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Report from Mr. Andrews, Minister Resident of the United States at Stockholm, on Criminal Jurisprudence and Crime in Sweden and Norway. Reprinted from "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1875." Andrews, Christopher Columbus.

Andrews, [Christopher Columbus].

Report from Mr. Andrews, Minister Resident of the United States at Stockholm, on Criminal Jurisprudence and Crime in Sweden and Norway. Reprinted from "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1875."

London: John S. Levey, 1876. First edition. 8vo, unbound, 8 pages. Data no doubt supplied in the service of the criminal and penological reforms of the period, a report from the former Union officer-turned-diplomat Andrews on the criminal systems of Norway and Sweden; Andrews commends such features as detailed annual... More

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Third Annual Report of the Officers of the Chicago Reform School to the Board of Guardians for the Year Ending September 30th, 1858. Chicago, Chicago Reform School.

[Chicago]. Chicago Reform School.

Third Annual Report of the Officers of the Chicago Reform School to the Board of Guardians for the Year Ending September 30th, 1858.

Chicago: Daily Democrat Steam Press, 1858. First edition. Original printed wrappers, 8.25 x 5.5 inches, 40 pages. With much in the way of tabular data on the demographics of the delinquents (43 American born delinquents in 1858, 47 Irish born), education levels, crimes committed, sanitary condition of the homes from... More

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Carte de visite (CDV) mugshot of Kansas safe robber John Alavin. Crime, Photography.

[Crime]. [Photography].

Carte de visite (CDV) mugshot of Kansas safe robber John Alavin.

[Goff, Kansas?]: Blanton, Traveling Photographer, [1897]. Original photo measuring approx. 3 x 1.75 inches on a slightly larger mount, fine view of Alavin facing the camera. Photographer imprint to the lower edge of the mount. Printed form mounted to the verso completed in autograph ink. Per the form on the... More

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Typed letter, 3-page mechanically reproduced typescript letter on attractive letterhead, casting a supposed full horoscope reading for an unnamed correspondent. Fraud, Professor George Ruppert, Astrology.

[Fraud]. [Astrology]. Professor George Ruppert.

Typed letter, 3-page mechanically reproduced typescript letter on attractive letterhead, casting a supposed full horoscope reading for an unnamed correspondent.

Boston, n. d., [ca. 1903]. 3 leaves printed rectos only, 11 x 8.38 inches, text in green ink, printed letterhead and testimonials on the first lead in red and blue ink. An entertaining and extensive (likely canned) horoscope that predicts in part, “The profession you should follow is that of... More

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The Rev. Herbert H. Hayden: An Autobiography. The Stannard Murder Tried on Circumstantial Evidence. Rev. Herbert Hayden, iram.

Hayden, Rev. Herbert H[iram].

The Rev. Herbert H. Hayden: An Autobiography. The Stannard Murder Tried on Circumstantial Evidence.

Hartford: Press of the Plimpton Mfg. Co., 1880. First edition. 8vo, original pictorial wrappers, 164 pages. Illus. Young Mary Stannard had become the lover of the married Methodist minister Herbert Hayden and believed she was pregnant; she then died of what appeared to be arsenic poisoning. There was much in... More

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The Writings of a Pretended Prophet, (In Six Letters) Who Assumed The Title Of “A Faithful Servant Of Jesus Christ,” Officially Commissioned By Almighty God, to Demand and Receive Of Abraham Morhouse, Esq. of Johnstown (New-York) Two Thousand Pounds; With Terrible Denunciations In Case Of Refusal. To which is Added, His Recantation: or Four Letters, Written By The Prophet, After His Detection. Second Vermont Edition. Abraham Morhouse.

(Morhouse, Abraham).

The Writings of a Pretended Prophet, (In Six Letters) Who Assumed The Title Of “A Faithful Servant Of Jesus Christ,” Officially Commissioned By Almighty God, to Demand and Receive Of Abraham Morhouse, Esq. of Johnstown (New-York) Two Thousand Pounds; With Terrible Denunciations In Case Of Refusal. To which is Added, His Recantation: or Four Letters, Written By The Prophet, After His Detection. Second Vermont Edition.

[Rutland, Vt. n. p.], 1816. Second edition. 8vo, unbound original self-wrappers (stitching perished but the title page—which appears to have been the only leaf loosened—neatly re-attached along the gutter), 12 pages, untrimmed. An uncommon account of a curious attempt at extortion: beginning on August 5, 1796, Abraham Morhouse began to... More

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Argument of William Johnston in the Case of the State vs. Ames, Before the Criminal Court of Cincinnati. Murder or Manslaughter?, William Johnston, Fisher W. Ames.

[Murder or Manslaughter?]. (Fisher W. Ames). William Johnston.

Argument of William Johnston in the Case of the State vs. Ames, Before the Criminal Court of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati: n. p., 1853. First edition. 8vo, removed pamphlet (no wrappers), 40 pages. A detailed look at the mores of gentlemanly conflict and the popular press of the Queen City of 1853: whenever Dr. Fisher Ames met railroad president James C. Hall on the street, vituperation, sword canes, and gunshots... More

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The Trial of Michael Powars [sic], for the Murder of Timothy Kennedy, before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, Boston, April 11, 1820. Murder, defendant Michael Powers, Irish-American.

[Murder]. [Irish-American]. Michael Powers, defendant.

The Trial of Michael Powars [sic], for the Murder of Timothy Kennedy, before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, Boston, April 11, 1820.

Boston: Published by Thomas G. Bangs, 1820. First edition. 12mo, untrimmed sheets, stab-stitched with early (but likely unoriginal) coarse thread, 7.88 x 4.94 inches, 35 pages. Early Irish immigrant violence in New England. Per McDade, “Even the great Daniel Webster could not save Powers, who was condemned for killing Kennedy... More

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Cruel Murder Committed by Robert Johnstone, on the Body of Miss Jane Henderson, Near Rosevale Village on the banks of the Humber, a few miles from Hull, on Saturday, 27th June, 1863. Murder, Robert Johnstone.

[Murder]. [Johnstone, Robert].

Cruel Murder Committed by Robert Johnstone, on the Body of Miss Jane Henderson, Near Rosevale Village on the banks of the Humber, a few miles from Hull, on Saturday, 27th June, 1863.

[Paisley? Glasgow?]: Printed for the Booksellers, 1863. First edition. Removed chapbook, 6 x 3.75 inches, 8 pages. The son of a respectable farmer was carrying on an "illicit connection" with Jane Henderson, whom he was courting; when she became pregnant, Johnstone turned his attentions to a young woman who might... More

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Boyville: A History of Fifteen Years' Work Among Newsboys. Newboys, John Gunckel, lstner.

[Newboys]. Gunckel, John E[lstner].

Boyville: A History of Fifteen Years' Work Among Newsboys.

Toledo: Published by the Toledo Newsboys' Association, (1905). First edition. 8vo, original gray cloth, black lettering, pictorial paper label, 291 pages. Frontis, 32 plates. An entertaining and anecdotal account of Gunckel's work among the newsboys and bootblacks of Toledo, with much on street life, as well as his efforts to... More

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The Rambler is a History in a Unique Form, it Gives No Advice but Carries a Warning that Parents May Profit By . . . [wrapper title]. Prison Mendicant, Al Hagan.

[Prison Mendicant]. Al Hagan.

The Rambler is a History in a Unique Form, it Gives No Advice but Carries a Warning that Parents May Profit By . . . [wrapper title].

(Sacramento, Calif. Chas. N. Fleming, Co.), [ca. mid-1930s]. First edition. 16mo, original pictorial wrappers, [12] pages. "We often worked Confederate bills, And sometimes, phoney rings, So I became acquainted with, The Big House at Sing Sing." Ephemeral verses from a California serial criminal offender who bounced around various prisons from... More

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Two undated typed letters, signed, to the Chief Special Agent of the Southern Pacific Railroad, claiming psychic insight to the identities of saboteurs responsible for the 1939 Nevada derailment disaster. Psychic Railroad Detective, Evelyn Jackson Smith.

[Psychic Railroad Detective]. Smith, Evelyn Jackson.

Two undated typed letters, signed, to the Chief Special Agent of the Southern Pacific Railroad, claiming psychic insight to the identities of saboteurs responsible for the 1939 Nevada derailment disaster.

West Allis, Wisconsin, [1941]. Two typed letters (one signed by Smith), with a flimsy copy of a typed response to Smith from O’Connell’s office, and a copy of a registered mail cover from Smith to O’Donnell’s office in San Francisco, fastened along the upper edges into a cardstock portfolio with..... More

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The Trial of Colonel Quentin, of the Tenth . . . by a General Court-Martial . . . Taken in Short-Hand by Mr. W[illiam] B[rodie] Gurney. George Augustus Quentin, defendant.

(Quentin, George Augustus, defendant).

The Trial of Colonel Quentin, of the Tenth . . . by a General Court-Martial . . . Taken in Short-Hand by Mr. W[illiam] B[rodie] Gurney.

London: Published by Gale, Curtis, and Fenner, and Egerton, 1814. Stated second edition at the head of the title. 8vo, contemporary black morocco spine, marbled boards, vellum corners, gilt lettering. Folding table. Quentin had been charged with incapacity and misconduct in the field, charges stemming in part from his opposition... More

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Memoirs of the Rev. Ammi Rogers, A.M. . . . Persecuted in the State of Connecticut, on Account of Religion and Politics, for Almost Twenty Years: and Finally, Falsely Accused and Imprisoned . . . Third Edition, with Additions, Omissions and Alterations. Ammi Rogers.

Rogers, Ammi.

Memoirs of the Rev. Ammi Rogers, A.M. . . . Persecuted in the State of Connecticut, on Account of Religion and Politics, for Almost Twenty Years: and Finally, Falsely Accused and Imprisoned . . . Third Edition, with Additions, Omissions and Alterations.

Middlebury, Vt. Printed by J. W. Copeland, 1830. Stated third edition; the first appeared in 1824 (perhaps printed in Hebron, Connecticut), followed by an 1826 Schenectady edition. 12mo, contemporary calf spine, marbled boards, gilt rules, 268 pages. “This really is one of the most abominable conspiracies that ever was formed... More

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SaSo Company. Municipal Police Signs Supplies Catalog . . . No. 104, January 1959 [wrapper title]. Inc Sargent-Sowell.

Sargent-Sowell, Inc.

SaSo Company. Municipal Police Signs Supplies Catalog . . . No. 104, January 1959 [wrapper title].

Grand Prairie, Texas: Sargent-Sowell, Inc., 1959. First edition. Original pictorial wrappers, 11.25 x 8.5 inches, 120 pages, [8] page order form. Illus. Amply illustrated throughout, everything a town needs to keep traffic running, from stoplights and road signs, to self-propelled line markers and asphalt pots, to service revolvers, police uniforms... More

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Crime in Rural Populations: Its Causes and Remedies. A Sermon Preached in Hereford Cathedral, at the Assizes, on Tuesday, March 25th, 1872. Rev. Nash Stephenson.

Stephenson, Rev. Nash.

Crime in Rural Populations: Its Causes and Remedies. A Sermon Preached in Hereford Cathedral, at the Assizes, on Tuesday, March 25th, 1872.

Manchester: National Union for the Suppression of Intemperance, [1872?]. First edition. 12mo, removed pamphlet, 11 pages. A presentation copy, inscribed in violet ink on the title page, "W. H. Cook, Esq. from the Author." A rather reasoned look at the economic and social effects of drink on agricultural laborers. Evidently... More

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Constitution and By-Laws of the Union Society for the Detection of Thieves. Union Society for the Detection of Thieves.

Union Society for the Detection of Thieves.

Constitution and By-Laws of the Union Society for the Detection of Thieves.

Millerton, N. Y. Millerton Telegram Print, 1884. First edition. 12mo, original printed green wrappers, 11 pages. "All members of this Society shall hold themselves in readiness at the call of the managers for the pursuit of thieves." A nice Dutchess county imprint for this anti-crime society. OCLC notes copies at... More

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International Congress on the Prevention and Repression of Crime, Including Penal and Reformatory Treatment: Preliminary Report of the Commissioner. E. C. Wines.

[Wines, E. C.].

International Congress on the Prevention and Repression of Crime, Including Penal and Reformatory Treatment: Preliminary Report of the Commissioner.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1872. First edition. 8vo, original black cloth, gilt lettering, 248 pages. Detailed report from Commissioner Wines on the prisons of Europe and Russia, latest theories of prison discipline from Alexander Maconochie, a review of prisons in the United States and a wealth of anecdotal detail on... More

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