First Edition. A dictionary of 430 terms, compiled with the assistance of C. R. Hellyer of the City Detective Department of the Portland police. An unusual Oregon imprint. "John Hancock, noun, current amongst confidence men and paper grafters generally. A signature. Derived from the common observation that John Hancock, of.....

Second Edition. A new edition of Ritson's 1795 work, here with most of the editorial notes removed, "to produce a book which could with propriety be put into the hands of young persons... [and] that this little volume will prove peculiarly acceptable at the present moment, in consequence of the.....

First Edition. "His victims were drug-addicted teen-agers and desperate women." 158, [2] pages. Pyramid 126. 25 cents on the cover. Juvenile delinquent (JD) title. First edition (first printing; no later printings noted). A near fine copy; a touch of spine fading; minor edge wear.

This is the most dramatic and attractive publication from the Free Los Siete incident and one of most decorative pieces of Chicano protest material from the period. The folio-sized publication is printed on a single sheet of newsprint folded to make four pages. One side is printed in orange, green.....

A wonderful letter from one of America's best-selling novelists at the time—his novel, The Winning of Barbara Worth, outsold Jack London's The Call of the Wild*, and in all his books sold millions of copies and were made into many films. This letter, addressed to a police officer, responds to.....

First Edition. 439 pages. A writer gathers a group of law enforcement experts to review cold cases and writes up their conclusions, like a modern day Dr. Watson. First edition (first printing). Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Capuzzo and Richard Walter, a forensic psychologist who was one.....

First Edition. 599 pages. An anthology of writings and publications by the leaders of the Red Army Faction, the violent, radical leftist group that bombed government targets in Germany in the 1970s. The organization, often known as the Baader-Meinhof Group after the surnames of its founders, was banned in West.....