Published by Ellis & Buckle, London, 1986
ISBN 10: 0951114700 ISBN 13: 9780951114704
Seller: George Longden, Macclesfield, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket very lightly dulled at spine. 210 x 145 mm. [xii] 212 pp. The case of Leopold Harris and his fellow fire raisers occupied six weeks at the Old Bailey in 1933, and, with the exception of the Tichborne case, was at that time the longest criminal trial on record. Dearden tells the full story, from the first fire in a silk manufacturer's premises in Manchester in 1929 down to the exposure, trial and sentencing of the gang. Reprint. First published 1934. Book.