True Crime from Old Algonquin Books

Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1991. Hardcover. Fine. With a nine-page Introduction by Larry McMurtry. A thorough account of the large number of materials that were stolen from libraries, forged and sold, and the people involved. Includes photos of several original and forged docuents. Bound in tan paper on boards and brown cloth spine.

New York: Knopf, 1961. First American edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Good. 303 pages, index, and 5-page Note on the British Judicial System. A one-inch black mark on bottom edge of a couple of pages (not up onto the pages). Otherwise the book is clean and fine. Unclipped dust jacket has light edgewear and tiny chips at… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 1962. First American edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 293 pages, index, Red cloth boards. Trace of pencil mark on front endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket has light edgewear and a half-inch tear.

Philadelphia: Dorrance, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very good. Story of the 1906 crime by the man who was tried for the murder of architect Stanford White over the seduction of Evelyn Nesbit. 271 pages, photos, illustrations. Bright red cloth boards have some rubbing on edges and small bump at top of spine. The dark… Read more about this item

New York: Crown, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 278 pages, index, numerous illustrations.

Chicago: Institute of Applied Science, 1941. Glossy Pictorial Cover. Good. Fifteenth edition. 80 pages, b/w & color photos. 5 x 7-1/2". Blue cloth faded at spine, and couple of tiny wears through the cloth on the spine. Publisher's gold info slip attached to the front free endpaper.

Chicago: Finger Print Publishing, 1935. Hardcover. Good. The Blue Book of Crime. Tenth edition. 80 pages, photos. 5 x 7-1/2". Blue boards faded at spine, small board corner bump. Clean inside.

Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. No statement of edition. Unfaded dust jacket, with the $17.95 price on the flap, has a bit of wear at the corners.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The Mark Hoffmann fabrications and forgeries of Mormon documents.

New York: Dutton, 1954. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Orange tweed boards with gold titles on spine. Black and orange dust jacket with price intact on flap. A few spots on page edges.

New York: Modern Library, 1938. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. ML 113.2. Stated First Modern Library Edition 1938. True crime stories, including the Hauptmann Lindbergh baby case. Blue flexible/balloon cloth boards with gold logo on front. Star stamp on rear endpaper. Some fading of cloth at top and bottom of spine and… Read more about this item

New York: Evans, 1973. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Large, heavy book: 640 pages, numerous b/w illustrations. Black cloth boards have some edgewear, a 1/4" tear at top of spine, and stains on rear board from water, but inside is clean & undamaged. Edgewear and small tear on bright red dust jacket as well as… Read more about this item

Glencoe Press, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 286 pages, index. Rust orange boards. Four page corners creased at end of book. Previous owner name blacked out on front pastedown, 2" x 1/2". Otherwise book is in fine condition.

New York: Facts on File, 1988. Revised. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Revised and expanded edition. 222 pages. Book is fine except for remainder stamp on bottom edges. White dust jacket has slight ruffle, otherwise fine in protective mylar cover.

New York: Paragon House Publishers, 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing of the Paragon edition. 8-1/2 x 11 inches, 433 pages. Tiny nick on bottom board edge, otherwise very fine, in fine dust jacket with price intact. Publisher's review sheet laid in.

Sagaponack: Permanent Press , 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. First American edition, previously published in Great Britain as "Project Octavio" in 1977. Irving's account of his hoax of the supposed autobiography of Howard Hughes. Book is very fine. Dust jacket with price intact has small rubs of the red finish at the folds… Read more about this item

NY: Arco, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Techniques, court procedure, etc. 211 pages. 1973 third printing. Dust jacket has a half-inch chip at top and edgewear at spine.

NY: St. Martins, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Author discovers her family secret of poisoning deaths. Originally published in Australia. Review copy with PR sheet laid in. As new. First American edition.

NY: St. Martins, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Collection of eleven true crime cases from around the world. First American edition.