Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing

by Lewis E. Lawes

First edition.  New York:  Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, Inc., 1932  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition, with a GOOD DJ under Mylar.

• Black cloth covers are mostly clean, with silver text. 
• Boards show some damage at shoulder, edgewear.  Corners are sharp. 
• Spine has silver text and is bright with chipped, softened ends.  See photos.
• Binding is secure. 
• Pastedowns and feps are lightly age toned.  
• Frontispiece is a photographic portrait of the author.  
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• DJ looks nice behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper.
• DJ has some edgewear, chipped corners, closed tears along head edge, bumping along foot edge, some staining to back.  See photos. 
• PS2025.0827

412 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches

A Very Good copy, with dust jacket, of the first edition of this account by Lewis E. Lawes of his years as Warden of Sing Sing prison.  Black cloth boards show some damage at shoulder, edgewear.  Interior is clear and unmarked.

"Humor, pathos, tragedy, adventure, crime, instruction -- all the elements of human interest, illustrated by countless incidents and experiences in the lives of the men and women -- unknown and notorious -- who have been under the Warden's care, make this book for all types of readers." (Jacket back)  Lewis E. Lawes was a prison warden and proponent of prison reform.  His long tenure at Sing Sing Correctional Facility provided the material for this volume.  Two Hollywood films, starring Spencer Tracy and John Garfield, were based on 20,000 Years in Sing Sing.

First edition.

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