life plus 99 years de leopold nathan f (13 resultados)

Mass market paperback. Condición: Good. Mass market paperback. 2nd printing, April, 1958. Light spine crease; no pages loose. Text clean and unmarked. 415 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. * PUBLISHER : VICTOR GOLLANCZ * YEAR : 1958 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 381 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: THE DUSTWRAPPER IS HEAVILY RUBBED, FADED AND CREASED WITH LARGE CHIP TO TAIL AND FOLD WITH TAPING. THE BOARD COVER IS SLIGHTLY RUBBED WITH MILD BUMPING TO CORNERS AND EDGES. TITLE WRITTEN CLEARLY TO SPINE WITH BUMPING TO BOTH ENDS. MILD FOXING TO EDGES. NAME WRITTEN AND DATED 1966 TO FFEP. BINDING FIRM AND PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. A Good copy in light gray cloth of the stated first edition, in a Good dust jacket showing only light wear, but which has been laminated by a prior owner for added protection. The book is missing the blank front endpaper. Several related newspaper clippings are laid in at the rear, with resultant tanning to the rear endpapers. The binding is sound, the text is clean/unmarked, and not ex-library. Book.

Hard Cover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good w/ Protective Cover. Good condition.Some edge wear, some chips at the head and tail of spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: FINE CONDITION. First Edition. (9) + 10 - 381 PAGES. THERE IS A PREVIOUS OWNER'S INK NAME AND DATE JULY 18, 1958 0N THE FIRST FREE END PAGE. THE BOOK VERY LIKELY WAS PLACED INTO AN "ANTIQUE" PLASTIC DUST JACKET COVER THAT HAD A MANUFACTURERS TRADE NAME OF "PLASTLKLEER" AND FUNCTIONAL NAME OF "EDGELOCK COVER" WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW OVER 6O YEARS AGO. AS A RESULT, THE BOOK AND ITS DUST JACKET ARE IN FINE CONDITION. THE "ANTIQUE" DUST JACKET CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING WITH THE PURCHASE OF THIS BOOK. THERE IS A 13 PAGE INTRODUCTION BY ERLE STANLEY GARDNER WHO MUSES WHY TWO WELL-TO-DO BRIGHT TEEN AGERS WHO WERE COLLEGE BOUND TO LAW SCHOOL WOULD WANT TO KIDNAP, RAMSOM AND THEN BRUTALLY MURDER A 14 YEAR OLD NEIGHBORHOOD BOY JUST FOR THE EXPERIENCE OF COMMITTING THE "PERFECT CRIME." THIS BIOGRAPHY ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN THE MOTIVES FOR THE MURDER. Size: 6 1/4" X 9 1/2".

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. Introduced by Erle Stanley Gardner. the jacket is worn, a little creased and there are small edge tears. it has a few marks but presents very well in cellophane. The boards are in a lovely condition. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The pages are bright and clear. The binding is excellent. there are a few spots of foxing. GK (R*FH). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. Doubleday & Company; Garden City, 1958. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, grey cloth binding with gilt and black lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some handling/scuffing and discoloration to boards and spine, white discoloration lines top rear board, discoloration and mild scattered foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, some age toning to pages, spine buckram separating from backing material, soiled spots bottom text block edge, text block edges a bit pulpy with mild scattered foxing, dent top front board edge, in a Good, handling/rubbing to panels, bit of edge/corner wear with few small chips and tears along edges, chip top front panel, sunning to panels/flaps and spine, sunning/discoloration and some foxing to verso panels/flaps, few small moisture stains to panels and verso, Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 381pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good minus. First Edition. Stated first edition. No other printings are listed. Unclipped ($5.50), mylar protected dust jacket. The book has clean text, no marks or writing, solid binding. Age toning along the edges. The spine's crown and foot are creased.The DJ has some small pieces missing from the spine's head and heel, and three flap corners. The fourth corner is chipped. The back flap fold has a thin section missing. Some edge wear with creasing and chips.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First editon stated. Introduction by Erle Stanley Gardner. Very Good in a slightly lesser dustjacket. Binding tight and square, light stains at the bottom of the front board. The jacket is not price-clipped, rubbing at the corners, shallow chipping to the spine ends, a couple of short closed tears. At the bottom of the front panel are a few damp stains, but they're not distracting.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Book has slight sunning to top edge, and a bump to the bottom of the spine in a sunned dust jacket with a corresponding bump to the spine. This copy is inscribed by Leopold's parole attorney, Elmer Gertz, to his client, novelist Henry Miller, who then crosses out the Gertz inscription and writes, Roger Bloom's prison address below. Bloom was another murderer whose defense Gertz was involved in. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 381 pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. 1st Edition. Billed as the CRIME OF THE CENTURY in 1924, the author and Richard Albert Loeb with Clarence Darrow representing them as lead counsel were convicted of the kidnapping and murder of a 14-year old boy. They were sentenced to Life imprisonment for murder with an additional 99 years for Kidnapping. Leopold was paroled in March 1958 and relocated to Puerto Rico to accept a medical position. His intentions for writing this book were seen by some as more self serving than altruistic. This book is a hardcover (1958,c.1957,1958) in gray boards with black and gold gilt tiles to spine, DJ with price $5.50 protected in clear book jacket cover, first edition as stated, inscribed by author to Assemblyman Samuel Spiegel dated April 1958 Castaner Puerto Rico on FEP, 381 pages with browning to inner hinges, dust tone to top page deck, spine on DJ is missing. Inscribed by Author(s).

First Edition. Octavo. 24cm. Publisher's pale grey cloth titled in black and gilt to spine. Dustjacket. 381pp. Lightly bumped to extremties and spine ends, a little discoloration of the cloth around the very edges not covered by the dustjacket, which is strong and clean with a couple of small closed tears, some uniform toning and light soiling. A very good copy with some signs of use. Internally clean. Nathan Leopold's rather self-serving memoir of his and Richard Loeb's great monolith of a trial before his relocation to Puerto Rico, with a spotlight on Clarence Darrow's blistering defence, and with an introduction by one man crime club Erle Stanley Gardner, who could always be relied upon to pitch you a thrilling mystery but was also a qualified and astute lawyer with an eye for a legal circus.