A Brief History Of Crime. The Decline of Order, Justice and Liberty in England . First Printing. Signed by the Author

Hitchens, Peter

ISBN 10: 1843541483 / ISBN 13: 9781843541486

Published by London. Atlantic Books/Grove Atlantic Ltd, 2003

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London. Atlantic Books/Grove Atlantic Ltd. 2003. First Edition/First Printing (full number line including the number 1 on the copyright page). Hard Cover. Medium 8vo 6.125 x 9.25 (15.6 x 23.5cm). 304 pp. Black cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine. Magnolia endpapers. Flat signed by the author without dedication to the title page. Uncommon in that respect. A little toning down the fore edge but book has no other wear and is essentially fine. Cover painting to dust jacket is 'The Inspection' Signorini. Two tiny marks along the top edge but minimal and not noticeable with jacket in Brodart. Book is fine and jacket near fine. Crime is a political football - both left and right are terrified of seeming "soft" on the issue, but for all their efforts, or apparent efforts, crime rates continue to rise. Clearly something needs to be done. But what? Peter Hitchens argues that the time has come to re-examine the criminal justice system root and branch - to cope with rising levels of violent crime, and to restore public faith in society's ability to defend itself. Whatever you think of the solutions Hitchens suggests to this problem, you can be sure that they will excite controversy. The dust jacket will be protected with a new inert Brodart archival sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS or Transglobal Express. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Brief History Of Crime. The Decline of Order, Justice and Liberty in England . First Printing. Signed by the Author
• Publisher: London. Atlantic Books/Grove Atlantic Ltd
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843541483
• ISBN 13: 9781843541486
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 750 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Crime is a political football - both left and right are terrified of seeming "soft" on the issue, but for all their efforts, or apparent efforts, crime rates continue to rise. Clearly something needs to be done. But what? Peter Hitchens argues that the time has come to re-examine the criminal justice system root and branch - to cope with rising levels of violent crime, and to restore public faith in society's ability to defend itself. Whatever you think of the solutions Hitchens suggests to this problem, you can be sure that they will excite controversy.

About the Author

Peter Hitchens is a well-known and controversial commentator, a columnist for the Mail on Sunday and a frequent broadcaster. His first book, The Abolition of Britain, made an impact on both Left and Right with its argument that Britain had chosen the wrong future in the 1960s, and that Thatcherism had not only failed to halt the moral and cultural revolution launched by the Left, but had in many ways accelerated it.