The Prisoner at the Bar: Sidelights on the Administration of Criminal Justice

Train, Arthur (Arthur Cheney, or Chesney, Train)

Published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, NY, 1906

About this Item

Charles Scribner?s Sons, NY, 1906, 1st edition, presentation copy signed by the author, Arthur Train, on the free front endpaper and inscribed and dated to Frederica Pulitzer (née Vanderbilt Webb, she was married to Ralph Pulitzer, publisher), 349 pages plus two pages of ads for Train's "McAllister and His Double," 5-3/4"x 8-3/8", hardcover, dark blue cloth with gilt illustration and titles on front and spine, edge and corner wear, spine ends a bit frayed, spine scuffed, top page edges gilt, page fore-edges deckled, endpapers yellowed and lightly foxed, front hinge cracked but holding well, a 1/16" tear with creasing and foxing at top of page 147/148, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good
{"The object of this book is to correct the very general erroneous impression as to certain phases of criminal justice, and to give a concrete idea of its actual administration in large cities in ordinary cases, . . . Contents: What is Crime? Who are the Real Criminals; The Arrest; The Police Court; The Trial of Misdemeanors; The Grand Jury; The Law's Delays; Red Tape; The Trial of Felonies; The Judge; The Jury; The Witness; The Verdict; and The Sentence."} (G) 5807 [Lss0825RG].

Seller Inventory # ABE005807

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Prisoner at the Bar: Sidelights on the Administration of Criminal Justice
• Publisher: Charles Scribner?s Sons, NY
• Publication Date: 1906
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 5.75W x 8.25H x 1.5D inches 5.75 inches width by 8.25 inches height by 1.5 inches depth
• Weight: 1.75 pounds
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • True Crime
  • Law
  • Reference