Da: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Editore: Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1930
Da: PONCE A TIME BOOKS, SANTA BARBARA, CA, U.S.A.
0 Very good. No dust jacket. Light scuffing to ends of spine, corners are lightly worn pages lightly toned.
Da: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Da: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Regno Unito
EUR 25,38
Quantità: 15 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Harper And Brothers, New York, 1934
Da: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Rivista / Giornale Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. B/W Illustrations (illustratore). First Edition. Single Issue In Original Wrappers. Light Wear, Bright, Foxing On Foredges,Small Abrasions On Surface Of Spine Panel. Subscription Postcard Laid In Loosely.
Da: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
EUR 30,92
Quantità: Più di 20 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: New.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Literary Licensing, LLC 12/7/2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1258525542 ISBN 13: 9781258525545
Da: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Crucibles Of Crime: The Shocking Story Of The American Jail. Book.
Da: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Da: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
EUR 33,73
Quantità: Più di 20 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Editore: Sexology Magazine, New York, 1952
Da: Cat's Cradle Books, Archdale, NC, U.S.A.
Ephemera. Soundly stapled binding. Pages clean, tanned. Wrappers tanned with light edge wear, light handling wear, overall light shelf wear. Contents: Gernsback, Phantom pregnancy. Podolsky, The mind of the peeping tom. Partington, Don't worry about the first night. Mozes, Premature birth - causes and cure, part 1. Fishman, The sex criminal, chapter 8. . Questions and answers, sexological news, so they say, scientific sex notes. Branson, Should couples "in trouble" marry? Russo, Body hair aesthetics. Secor, Sex life of the Chippewa Indians. Peck, Parallels between human and animal sex life. Questions and answers, book reviews, sexological news, so they say, scientific sex notes. ; Line drawings, photographs; 7.5" (19 cm) tall; 64 pages. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.
Da: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Regno Unito
EUR 31,26
Quantità: 15 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Editore: National Library Press, 1934
Da: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condizione: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Book shows some shelf & handling wear, including minor edge wear and cover scuffing. Pages are slightly worn and tanning. Interiors are intact with unmarked text/pictures. Good reading copy.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Legare Street Press 2021-09, 2021
ISBN 10: 1013465830 ISBN 13: 9781013465833
Da: Chiron Media, Wallingford, Regno Unito
EUR 21,26
Quantità: 10 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPF. Condizione: New.
Editore: Red Star News Co., NY, 1939
Da: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Rivista / Giornale
Wraps. Condizione: Very Good. Vol. CXXX, No. 4. Pulp magazine. Cover art by Emmett Watson for "The Magic of Kadjawo" (novelette) by William Brandon. Includes "Summer's Ending" by H. G. Winter; "Illustrated Crimes: Duchess of Diamonds" by Stookie Allen; "Death Can't Wait" (novelette) by Frederick C. Painton; "The Corn Whiskey Murders" by Wyatt Blassingame; "I'll Get Him, Boss" (novelette) by H. H. Stinton; "The Mystery of the Disappearing Box" by Joseph Fulling Fishman; "Hounds of Despair" (pt. 6 of 6) by Judson P. Philips; "The're Swindling You!" (Feature) by Frank Wrentmore; "Solving Cipher Secrets" (Feature) by M. E. Ohaver; "Flashes from Readers". Illustrations uncredited. Very nice but for corner loss at lower front foredge and minor wet spot near same; tanning; rubbing. Magazine.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: The Red Star News Company, Publisher, New York, 1932
Da: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
EUR 17,87
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloMass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Contains 'The Bird in the Hand' by Gardner; 'More Than Satisfied' by Maxwell; 'The Big Boob' by Van de Water; 'Arrest on Sight' by Weadock; 'Oil Doom' by Hawkins; 'Old Calamity Lays a Ghost' by Fishman; 'Man of Prey' (Part 2 of 5) by MacIsaac; 'The Twenty-Six Heads' by Sneddon; 'Illustrated Crimes' by Allen; 'Murder on the Yukon Trail' by Wyville; a narrative crossword puzzle by Tingley and 'Solving Cipher Secrets' by Ohaver. Light chipping around the edges of the front and rear covers. The spine is worn with quite a bit of surface and edge wear, a three inch tear along the edge next to the front cover at the top with an inch missing from the surface at the bottom and two inches missing at the top. Browning to the pages but they are generally otherwise unmarked. Illustrations at the beginning of each story. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Harper And Brothers, New York, 1933
Da: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Rivista / Giornale Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. B/W Illustrations (illustratore). First Edition. Single Issue In Original Wrappers. Light Wear, Bright, Foxing On Foredges, 3/4" X 1/" Chip At Center Of Top Of Front Panel.
Editore: Quinn Publishing, Buffalo, NY, 1952
Da: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Rivista / Giornale
SingleIssueMagazine. Condizione: Very Good-. Vol. 1, No. 1. First issue. Edited by James L. Quinn. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "This Is Strange" (editorial); "Prophet Without Honor" by Lewis Thompson; "The Nine Clean Seals" by T. M. Williams; "Mystery of the Bell Witch" by William T. Brannon; "Fires of Love" by Joseph Fulling Fishman; "The Man Who Swindled Himself" by Charles Boswell; "Mystery of the Mary Celeste" by Tony Field; "How Andrew Jackson lost His Head" by Jay Hemming; "The Tragedy of Madeline Webb" by John Iverson; "The Tichborne Mystery" by Dwight Manners; "The Man Who Sold His Head" by Pete Schulman; "Bones of Contention" by Charles Markham; "The Artfull Forger" by Leslie Cameron; "The Poisoner of Lambeth" by Charles Boswell; "The Prowess of Big Jim Humble" by Henry Lawrence. Upper rear foredge corner light dampstaind with tears to last few pages and small loss to cover; spine fading; pages tanned. Book.
Editore: Harpers Magazine, 1933
Da: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Rivista / Giornale
magazine. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. very good condition SCARCE ORIGINAL VINTAGE ARTICLE; SCARCE ORIGINAL VINTAGE ARTICLE; NOVI006922; pages 6x9; 11 pages; 4 b/w photos.
Editore: Harpers Magazine, 1933
Da: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Rivista / Giornale
magazine. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. very good condition SCARCE ORIGINAL VINTAGE ARTICLE; SCARCE ORIGINAL VINTAGE ARTICLE; NOVI006915; pages 6x9; 11 pages; 3 pages approximately 10x14, image available on request,
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Harper And Brothers, New York, 1933
Da: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Rivista / Giornale Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. B/W Illustrations (illustratore). First Edition. Single Issue In Original Wrappers. Near Fine, Bright And Clean, No Marks, Foxing On Foredges. Pretty Clear Why Called It "The Depression".
Da: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, Regno Unito
EUR 40,38
Quantità: Più di 20 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Da: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, Regno Unito
EUR 44,48
Quantità: Più di 20 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: New.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Fictioneers, New York, 1950
Da: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with edgewear.
Da: Forgotten Books, London, Regno Unito
EUR 19,20
Quantità: Più di 20 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book serves as a stark exposÃÂ of the deplorable conditions plaguing American jails in the early 20th century. The author, a seasoned prison inspector, takes readers on a harrowing journey through the dark underbelly of the American justice system, shedding light on the inhumane treatment of inmates, both convicted and awaiting trial. Through vivid descriptions and firsthand accounts, the book unveils a grim reality of overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, rampant disease, and a pervasive culture of neglect and indifference. The author meticulously documents the appalling state of jails across various states, from the infamous Sing Sing prison in New York to the overcrowded facilities of the Southwest, exposing a system that fosters rather than reforms criminal behavior. Beyond the graphic portrayals of physical degradation, the book delves into the psychological and moral consequences of confinement in such environments. It challenges societal complacency and calls for a reevaluation of the very purpose of incarceration, advocating for a more humane and rehabilitative approach. The author's insights into the failings of the American jail system remain relevant, urging us to confront the enduring challenges of criminal justice and to strive for a system that upholds human dignity and promotes true rehabilitation. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Popular Publications, Toronto, 1944
Da: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
EUR 88,52
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSoft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Black Mask August 1944 Canadian Variant. Featured stories include Richard Sale "No Time for Mercy," Arthur Leo Zagat "Taps at Eleven," Joseph Fulling Fishman "Death in the Heart of New York," J. Lane Linklater "Golden Ghosts," Stuart Towne "The Man with the Radio Mind," Clive F. Adams "Decoy (part V)," Fredric Brown "Little Lost Boy," Paul Ernst "Larceny Gesture." Some of these stories appeared earlier in Detection Weekly in 1941. Light edgewear. In very good condition.
Editore: London : John Lane, 1935
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Corners bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 256 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 22 cm. Notes; Appendix: Suggestions for installation of industries in jails, with a study of industries in eleven Pennsylvania jails: p. 191-214. "English edition first published in 1935"--Verso of t.p. Contents; Includes an introductory essay by Ernst Toller on The sexual life of prisoners. Subjects; Prisoners Sexual behavior. Convict labor. Sex in prison. Prisons United States. 1 Kg.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Creative Media Partners, LLC Sep 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1013465830 ISBN 13: 9781013465833
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
EUR 37,38
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloTaschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.
Editore: London : John Lane, 1935
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
Prima edizione
EUR 48,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Corners bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 256 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 22 cm. Notes; Appendix: Suggestions for installation of industries in jails, with a study of industries in eleven Pennsylvania jails: p. 191-214. "English edition first published in 1935"--Verso of t.p. Contents; Includes an introductory essay by Ernst Toller on The sexual life of prisoners. Subjects; Prisoners Sexual behavior. Convict labor. Sex in prison. Prisons United States. 1 Kg.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2021
ISBN 10: 1013465830 ISBN 13: 9781013465833
Da: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
EUR 28,21
Quantità: Più di 20 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2021
ISBN 10: 1013465830 ISBN 13: 9781013465833
Da: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Regno Unito
EUR 25,85
Quantità: Più di 20 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.