Omara Roger (3 results)

Condition: Fine. No Jacket. NEW Paperback that suffered from paper crease to rear cover in shop,NO highlighting or notes, has very minor wear to edges and corners from shipping; otherwise, a tight, clean copy. INV#H-43.

5th Draft script for the 1997 television episode of the show "The Broker's Man." Though broadcast in two parts, this script contains both the first and second parts. Kevin Whately plays Jimmy Griffin, an ex-cop now working as an investigator for an insurance company still finds ways to use his detective skills at his new job, and somehow between his wife and employees fawning over him manages to create a lot of drama beyond that which he finds through his work. In this episode an ex-soldier kills his father and attempts to claim the father's insurance, at which point Jimmy (and his whole family) gets involved. Tall white self wrappers as issued, noted as 5th Draft on the front wrapper, dated 30 January 1997, with credits for screenwriters Ashton and O'Mara. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 163 leaves, with last page of text numbered 162. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus bound with a single silver brad.

[PENNSYLVANIA]. This is a 10" x 7 1/4" reward posted that is pasted onto a piece of cardboard with the message: $200 REWARD! ESCAPE FROM WESTERN PENITENTIARY, ALLEGHENY, PA. "A $100 REWARD each, will be paid for the arrest and detention of PADDY McGRAW and JAMES DOBSON who broke away from the Western Penitentiary, in Allegheny City, on the evening of November 28th, 1890." A complete description of Paddy McGraw and James Dobson are provided with a picture of Paddy McGraw provided. This appears to be a "mock-up" with all pertinent information typed and pasted on a stiff paper board and then used as a template for producing the needed wanted posters. On the verso is a similar "mock-up" by Porter's National Detective Agency of Nashville, Tennessee offering a reward leading to the arrest of John W. Cullen. Roger O'Mara was Pittsburgh's top cop at the turn of the twentieth century. His long career as a policeman and private detective, coupled with his flair for publicity, made him one of the most well-known law enforcement figures in the United States during his lifetime. He recounted his cases in newspaper features, and his exploits inspired many a detective story in dime-novel crime fiction. The presentation of the poster is a bit shabby but overall a good and serviceable copy of an interesting reward poster.