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Murder and Its Motives
by Jesse, F. Tennyson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Toronto, Wellington, Sydney: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1952 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original red cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Minor rubbing along lower edges. Spine somewhat darkened. No writing. Hinges firm. This is the "New Edition" of the book, originally published in 1924. The author was the great niece of Alfred Lord Tennyson. In this book, she divides the reasons for murders into six categories: murder for gain, murder for revenge, murder for elimination, murder for jealousy, murder for the lust of killing, and murder from conviction. She provides examples of each using real life crimes. Scarce. 222 pp. including Index. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dave Shoots, Bookseller
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014298
- Title
- Murder and Its Motives
- Author
- Jesse, F. Tennyson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London, Toronto, Wellington, Sydney
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- NOISBN. Social History. Crime. Criminals.
Terms of Sale
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
In case of returns, seller will refund purchase price and initial shipping cost provided merchandise is returned in good condition within 14 days of sale. Payment methods accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PayPal (to daveshoots@nb.aibn.com), cash, cheque or money order. 20% discount to the trade. Books will be shipped as customer prefers upon receipt of purchase price and shipping costs. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR BOOK. THANKS!
About the Seller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2004
Saint John, New Brunswick
About Dave Shoots, Bookseller
We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
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