Prisoner at the Bar: Sidelights on the Administration of Criminal Justice
by Train, Arthur
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Exton, Pennsylvania, United States
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CA$13.93CA$11.15
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926 Embossed brown cloth, lightly soiled, faded gilt lettering on spine, top edge tinted, edges toned and with spots of staining, edges rubbed, inside clean and bright. 357 pp. with black and white photographic portrait frontispiece. An interesting and often humorous look at the criminal justice system at the turn of the 20th century, particularly in New York City by Arthur Train, formerly Assistant District Attorney, New York County.. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- A Parcel of Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- T1029
- Title
- Prisoner at the Bar: Sidelights on the Administration of Criminal Justice
- Author
- Train, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nonfiction;
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Exton, Pennsylvania
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...