Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing by Lewis E. Lawes - 1932

photo illustrated hardcover edition; no dust jacket; no prior owner marks; minimal age tone; tight bind; cover has little sunning along spine, some rub and bump to corners, vivid titling; no dust jacket B5

New York: The New Home Library, 1943 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full red cloth, black & grey titles & decorations, edges dyed red, [ix], 412 pp. Cloth frayed at the one bumped corner, a few small spots to edges. Price-clipped DJ is lightly rubbed & soiled; in Brodart archival cover. "...the true story of what happens to criminals ins the nation's most famous prison, told for the first time by the nation's most famous warden." Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.). Reprint. . VG-/VG. 21 X 14½ cm.

New York, Chicago: A. L. Burt Company, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good. Author was former Warden of Sing Sing penitentiary and oversaw the execution of men and women over the course of 21 years and discusses the futility of capital punishment. The book was the basis for the 1932 movie featuring Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis. Blue coverboards with some fading. Black and white frontis portrait of author. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Some discoloration of endpapers. Black and white photographs. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 412 pp.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ray Long& Richard R. Smith, Inc., 1932. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition/First Printing (No Additional Printing Stated). The Book Is Bound In Black Cloth With Silver Lettering And Red Rule On The Front And Spine. Ownership Information On The Ffep, Dated May, 1932. Last Name And Purchase Date Near The Upper Edge Of The Front Pastedown. Hinges Sound. No Foxing. Water Stain To The Foredge Cloth On The Front And Back. Moderate Edge Wear, Through At The Lower Corners.

Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, Inc, 1932. hard cover. good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Good, hard cover ex-library book with no dust jacket, cover worn, remnants of pocket inside rear cover, sticker on title page, deckle pages, 412 pages, 8vo.

New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, Inc., 1932. 412 pages. Frontispiece illustrated with black and white plate, portrait of the Author, warden of Sing Sing prison. 22 additional b/w plates in text. Pages, endpapers clean, good condition. Foredges have few small spots. Black cloth, silver title on upper cover. Boards show some wear. Edges and corners lightly worn and bumped. VG. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, 1932. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. BUMPED SPINE ENDS, OTHERWISE A FINE BOOK IN VERY GOOD, PRICE-CLIPPED DUST JACKET WITH EDGE CHIPPING, AND SMALL TEARS. BOOKPLATE. Source of Michael Curtiz' 1933 film with Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis, remade in 1940 by Anatole Litvak as "Castle on the Hudson" with John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, and Pat O'Brien.

NY: A. L. Burt. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1932. Hardcover. Publisher's cloth. Inscribed to the ffep by Lawes, dated 1937. PO bookplate. Spine and cloth edges sunned. Spine ends frayed. Sound and square. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith. VG/NONE. 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Rubbing, light soiling, and edgewear to cover. Most wear is at spine; titles to spine are worn and spine is somewhat loose, but no pages are starting; Very Good. Overall solid copy; interior is clean. Author was Warden at Sing Sing Prison. Inscription by Lawes on front free endpaper dated May 29, 1932 ; B&W Photographs; 412 p.; Signed by Author .

New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, 1932. FIRST EDITION. 22 illustrations. Cloth and stamping bright and fresh. Fine book in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and short tears at edges. Several internal tape repairs. Basis for the 1933 film starring Bette Davis and Spencer Tracy, the only time they were paired in a film. Later remade as