Collins, Ted, ed. New York Murders. Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1944. First Edition. 242 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Small stain to bottom of front board; top edge a bit dusty. Securely bound, clean interior. Jacket is worn, with some chipping and and a triangular 2" x 2" piece missing at top of front panel. Collection of seven New York murder cases (from the Walton-Matthews Murders in 1860 to the Palm-Perry Case in 1937) by such esteemed true crime writers as Edward D. Radin, Lawrence Treat, and others. This is a volume in Duell, Sloan & Pearce's excellent series of city-themed murder stories. $15.00
Dance, Daryl Cumber. Long Gone: The Mecklenburg Six and the Theme of Escape in Black Folklore. University of Tennessee, 1987. 185 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Both book and jacket are in close to fine condition. An account of the audacious Death Row prison escape of six men from the Mecklenburg Correctional Center in Boydton, Virginia, carried out in 1984, and how this actual event relates to the theme of escape in African-American folk culture. $11.50
Frank, Gerald. An American Death: The True Story of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Greatest Manhunt of Our Time. Doubleday, 1972. 24 cm, 467 pp. Front endpaper corner clipped; otherwise about very good in worn, chipped dustjacket. $8.50
Frank, Judge Jerome and Barbara (In Association with Harold M. Hoffman). Not Guilty. Doubleday, 1957. First Edition. 261 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Former owner's bookplate inside front cover, otherwise book is in very good condition. Jacket shows moderate general wear, a little soil & a few minor stains to spine, and a little chipping to head & tail of spine. Reasonably attractive copy of this interesting presentation of 36 cases in which the wrong men were convicted -- how this happened, how it could have been prevented, and suggestions as to how the court system could be changed to prevent such outcomes in the future (I guess the future is now -- and innocent folks still seem to get convicted!). Co-author Judge Frank was a noted jurist and an advisor to FDR. $15.00
Holbrook, Stewart H. Murder Out Yonder: An Informal Study of Certain Classic Crimes in Back-Country America. Macmillan, 1941. First printing. 255 pp. Edges a bit dusty; tiny nick/tear to front edge; overall very good in chipped dj w/faded spine & clipped front flap. $25.00
Lefebure, Molly. Murder with a Difference: The Cases of Haigh and Christie. London: Heinemann, 1958. First edition. 251 pp. Bit of smudging to edges; overall near very good; in moderately worn, grimed dj w/creasing top & bottom of spine. Examination of two of the most notorious multiple murders in English legal history. $10.00
Masters, Brian. Killing for Company: The Story of a Man Addicted to Murder. Random House, 1993. First U.S. 24.2 cm, 324 pp. Near fine in near fine dustjacket. Macabre story of London serial killer Dennis Nilsen. $8.00
Olsen, Jack. Doc: The Rape of the Town of Lovell. Atheneum, 1989. First printing. 479 pp. Very good in very good dustjacket. Account of how Dr. John Story assaulted dozens of women over a period of 25 years before finally being brought to justice. $9.00
Strean, Dr. Herbert and Lucy Freeman. Our Wish to Kill: The Murder in All Our Hearts. St. Martin's, 1991. First. 21.3 cm, 270 pp. Few dents to front board; otherwise very good+ in very good dustjacket. Examines the reasons behind fantasies of violence and extreme rage. $6.00
Utley, Robert M. Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life. c1989. Book Club ed. 302 pp. Top edge a bit smudged; otherwise very good+ in edgeworn dustjacket. $10.00