Crime Detection by O'Sullivan, F. Dalton - 1928

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. xix, 405 (xi) pp, foreword, chronology, list of b&w illustrations, map of St. Petersburgh, The Murder, The Children of the Doctor; The Fortress; Poor Folk; The Conspirators; The Prisoner; The Execution, The House of the Dead; The Exile; A Sentimental Journey; Polina Suslova; Paty and Love; Crime and Punishment; The Gambler; The Fool of Christ; The Diabolic Principle; The Great Sinner; The Breath of Corruption; The Prophet; The Karamazovs; The Last Days; The Legend; bibliography, index. Second Printing, April 1967. "The author is more concerned with the portrayal of the living man than to use him as a peg for a variety of theories. He wanted to see him plain, with his warts and his strangeshuffling walk, so that it would be possible to recognize him if he entered an room. His presence, his voice, his hesitations, his acts of charity, all those things which help us to understand his… Read More

Chicago: O'Sullivan Publishing House. Used - Very Good. 1928. Sm 4to, 667 pp, VG in faux-leather cloth (a few pencil notations throughout). A massive study of the art & science of crime detection in the early twentieth century.. (Subject: Chicago, Illinois, & Midwest.)