Milton Machlin (28 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- The story of a man destined for the ultimate political prize. . .of a woman who secretly shared his relentless climb while blazing a turbulent destiny of her own. . .of a city -- as dazzling and corrupt as the men and women who built it. . .See photos for additional content. . .…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copies. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- ATLANTA --- The story of a man destined for the ultimate political prize. . .of a woman who secretly shared his relentless climb while blazing a turbulent destiny of her own. . .of a city -- as dazzling and corrupt as the men and women who built it. --- PROVENANCE --- A spellbinding journey through the international art world -- a world where men and women hide behind masterpieces, and sell their souls to the highest bidder. . . . .From the elegance of Sotheby Park Bernet auctions to the decadence of Parisian nightlife, art detective Alex Drach moves through a gallery of glamorous and sinister figures on his search for stolen paintings -- a search that will lead to the dark catacombs of Rome, back to one of the most shameful secrets of World War II, and the horrifying key to his own elusive past. . .See photos for additional content. . .…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1979 1st ed. 538pp. paperback: Good+ [text is age browned; else G+].

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First Edition. The dj is shelf worn. Small closed tear to the top edge of the dj. Rubbing to the edges of the dj. Creasing / bumping to the head / tail of the dj spine. Very light dust-staining to the top edge of the pages. The spine is lightly cocked through shelf wear. The internal pages are clean and the binding is tight. A solid copy and an interesting read.…

Condition: Good. COPYRIGHT 1961. FAIR DJ HAS EDGE AND SURFACE WEAR WITH TEARS. COVER HAS A LITTLE SHELF WEAR. PRICE STICKER ON INSIDE OF COVER. 321 PAGE TEXT HAS ONLY LIGHT WEAR. TRUE CRIME. 6.25'' X 8.5''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 2nd Edition. Second edition, hardcover, name and address to front endpage, slight spine lean, a touch of soiling to top page edges, some light wear to spine ends and edges, otherwise solid, a Very Good + copy in like dustjacket that has a few tiny closed tears along edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. SINGED BY MILTON MACHLIN on the front endpaper, with owner's gift inscription to the left inside the front cover. Hardcover in excellent condition (slight handling). The dust jacket is good with light edge wear and a few tiny edge tears, and is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. 321 pages. Caryl Chessman's efforts to avoid the San Quentin gas chamber. [1.2 lbs]. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

HB. Dustwrapper is price clipped and the upper corner of the flyleaf has been clipped, else VG minus in VG minus dustwrapper.

Gray Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 321 clean pages. A case study of Caryl Chessman. DJ is shelf-worn at the edges and price-clipped. Black and White Photographs (illustrator).

Condition: Good. 1962. No Edition Stated. 340 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Light tanning to spine and edges.…

Condition: Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 340 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Impression. The jacket has some scuffing over the top and bottom corner edges as well as along the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Ink date stamp on front free endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 4 books -- Ninth Life. Milton Machlin; William Read Woodfield. Putnam. 1961. 321p. hardcover with dust jacket, dust jacket bumped/scuffed, boards clean/square binding tight, text clean, NOT xlib--Carol Chessman Case + CELL 2455, DEATH ROW: CARYL CHESSMAN S OWN STORY, Chessman, Perma Books, 1956. first print, 326p, paperback, covers clean/bright, binding tight, text clean, body square, solid copy + THE FACE OF JUSTICE, Carol Chessman, Prentice Hall , 1957, 271p, hc w/dj, bumped/scuffed dj, bumped/scuffed boards, clean/tanning text, tight binding--Chessman's third book written in California Stae pen-San Quentin--JOURNALIST IRWIN MOSKOWITZ'S COPY, WHO COVERED THE CHESSMAN CASE, HIS NAME IS INKED FRONT FLY + TRIAL BY ORDEAL, Carol Chessman, Prentice Hall , 1955, 309p, hc no dj, bumped/scuffed boards, clean/tanning text, solid binding, name/address inked front fly--Chessman's second book written in California Stae pen-San Quentin--JOURNALIST IRWIN MOSKOWITZ'S COPY, WHO COVERED THE CHESSMAN CASE, HIS NAME IS INKED FRONT FLY--20.00.…

hardcover. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1961). Examination of the case of Caryl Chessman.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Frayed. First Edition. Illus. 321pp Caryl Chessman case. Foxing on endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with 16 pages of halftones from b/w photographs. Chronology. 4 page foreword by Machlin and Woodfield. Bibliographical references. Dust jacket designed by Black Star (unclipped; few nicks). Very good. 321 pages. No signatures or bookplates.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition First Printing. Impeccable research by a magazine reporter & writer takes you behind the headlines into the life & crimes--both alleged & proven--of Caryl Chessman, who was executed after a 12-year prison stay at San Quentin for being the "Red Light Bandit," a robber/serial rapist/kidnapper who preyed on couples in cars in & around Los Angeles, CA, in the 1940s. His execution paved the way for the movement to abolish the death penalty in that state. This scarce title painstakingly reexamines the case & comes to "shocking conclusions" about the crime, the state, the press, the police, & the courts. In 321 pages + 16 pages of black-and-white photos. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1961, this 8vo is in Fine condition: exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages slightly off white but completely unmarked. Former owner's stamp inside front cover. The unclipped DJ is VG+, with very minor edgewear & rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! 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 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Name of the previous owner. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, small chipped pieces and edge worn. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Some tanning.Old tape residue marks.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Internally clean.Tightly bound.[R.M]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very nice thick 528 page paperback with nice cove art of beautiful woman. Looks unread and above average quality.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 340 pages; Physical desc. : 340 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subject: Chessman, Caryl, 1921-1960 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 340 pages; Physical desc. : 340 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subject: Chessman, Caryl, 1921-1960 1 Kg. …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. VG+ Sl Worn Pc DW. 1st Edition. Illustrated. Caryl Chessman.

Full Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket As Issued. First edition / 1st Printing. AUTHOR'S COPY. First edition / First printing. Publisher's presentation copy to William Read Woodfield. This unique and outstanding copy is bound in full black morocco, spine with raised bands and gilt-ruled compartments, covers bordered with four gilt rules, gilt-decorated inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers; author's initials 'W.R.W" stamped in gold on lower right corner of front cover. William Read Woodfield (1928 - 2001), was a Hollywood screenwriter ("Mission Impossible", "Shaft", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", etc., etc.), who is best remembered for his work as a photographer, particularly of a famous suite of nude photos of Marilyn Monroe. 15 x 21cm. 321pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Illustrated with b&w Photos & Some Color Drawings (illustrator). Book.…