Wilson Herbert Emerson (28 results)

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. I Stole $16,000,000: Confessions of a Master Safe Cracker. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. I Stole $16,000,000 is based on the true story of a mastermind of crime -- Herbert Emerson Wilson, former ordained clergyman, war veteran, bank robber, mail bandit, safe cracker, jail breaker and convicted murderer.This is the blazing inside story of a safe cracker who stole more than $16,000,000 and eventually learned that crime does not pay after he was put behind bars for almost 20 years.In his own words, Herbert Emerson Wilson, a clever and daring thief, describes how he planned and pulled off robberies that baffled the police and FBI investigators for years until he was caught. With his own specially made explosives, his nimble fingers, his well-run syndicate of mobsters and musclemen, and his beautiful and wily moll, Wilson blasted, torched, tunneled and talked his way into banks, stores and armored cars - without leaving a clue or a fingerprint.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I Stole $16,000,000 is based on the true story of a mastermind of crime -- Herbert Emerson Wilson, former ordained clergyman, war veteran, bank robber, mail bandit, safe cracker, jail breaker and convicted murderer. This is the blazing inside story of a safe cracker who stole more than $16,000,000 and eventually learned that crime does not pay after he was put behind bars for almost 20 years. In his own words, Herbert Emerson Wilson, a clever and daring thief, describes how he planned and pulled off robberies that baffled the police and FBI investigators for years until he was caught. With his own specially made explosives, his nimble fingers, his well-run syndicate of mobsters and musclemen, and his beautiful and wily moll, Wilson blasted, torched, tunneled and talked his way into banks, stores and armored cars -- without leaving a clue or a fingerprint. AUTHOR: Herbert Emerson Wilson (1881-1968) was born in Wyoming, Ontario, and fought in the Boer War before becoming ordained as a Baptist minister and relocated to San Diego, California. He left the clergy and fell into a life of crime and safe cracking. He was convicted of murdering his crime partner, Herb Cox, and served 12 years in San Quentin Prison. He later spent six years in Kingston and Prince Albert penitentiaries for defrauding a company over $100,000. Wilson was a prolific writer, and he collaborated with crime writer Thomas P. Kelley to write the story of his life as the king of the safe crackers. Thomas P. Kelley (1905-1982) was one of Canada's most prolific pulp fiction writers. He was said to have over 30 pseudonyms and was a frequent contributor to Uncanny Tales, a Canadian sci-fi pulp magazine. He published dozens of paperback books, including The Black Donnellys, Vengeance of the Black Donnellys and I Stole $16,000,000. Based on the true story of Herbert Emerson Wilson - a former clergyman, veteran and skilled safe cracker - I Stole $16,000,000 recounts how he planned and carried out highprofile robberies before spending nearly 20 years in prison. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. I Stole $16,000,000 is based on the true story of a mastermind of crime -- Herbert Emerson Wilson, former ordained clergyman, war veteran, bank robber, mail bandit, safe cracker, jail breaker and convicted murderer.This is the blazing inside story of a safe cracker who stole more than $16,000,000 and eventually learned that crime does not pay after he was put behind bars for almost 20 years.In his own words, Herbert Emerson Wilson, a clever and daring thief, describes how he planned and pulled off robberies that baffled the police and FBI investigators for years until he was caught. With his own specially made explosives, his nimble fingers, his well-run syndicate of mobsters and musclemen, and his beautiful and wily moll, Wilson blasted, torched, tunneled and talked his way into banks, stores and armored cars - without leaving a clue or a fingerprint.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. I Stole $16,000,000 is based on the true story of a mastermind of crime -- Herbert Emerson Wilson, former ordained clergyman, war veteran, bank robber, mail bandit, safe cracker, jail breaker and convicted murderer.This is the blazing inside story of a safe cracker who stole more than $16,000,000 and eventually learned that crime does not pay after he was put behind bars for almost 20 years.In his own words, Herbert Emerson Wilson, a clever and daring thief, describes how he planned and pulled off robberies that baffled the police and FBI investigators for years until he was caught. With his own specially made explosives, his nimble fingers, his well-run syndicate of mobsters and musclemen, and his beautiful and wily moll, Wilson blasted, torched, tunneled and talked his way into banks, stores and armored cars - without leaving a clue or a fingerprint.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I Stole $16,000,000 is based on the true story of a mastermind of crime -- Herbert Emerson Wilson, former ordained clergyman, war veteran, bank robber, mail bandit, safe cracker, jail breaker and convicted murderer. This is the blazing inside story of a safe cracker who stole more than $16,000,000 and eventually learned that crime does not pay after he was put behind bars for almost 20 years. In his own words, Herbert Emerson Wilson, a clever and daring thief, describes how he planned and pulled off robberies that baffled the police and FBI investigators for years until he was caught. With his own specially made explosives, his nimble fingers, his well-run syndicate of mobsters and musclemen, and his beautiful and wily moll, Wilson blasted, torched, tunneled and talked his way into banks, stores and armored cars -- without leaving a clue or a fingerprint. AUTHOR: Herbert Emerson Wilson (1881-1968) was born in Wyoming, Ontario, and fought in the Boer War before becoming ordained as a Baptist minister and relocated to San Diego, California. He left the clergy and fell into a life of crime and safe cracking. He was convicted of murdering his crime partner, Herb Cox, and served 12 years in San Quentin Prison. He later spent six years in Kingston and Prince Albert penitentiaries for defrauding a company over $100,000. Wilson was a prolific writer, and he collaborated with crime writer Thomas P. Kelley to write the story of his life as the king of the safe crackers. Thomas P. Kelley (1905-1982) was one of Canada's most prolific pulp fiction writers. He was said to have over 30 pseudonyms and was a frequent contributor to Uncanny Tales, a Canadian sci-fi pulp magazine. He published dozens of paperback books, including The Black Donnellys, Vengeance of the Black Donnellys and I Stole $16,000,000. Based on the true story of Herbert Emerson Wilson - a former clergyman, veteran and skilled safe cracker - I Stole $16,000,000 recounts how he planned and carried out highprofile robberies before spending nearly 20 years in prison. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 35 pp. ; illustrated endpapers ; black cloth with white lettering, in black, gold and white nicked and creased dustjacket ; "Ralph Ginzburg.has been referred to as everything from 'a Renaissance man' (poet Ed Sanders) to 'a pornographic pestilence' (Congresswoman Kathryn O'Hay Granahan), from 'a saint martyred on the altar of love' (Rev. George Von Hilsheimer III) to 'a hard-shelled mollusk thriving in mud' (William F. Buckley, Jr.). His first imbroglio stemmed from the publication of Eros, a quarterly on the joys of love and sex that featured erotic works by such masters as Rembrandt, D H Lawrence, Picasso, Mark Twain, Michelangelo, Norman Mailer, Ovid, Ray Bradbury, Shakespeare and Robert Burns. Its suppression by the United States Supreme Court led to the imprisonment described in tis volume."--dustjacket ; the only book with the words "celsitudinous" and "claustrophobifacient" in it ; VG/FAIR. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I Stole $16,000,000 is based on the true story of a mastermind of crime -- Herbert Emerson Wilson, former ordained clergyman, war veteran, bank robber, mail bandit, safe cracker, jail breaker and convicted murderer. This is the blazing inside story of a safe cracker who stole more than $16,000,000 and eventually learned that crime does not pay after he was put behind bars for almost 20 years. In his own words, Herbert Emerson Wilson, a clever and daring thief, describes how he planned and pulled off robberies that baffled the police and FBI investigators for years until he was caught. With his own specially made explosives, his nimble fingers, his well-run syndicate of mobsters and musclemen, and his beautiful and wily moll, Wilson blasted, torched, tunneled and talked his way into banks, stores and armored cars -- without leaving a clue or a fingerprint. AUTHOR: Herbert Emerson Wilson (1881-1968) was born in Wyoming, Ontario, and fought in the Boer War before becoming ordained as a Baptist minister and relocated to San Diego, California. He left the clergy and fell into a life of crime and safe cracking. He was convicted of murdering his crime partner, Herb Cox, and served 12 years in San Quentin Prison. He later spent six years in Kingston and Prince Albert penitentiaries for defrauding a company over $100,000. Wilson was a prolific writer, and he collaborated with crime writer Thomas P. Kelley to write the story of his life as the king of the safe crackers. Thomas P. Kelley (1905-1982) was one of Canada's most prolific pulp fiction writers. He was said to have over 30 pseudonyms and was a frequent contributor to Uncanny Tales, a Canadian sci-fi pulp magazine. He published dozens of paperback books, including The Black Donnellys, Vengeance of the Black Donnellys and I Stole $16,000,000. Based on the true story of Herbert Emerson Wilson - a former clergyman, veteran and skilled safe cracker - I Stole $16,000,000 recounts how he planned and carried out highprofile robberies before spending nearly 20 years in prison. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

MassMarket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Signet/New American Library, 1956. 12mo. Paperback. Code of 1293 on cover and spine. Red stained page ends. Book is very good. Covers have some light shelf wear and binding starting at page 22, all pages intact. An excellent copy of this vintage true crime title. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Condition: BUONO USATO. Testimonianze del tempo ITALIANO N.XX della collana, traduzione di Pia De Cugis, prefazione di Alberto Consiglio, brossura editoriale parzialmente ingiallita, con ombrature, minuta fioritura ed usura da scaffalatura, pagine leggermente e naturalmente ingiallite, con illustrazioni in nero f.t., tagli con fioritura e non rifilati. Numero pagine 178.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Autobiography of Canadian-born career criminal H.E. Wilson, ordained Baptist minister, self-proclaimed "King of the Safecrackers," and eventual San Quentin inmate. Reprint from 1956 edition. Light scratch across back cover. No marks to inside pages. No crease to spine. Appears unread. 190 pages. s109.…

Paperback. Condition: New. I Stole $16,000,000 is based on the true story of a mastermind of crime -- Herbert Emerson Wilson, former ordained clergyman, war veteran, bank robber, mail bandit, safe cracker, jail breaker and convicted murderer.This is the blazing inside story of a safe cracker who stole more than $16,000,000 and eventually learned that crime does not pay after he was put behind bars for almost 20 years.In his own words, Herbert Emerson Wilson, a clever and daring thief, describes how he planned and pulled off robberies that baffled the police and FBI investigators for years until he was caught. With his own specially made explosives, his nimble fingers, his well-run syndicate of mobsters and musclemen, and his beautiful and wily moll, Wilson blasted, torched, tunneled and talked his way into banks, stores and armored cars - without leaving a clue or a fingerprint.…

Brossura. Condition: nuovo.

Condition: DISCRETO USATO. Testimonianze del Tempo - Serie Gialli Veri ITALIANO Volume rilegato con titoli in oro su tassello colorato al dorso. Coperta maggiormente imbrunita al dorso stesso, con segni dovuti da fattore tempo e con tracce di pregressa umiditÃ. Tagli regolari e naturalmente imbruniti, pagine ben salde alla costa e con modesta imbrunitura. Libro completamente fruibile, n. 20 della collana "Testimonianze del Tempo (Serie Gialli Veri, n. 6)", con prefazione di Alberto Consiglio, traduzione di Pia De Cugis, presenti 12 illustrazioni in nero fuori testo, numero pagine 191 (XIII, 17.…

Condition: Very Good. First ed., first printing April 1956; 142 p., plus ads for other books; binding firm; paper mildly age-toned but not brittle; only slight rubbing along edges of pictorial wrapper.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 86 pages Features: Kid Killers at the Wheel are turning highways into human slaughterhouses; New York's Biggest Attic - The Manhattan Storage and Warehouse Company - article with great photos; The 25 Men Who Run the World; Wizards of Words - The National Spelling Bee; The Great Larynx - Art Linkletter and Familiy; I Was the King of the Safecrackers (part 2 of 5) - Herbert Wilson; Inside Sports; Collier's Out of Doors. Fiction: A Young Man Marred; One Day When I Was Lost; How Are You in Trunks?; Lionheart; The Golden Dart (part 3 of 8); The Parked Car. Ads include: Magnificent Studebaker Truck ad inside front cover; Trailways Bus ad; Elsie the cow in Borden ad; Firestone; Pontiac; Fisher Body; *Beautiful* two-page color ad for Packard cars; Hudson cars; Dodge Trucks; *Gorgeous* Canada Dry ad features their Spur Cola, Ginger Ale, Club Soda and Hi-Spot; Greyhound bus lines; The US Army; Old Thompson Whiskey; Great color photo Blatz Beer ad inside back cover features photo of Brian Donlevy; Coke ad on back cover features many fashionable ladies. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, May 28, 1949 - The 25 Men Who Rule the World Kid Killers at the Wheel are turning highways into human slaughterhouses; New York's Biggest Attic - The Manhattan Storage and Warehouse Company - article with great ph. Illustrated by Skor, Walter; Murphy, John Cullen; Conner, Mac; Moore, Al;Cooper, Mario; Hawes, Charles; Oehmen, Len (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 78 pages Features: The Lady Who Licked John L. Lewis - Ruth Boyd; The Indianapolis 500; Hank Meyers - Pilot to the Big Brass - Presidential Pilot for Eight Years - great article and photos; Geniuses Have it Tough, Too - Professional musicians - article with photo of Joseph Rabushka; Nobody Pushes Bob Around - Robert Montgomery is the man who defied gangster Willie Bioff - article with full-page photo of Montgomery; The Crazy Dreamers - A rant against the use of marijuana; I was King of the Safecrackers (part 3 of 5) - Herbert E. Wilson; Wish My Name Was Jones. Fiction: The Seven Days of the Fisherman; Justice MacGruder Presides; The Golden Dart (part 4 of 8); The Runaways; Transfer at Khartoum; Deciding Score. Ads include: Nice color photo Studebaker ad inside front cover; Gem Razor; G.E. Television; Herbert Tareyton Cigarettes - featuring polo player Peter Perkins; Admiral entertainment products; Remington electric typewriters; RCA Victor radios; Two-page ad for the movie "Joan of Arc"; Oldsmobile cars; Fram Filters (great 2-page ad); B.V.D. Beach Wear; Hamilton Watches; Botany 500; Harley Davidson motorcycles (the 125 model); Westminster socks; Schick Electric Shavers; The U.S. Army (Operation Peace); Lucky Strike. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, June 4, 1949 John L. Lewis - Ruth Boyd; The Indianapolis 500; Hank Meyers - Pilot to the Big Brass - Presidential Pilot for Eight Years - great article and photos; Geniuses Have it Tough, Too - Professional musici. Illustrated by Irvin, Fred: Fleischmann, Glen; Skor, Walter; Ekman, Stan;Hawes, Charles; Smith, J. Frederick; Baz, Ben Hur; Irvin, Fred; (illustrator). …