78-187880.

Einhorn, Ira. (The Unicorn Killer).

Published by Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972., 1972

About this Item

- Octavo, black cloth in a black dust wrapper designed by Jim Cook. The corners of the covers and the head & tail of the spine are lightly rubbed. The rear joint is rubbed along the bottom. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed and the tail of the jacket's spine is heavily rubbed and slightly chipped. [192] unnumbered pages, with profuse black-and-white illustrations. Very good in a good dust wrapper. First edition.RARE IN CLOTH WITH A DUSTWRAPPER.Ira Einhorn [b. 1940] was an activist in the 1960s and '70s, involved in ecological, anti-war and anti-establishment groups. He called himself "the Unicorn" from the translation of his name-- "one horn" or "unicorn". In 1977 he murdered his ex-girlfriend Holly Maddux, whose decomposing body was discovered in a trunk in his apartment. He fled the country while awaiting trial and lived in Europe for the next sixteen years. He was finally tracked down in France and, after complicated negotiations regarding his extradition, was finally returned to the U.S. in 2001 and began serving a life sentence in the state prison at Houtzdale, Pennsylvania. He was known as "the Unicorn Killer". The book at hand is a rambling counter-cultural rant illustrated with surrealistic images. Seller Inventory # 94684

Bibliographic Details

Title: 78-187880.

Publisher: Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972.

Publication Date: 1972

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition