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Condition: good, good. First American Edition. First Printing. 568, maps, footnotes, bibliography, index, slight weakness to fr bd, some soiling to fore-edge, DJ somewhat soiled & some edge wear. This book contains 170 letters written by T. E. Lawrence between 1905 and 1935. Recipients of Lawrence's letters include Lady Astor, Robert Graves, E. M. Forster, John Buchan, and perhaps most important Mrs. George Bernard Shaw, to whom he revealed his feelings on women and sexuality. There also is a selection of his war correspondence, showing the real nature of his involvement in the Arab campaign.…

Softcover / Paperback. Condition: Fine. First edition. Softcover. This book is about violence. It is about bombs - the heavy artillery of the criminal world - which shatter peace, and lives, and individuals, often indiscriminately. It is about guns, without which such atrocities as the Port Arthur and Strathfield massacres would not have occurred. And it is about knives which, when all else fails, are the ultimate resort of the villain. In this book the author heads a team of leading investigative journalists to provide an enthralling account of the nature of violent crime in Australia. Contents include : The Hilton Hotel Bombing, Family Court Violence, Mayhem in South Australia; Massacres, Disappearing Women, The Monster of Belanglo; The Murder of Colin Winchester, Jaidyn, the Boy Who Never Had a Chance, The Chopper's Mechanic; The West Australian Bikie Wars, The Escapade of Brendon Abbott; Gangs, Asian Style. Illus in b/w and colour, + Index. 320pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned edges o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.…

Softcover / Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Softcover. 1st Australian edn. The editor heads a team of journalists who have put together a wide-ranging picture of major crime in Australia. It is an enthralling account of the changing nature of crime through the years, a detailed case-by-case look at some of the most chilling events and colourful characters in Australian history. Contents include : From Settlement to the 1920s (criminal Australia: a violent history); 1960s (kidnappings, nightclubs and the Mafiosi); 1970s (madness, murder and intimidation); 1980 and Beyond (drugs, gangsters and grannies). Illus., Index. 256pp. 8vo. softcover. With 3 rubber stamps, o/w Vg. with minimal creasing to covers.…