Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four

Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Condition: Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Bound in full black cloth with red lettering on the spine. The spine is straight, the corners are sharp and the binding is tight. There is a neat p.o. gift inscription (see photo) on the half-title page, the interior is otherwise clean, unmarked and appears unread. The unclipped dustjacket shows the original £12.99 price with no chips, tears, creases or other defects. Conlon's 1990 autobiography details his wrongful conviction for the 1974 IRA Guildford pub bombings. He exposes how British police used torture and fabricated evidence to secure life sentences against him and three others, resulting in 15 years in prison before their eventual exoneration in 1989. Basis for the acclaimed 1993 film, In the Name of the Father, with Daniel Day Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite and Emma Thompson. Carefully packaged and shipped in a sturdy cardboard box.