VG. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

New York & Chicago: A.L. Burt Company, 1932. One of the most famous titles from an era when we had "gangsters" rather than "gangstas." Made into a film starring Spencer Tracy. Lewis Lawes (1883-1947) was in charge of Sing Sing for two decades and, although considered a reformer, he supervised over 300 executions. This is a Very Good copy of the A.L. Burt reprint, published in the same year as the First Edition. Burt reprints are considered desirable by collectors since they closely approximate their more expensive forebears. Blue cloth binding with black lettering. Clean text; 412 pages. The striking dustjacket is complete, but has some edgewear and a 1/2" chip across the head of the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Minus.

New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, 1932. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. BUMPED SPINE ENDS, OTHERWISE A FINE BOOK IN VERY GOOD, PRICE-CLIPPED DUST JACKET WITH EDGE CHIPPING, AND SMALL TEARS. BOOKPLATE. Source of Michael Curtiz' 1933 film with Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis, remade in 1940 by Anatole Litvak as "Castle on the Hudson" with John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, and Pat O'Brien.

Ray Long and Richard R. Smith, 1933. Book. Fine. Cloth. Second edition. In extra bright blue covers with deco lettering in black. Clean unmarked pages in firm binding. Rear page has pulled from threads at upper 1". With historic photo illustrations of life at Sing Sing. Jacket bright with striking design, with chips to edges and tanning to rear. Jacket with original price..

NY: A. L. Burt. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1932. Hardcover. Publisher's cloth. Inscribed to the ffep by Lawes, dated 1937. PO bookplate. Spine and cloth edges sunned. Spine ends frayed. Sound and square. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith. VG/NONE. 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Rubbing, light soiling, and edgewear to cover. Most wear is at spine; titles to spine are worn and spine is somewhat loose, but no pages are starting; Very Good. Overall solid copy; interior is clean. Author was Warden at Sing Sing Prison. Inscription by Lawes on front free endpaper dated May 29, 1932 ; B&W Photographs; 412 p.; Signed by Author .

New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, 1932. FIRST EDITION. 22 illustrations. Cloth and stamping bright and fresh. Fine book in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and short tears at edges. Several internal tape repairs. Basis for the 1933 film starring Bette Davis and Spencer Tracy, the only time they were paired in a film. Later remade as

New York: Burt, 1932. Reissue. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in sky blue cloth lettered in black. Early reprint, still carrying only the 1932 copyright date. INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER: 'To Mrs. ______ _______/ A splendid personality, with much respect. Lewis E. Lawes/ June 10, 1937". 412 pp. Illustrated with photohgraphs Very good, spine sunned, shallow wear at spine exrtremities and a small scuff front cover; vintage bookplate front pastedown. No jacket. The memoirs of the warden of New York State's Sing Sing prison; Lawes served as warden from 1920 to 1941. He was an advocate of modern rehabilitaion efforts and worked to educate the public about the realities of prison life. The book was the basis of the 1932 film starring Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis and directed by Michael Curtiz.