Ninth Life by Machlin, Milton and William Read Woodfield - 1961

hardcover. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1961). Examination of the case of Caryl Chessman<br/><br/>

New York: Putnam, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Second edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Ink date stamp on front free endpaper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1961. Hardcover First Ed, but unstated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY WILLIAM READ WOODFIELD. First Ed, unstated. Very good/Very good. Book shows light wear at edges; lightly yellowed. Dustwrapper shows light chipping at spine; light wear at extemeties; mylar protected. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 321pp. Hardback with DJ. Chessman's story isn't as "famous" as the Hauptman case, but it continues to amaze me that anyone, as recently as 1960, could actually be executed for "perverted sex crimes" where a conviction was based on severely questionable testimony, a judge's obvious bias, and a police department's determination to "get" their man. Nonetheless, I would recommend Ninth Life to staunch death penalty supporters who insist that the system "works", whatever THAT means, and to anyone who needs to wake up to the travesties of justice that take place in our modern-day… Read More

Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Name of the previous owner. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, small chipped pieces and edge worn. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

GB: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1962. Illustrated. Caryl Chessman.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Very Good+/VG+ Sl Worn Pc DW.

Sidgwick & Jackson, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Internally clean.Tightly bound.[R.M]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Some tanning.Old tape residue marks.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons [1961]., 1961. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with 16 pages of halftones from b/w photographs. Chronology. 4 page foreword by Machlin and Woodfield. Bibliographical references. Dust jacket designed by Black Star (unclipped; few nicks). Very good. 321 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1961. First Edition . Gray Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8 5/8" Tall. Black and White Photographs. 321 clean pages. A case study of Caryl Chessman. DJ is shelf-worn at the edges and price-clipped.

Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, London. 1962. First edition. DW. VG+/VG in slightly grubby wrapper that is lightly worn at extremities.