A C Alles (6 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. 3rd edition. (Sri Lanka, criminal cases) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Softcover / Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 3rd edition. Softcover. 3rd edn. Taken from the Famous Criminal Cases of Sri Lanka series. The author was Former Solicitor-General and Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The trial of Jayal Anandagoda for the murder of Adeline Vitharane in 1960 was one of the most sensational trials in the annals of crime in Sri Lanka. A narrative of a human drama which extended over a period of 2-yrs. where deception and lust, ambition and pathos played prominent parts until it reached a climax on the night of March 14, 1959 at the turn off to the Wilpattu National Park, where Adeline Vitharane paid dearly with her life in her futile endeavours to claim her rightful place in society. Illus., Appendices. 169pp. trade size soft cover in dw. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY A.C. ALLES. F. in F. dw. Scarce. signed and inscribed by author.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. A key volume in A. C. Alles's influential series on Sri Lankan murder trials, covering headline cases including the Whitehouse murder and the Kadugannawa postal bomb murder. Written by a prominent Sri Lankan jurist and public servant, it preserves courtroom detail, investigative methods, and the colonial/postcolonial legal atmosphere of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Collectible both for criminology and for modern South Asian legal history, especially in original local-print Colombo editions. Nice, tight, clean book with no writing or marks.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fine. A.C. Alles, a former Judge of the Supreme Court and Solicitor General of Sri Lanka, meticulously documents some of the most notorious criminal cases in Sri Lankan history. Spanning multiple volumes, this series delves into cases such as the Attygalle murder case of 1907 and the Bandaranaike assassination case. Alles provides detailed narratives, legal analyses, and insights into the socio-political contexts of each case, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of Sri Lanka's criminal jurisprudence. Nice, tight, clean book. No writing or marks.

Brossura. Condition: buono. seconda edizione. A.C. Alles - Insurgency - 1971 (An Account of the April Insurrection in Sri Lanka) - The Colombo Apothecaries Co - 1977 - pp. 256+XVII - Dedicated to the sons & daughters of Sri Lanka who died in the course of the April insurrection - Sovraccoperta mancante - Copertina e dorso con lievi segni d'uso e del tempo - Tagli con lievi fioriture - Legatura e interno in buone condizioni - Ab04dm69.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nice book, tight and square with bright covers and spine, sturdy binding, clean unmarked interior. The unclipped jacket is bright with some edge wear, short closed tears and slightly faded spine.