Search Results: Crime: True Crime from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: Bantam, 1951. First Paperback . Mass Market Paperback. Fair. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe award for best true-crime reporting tells the story of "the Deadly Dozen, the experts police call in to solve America's toughest & most notorious cases." FIRST PRINTING (May 1951) of this vintage mass market paperback (Bantam #921), complete & unabridged from the original hardcover published in 1950, with great mid-century cover art. Condition is downgraded to Fair due to first 12 pages being completely detached from binding, but still there; some top outer corners of these are chipped. Pages tanned commensurate with age. Former owner's last name in pen on first page, else unmarked. Covers show rubbing, chipped corners, spine has been wrapped in clear tape. Nicely protected in new archival mylar collector bag FREE! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have!… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Argues that the man executed for the murder of the Lindbergh baby in 1936 was framed & the victim of social & political factors that virtually guaranteed an unfair trial & his death. Extremely well-researched, drawing on newly released files from NJ, NY, & the FBI. Author is a British journalist whose previous books have contributed to the freeing of 3 people falsely accused of murder. In 438 pages with 16 pages of vintage black-and-white photos in center. A FIRST EDITION from 1985, this hardcover is in VG condition: very clean, pages white & unmarked, binding strong & straight. Modest foxing to outside page edges. The unclipped DJ is also VG, marred only by a few creases & rubbing to extremities Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pyramid Books, 1963. Mass Market Paperback. Good+. Biography based on the 1959 screenplay by Malvin Wald & Henry Greenberg for the film of the same name that starred Rod Steiner as Scarface. Originally published in 1959, this is the Second Printing from 1963. Condition is Good+, with heavily tanned pages & some edgewear/rubbing/light creasing to back cover/soiling, but no markings. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag FREE! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received before 2 pm (Pacific) Weekdays; later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fictionalized account based on a true Canadian murder mystery involving a wealthy man & his housekeeper/mistress & the alleged perpetrator, a servant woman who may or not be insane. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1996, this hardcover with decorative paper over boards is in Fine condition: just lacks that brand new crispness! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with just a tad of wrinkling to top & bottom edge of spine; no other wear or fading. 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.

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1975. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Long out-of-print, this has long been the definitive book on the case of Alice Crimmins, the attractive cocktail waitress in Queens (New York City) whose two children were kidnapped & murdered in 1965. She was vilified on the basis of her lifestyle, which didn't fit that of a "proper wife & mother" in the early 1960s. Very well-written by a reporter for the New York Post & Newsday, in 270 pages + 8 pages of real black-and-white photos in center. From the collection of one true-crime enthusiast (with their name label on ffep), this is a Book Club Edition (BCE) of the First Edition from 1975. With olive green cloth-covered boards lettered in light blue to front & spine, the hardcover book is in Near Fine condition: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages slightly off-white. NO writing or underlining or highlighting. Only flaw is mild corner bumping.The… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Signet/New American Library, 1957. Paperback Original (PBO) . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. True account of the original "Crime of the Century"--the "thrill killing" of young Bobby Franks in Chicago, IL, by 2 of the city's most privileged, wealthy, & educated young residents, Nathan Leopold, Jr., & Richard Loeb, who fancied themselves above human law & morality a la Nietzsche's "supermen." In 300 pages, with a Bibliography & 8 pages of black-and-white photos in center. A First Edition, first printing of this vintage paperback original (PBO) from Signet (#D1469). Condition is VG: completely clean, binding is secure & straight. Modest edgewear all around, including slight corner creasing. Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age & paper quality, but completely unmarked. Nicely protected in FREE mylar collector bag.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock"… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1977. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/Very Good+. The classic horror tale which inspired the movie about the house in Amityville, New York, infested with demons following Ronald DeFeo's murder of his entire family. A FIRST EDITION, later (13th) printing, in 201 pages, with photos of George & Kathleen Lutz in front, sketches of house floorplan inside. Hardcover book has brown paper-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Though exceptionally clean, pages unmarked, the condition is downgraded to only Good because the gutter is cracked at title page & first few pages in front matter (through xi) are totally loose from binding. Else, Fine. The unclipped DJ is VG+, with just slight edgewear; nicely 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 (PST); later… Read More

Oxford/New York: Basil Blackwell Pub, 1986. First Paperback . Soft cover. Very Good+. Collection of 14 essays that adopt an anthropological approach to the problem of evil across different societies & religions, comparing tribal beliefs with those espoused by Christian, Confucian, Buddhist, Hindu, & Muslim adherents. Other contributors consider topics like whether God is evil, the nature of innocence, individual vs societal roots of evil & much more. In 283 pages. Orig. published in hardcover in 1985, this is the First trade paperback edition from 1986. Condition is VG+, marred only by slight edgewear all around, including light corner bumping. Otherwise, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages off-white. 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 (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 2020. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. The life & crimes of former Vice President Spiro Agnew, who surreptitiously was involved in a scandal of his own making while the world was focused on his boss, Richard Nixon, & Watergate. He "paved the way for crooked presidents to come." Based on her podcast, this is the FIRST EDITION, first printing, hardcover from 2000. Both book & DJ are Fine: look & feel Brand New & never opened! Completely clean & unmarked, virtually flawless! 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.

New York, New York: Award Books, 1956. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Good+. True crime account of William Heirens (the "Lipstick Killer"), brilliant student at the University of Chicago & secret B&E artist & kleptomaniac, & the murders to which he confessed in 1946 (though doubt about his guilt persists to this day; he died in prison in 2012). Orig. published in hardcover in 1955 & by Cardinal in a paperback edition in 1956, this is the First Printing of this mass market paperback edition from Award Books (#A170SK), no date. Condition is Good+: very clean & unmarked inside. Front cover has a 2" tear descending from top along spine, & moderate edgewear/light creasing to back corner/small chip on bottom front edge. Pages are mildly tanned. Nicely protected in Free mylar collector bag.! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays… Read More

New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1956. First Paperback . Mass Market Paperback. Good+. True crime account of William Heirens (the "Lipstick Killer"), brilliant student at the University of Chicago & secret B&E artist & kleptomaniac, & the murders to which he confessed in 1946 (though doubt about his guilt persists to this day; he died in prison in 2012). Orig published in hardcover in 1955, this is the First Printing from Sept. 1956 of the First Mass Market Paperback Cardinal Edition from Pocket Books (#C-221). Condition is Good+: completely clean, pages are heavily tanned around the edges, more mildly in middle, commensurate with age, but are completely supple & unmarked. Flaws: expected edgewear all around & 1" tear between front cover & spine that has been closed with clear tape, s light chips & creasing. Nicely protected in Free mylar collector bag.! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's True Crime, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. True accounts of mass murder, including the San Diego McDonald's massacre of James Huberty, the University of Texas bell tower slayings of Charles Whitman, the Luby's Texas restaurant killings of Georg Hennard, Laurie Dann's & Brenda Spencer's gunning down of school children, & many more chilling cases! 260 pgs, Index. 8 pages of real photos. Mass market paperback book is VG: tight & clean, pages mildly tanned but completely unmarked. 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 (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Random House, 1968. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Fine/VG-. Riveting, horrifying, absolutely chilling account of the Moors Murders of random children & teenagers in England, 1963-1965, & the two lovers--Ian Brady & Myra Hindley--who perpetrated them. Best account of these crimes ever published, IMHO. From the collection of one true-crime enthusiast (with their name label on ffep), this is a Book Club Edition (BCE) of the first American edition, first published in 1968. Hardcover book is in Fine condition: with black cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine, it is completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages slightly off-white. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to VG- due to light soil & edgewear, rubbing, old price sticker residue to front cover. We are also selling the true First Edition of this title; please see our listing #021703. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually… Read More

New York, New York: Random House, 1968. First American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Riveting, horrifying, absolutely chilling account of the Moors Murders of random children & teenagers in England, 1963-1965, & the two lovers--Ian Brady & Myra Hindley--who perpetrated them. Best account of these crimes ever published, IMHO. The FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, first printing, from 1968, this hardcover 8vo has matte black cloth-covered boards & multicolored lettering stamped to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white, light blue top stain. Mild sunning to top edge of front cover & slight rubbing to lower extremities, with cloth loss at lower corners & spine. The unclipped DJ is VG+, missing a tiny chip at heel of spine, but otherwise near perfect! We are also selling a cheaper book club edition of this title; please see our listing # 020683. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never… Read More

New York, New York: Random House, 1968. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Riveting, horrifying, absolutely chilling account of the Moors Murders of random children & teenagers in England, 1963-1965, & the two lovers--Ian Brady & Myra Hindley--who perpetrated them. Best account of these crimes ever published,IMHO. Orig. published in Britain, this is the First American Edition, First Printing from 1968. Hardcover book is in Near Fine condition: looks & feels Brand New save for a few small white scuffed marks on both boards. Otherwise, completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine, marred only by 2 faint dark scuff marks to front cover parallel to spine; otherwise, flawless & protected in new mylar cover to stay so! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (PST) ship… Read More

New York, New York: William Morrow & Company, 1961. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+/Fair. Reanalyzes the evidence & proceedings in the first trial of Caryl Chessman as the "Red Light Bandit" in Los Angeles, CA, in 1948, which led to his being sentenced to death. Chessman became a poster child for death penalty reform until he was finally executed in 1960, with millions believing in his innocence.In 304 pages with Index & 8 pages of black-and-white photos, this is a FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1961. Hardcover 8vo has a teal cloth-wrapped spine lettered in bright silver with green paper over boards, which show color loss around edges & scattered spotting to rear board. Pages clean & unmarked, with foxing to external page edges & a few spots internally. Modest rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ (with original $5.95 price intact) is Good, downgraded due to a significant missing section at top of front cover, minor edgewear & rubbing to… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1999. First Thus . Hardcover. VG+/Fine. Gorey, Edward. Fantastic DJ cover art by Edward Gorey. Traces the history & evolution of Scotland Yard in London & its investigation of various notorious crimes, including Jack the Ripper, serial killer Dennis Nilsen, child killer Constance Kent, IRA terrorists, drug lords, & more. In 278 pages with Index. The First Printing of this special edition from Barnes & Noble from 1999 (First, thus), this hardcover 8vo has a black half-cloth spine with red paper over the remaining boards. Downgraded to VG+ because it is an Ex-Lib copy, with minimal stamps & markings in front matter & to top & bottom outside page edges. Red paper on both boards is torn where tape that had affixed old DJ library mylar was removed. The DJ itself is Fine: virtually flawless & protected in brand new clear mylar cover to stay that way! A nice edition to any Gorey collection! Our photos depict the Exact… Read More

New York, New York: New American Library, 1966. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. First definitive book on the case that terrified the Boston area in the 1960s, basis for the movie starring Tony Curtis as Albert De Salvo, the man never tried for the killings, but imprisoned for being a serial rapist, the "Green Man." & since linked by DNA to at least one of the stranglings, though it is doubtful that he committed all of them. 364 pages. A Book Club Edition from 1966, slightly smaller than the first edition, else identical. Hardcover 8vo with plain black boards lettered in red & blue to spine is in VG+ condition: completely clean inside, with light spotting to both upper & lower outside page edges. Binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with tanning to edges, unmarked. The unclipped DJ is VG: bright & colorful, with chipping to both ends of spine; protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive… Read More

Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.: SAGE Publications, Incorporated, 1990. Soft cover. As New. Vol 179 SAGE Library of Social Research offers an empirical analysis of the early, immediate effects of child sexual abuse, drawing on data from the Family Crisis Program for clients from Boston (MA) & its suburbs. A First Printing, this trade paperback is As New (stored since brand new): completely clean & tightly bound, appears never opened; nice, white pages; NO writing, highlighting or underlining; NOT ex-lib.Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

Plainfield, New Jersey: Logos International, 1977. First Paperback . Soft cover. Very Good. Written from jail soon after her conviction in the Manson murders, Atkins tells her own story, including her childhood, how she hooked up with Charles Manson & "the family,'' the events of the nights that Sharon Tate & her guests & the La Biancas were brutally slaughtered in Los Angeles, California, in August, 1969, & her "salvation" through finding Jesus in prison. Orig. published in hardcover in 1977, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition, First Printing from that same year, in 290 pages + 7 pages of never-before-seen black-ad-white photos in middle. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight. Pages are moderately tanned, heavier around edges, but still supple & completely unmarked. Slight rubbing to extremities, with the worst flaw being slight creasing at middle of top edge of front cover. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag… Read More