Murder: Plain & Fanciful With Some Milder Malefactions.
From the Library of Chief Justice of Hong Kong and Brunei, Geoffrey G. Briggs Sandoe, James (editor). Murder: Plain & Fanciful With Some Milder Malefactions. New York: Sheridan House, [1948]. First edition. xii, 628 pp. Publisher's blue cloth with sunned spine. Fading to outer edges of covers. Bookseller's ticket "Clifford Elmer Books" to front pastedown. Small stain to pages 423 through 436, otherwise internally clean. $65. * An immense and masterfully curated crime anthology assembled by prominent mystery bibliographer James Sandoe. The volume brings together a diverse array of true crime accounts, landmark legal essays, and classic criminal fiction, offering a comprehensive look at both real-world jurisprudence and literary depictions of homicide Features a bookplate of Geoffrey G. Briggs to front free endpaper. Sir Geoffrey Briggs [1914-1993], is an English lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of Hong Kong and Brunei.
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