True Crime from Mary Riversong Books

Henri Charriere. Papillon. 1970 William Morrow First U.S. Edition. USED. VG/G Unclipped $8.95 Dust jacket. "An international sensation – the #1 bestseller in France, England, Germany, Italy, Spain and other countries" 434 pages 6 ½ X 9 3/8. Former owner signature on title page.

By Oscar Wilde. Ballad of Reading Gaol (The Golden Books) Barse & Hopkins NY. Undated, circa 1910. POETRY. RARE EDITION with printed dedication related to the prison period in Wilde's biography - "In Memoriam C.T.W. Sometime trooper of the royal horse guards OBIIT H.M. prison, Reading, Berkshire, July 7, 1896". USED. Good condition/ no DJ if issued. Gray paper boards… Read more about this item

Lowndes, Marie Belloc. The Lodger. Scribner's Original Copyright 1913. The Readers League of America Edition, Stated 9th Printing Thus, January, 1945. A terrifying tale of Jack the Ripper. Summary: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog; original source material for the Directed by, Alfred Hitchcock ; Screenplay by, Eliot Stannard ; Based on "The Lodger", 1913 novel by Marie… Read more about this item

Shapiro, Harry L. The Pitcairn Islanders (aka The Heritage of the Bounty) Simon And Schuster, First Clarion Printing Thus, 1968. USED. Good condition. Softcover. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY. POLYNESIA, SOUTH SEAS, TAHITI. "An account of the colony which the nine mutineers of the H.M.S. Bounty founded on Pitcairn Island in 1790. Provides an in-depth analysis of culture contact between the English and… Read more about this item

Mata Hari: Courtesan And Spy. 1930, Blue Ribbon Books Photoplay Edition featuring actress Greta Garbo. Coulson, Major Thomas, OBE. BIOGRAPHY. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 312 pages 5 ¾ X 8 3/8. BIOGRAPHY. Summary "Femme Fatale Mata Hari's True Story Remains a Mystery 100 Years After Her Death. Mata Hari (1876-1917), real name Gertrude Margarete Zelle. Dancer on French… Read more about this item

RARE SIGNED STATED FIRST EDITION: Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Ed. w/ exlib replacement 1st Ed. DJ is an original HARVEY GABOR White/black jail bars/ bird inset dust jacket protected by a mylar wrap. Unclipped Front flap states 9/55. Used. Good-/Good condition original dust jacket. Front cover states: "The fantastic… Read more about this item

Law West Of The Pecos: The Story of Judge Roy Bean. Text of the original manuscript. Copyright 1936,1967 Sixth Printing Thus, The Naylor Company, San Antonio. Texas. Used. Very Good/ Good unclipped original dust jacket. $2.00 price on front flap. A History of Texas. Summary: Biography. "Here for the first time all the Roy Bean stories, in addition to all… Read more about this item

Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Edition. BIOGRAPHY. True crime, Ornithology. Stated First Printing Thus Exlib. Good- condition. Spine is a bit cocked. No Dust jacket is included. "The fantastic true story of the prisoner with the longest record of solitary confinement in the United States – who became a leading… Read more about this item

Sinclair, Upton. Boston: A Novel. Complete in two volumes by Upton Sinclair. The Sacco & Vanzetti Case. Albert and Charles Boni, NY. 1928 1st Edition. Used. Good Condition/ No Dust jackets included. Green, embossed Independence Hall with golden dome front boards. Pages no longer bright. Please see our photos. Based on the true story of Industrial Age Massachusetts. Per Encyclopædia… Read more about this item