Leon w thompson (19 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. First edition THUS. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Signed by Leon Thompson on the front end page. Moderate wear to the boards with some bowing and scratching. Tight binding. Clean interior pages with light page toning. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Book has been stamp signed by the author. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. The book is inscribed by Author. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. SIGNED by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

Etat : Collectible. FINE. Gloss decorated/pictorial red boards. SIGNED by AUTHOR w/ bried dedication to buyer on ffep dated 5/23/96. Tight as-new condition. [B108]. Signed by Author.

Trade Paperback. Etat : Used Very Good. Front and back covers have light edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Signed. Inscribed by author.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . Hardback. Later Printing. No dustjacket, bound in pictorial boards. Very Good Condition, with minor rubs and bumps to edges and corners of covers, some browning and dustsoiling to edges of interior pages. Tight, sound, unmarked copy except for author's inscription on front endpaper. Inscribed by Authors.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Hardcover 1st Printing 1995 tight and clean; signed by author in gift inscription on ffep; price sticker on back board.

Illustrated Boards. Etat : As New. No Jacket. Sticker residue on back cover.

Hardcover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 332 pages, eighth printing, inscribed by the author on end leaf. Inscribed by Author(s).

Etat : Good. Good condition. (Prisoner, Alcatraz, Autobiography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Etat : new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-), inscribed, dated & signed by author; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. The front page appears to be signed and dedicated by the author in black pen. The cover has minor wear. The edges of the book have light spotting. 332 pages with a few b&w photographs. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (204-227mm). Appears to be Signed and Inscribed By the Author.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. None -as Issued. First Thus. 332 page autobiography of a former inmate of Alcatraz. He has signed (7/2/'98) and dedicated the ffep. Section of b/w photos at center. Bright red cover - issued w/o dust jacket - has a mug shot photo of the author. Tight in binding, no marks, creases nor tears. Quote (p. 51) : " From time to time it was touch and go,and he was just one step from starving, and during these periods, food became the most important thing to him. He became desperate, and began to strong-arm other children while at school. To Whitey, it was a necessity to ._._._. ." Size: Octavo. B/W Photographs (illustrateur). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Etat : Very good. Hardcover First Printing [stated]. [8], 332 pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by the author on fep. Cover has slight wear and soiling. The autobiography of Leon (Whitey) Thompson, a former Alcatraz inmate. The author recounts his experiences in prison, and later working with young offenders at the California Youth Authority. Forward by John Martin, Park Historian, Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The United States Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz was acquired by the United States Department of Justice on October 12, 1933, and the island became a federal prison in August 1934. Alcatraz was designed to hold prisoners who continuously caused trouble at other federal prisons. At 9:40 am on August 11, 1934, the first batch of 137 prisoners arrived at Alcatraz, arriving by railroad from the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas at Santa Venetia, California, before being escorted to Alcatraz, handcuffed in high security coaches and guarded by some 60 special FBI agents, U.S. Marshals and railway security officials. Most of the prisoners were notorious bank robbers and murderers. The prison initially had a staff of 155, including the first warden James A. Johnston and associate warden J. E. Shuttleworth, both considered to be "iron men". The staff were highly trained in security, but not rehabilitation. Leon "Whitey" Thompson, was an Alcatraz convict who became an author, lecturer on crime and a celebrity on the Rock. He was a tough guy of the old school, a bank robber and hardened criminal who spent 24 years in prison including four years of hard time in Alcatraz. He also turned his life around, becoming a best-selling author who spent his last free years riding motorcycles and gardening, painting and raising two wolves, among other pets, at his home in Fiddletown, an old Gold Rush town in California. Mr. Thompson did not have a friend in the world when he arrived at the prison island in 1958. He had been transferred from the federal penitentiary at McNeil Island for threatening to kill two guards. He was loaded down with 16 pounds of leg irons and shackles, and facing a 15-year sentence for multiple counts of bank robbery. He described himself as "a man filled with hate." He did not remember Alcatraz fondly. "It was a cesspool," he said in a 1994 interview with The Chronicle. He never got a single letter or a visitor in four years on the Rock. Mr. Thompson was released in 1962, but before long was back in prison -- this time San Quentin -- for violating his parole. His life started to change in San Quentin. He began corresponding with a woman named Helen Thompson, and married her three days after he was released in 1975. The marriage lasted for 30 years, the rest of his life. He could not shake his past, and, encouraged by his wife, decided to write his life story. Mr. Thompson had only a sixth-grade education, and writing did not come easily. He wrote and rewrote the book by hand nine times. No one would publish it, and the Thompsons could not find an agent. So they borrowed money and published the book themselves, took 500 copies back to Alcatraz, by then part of a national park, and set up shop in the bookstore. They sold all 500 copies in a week. The book "Last Train to Alcatraz," later retitled "Rock Hard", sold 85,000 copies. Chronicle critic Joel Selvin called it "a gritty account of life in prison, a hard knocks tale told in the language of the prison yard, articulate as a punch the midsection." Mr. Thompson became a celebrity of sorts, signing books on the island, and writing in his spare time. He continued to write. "Alcatraz Merry-Go-Round" was published by Simon and Schuster. Mr. Thompson served in the Navy in both the European theater and the Pacific during World War II. He earned four battle stars and five campaign ribbons. However, he faced a court-martial for what he described as "a minor scrape" and received a bad-conduct discharge. After his military career, he became a professional bank robber. He robbed 33 banks before the law caug.…

hardcover. Etat : New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Etat : Brand New. 332 pages. 8.50x5.80x1.10 inches. In Stock.