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The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd - The Truth about an American Crime Legend Revealed at Last
by Bommersbach, Jana
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671740075
- ISBN 13
- 9780671740078
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster , 1992. Book Club (BCE) . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An investigative reporter exposes the never-before-revealed facts behind the 1931 case of Winnie Ruth Judd, who was tried & convicted of the murders of her 2 roommates in Phoenix, AZ, when she was caught toting their dismembered bodies in a trunk through a Los Angeles train depot. Evidence that has later come to light supports her claims of self-defense & exposes the powerful (male) forces in Phoenix society & politics that caused her to "take the rap.'' A solid piece of investigative journalism, in 270 pages with16 pages of black & white photographs. Book club edition (BCE). Hardcover octavo (5.5" x 8") has gray paper-over-boards with red cloth wrapping the spine, lettered in silver. Condition is Fine: completely clean & crisp, binding tight & square, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with slight chipping & tearing to corners & both ends of spine. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 023684
- Title
- The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd - The Truth about an American Crime Legend Revealed at Last
- Author
- Bommersbach, Jana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE)
- ISBN 10
- 0671740075
- ISBN 13
- 9780671740078
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Judd Winnie Ruth Phoenix Arizona Murder Lesbianism Scandal female murderers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime: True Crime;
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Gargoyle Books
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Paper-Over-Boards
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
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