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IN COLD BLOOD: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences.
Edition: First printing in a first issue dust jacket.
New York: Random House, (1965.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A fascinating account of the killers responsible for the apparently senseless murder of the four members of the Clutter family in rural Kansas. This book essentially created a new form - the non-fiction novel - and is Capote's most important and enduring work. Harper Lee, his lifelong friend and the author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' collaborated with Capote on his research for this book. Winner of the Edgar award, basis for several movies. 343 pp.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (prev owner's name dated 3/66, a couple of small spots to topstain, a bit of chipping to the dj at the ends of the spine. Original price of $5.95 on dj flap.)
Book ID: 57658More details Price: $150.00 -
EDISON AND THE ELECTRIC CHAIR: A Story of Light and Death.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Walker, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which "explores America's love of technology and its fascination with violent death. . Thomas Edison stunned America in 1879 by unveiling a world-changing invention - the light bulb - and then launching the electrification of America's cities. A decade later, despite having been an avowed opponent of the death penalty, Edison threw his laboratory resources and reputation behind the creation of a very different sort of device - the electric chair. . Edison championed the electric chair for reasons that remain controversial to this day." SIGNED on the title page and uncommon thus. Illustrated with photographs. A Discover magazine Top Science Book. Notes, index. 358 pp. ISBN: 0-802714064.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 90462More details Price: $28.50 -
THE CHAMBER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - His fifth novel, involving the final attempt to save the life of a Mississippi Ku Klux Klan member who had, many years later, been sentenced to death for a fatal bombing. 486 pp. ISBN: 0-385-424728.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 42000More details Price: $16.50 -
DESIRE STREET: A True Story of Death and Deliverance in New Orleans.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 75214More details Price: $30.00 -
FLAT LAKE IN WINTER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A legal thriller featuring a defense attorney who has left his law practice to build a cabin in the Adirondack woods and live in semi-retirement, but as the only attorney in the area qualified to defend to take on a death penalty case, he is assigned the case of a young man, charitably described as "slow", who has confessed to brutally murdering his grandparents with whom he lived. The more he researches the case, the greater his doubts of his client's guilt. The NY Times noted "A grave and thoughtful novel presents us with a hideous crime...and asks us to consider the terrible consequences." SIGNED on the title page. 305 pp. ISBN: 0-312198833.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 87404More details Price: $30.00 -
CELL 8.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Silver Oak, (2011.). First edition - Novel featuring Stockholm's Detective Superintendent Ewart Grens - a story by this award winning team of Swedish writers which tackles the whole idea of having a death penalty and calling it justice. 370 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (upper corner slightly bumped).
Book ID: 52580More details Price: $20.00 -
CELL 8.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Silver Oak, (2011.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel featuring Stockholm's Detective Superintendent Ewart Grens - a story by this award winning team of Swedish writers which tackles the whole idea of having a death penalty and calling it justice. 370 pp. ISBN: 9781402787157.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 56258More details Price: $18.00 -
CELL 8.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Silver Oak, (2011.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel featuring Stockholm's Detective Superintendent Ewart Grens - a story by this award winning team of Swedish writers which tackles the whole idea of having a death penalty and calling it justice. SIGNED by both authors on a preliminary page. 370 pp. ISBN: 978-1402787157.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder dot)
Book ID: 89730More details Price: $30.00 -
THE LAW OF SECOND CHANCES.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: St Martin's, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - The author's second novel, a legal thriller set in Florida. SIGNED on the title page. 341 pp.
Condition: Fine (a new copy) in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 44491More details Price: $25.00 -
RENDER UP THE BODY.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (toning to the pages and edges of the textblock)
Book ID: 89521More details Price: $24.50 -
RENDER UP THE BODY.
Edition: First US printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 90775More details Price: $21.50
