Criminology Books

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North CArolina Press, 1932. 1st ed., 1st ptg. Hardcover. VG+/G+. 8vo. 249 pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Slight shelfwear with bumping towards top of spine. Dustjacket is price clipped. There is tape placed around head and tail of jacket. Chipping to top of spine. Sunning to spine. Book explores homicide rate in America during the 1930's compared to other countries in the world. "The purpose is to state the facts clearly and attempt to explain them, in hope that gradually ways may be found to improve the present unfortunate state of affairs (from dj)." (more information)

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NY: American Elsevier Publishing Co., Inc, 1966. 1st ed., 1st ptg. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8to. 263pp. Orange wraps; gray cloth backed in black; gilt to spine. An authoritative work on civil on criminal odontology, a classic of its kind. Slight fading to wraps; slight wear to bottom edge of boards; price-clipped, else fine. (more information)

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