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An examination of the murder of Reading tobacconist, Alfred Oliver and the inquest into his death. Popular opinion was that the prime murder suspect was Philip Yale Drew, a flamboyant, eccentric actor but Whittington-Egan suggests that his hounding was the result of dubious evidence and motivation.
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- PublisherGeorge G. Harrap
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0245597301
- ISBN 13 9780245597305
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages360
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THE ORDEAL OF PHILIP YALE DREW. A Real Life Murder Melodrama in Three Acts.
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ISBN 13: 9780245597305
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THE ORDEAL OF PHILIP YALE DREW A Real Life Murder Melodrama inThree Acts.
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Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. The story of how a popular actor suddenly found himself the number one suspect in the murder of a Reading tobacconist is both criminologically important and humanly fascinating. Illus., + Line Drawings in the text and Index. 360pp. 8vo. h/back. Sl. foxed fore-edge o/w Vg+ in sl. creased Vg. pcdw. Seller Inventory # 18445
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Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. The story of how a popular actor suddenly found himself the number one suspect in the murder of a Reading tobacconist is both criminologically important and humanly fascinating. Illus., + Line Drawings in the text and Index. 360pp. 8vo. h/back. With lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. in sl. frayed Vg+ protected dw. Seller Inventory # 20097
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The Ordeal of Philip Yale Drew. A Real Life Murder Melodrama in Three Acts
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ISBN 10: 0245597301
ISBN 13: 9780245597305
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, spine slightly sunned, very slight yellowing to page block, not price clipped (£3.75), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 360pp, illustrated. A fascinating account of the fairly unspectacular murder of a shopkeeper in Reading in June 1929 and the subsequent police investigation. The murder looked like a routine robbery with violence, although the violence was excessive for someone mainly intent on emptying the till. The local police applied to Scotland Yard for assistance and were sent a heavyweight detective team in Chief Inspector James Berrett and Det. Sgt Jack Harris. Routine enquiries ensued but a month later, Berrett was no nearer an arrest until someone mentioned to the local chief inspector that the description of a man wanted for questioning exactly fitted an actor appearing at the local theatre during the week of the murder. The suspect was Philip Yale Drew, then 49 years old and an alcoholic who suffered from the DTs. Egan details the rise and fall of the actor's career from his birth in Massachusetts, through his glory years as a cowboy actor using the stage name of Young Buffalo to his decline. Egan's account deals in detail with the evidence the police had which led them to believe in his guilt and how this was presented to the coroner's enquiry (Amazon review). Seller Inventory # 003103
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 1972 Andre Deutsch Hardcover 1st Edition 1st impression : Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ clipped dustjacket. Seller Inventory # ABE-6815513579
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