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The Holmes-Pitezel Case by Detective Frank P Geyer - 1896: A History of the Greatest Crime of the Century and the Search for the Missing Pitezel Children.

by Detective Frank P Geyer

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The Holmes-Pitezel Case by Detective Frank P Geyer - 1896

The Holmes-Pitezel Case: A History of the Greatest Crime of the Century and the Search for the Missing Pitezel Children.

by Detective Frank P Geyer

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Book restoration needed: Loose binding; edge wear; soiling; partial torn-away frontispiece by 1/3rd; binding front and back loose to gauze; pencil-scribbles p. 314. Chronology, Chapter XXIV p. 345-370; 1860 (New Hampshire family history through 1894, May 10th through Nov. 30th). H.H. Holmes is reportedly an alias for the Chicago Fair serial murderer Herman Webster Mudgett. Few titles remain in the original of which this is one.

  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Illustrator Archival B&W photos and facsimile documents.
  • Format/Binding Hardcover.
  • Book Condition Used - Fair
  • Jacket Condition No jacket.
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st edition.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Self-published by authority of the District Attorney and Mayor of Philadelphia.
  • Place of Publication Philadelphia
  • Date Published 1896
  • Pages 512
  • Size 20 cm.
  • Keywords True Crime; Kidnapping; Author-Detective; 19th century Philadelphia; Chicago Fair serial murderer Herman Webster Mudgett;
  • Size 20 cm.

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The Holmes - Pitezel Case / A History Of The Greatest Crime Of The Century And Of The Search For The Missing Pitezel Children

by Detective Frank P. Geyer

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Fair to Good
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
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Shady Grove Book Store
West Branch, Michigan, United States
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1896. Hardcover. Fair to Good. This is a true detective story of what was considered the greatest crime of the century. Written by Detective Frank P. Geyer of the Bureau of Police, Department of Public Safety, of the City of Phildelphia. The subject of this story, Herman W. Mudgett (aka. H.H. Holmes), was a serial murderer in Chicago during the time of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. It is a 1896 hardcover book. The cover is in fair condition, with considerable wear, especially to the spine. The front hinge is partially split but still holding. The text is clean and the binding is basically tight. A very interesting and quite rare book.
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