A pictorial history of crime.

Symons, Julian Gustave, 1912-1994. [Charles W Wood, H j Funk, Hugh J Murphy, Maurice Davey, Nat Andriadis, H E Bray, Thomas M McDade, Roger Butterfield, D Graham, Terry Mead]

Published by New York, Crown Publishers, 1966, 1966

About this Item

288 p. illus., facsimiles., ports. 29 cm. ; LCCN: 66-26186 ; OCLC: 264475 ; LC: HV6233; Dewey: 364.9 ; Symons published over thirty crime novels and story collections between 1945 and 1994. ; grey cloth in photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Up to 1900 -- In the beginning was organisation -- Does criminal man exist? -- 20th Century first half -- Into the fingerprint -- Murder, scandal and corruption -- The gangs and FBI -- Great cases of t he period -- In our time -- The march of science -- Modern police methods -- The march of crime -- Punishment or therapy? -- The mafia and labour rackets -- Sex criminals and kidnappers -- Great modern cases: The Rosenbergs, The Black Widow and Ronald Chesney, The case of William Coffin, An Australian mystery, The Great Train Robbery, etc ; 750 illustrations ; VG/VG.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A pictorial history of crime.
• Publisher: New York, Crown Publishers, 1966
• Publication Date: 1966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book