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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1956. HB, black boards w/author's faux signature in gold, red leatherette spine, t.e.r., VG-/G+, 495pp. General rubbing,to all edges & corners of unclipped DJ, sunning to top edge, critter holes to lower corners, now protected in archival film. Minor rubbing to corners and spine ends of boards, inside has foxing to epp, PO name to ffep, age browing to edges, occasional light pencil marginalia or text underling, on rfep is five columns of numbers in pencil, no doubt the pages and passages that are marked., else square and tight. This is a novel than is inspired by the notroious Leopold-Loeb case in Chicago 1924, concerning the kidnapping and murder of Bobby Franks, passionately defended by Clarence Darrow, later made into a film in 1959 with Orson Wells playing the Darrowesque defense lawyer and Dean Stockwell as the Leopold figure. 720g when packed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.