Crime/Law

George G. Harrap, London. 1968.. 232pp. With 13 illustrations. Mervyn Phippen Pugh was Prosecuting Solicitor to the City of Birmingham, U.K. from 1924 to 1958. As the only permanent local Agent for the Director of Public Prosecutions, he directed the handling among his 110,000 cases, of 100 prosecutions for murder, from the preliminary hearing to the Assize judgement. Previous owner's inscription written in ink on front endpaper. Price clipped. Hardcover. Book in very good condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, 2 very small tears, top of spine very slightly rubbed, and a few feint marks on back cover.. Fifth Edition. more information

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London: W.H. Allen, 1990. x, 202pp. Book in very good condition, the edge of boards top and bottom have slightly faded, pictorial endpapers. Dustjacket in very good condition. x, 202pp. Illustrated. The evening of 2nd November 1952 started innocently enough when 19-year-old Derek Bentley shouted 'Shan't be long Mum' as he went off to meet his friend Christopher Craig. But it ended in tragedy with both of them under arrest for the murder of PC Miles in Croydon, London.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Frederick Muller, London. 1964.. First edition. 272pp. With 16 illustrations. High Treason ranks above murder as the blackest crime in English law. It is a law which many people consider to have been misapplied in the cases of such men as Roger Casement and William Joyce. These and other trials are dealt with which reveal collective Man's inhumanity to individual Man as well as justice. Small blank white label on front endpaper. Price clipped. Hardcover. Book in excellent condition. Dustjacket in very good condition.. more information

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Hodder and Stoughton, London. 1965.. First edition. 160pp. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Price clipped. Hardcover. Book in very good condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, a small 1/2" tear at top edge, top of spine and front corners a little rubbed.. more information

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London: Macmillan, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover in excellent condition. Dustjacket in fine condiiton, ½" closed tear on spine. 392pp, including index. With 25 black-and-white photographs. The author for two years had unprecedented access to the FBI's most secret workings.. more information

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London: Queen Anne Press, 1987. First edition. ix, 336pp, including glossary, bibliography and index. With 29 black-and-white photographs. Hardcover in fine condition. Dustjacket in near fine condition, top of spine slightly bumped. From d/j flap- " exploring the power and the potential of these legendary gangs of over 1,000 Japanese mafiosi. Originating in the samurai traditions of blood, honour and obedience, and participating in bizarre ceremonies and rituals.". more information

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London: Collins, 1985. First edition. Hardcover in near fine condition, bottom front corner edge slightly bumped. Dustjacket in near fine condition, very slightly bumped at top spine edge and front corners. x, 438pp, including index. The story of how a German immigrant carpenter was executed for the kidnap and murder of the Lindbergh's baby in 1932.. more information

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London: John Blake, 2000. Book in fine condition. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Dustjacket in very good condition, very slightly rubbed at top edge. xix, 191pp, plus 22 pages at back of book with copies of letters Reg and Ron Kray sent to the author. With 25 black-and-white photographs. The life of the Kray twins written by the wife of Ron Kray. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Leslie Frewin, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover in fine condition, spine slightly faded, title on spine in gilt is still bright. Dustjacket in fine condition. 360pp, including index. Among nearly fifty assassinations, included are - Rasputin, Spencer Perceval, Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand, Trotsky, the attempts on Hitler's life and General de Gaulle, and the murders of John and Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King.. more information

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London: Orion, 2001. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, just very slightly bumped at bottom spine edge. 241pp, including index. With 19 black-and-white photographs. From d/j flap - "The author knows more about the Kray twins than anyone alive. Over thirty years ago before they were arrested the twins asked him to write their joint biography, which became an international bestseller - 'Profession of Violence', this book is its sequel. Drawing upon interviews and private information he was unable to use while the Krays were still alive, he finally recounts the chilling untold story of the Twins.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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Chichester, U.K: Barry Rose and the Justice of the Peace, 1991. The three volumes are in a slip-case and are in very good condition, the only fault is vols. I and II have faded slightly on the spine but lettering is still bright (see picture), otherwise all three volumes are fine tight copies. The slip-case is slightly rubbed at the top outer corner edge. Vol. One: England to 1689. xxxiv, 303pp, plus Index. Vol.Two: England 1689-1989. xiv, 424pp, plus Index. Vol. Three: Territories Beyond England. x, 331pp, plus Bibliography and Index. Encompassing the evolution of Magistracy from the twelfth century to its development throughout the Middle Ages and to its present role in our Society. Each book measures (9¾"h x 6"w) (24.5cms x 15cms) approx. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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