Dead Line for Crime

Webb, Duncan

Published by Frederick Muller Ltd, London, 1955

About this Item

2nd impression (May 1955) hardcover, bound in black cloth, with gilt lettering on spine, is in G+ condition, having the remnants of what looks like a bookplate removed from the first free endpaper, and beneath that the stamp of former bookseller: "Scene of the Crime, 13636 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, California 91423"; some normal age-toning to pages. Dust jacket (art by R. Williamson), enclosed in protective mylar (mylar not pictured), is in Fair condition, having some chips to the edges, some small tears on the spine, and some rubbing to back. The book is illustrated with sections of b&w photographs. "As 'Britain's Greatest Crime Reporter', Duncan Webb's job is not only to report on crime, as it occurs, but to bring to the British public the inside facts of the underworld, how crime is organised, and the real truth behind most of the murders which happen in this country."--from DJ. Crime. Crime in Great Britain c. 1950s. Journalism. Reporting. Police procedures. DB.

Seller Inventory # 710

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dead Line for Crime
• Publisher: Frederick Muller Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair