Search Results: 1886 professional criminals of america by thomas byrnes

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

New York: Chelsea House Publishers. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. DJ has some tears and creasing. ; Introductions by Arthur M. Schlesinger and S. J. Perelman. .

Globe Pequot Press, The, 2000. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Chelsea House Publishers, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Chelsea House Publishers, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1969. Ed. not stated. Hardcover. B&w photos. xxxi, 433 pp. 4to. Slightly soiled, ink inscription, else vg in slightly soiled, price-clipped dj. Biographical sketches of the 400 most feared criminals in America in 1886; intros by Arthur Schlesinger & S.J. Perelman.

The Lyons Press, 2000-08-01. Paperback. Good.

Chelsea House, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, no dj. Light wear to spine. Contents clean and tight. 431 pages, index, b&w photos.

NYC: Chelsea House Pub., 1969 This OVERSIZED hard cover is in VERY GOOD CONDITION. The dust jacket is in good condition, with edge wear, a small tear and a corner chip. 433 pages includes an index, bound in yellow cloth with black lettering. Some slight surface discoloration on covers. HINGES AND BINDING STRONG AND TIGHT. Contents includes introductions by Arthur M. Schlesinger and S.J. Perelman. This book was written in 1886, and contains biographical sketches of some 400 of the nation's leading criminals, including their photographs. Each biographical sketch details the crime committed and the circumstances leading up to arrest and conviction. This book is a chronicle of crime, a bizarre turn-of-the century rogues gallery of sneaks, embezzlers, murderers, men and women, as well as a serious study in statistics and sociology. VERY GOOD, TIGHT COPY. FANTASTIC READING!

Chelsea House Publishers, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Chelsea House, 1969. hardcover. very good/good. Illustrated. 433 pages. Thick 4to, cloth, d.w.; (spine worn and repaired, t.p. torn and crudely repaired with tape). N.Y.: Chelsea House, (1969). Very good.<br/> <br/>

New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1969. edition unstated, reprint of 1886 edition. Hardcover. VG+/dj VG- w/ minor tear at bottom spine, in brodart.. 11 1/4 x 8 3/8. Yellow cloth w/ black lettering on spine & upper cover, rust eps. Very clean, solid, tight, unmarked. 204 photographic portraits, 433 pp.

New York: Chelsea House. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, "Written in 1886 - contains biographical sketches of some 400 of the nation's leading criminals, including their photographs. Each biographical sketch details the crime committed and the circumstances leading up to arrest and conviction," book has a couple of short corner-creases to the cover, else excellent condition, the yellow cloth remains bright and clean, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, the jacket has several small black blemishes on the rear panel and the red lettering on the spine is faded but still visible, the jacket is presentable, the original price (10.00) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

New York. : Chelsea House Publishers., 1969.. Facsimile edition.. Decorated hard cover. . Near fine copy (very light shelf wear) in edge chipped dust jacket (in mylar).. 4to.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

Chelsea House, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Chelsea House, 1969. Good. , Hardcover, Clean, tight, in worn dust jacket. 433 pages. B&w photos. Introductions by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. and S. J. Perelman. Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.

Chelsea House Publishers, 1969-01-01. hardcover. Like New. 11x8x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Chelsea House, New York, 1969, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Large quarto, hardcover, VG in good white pictorial dj with 4 hard-core criminals pictured on cover (one a woman). 433 pp. with index. Reprint of the original 1886 publication. VG in dusty white dust-jacket, not price-clipped. Book itself bound in yellow cloth with little wear to spine joint, but still firmly bound. Internally very clean. Compiled when Byrnes was in service with the New York police. A superb rogues gallery with over 400 leading offenders of the time, an outline of their crimes and portraits of the criminals. Byrnes used his contacts with criminals to build a network of informants and claimed the New York Detective Bureau had obtained more convictions than Scotland Yard, Paris and New Jersey put together, resulting in some 10,000 years of sentences. This excellent reference work was far ahead of its time and also contains a List of Prisons, Penitentiaries and Reformatories in the United States, plus a full Index.

New York: Chelsea House Publishers. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Few open tears. Light shelf wear on front/rear panels. .

New York: Chelsea House Publishers. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. .

The Lyons Press, 2000-08-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!