Isbn: 9780394716480 - classic crimes: a selection from the works of william roughead (3 risultati)

paperback. Condizione: Fair.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Roughead, William. Classic crimes : a selection from the works of William Roughead / with an introduction by Julian Symons. New York: Vintage Books, May 1977. First Vintage Booke edition. Paperback, Good. Minor shelfwear and a little curl to cover corners. Binding strong. Tanning to inside cover edges. xvi, 449pp. Light tanning to page edges, contents clean and bright. "Any murder enthusiast who has never read any of Roughead's sharp, wise, pawky accounts of British crime will find Classic Crimes the best possible introduction to the man and his subject" (San Francisco Chronicle). William Roughead (pronounced Ruff-head) (1870 1952) was a Scottish lawyer and amateur criminologist, as well as an editor and essayist on "matters criminous". He was an important early practitioner of the modern "true crime" literary genre. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…