Persons Hiding: First Edition (8 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. This work is the autobiography of J. Edgar Hoover, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the United States Department of Justice. He describes his life and career with the FBI which began in the 1920s. An index is included. Remains of a former owner's book plate is on the front pastedown; residue, discoloration on FFEP from articles formerly pasted in; otherwise, this copy is clean and solid. More recent material re: Hoover laid in. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, flat signed on the FFEP. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xviii, 328. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. The publisher's own retained copy with their perforated stamp in the preliminaries and label on the front pastedown, reading 'file copy - 9th June 1938'. Very good in somewhat creased and used, near very good dust jacket, with some nicking at edges.…

Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Hardback. 1st UK Edn. Intro' by Courtney Ryley Cooper. The author was Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice (The G-Men), this being his first book. Chapter headings include : 'My Boy is Different'; The Mother Lode of Crime; The Boy Who Wanted Everything; Fool's Gold; Doctor of Crime; The Making of a Crook; First Aid to Crime; The Woman Behind the Crime; The Criminal at Your Elbow; Bill Dainard Was Paroled; What To Do When the Extortioner Calls; Bla Bla The Black Man; The Amazing Mr Means; 'Legitimate Woman'; Looking Forward. Features amongst others : John Dillinger, Ma Barker and the Barker-Karpis gang, Edward Bentz, Ollie Berg, Al Capone, John Paul Chase aka Elmer Rockwood, Dolores Delaney, Fingerprints, 'Pretty Boy' Floyd, 'Baby Face' Nelson, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Alvin Karpis, 'Machine-gun' Kelly, Kidnap Squad, Lindbergh Kidnapping, 'Bugs' Moran, 'Shotgun George' Zeigler + much, much, more. With Frontis. Portrait and Index. 325pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp., v.v. sl. sunned sp. o/w Vg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good -. No Jacket. First. Inscribed by Hoover, 1938 on endpaper. Hinge and spine repaired with tape. Front hinge cracked at top and bottom. Boards and spine faded, edges have some wear. By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. First edition, with "First Edition Published February 1938" on copyright page and matching date om title page. Hardcover in black cloth lined and lettered in yellow. xix+ 325 pp. A tight, bright fine example, small tasteful vintage bookplate front pastedown. In the strikingly designed (and virtually never seen) original dust jacket in black, gray, and yellow; shallow chips and creases about the edges but still bright, Hoover, who was instrumental in the founding of the modern FBI in 1935 and served as its director until his death in 1972, here offers stories of famous criminals with whom he had dealings, like Ma Barker, "Doc" Moran, John Dilliger, Machine Gun Kelly and many others.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No jacket. First Edition. 2nd printing. With an autograph card signed by Hoover inserted. Covers worn. Front hinge cracked and almost broken. Book review pasted onto front flyleaf. As-Is. Signed.

An account of the FBI's pursuit of notorious criminals, uncommon in jacket. First edition, first printing; 8vo; light foxing to endpapers; publisher's black cloth, titles to spine and upper cover yellow, with the unclipped dustjacket, a few nicks to extremities with associated creasing, but a very good copy nonetheless.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Original cloth, gilt. Dust-jacket. An account of the FBI's pursuit of notorious criminals, likely ghostwritten by Hoover's close associate Courtney Ryley Cooper, who collaborated with Hoover on articles and film screenplays. The book details the rise and fall of figures including Ma Barker, John Dillinger and 'Machine Gun' Kelly. A very good copy in jacket with some edge wear but overall very good. Frontispiece portrait. (illustrator). Book.…