Kessler William Weston Paul (6 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No jacket. Light spots on front board, minor wear to corners with spine base a bit exposed. 1952 Hard Cover. xix, 319 pp. A collection of writings by medical professionals on drugs and drug use, with commentary on addiction, the illegal drug trade, commonly abused substances, treatments, social difficulties and the problems associated with legislation and regulation, etc. Includes: Epidemic; The History of Drug Use in the United States; The Road to Drug Use; Drug Use; Drug Action and Control; Case-finding and Detection of Addiction; Opiates and "Goof Balls;" Cocaine, Benzedrine, and Marijuana; Treatment; After-care: The Third Phase of Treatment; The Illicit Traffic in Drugs; Drugs and Crime; Control and Suppression; The Law Today; Teen-age Addiction and the Community; Education's Responsibility; A Medico-Social Solution of the Drug Problem; Action Now!; A Plan for Tomorrow; Glossary of Slang Used by Drug Users; Appendix A: Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, N.Y.; Appendix B: Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, Ill.; Bibliography; Index.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First Edition, no additional pri. NOT an ex library book. 239 pages including the index. Dust jacket has 1/2" tears. Price is not clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Third printing. Near fine in a near fine (minor edge wear) dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1953 assumed 1st ed THE DETECTION OF MURDER by William F KESSLER & Paul B WESTON published by Greenberg cloth "A Handbook for Police Officers, Detectives, Coroners, Judges, and Attorneys.". A well-documented book on murder - not the reminiscences of a "homicide" man nor the memoirs of an autopsy surgeon, but a carefully prepared study of unexpected and unexplained death - death from obscure, suspicious, or violent causes. The authors begin their text with the arrival of the first person on the scene of an unexplained or unexpected death. Motive for murder is fully explored as are the killings which at first glance seem to be without motive. A systematic procedure for the investigation of suicide is established and "motives" for self-destruction are detailed. Finally, all of the more common causes of violent death are fully explained so that police officers may recognize the death mechanism and not waste a minute in pursuit of the killer. Chapter headings include : Recognizing Death; Identification; The Dead Body; the Initial Investigation; Murder; Motive for Murder; Murder Without Apparent Motive; The Investigation of Suicide; Violent Death; Slashings and Stabbings; Contusions; death Resulting from Gunshot Wounds; Asphyxia. With Selected Bibliography. and Index. 239pp "some cloth wear, marks, spine edge fraying, inside is clean tight and very good" BX26.

Condition: Good. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.; Corners dust jacket worn.

Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback, 1st US edn. A well-documented book on murder - not the reminiscences of a "homicide" man nor the memoirs of an autopsy surgeon, but a carefully prepared study of unexpected and unexplained death - death from obscure, suspicious, or violent causes. The authors begin their text with the arrival of the first person on the scene of an unexplained or unexpected death. Motive for murder is fully explored as are the killings which at first glance seem to be without motive. A systematic procedure for the investigation of suicide is established and "motives" for self-destruction are detailed. Finally, all of the more common causes of violent death are fully explained so that police officers may recognise the death mechanism and not waste a minute in pursuit of the killer. Chapter headings include : Recognizing Death; Identification; The Dead Body; the Initial Investigation; Murdder; Motive for Murder; Murder Without Apparent Motive; The Investigation of Suice; Violent Death; Slashings and Stabbings; Contusions; death Resulting from Gunshot Wounds; Asphyxia. With Selected Bibliog. and Index. 239pp. 8vo. h/back. Vg+ in chipped and frayed Nr Vg dw.