The Family: The Story of Charles Manson's Dune Buggy Attack Battalion

New York, New York, U.S.A.: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1971. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The author draws on two solid years of in-depth interviews with participants & witnesses to the Tate-LaBianca murders, including Manson, visits to the Spahn ranch & other sites in Inyo County & Death Valley, investigations into secret occult societies, motorcycle gangs, & countercultural phenomena to place the Manson family in the context of the 1960s-1970s & attempt to explain how Charlie manipulated his followers into doing his bidding. This is a scarce FIRST EDITION, First Printing, one of the few remaining copies before the publisher & author were sued by the Process--Church of the Final Judgment for "false & defamatory material" linking Manson & his activities to the Church. Publication was halted & a notice about the suit was ordered to be inserted into all copies remaining in Dutton's possession: that insert is NOT PRESENt HERE. 412 pages. With deep blue cloth-covered boards & silver letting to spine, this hardcover octavo is in Near Fine condition: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges intact. Pages noticeably tanned, heaviest around outer edges. Crossed-out name to half-title page, some paper residue to ffep, else completely unmarked. The price-clipped DJ is also Near Fine: bright & clean & unfaded with just a hint of rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.