George Dilnot Introduction (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Moderate wear including scuffs and foxing. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. The former chief constable of the CID (criminal investigation department) off New Scotland Yard reflects on his long career & most infamous & memorable cases. In 312 pages with Index in rear, + black-and-white photos throughout, photographic endpapers. A has matte black cloth-covered boards , lettered in black with bright red background to front & spine. Condition is VG- (minus): generally quite clean, with the occasional spot or smudge. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy off-white with moderate tanning, but completely unmarked. Rubbing to extremities & bumping/pushing to all corners & spine tips. No DJ. 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 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. …

First edition. 8vo. [viii], 275 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Cloth binding, gilt lettering, very good condition. (75008).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Facsimile Edition / First Print (number 1 on copyright page) First published in 1915. Hardback copy in black cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and decoration to front and spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removabe protecive clear sleeve. 253pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (74/2).…

1st edition. 8vo. viii + [275pp.] B/w. portrait frontispiece and illustrations. Some occasional slight foxing. Original blue cloth with faded spine lettered in gilt and rubbed to tail, several marks to boards. Famous Trials series. US$18.

Hardcover. Condition: Good ++. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Publisher's original yellow cloth boards, red titles to spine and to front board. Spine is sunned much loss of colour and with some staining as is the front board but to a much lesser degree. xviii+267pp. 4 photographic plates including frontispiece. No Jacket. First UK edition.…

Charles Scribner's Sons. 1928. First US Edition. Hardback with no DW. 8vo. Illustrated with numerous plates. Beautifully rebound in quarter red morocco, with gilt motifs of Lady Justice to spine, red marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Page edges browned o/w contents clean and sound. A lovely copy. A fascinating item, documenting the trial of the second of "The Crumbles Murders" which involved a brutal murder and dismemberment.…