Treadwell Prefatory Note (1 results)

Softcover / Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Softcover. Features some of New Zealand's famous trials of infamous murders and in this book lie some of the most interesting and sensational. The story of the crime and not the trial in Court of the criminal is told. The stories range from the old gold-mining days up to post-war(I) days. This is probably the first collection of murders in New Zealand. Contents include : The Maungatapu Murders; The Winton Baby-Farmer; Stephen Bosher; The Timaru Poisoning Case; The Fingerprint Murder (Dennis Gunn, the first man in New Zealand to be hanged on fingerprint evidence); Frederick William Eggers; The Great Barrier Murder. Illus. 96pp. softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lacks its own cover, but is protected by a detached wraparound card cover with typed title label to front. (see image). Tp. has a vertical mk. more or less from top to bottom, with a 2" closed tear, staples have rusted (see image), o/w Nr. Vg. Scarce.