Published by Frank McCaffrey at his Dogwood Press, Seattle, 1934
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Frontispiece; spot illustrations throughout (illustrator). First Edition. Pp. 95. Frontis. illustration of the Walla Walla prison; spot illustrations throughout, including ball-and-chain at each page number. Full cloth binding -- using denim from prison-issued clothing., with a printed paper title label affixed to front board. Former owner name on front free endpaper. The "Big House" at Walla Ditto. Broderick, the Seattle real-estate magnate, served on the State Parole Board. Herein he dispenses with his experiences and suggestions for penal reform. Printer Frank McCaffrey provides clever design; the binding -- in the "prison blues" -- is a masterstroke.
Published by Frank McCaffrey, Seattle, 1934
Seller: Eel River Books, McKinleyville, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 95 pages. First edition. Near fine copy in blue cloth with paper label on front cover. No dust jacket. The author was a member for four years of the Washington State Parole Board which met quarterly at the Walla Walla State Prison to make parole decisions. He discusses the other Board members, the workings of the Board, and some of the prisoners whose petitions the Board considered.