Hellcatraz by Gardner Roy (8 results)

Paper Back. Condition: Very Good.

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

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed. signed by author on cover, tanned.

[CALIFORNIA]. First edition. 8vo. Inscribed by the author. Pictorial wrappers, 109 pp., author's note, foreword, illustrated. The author spent 25 months of his 18 years imprisonment on "The Rock," where he witnessed riots and killings and attempted breaks and mingled with the most dangerous and desperate men of the day. He wrote this little book and sold it as he did his job as a guide on Treasure Island that was converted for the Golden Gate International Exposition. He knew many of the criminals of the day and has much to say about Alvin Karpis, Al Capone, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and others. Six Guns 806 says, "Scarce." "These little books on life in Alcatraz were sold by the author while he was serving as a guide at the Golden Gate Exposition. He was a latter-day train robber." Covers lightly used else a very good copy. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed., 109 pp., plates, portraits, stiff pi. wps., 6-Guns #806 Recollections of a latter day train robber. Scarce. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Self-published. No date, circa 1939. Staple-bound soft cover inscribed, signed and dated by one-time "Most Wanted" gangster, Roy Gardner. Good condition. Small, missing piece at upper front corner of cover, with previous owner signature just below. A newspaper article glued inside has left a shadow on title page where Gardner signed. Gardner, a former inmate at Alcatraz, was a notorious mail robber who was once dubbed, "King of the Escape Artists". A rare and absorbing booklet. Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

First Edition. (c1939). Very Good+. Signed on the initial/title page by the author and dated "Aug. 31--1939." Phamplet (approx. 7-3/4" tall x 5-1/2"), staple binding, 109 pages inc. b&w photos. of some of Alcatraz's notable residents--i.e., "Machine Gun" Kelly, Joe Bowers, Harvey Bailey, Alvin Karpis, "Doc" Barker, Al Capone and Albert Bates . Yellow paper wrapper w/ dark blue lettering and design, photo of "The Tomb of the Living Dead" on the front. Wrapper is lightly soiled, has very light edge wear and a waterstain on the bottom 1/2" of the rear. Contents are lightly tanned, but aside from the inscription, clean and firmly bound. "Once American's most notorious mail robber and escape artist," Roy Gardner served two years on Alcatraz (in addition to 16 years of incarceration elsewhere) before being released in 1938. "Hellcatraz" details his life and the life at Alcatraz of some of the early 20th Century's most notable criminals. A rare and riveting read.…