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- Softcover
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United KingdomAnybook.com
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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780745671499.

- Softcover
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United KingdomAnybook.com
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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780745671499.

The Magic Wand September 1916 / Stanley Norton "A Showy Silk Combination" / Spitari "The Magic Plant Forcer" / W J Atkinson "The Coffee, Vase and Flag Production" / Frank Staff "A Cotton Article" / De Vega "Two Billiard Ball Moves" / Christianer "The Six Coin Trick" Stanley Witcher "The Sphere of Life" / G W Hunter "A Subtle Device In Card Divination" / Chris Van Bern "A New Rising Card!" / Nelson Meredith "Torn and Restored 'Bus Ticket"
George Armstrong (Editor) / Stanley Norton "A Showy Silk Combination" / Spitari "The Magic Plant Forcer" / W J Atkinson "The Coffee, Vase and Flag Production" / Frank Staff "A Cotton Article" / De Vega "Two Billiard Ball Moves" / Christianer "The Six Coin Trick" Stanley Witcher "The Sphere of Life" / G W Hunter "A Subtle Device In Card Divination" / Chris Van Bern "A New Rising Card!" / Nelson Meredith "Torn and Restored 'Bus Ticket"
Published by The Magic Wand, 1916
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: Shore Books, London, United KingdomShore Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 24 pages. Illustrated. Stanley Norton "A Showy Silk Combination" / Spitari "The Magic Plant Forcer" / W J Atkinson "The Coffee, Vase and Flag Production" / Frank Staff "A Cotton Article" / De Vega "Two Billiard Ball Moves" / Christianer "The Six Coin Trick" Stanley Witcher "The Sphere of Life" / G W Hunter "A Subtle Device In Card Divination" / Chris Van Bern "A New Rising Card!" / Nelson Meredith "Torn and Restored 'Bus Ticket" (VM10).…

Published by National Geographic Magazine, Washington, 1953
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 14 pages, with photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: National Geographic Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

An Eruption in Interest in Volcanoes in Crisis-Torn Europe of Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries. 7 pages, illustrated An article printed in 2010, written by James Hamilton.
AN ERUPTION IN INTEREST IN VOLCANOES IN CRISIS-TORN EUROPE OF LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES
Published by History Today, London, 2010
- Softcover
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 7 pages, illustrated An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: A4 Size. Category: History Today; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Published by National Geographic Magazine, Washington, 1949
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 34 pages, with photographs some in colour. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: National Geographic Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Published by National Geographic Magazine, Washington, 1953
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 30 pages, with photographs some in colour. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: National Geographic Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Published by John Weale, London, 1836
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 7 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 21 x 27 cms. Category: Civil Engineers; Special Interest C. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Torn by Starving Jackals in Macedonia; a British Soldier's Terrible Ordeal. 5 pages, illustrated An article printed in 1919, written by A Wide World Magazine contributor.
TORN BY STARVING JACKALS IN MACEDONIA; A BRITISH SOLDIER'S TERRIBLE ORDEAL
Published by Wide World Magazine, Newnes, London, 1919
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated The Wide World Magazine (1898-1965) captured the thrill of real-life adventure, bringing readers daring tales of exploration, survival, and discovery from across the globe. From treacherous expeditions to remote lands to gripping escapes from danger, it showcased the spirit of adventure that defined its era. The magazine also documented historical events and emerging travel trends, immersing readers in the unknown. With vivid illustrations and detailed narratives, it inspired generations to dream of far-off places, embodying the belief that "Truth is stranger than fiction." A rare chance to own a true artifact from the past. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 22 cms. Category: Wide World Magazine Articles; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

- Softcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

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DVD. Condition: Neu. 28-KILH-O9WE Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.
Language: German
Published by MCP Sound & Media AG 0.
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Add to basketdvd. Condition: Sehr gut. Seiten; DVD - 6-71-3-L1 MJ-FDNU-YTDD Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

- Softcover
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Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United KingdomPBShop.store UK
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Pork Chop Hill (Original photograph from the 1959 film)
Gregory Peck, George Shibata, Rip Torn, George Peppard, Martin Landau (starring); Lewis Milestone (director); S.L.A. Marshall (novel); James R. Webb (screenwriter)
Published by United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1959
- Photo
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph from the 1959 film, showing actors Gregory Peck and George Shibata. Stamp of photographer Roy George on the verso. Based on the 1956 historical novel by S.L.A. Marshall, about the titular Battle of Pork Chop Hill, which took place in April of 1953, between the US Army's 7th Infantry Division and Chinese and North Korean forces. Set in Cheorwon-gun, South Korea, and shot on location in California and Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.…

American Reading Program Care (american book reading program care)
Marjorie Seddon Johnsonroy A. Kress, John D. McNeil, Torn Whitman,
- Softcover
Seller: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.-OnTimeBooks-
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Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…
Published by Indianapolis Bobbs-Merrill, 1904
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
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Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Clear Protective Plastic DJ TAPED to Endpapers, Internals in Glossy B/W & Color, Blank Endpapers Fox, small Stains, Blank Flyleaf Former Owner Inscription, Inner Hinge Starting slightly, HB NODJ, May 1904, 1st edition, GOOD /VG-, NOJACKET, AS-IS, Red Pictorial Cloth, with black embossed frame patterns & INLAY in Middle Front Panel of Beautiful Girl, Countess Teresa. in Fancy Dress, is Titled on Cvr Front & Spine in Gold Gilt, Cvr minor rub, Wear, Scuff, Clear Protective Plastic DJ TAPED to Endpapers, former owner name pencil, Slight Lean Book, Interior nice tight clean FOX, Light Wear, 443 PGS + ADS Back thru Reader Magazine, Hardcover, 5" x 7.5".…

- Softcover
- International Edition
Seller: UK BOOKS STORE, London, LONDO, United KingdomUK BOOKS STORE
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Condition: New. Brand New! Fast Delivery This is an International Edition and ship within 24-48 hours. Deliver by FedEx and Dhl, & Aramex, UPS, & USPS and we do accept APO and PO BOX Addresses. Order can be delivered worldwide within 6-10 days and we do have flat rate for up to 2LB. Extra shipping charges will be requested if the Book weight is more than 5 LB. This Item May be shipped from India, United states & United Kingdom. Depending on your location and availability.…
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Published by Scholastic, 2019
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Blood Brothers AQA English Literature | Cindy Torn (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | GCSE Grades 9-1 Study Guides | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2019 | Scholastic | EAN 9781407182636 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …
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Published by Scholastic, 2021
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Cindy Torn (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | GCSE 9-1 Great Answers | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2021 | Scholastic | EAN 9780702308505 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …
- Hardcover
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Add to basket[Rotterdam], Uitgeverij Duo/Duo, [1996]. 20 pp. [60] plts with 42 b./w. photographs by Esther van Leeuwen & Rink Torn, each with caption. Orig. hardcover (boards). large 8vo. (Water in Nederland, 4).Photo book with full-page black and white images of villages and towns located on the waterfront. - Text in Dutch. …
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Published by Scholastic, 2019
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Unseen Poetry AQA English Literature | Cindy Torn (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | GCSE Grades 9-1 Study Guides | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2019 | Scholastic | EAN 9781407183220 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …
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Published by Scholastic, 2020
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Macbeth | Cindy Torn (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | GCSE 9-1 Great Answers | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2020 | Scholastic | EAN 9781407183978 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Global Optimization | Aimo Törn (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | xii | Englisch | 1989 | Springer | EAN 9783540508717 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.
Published by Zch., Neue Bücher AG. (1936)., 1936
- Softcover
Seller: Antiquariat Löcker, Wien, AustriaAntiquariat Löcker
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Add to basketgr.8°. 124 S. OKart. Stempel auf Vorderdeckel.
More imagesDot & Dash At Happy Hollow Series # 2 , with Color DustJacket of Blonde Girl, Little Dot Davidson, in Yellow Dress with White Collar & Her B/W Spotted Dog, Dash Running in Woods, Hardly is One Adventure Over When Another Comes Along, When They Spend S
Dorothy West -also Wrote Nancy Drew Bks, AKA Carolyn Keene or Mildred A.Wirt ( Benson ), Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped & Small Tape Residue, Blank Endpapers FoXed FORMER OWNER STAMP, Flyleaf Torn Out, Glossy B/W Frontispiece of Dot & Dash on Horse with Anoth
Published by Cupples & Leon Publ, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
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Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Flyleaf torn Out, Glossy B/W Frontispiece of Dot & Dash on Horse with another Girl on Horse with Cowboy Riders,HBDJ, 1938, 1st edition, Inner Flap DJ lists Thru in North Woods , VG-/GOOD+, AS-IS, DJ some Rub,Wear Scuff & tiny & Small Chips Extremities & Corners, THICK Blue embossed cloth lettered in Black has some line Discoloration UP Spine Edge O/W Nice, Interior nice tight Light FOX, Wear, 209 Pgs, + ADS Teddy Books, CurlyTops, DJ spine small Chip Top Affects Word Dot & tiny chips Base, Publishers Blue Dye Outer Top Pgs Edge. Hardly is one adventure over when another comes along, when they spend Summer at Ranch Out West, There Dot meets Susan Brandon & They Lead Rodeo Parade.…
Published by Tokyo Araragi Publishers, 1952
- Softcover
Seller: Sunny Day Bookstore, SINGAPORE, SingaporeSunny Day Bookstore
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Complete collection of modern Japanese art 15 volumes Seison Maeda Aizo popular edition
The bottom of the box is slightly torn the book is in good condition and has a black seal.
Published by SHUEISHA INC., 1974
- Softcover
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More imagesLITTLE WOMEN By Louisa Alcott, 1915, AUTHORIZED EDITION, OR MEG, JO, BETH, & AMY Lovely Color illustrations PICTORIAL COVER of Game of Croquet , Lovely Ladies in Dresses ILLUSTRATED BY Richard Jones, THIS VOLUME COMBINES BOTH PART 1 & 2. , RAINBOW SERIES BINDING CVR
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT ,M. Lovely Color illustrations BY Richard Jones , HALF TITLE PG HAS WRINKLE UP & DOWNAND BLANK PG almost all torn out, INNER HINGES SLIGHTLY STARTING, COLOR FRONTISPIECE OF 4 GIRLS MEG, JO, BETH & AMY lite wear fox, inner hinges separating SLITELY,
Language: English
Published by BLUE RIBBON BOOKS Authorized Edition LONDON, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. HARDBACK NO DUSTJACKET ,1915, 1st edition THUS, NO JACKET, rub wear and fox pgs Hardcover. Edition, GOOD- , AS-IS, THICK pictorial cloth , edgees BOOK SCUFF WEAR, 397 PGS + ADS Boards and spine are tanned. Spine ends and leading corners are bumped. Nicks on spine ends. Page block is tanned. Several marks in the volume. Tears reinforced with tape on page 385. Spine is slightly cocked, but binding is intact, contents are clear. interior page some foxing. RAINBOW SERIES BINDING CVR REPRESENTS AN ENTIRELY NEW PROCESS, in book binding, Dust & Water Proof, VERY RARE, it is a story of the happy home life of four girls, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, drawn largely from the girlhood life of Miss Alcott and her sisters. concerning the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. Based on Louisa May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth-century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers. Richard Jones (illustrator).…
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- First Edition
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK NODJ, 1928, 1ST Edition, AD in Back Mystery Stories For boys Ends with This title, Very Good, AS-IS, . Hardcover. . Small bkstore label Back Blank Endpaper, , FEP neatly removed. Tight. very good, no dj, black-stamped deep red cloth, Lite edgewear ,310 pgs + ADS Start with Triplke Spies end with witches cove. thick rED CLOTH WITH BLACK TITLES, LITE INTERIOR FOX, Red Topstain , Feet Shot from beneath Him & he Plunged into rushing Torrent of Icy Water, Boisterous Roar of Arctic Stream. Nearest Cabin 50 Miles Back, FOREST Of SCRUB SPRUCE, FIR & PINE, Swimming Strongly a Long Slender Oiled Canvas Sack Hung at His Back Catching on a Tough Willow branch Dragginh him beneath Water Surface. Mysterious Fear. …
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Published by [Second item, a damaged Wanted Poster:][Handwritten note at top edge: Circular #7 see 168] WANTED [Same mugshot images.] HARRY BROWN Wanted for Murder and Arson. Finger Prints Classification as follows: 1 R IO 17 [torn off bottom line text reads:] 5 ft 6 1/2 in. Weight [ ] [bu]ll-neck.", Seattle, 1935
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Seller: Meir Turner, New York, NY, U.S.A.Meir Turner
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Two leaves.1. 25 x 20 cm. 2. 27 x 20 cm. In acid free Mylar sleeves. These historical documents track the cross-country pursuit of Harry Brown, a major figure in the infamous "million-dollar arson gang" operating out of Chicago during the 1930s. Document 1 (Seattle Police Report - June 22, 1935): Shows that the investigation reached the West Coast. The Seattle Police Department logged a formal "Officer's Report" linking back to circular files, preserving his physical description to look out for him locally. The verso is a standard issue Patrol Wagon Report which is not filled out. It is meant for logging daily patrol wagon routes, box locations, and arrests. Document 2: a Wanted Poster featuring his face, crime charges, and his unique Henry system fingerprint classification codes, which allowed departments nationwide to verify his identity if printed under an alias. The Chicago "million-dollar arson gang" conspired with property owners to set intentional fires to their own buildings, split the fraudulent insurance payouts, and occasionally kidnap or extort victims. The ring leaders included Harry Brown and the "Queen of the Arsonists" Bertha Warshovsky. They were exposed by co-conspirators who confessed. The charges were upgraded to murder when one of the fires they set killed a 17-year-old disabled boy who was unable to escape the burning apartment building. Harry Brown was capture, tried, convicted for his role in the fatal conspiracy and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Illinois state penitentiary system. He died in prison. Bertha Warshovsky said she had charged the owner of a house at Taylor and Racine her usual fee of $170 to set it on fire. Despite her central role, Bertha did not do any prison time by turning State's Evidence after being arrested in June 1935 and helping dismantle the ring. She testified against her former associates and various slum lords, admitting on the witness stand that she had personally started "more fires than I can remember." Bertha invented a very reliable, slow-burning incendiary device. For $5 to $10 a piece, she sold a gadget constructed of a short candle tightly bound with kitchen safety matches. Later, when she discovered that she, a heavy-set older woman, was less likely to arouse police suspicion walking into buildings than would her male counterpart, she began executing the "touch-offs" herself - charging up to $250 per fire. During the 1935 trials, the 225-pound Bertha fascinated the Chicago press by demonstrating her arson technique right from the witness stand. She requested a cigar, lit it, and blew on it to make the tip glow red. She then showed the jury exactly how she would tie the glowing cigar inside a bundle of safety matches to create a timed fuse, allowing her time to exit the building and hail a getaway cab before the gasoline-soaked paper balls exploded. The "million-dollar arson gang" operated with brutal indifference to human life. Property owners who wanted to collect insurance payouts would hire the ring to gut their buildings. The gang frequently torched apartment complexes while tenants were sleeping inside. This led to the death of the 17-year-old disabled youth in Chicago, transforming a massive insurance fraud case into a capital murder hunt that ultimately produced the Seattle police files offered here. Prosecutors asked for the death penalty for the owner of the building and rounded up many middlemen. Original Seattle Police Department Officer's Report with original gelatin silver print mugshots, attached with original 1935 staples." The original gelatin silver print mugshots are real photos with depth and silver mirroring, not a cheap ink print. This Original Case-File Ephemera / Dossier Leaf is an internal police document, much rarer than wanted flyers. Also: a matching Wanted broadside Flyer of Harry Brown, wanted for Murder and Arson. [Second item, a damaged Wanted Poster:][Handwritten note at top edge: Circular #7 see 168] WANTED [Same mugshot images.] HARRY BROWN Wanted for Murder and Arson. Finger Prints Classification as follows: 1 R IO 17 [torn off bottom line text reads:] . . (illustrator).…