Spencer Shew (83 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 40pp. Still well bound and interior in nice clean condition. Rusting to staples. No names or inscriptions.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book. No dust jacket. A clean and sound copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First published 1947. The book is in very good condition with a strong, intact binding. The cover shows minimal wear, and there are no inscriptions or library markings. The pages are clean and well-preserved, indicative of careful handling over the years. The absence of a dust jacket is noted, but the hardcover remains robust and appealing.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book. No dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First American edition. 293 pages, index, Red cloth boards. Trace of pencil mark on front endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket has light edgewear and a half-inch tear.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Please note some stock images show a jacket, this copy does NOT include a jacket. Previous owner's personal bookplate. Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Shelf and edge wear. Staining to fore edge of text block, text clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Corners are beginning to bump. Spine has some light wear at the ends. Spine is beginning to crack at the front endpaper. Front endpaper has a bookplate. ; Includes some lovely photos throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Some light foxing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First American Edition. Arranged encyclopedia-style, this new work complements the author's "A Companion to Murder" & covers the same period (1900-1950), but focuses exclusively on violent death by blunt instrument, from the end of a poker to razors, hammers, bricks, & axes. Also includes miscellaneous material on the detection & punishment of murder & on the British judicial system. Originally published in Britain in 1961, this is the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, first printing, from 1962. Hardcover with red cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine is very clean & tightly bound; some mild fading along top edges. Former owner's (mine) bookplate inside front cover, else completely unmarked save for erased pencil pricing on ffep. Unclipped DJ (with original $4.50 price) has minor edgewear & chipping at corners. 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.…

Broschiert. Condition: Gut. o.A. engl. sprachig, Einband berieben, u. etwas angeschmutzt LIEFERZEITEN / DELIVERY TIMES: DEUTSCHLAND 5 - 14 Tage EUROPA/EUROPE: 7 - 30 Tage/Days USA/WELTWEIT/WORLDWIDE: 14 - 60 Tage/Days (!!!) +++ Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 1st American edition. Some tears and creases to the DJ. Pages are clean and free from markings or creases. Binding is solid. BP/True Crime.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Clean red boards with bright gilt, sharp corners, firm hinges, crisp pages. Small sunned area to crown and heel, else fine. DJ has wear to corners, along spine, chips to spine ends, a scattered but small snag to front o/w presentable. KRM/Books on Books/Anthology.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Edition: First edition. First American Ed; Good red cloth boards w/ faded spine, dust jacket missing, tight binding, clean text Prompt, reliable service, shipped next business day. Int'l mailed via first class or priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gilt shell motif embossed cover with quarter blue cloth and gilt spinal titles. Crisp, clean, bright, tight and in wonderful condition showing only slight shelf and corner wear. Pale Blue DJ shows some chips, closed tears and general edge wear, having done its duty and protected its charge, now itself protected in an acid free mylar cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. Two true crime volumes sold as a set, exhaustively covering the most notorious murders, murderers and murder trials in Great Britain from 1900 to 1950; both books have suffered considerable water staining to lower edges of boards, spines and dustjackets; jackets are edgeworn; text blocks are clean and tight though edges are somewhat soiled. Reading or reference copies.…

hardcover. Condition: VeryGood. Dust jacket has only light wear. Clean pages with no underlining or highlights.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First American Edition. Octavo, 303 pages, cloth With a Note on the British Judicial System. Shew was a Criminal Courts reporter in England.

Condition: Good. No edition remarks. 95 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards with cloth spine. Black and white photographs. Colour frontispiece. 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 mild marking and tanning. Sma&ll tear in surface on front. …

Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor Some Loss Torn. First Edition. Please Email for further details. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Black and White Illustrations (illustrator). Eileen Darby.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: G/VG. First U.S. Edition. Book appears very lightly read with scant wear at edges and extremities in a like dust jacket that has not been price clipped, exhibits wear, chips and tears at the extremities, but now is protected in a Brodart! "A dictionary of death by the knife, the dagger, the razor, the axe, the chopper, the chisel; death by the iron file, the marline spike, the hammer, the poker, the bottle; death by the jemmy, the spanner, the tyre lever, the iron bar, the starting handle; death by the sandbag,the sash weight, the mallet, the half-brick, the stick, the stone; death by the fire tongs, the butt end of a revolver, the metal chair, etc. 1900-1950." 320 pages includes index, bibliography and a 'table of murder'.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. cloth hard cover 8vo illustrated.303 PP Near fine in near fine dust Jacket.

8vo. xviii, [4], 303, [3] pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. (mnr chppng ft of spine, dustsoilng), VG/VG-. First American edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. 1961. First Edition. 286 pages. Black pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First am. Very good hardcover with similar dust jacket. First American edition. Light browning to edges of pages. Dustwrapper rubbed with some creasing and browning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First American. Good in good dust jacket. X library book with expected markings. Has wearing at corners.

cloth.8vo.295 pages.very good copy.rubbed on spine,very good dust Jacket.price present.

Condition: Good. 1947. First Published. 118 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. 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 moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. The jacket has a three inch long tear on the front bottom edge.