Life Plus 99 Years, First Edition (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Type: Book 1st printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Introduction by Erle Stanley Gardner. Maroon coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Plaintext dustwrapper with purple and black coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. In this book Nathan Leopold  who, with his partner Richard Loeb, kidnapped and murdered a young boy (Bobby Franks). The sentence handed down was that he (Leopold) was to serve a life sentence for the murder and 99 years for the kidnapping of Bobby Franks  Leopold was 19 years old. This is the story of 34 years in prison (up to time of publication) and what was actually like to be in prison from the year 1924 onwards. It's a tale of boredom, monotony, riots, malarial studies, and, as the book ends, hopefully, a parole sometime in the not too distant future. Softening of the backstrip edges  lower worse than top. Bumping of the book corners with a little rubbing of the book panels. Light tanning of the text block edges and pages. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of the panels. Very noticeable sunning of the backstrip along with some stains and marks. Patchy sunning to the front and rear dustwrapper panels and a few marks to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [9], 10 - 381, [3] pages, Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; United States; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 0129586.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 500 g; 284 pages, in original dark red paper covered hardcover binding. The biography of the man convicted of the murder of a 14-year-old, who but for having lost his glasses, would probably have got away with murder. Introduction by Erle Stanley Gardner. In 1958 Erle Stanley Gardner was saying that incarceration was not the solution to the rising problem of thrill killings, rather "we must go back to the sources of the stream and find, if we can, how it happened to pick up its frightening load. But by studying the flotsam, finding out why the roots didn't hold against the current, by studying the direction and foresaw the current itself, we may be able to learn a great deal." -- page 10 As can be seen in the attached photograph, the top edge of the dust jacket is chipped with small tears, and there is a shadow from a price sticker at the top right hand side of the front panel, that is the extent of the damage. Internally clean, no damage, no annotations. this is the 1st British Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; USA; Law & Criminal Studies. Inventory No: 0281120.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Introduced by Erle Stanley Gardner. the jacket is worn, a little creased and there are small edge tears. it has a few marks but presents very well in cellophane. The boards are in a lovely condition. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The pages are bright and clear. The binding is excellent. there are a few spots of foxing. GK (R*FH). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Doubleday & Company; Garden City, 1958. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, grey cloth binding with gilt and black lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some handling/scuffing and discoloration to boards and spine, white discoloration lines top rear board, discoloration and mild scattered foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, some age toning to pages, spine buckram separating from backing material, soiled spots bottom text block edge, text block edges a bit pulpy with mild scattered foxing, dent top front board edge, in a Good, handling/rubbing to panels, bit of edge/corner wear with few small chips and tears along edges, chip top front panel, sunning to panels/flaps and spine, sunning/discoloration and some foxing to verso panels/flaps, few small moisture stains to panels and verso, Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 381pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book is mostly clean and bright. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but does have a couple of small edge tears and nicks, especially to the spine ends and corners, and there is some light sunning to the spine of the dust jacket. "Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (June 11, 1905 January 28, 1936) , usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two wealthy students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks (a relative of Loeb) in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on May 21, 1924. They committed the murder characterized at the time as "the crime of the century" hoping to demonstrate superior intellect, which they believed enabled and entitled them to carry out a "perfect crime" without consequences. After the two men were arrested, Loeb's family retained Clarence Darrow as lead counsel for their defense. Darrow's twelve-hour summation at their sentencing hearing is noted for its influential criticism of capital punishment as retributive rather than transformative justice. Both young men were sentenced to life imprisonment plus 99 years. Loeb was murdered by a fellow prisoner in 1936. Leopold was released on parole in 1958. The case has since served as the inspiration for several dramatic works." (from Wikipedia).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good minus. First Edition. Stated first edition. No other printings are listed. Unclipped ($5.50), mylar protected dust jacket. The book has clean text, no marks or writing, solid binding. Age toning along the edges. The spine's crown and foot are creased.The DJ has some small pieces missing from the spine's head and heel, and three flap corners. The fourth corner is chipped. The back flap fold has a thin section missing. Some edge wear with creasing and chips.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Billed as the CRIME OF THE CENTURY in 1924, the author and Richard Albert Loeb with Clarence Darrow representing them as lead counsel were convicted of the kidnapping and murder of a 14-year old boy. They were sentenced to Life imprisonment for murder with an additional 99 years for Kidnapping. Leopold was paroled in March 1958 and relocated to Puerto Rico to accept a medical position. His intentions for writing this book were seen by some as more self serving than altruistic. This book is a hardcover (1958,c.1957,1958) in gray boards with black and gold gilt tiles to spine, DJ with price $5.50 protected in clear book jacket cover, first edition as stated, inscribed by author to Assemblyman Samuel Spiegel dated April 1958 Castaner Puerto Rico on FEP, 381 pages with browning to inner hinges, dust tone to top page deck, spine on DJ is missing. Inscribed by Author(s).