Edward Dean Sullivan (54 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Book does have some wear. Binding is solid and square. Interior pages are clean with a previous owner name ffep.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Second Printing. Decorated yellow cloth boards, a little wear to corners and edges, 311pp contents clean, tight and unmarked. Multicolored DJ original price $2.00 worn at edges and missing a couple of small pieces at top edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 8vo, xii, 306 pages, green cloth; dj flaps glued to front pastedown. Sullivan was born within half a mile from Arnold's apothecary shop, in New Haven. Journalist Sullivan had previously written two book on Chicago gangsters. He finds that Arnold had much in common, as a racketeeer, with those Chicago gangsters. "In brief, the most brilliant personal leader in the Revolutionary War was an unmitigated rascal -- Introduction.".…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Octavo in gray-colored cloth binding. Frontispiece portrait. Condition: minor soiling & light wear to binding; else very good. Pages: xiii, 306.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No jacket.

Condition: Good. 306 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrated frontispiece. Some age wear to covers. Bound in gray fabric. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Deckled edges. Some age yellowing to pages and edges. In good condition for its age. Record # 31011.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Reading copy only. Red cloth, lacking the dust jacket. The front hinge is broken, with the webbing exposed. The cloth is frayed at the spine, and a stain to the front board. The front free endpaper is excised, leaving a stub. Part of the dust jacket is pasted to the front pastedown endpaper. Published in the UK as The Kidnapping Business.; 245 pages. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair (mylar). 1st Edition. Pp: xii + 306. Titles: sp. Frontis. Brown cloth bds. w/ black design. Deck le fore-edge. Ex-lib. w/ usual treatments. DJ torn at edges. Embossed silhouette, frt bd. moderate handlling wear. Interior leaves are clean and tight. Biography. Includes chronology & bibliography. America's first and still its greatest traitor.…

Cloth, Good/No Jacket, 1" tear bottom of title page has been taped, V1 Biography.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. book has mild toning across cover- moderate to spine, mild to light wear/fray to corners, spine gutter, edges and ends of spine, otherwise bright pages and solid binding.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later. Fourth printing (March 1937). Cloth, 315 pps. Depression-era expose of labor racketeering. From the jacket blurb:"Industry anxious to go ahead after six weary years of depression held in leash, harrasseed and blackmailed by labor union inciters of stabbings, shootings and killings.brutality and violence being employed in the terrorizing of union membership, while employers are so cowed that they fear to testify.". A tight, bright copy with just a tiny snag at the head of the spine. In the forceful three-color dust jacket featuring a gigantic fist smashing down on a skyscraper under construction; jacket has some edge wear, spine somewhat faded and some shallow chipping along the top edge and head edge of spine. The dust jacket states Second Printing while the book is a fourth.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. CLEAN COPY.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (united states, revolution ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. The covers have chipping at the base of the spine and the bottom left corner of the front cover also affecting the pages. The front cover also has a small nick to the top left corner. The back cover is quite heavily discoloured and there are rusty marks around the staples. The pages are browned around the edges with a bit of spotting at the front and back but are otherwise unmarked. Contains 'Terror in the Town' by Ronns, 'Retreat from Murder' by Phillips, 'The Devil's Slide' by Franklin, 'Mean Enough to Kill' by Manners, 'Murder Macabre' by Henderson, 'Death Wears a False Face' by Cooper and 'A Ball of Twine' by Sullivan. The first story has one uncredited illustration. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.…

Cloth. 4to, 319 pp., color & b/w plates. Small piece of tape on ffep, jacket faded at spine. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Very Good+Mylared. First American Edition. First Editiom Very Good+ Hardcover Very Good+ Mylared Dust Jacket NOT a library copy Clean 396 text. A great book to show how dishonest Arnold was even before he became a traitor. See our Three Geese in Flight Book Scanns.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A look at organized crime in Chicago during prohibition This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Chicago Surrenders' is a gripping exposé of the lawlessness and systemic corruption that gripped the city of Chicago during the height of the Prohibition era. Written by seasoned crime reporter Edward Dean Sullivan, this work serves as a stark investigation into the underworld, detailing the chilling dominance of organized crime syndicates and the notorious figures who led them.The book provides an unflinching look at the rise of Al Capone and the violent struggles for control over the city's illicit trades, from bootlegging to gambling. Sullivan explores how the lines between law enforcement, politics, and the gangland were often blurred, leading to a state of near-total municipal collapse. Through vivid reportage and a deep understanding of the era's criminal landscape, 'Chicago Surrenders' captures a pivotal moment in American history where the rule of law was challenged by the sheer power of the mob.This work remains an essential historical document for readers interested in true crime, urban history, and the complex social dynamics of early 20th-century America. It offers a front-row seat to the era's most infamous criminal activities and the social climate that allowed them to flourish.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

First edition. Boards with dust jacket. Boards have a full-color front-to-back wraparound illustration which is repeated on the dust jacket. Book a little leaning, otherwise near fine copy in near fine dust jacket, in particularly nice condition as the binding is very fragile. A parody of the 1930s bestselling swashbuckler Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen (William Hervey Allen, Jr.). There is a funny, obviously completely fictitious revelation of Hardly Alum's "true" identity on the back inside flap of the dust jacket. New York Public Library catalogue identifies the author as Edward Dean Sullivan. Sullivan wrote a number of books published by the Vanguard Press on Chicago crime and other topics. Adolf Dehn, here doing straightforward comic illustration, became a member of the American Abstract Artists.…

First Edition. John Held Jr. dustjacket art. 12mo. Pocket-sized and short work on the value of having a good big brother. Very Good, modest edge wear, in edge chipped dustjacket.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Chicago Surrenders' is a gripping exposé of the lawlessness and systemic corruption that gripped the city of Chicago during the height of the Prohibition era. Written by seasoned crime reporter Edward Dean Sullivan, this work serves as a stark investigation into the underworld, detailing the chilling dominance of organized crime syndicates and the notorious figures who led them.The book provides an unflinching look at the rise of Al Capone and the violent struggles for control over the city's illicit trades, from bootlegging to gambling. Sullivan explores how the lines between law enforcement, politics, and the gangland were often blurred, leading to a state of near-total municipal collapse. Through vivid reportage and a deep understanding of the era's criminal landscape, 'Chicago Surrenders' captures a pivotal moment in American history where the rule of law was challenged by the sheer power of the mob.This work remains an essential historical document for readers interested in true crime, urban history, and the complex social dynamics of early 20th-century America. It offers a front-row seat to the era's most infamous criminal activities and the social climate that allowed them to flourish.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…