The Judgment of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
by Wexley, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Cameron & Kahn, 1955. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. In what the publishers believed would come to be "the classic, definitive work" on the alleged crimes, trials, & execution of husband-and-wife Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, this book weighs the voluminous evidence & comes to the conclusion that they were victims of anticommunist fervor that swept the US during the Cold War. In 672 pages with Index, Appendices offer reprints of primary documentary material. Orig. published in June 1955, this is the Second Edition from July of that same year. Hardcover 8vo has a cream-colored cloth-wrapped spine stamped with brown letters & design, with brown cloth over the remaining boards. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages very mildly tanned around edges, but completely unmarked; dust dulling to outside surfaces. Modest rubbing & darkening to extremities. The unclipped DJ is graced front & spine with a stark woodcut by Rockwell Kent created especially for this edition. Condition is VG, with heavy darkening to spine & minor edgewear & rubbing, light soil; beautifully protected in new 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); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022428
- Title
- The Judgment of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
- Author
- Wexley, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Cameron & Kahn
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- ROCKWELL KENT ILLUSTRATOR ILLUSTRATION WOODCUT TRUE CRIME TRIALS ESPIONAGE SPYING SPIES UNITED STATES COMMUNISM COMMUNIST COLD WAR
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- History; Crime: True Crime;
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