True Crime from Zephyr Books

Edinburgh. : John Balfour., 1768. Modern quarter brown morocco over black boards, paper spine label. . Very good, very light foxing.. 8vo., 22x13.5 cm. . Uncommon Edinburg edition of this account of the famous trial of the Baron of Baltimore. Pagination skips numbers 93-96 but text is complete with nothing missing. weight: 0.7 lb.

Berkeley.: American Wildlife Associates., 1955. 1st Edition.. Tan leatherette, gilt spine title.. Very good in a good dust jacket with some chipping to edges.. 22x14.3 cm.. An interesting account of the adventures of a California game warden’s battle against market hunters in the mid twentieth century. Inscribed and signed by the author on the ffep. weight: 1.3… Read more about this item

Paris.: Chez l'auteur., 1821. Publisher’s plain orange wraps. paper spine title. . Good, covers detached, corners dog-eared, an untrimmed copy in the wraps.. 8vo., 21.5x13 cm. . French text. Police work and crime in Paris. weight: 0.5 lb.

Paris.: Chez l’Editeur., 1839. Contemporary binding by Bourra of Sancerre in quarter black leather over marbled boards, tooled spine decorations, gilt spine title. . . Very good, light wear to covers.. 8vo., 21x13 cm. . French text. The autobiography of Jack Ketch, the notorious London executioner. translated from the English. weight: 1.1 lb. Portrait frontis.

London.: R. Evans., 1816: 1814: 1816.. Modern brown leather, gilt spine titles. . Very good, ink name date 1817 to endpapers, some pages lightly toned. . small 4to, 21x13 cm. . A scarce edition of the once popular collection of the accounts of the crimes, trials and punishments of England's most notorious criminals. This edition was published in… Read more about this item

London.: Joseph Mawman., 1800. 6th edition.. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, red spine label, gilt title, speckled edges.. Light wear to covers, scattered light foxing, bookplate of William Haldimand on pastedown, otherwise a very good copy.. 8vo. 21.5x13.5 cm. weight: 1.9 lb.

New York. : Vantage Press. , 1978. 1st Edition.. Hardcover, red cloth, gilt spine title. . A very good copy in a very good dustjacket. . 8vo..

Washington. : Police Executive Research Forum. , 1992. . Reprint.. Softcover, blue wraps. . Very good.. 8vo..

Simsbury.: Willow Brook Press., 2001. 1st Trade Edition.. hardcover.. A near fine copy in a near fine dustjacket. . 8vo.. Signed and inscribed by Massey on the title page.

Houston. : Cordovan Press. , 1973. 1st Edition.. Hardcover, black cloth, silver titles. . A very good copy in a good plus price-clipped dustjacket with light wear and chipping at spine head. . 8vo..

London.: His Majesty's Stationery Office., 1922.. hardcover.. very good with no dust jacket; lightly soiled cover, previous owner’s bookplate on front paste down, fold-outs very good with no tears or chips.. 8vo..

New York. : Simon and Schuster. , 1979. . 1st Edition.. hardcover.. Remainder mark on lower edge, otherwise a very good copy in a very good dustjacket. . 8vo.. Signed by the author on the second free end paper.

New York. : HarperCollins. , 1993. . 1st Edition.. Hardcover.. Near fine, remainder mark lower edge, near fine dust jacket. . 8vo..

Washington. : Columbia Publishing. , 1958.. 21st printing. . hardcover.. Very good, light edgewear, owners stamp to endpapers and title page. . 8vo..

Springfiled.: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher. , 1986. 1st Edition.. hardcover.. A very good copy in a very good dustjacket. . 4to.. Inscribed and signed by author on title page, dated 2006.

New York.: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1996.. 1st edition.. hardcover.. very good in very good dust jacket with edge wear and small piece missing front lower corner.. 8vo..

London.: Harrap Ltd., 1988. 1st Edition.. hardcover.. very good in very good dust jacket; minor edge wear.. 8vo.. signed by the author on the front free end paper. weight: 1.5 lb.

New York.: Vantage Press., 1968.. 1st Edition.. hardcover.. very good in very good dust jacket, “donated by Ray Monia” stamped on front free end paper.. 8vo.. signed, inscribed and dated by the author on the front free end paper.

Boston. : Charles C. Little and James Brown. , 1841. 1st Edition.. Original blindstamped brown cloth, gilt spine title. . Covers soiled, piece torn from ffep, otherwise a near very good tight copy. . 8vo..