Welcome to Clifford Elmer Books Online True Crime & Criminology Bookstore
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Clifford Elmer Books was established in 1978 and specialises in books covering all aspects of true crime and criminology. Based in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, UK, we are located 8 miles south of Manchester, North West England
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Welcome to the home of Clifford Elmer Books. Please search or browse our inventory of hard to find, out of print, used, and rare books. If you can't find what you like please fill out our off-line search form and we will search our off-line inventory, other bookstores and book search services for you.
ANTIQUARIAN BOOK REVIEW
Catalogue of the Month
The internationally renowned Antiquarian Book Review magazine nominated one of our recent catalogues as Catalogue of the Month.
To quote: "...if you wish to dip into the murky depths of criminallity, there would be few better places to start than Clifford Elmer Books' most recent catalogue. Covering all aspects of true crime and criminology, the most avid fan of man's inhumanity to man will find what they are looking for here".
DOWNLOAD OUR LATEST CATALOGUE
Our second catalogue for 2008 is now available for mailing or downloading. Hard copies can be sent free on request to anywhere in the world. Each issue contains in excess of 200 items with detailed descriptions.
For those who cannot wait, the catalogue can now be downloaded and viewed by Clicking Here
In this issue we are offering an incredible run of over 200 issues (most bound in volumes), of the Harry Furniss Penny Dreadful FAMOUS CRIMES Past & Present & POLICE BUDGET. Even odd individual copies are hard to find on the open market. In addition we also have a selection of Ripper Rarities including a 1st Edition of Leonard Matters' The Mystery of Jack the Ripper and Sir Melville McNaughten's Days of My Years; a fine Broadsheet Supplement on the Trial of Thurtell & Hunt; and an extra-illustrated copy of the Trial of William Palmer which has, bound-in, the rare Letter to the Lord Chief Justice Campbell Containing Remarks Upon the Conduct of the Prosecution and the Judges. (A plea on Palmer's behalf by his brother).
As usual there is our selection of Classic Cases, War Crimes, Organized Crime etc - over 200 catalogued items.
WILD WEST & AMERICANA CATALOGUE
We also now have available a special Wild West & Americana Catalogue. This contains over 400 items ranging from Lawmen & Outlaws, American Civil War, Western Settlement, Indian Wars, Biographies and Letters & Diaries. E-mail, telephone or write for a free copy. A copy can be downloaded and viewed by Clicking Here
NOTABLE SCOTTISH, ENGLISH & BRITISH TRIALS SERIES
We always aim to keep a comprehensive stock of this highly collectable series. If you are not familiar with them you can find more information by clicking the link on the left side of the Homepage in the Navigation block, 'Notable Trials - A Short History'.
We have just taken into stock a large collection of Notable Trials including a full set plus all the variations of Notable Scottish and English Trials. All are in very good condition and many are still in the original dustjackets. As yet, these are not listed on the site but if you have any particular 'gaps' to fill, do contact us.
We also have a comprehensive selection of volumes from the American Notable Trials Library Series. These are finely bound reprints of classic trials and cases including Crippen, Lindbergh, Webster, Sacco & Vanzetti, Leopold & Loeb and others. Please enquire if you are searching for particular volumes in the series.ONLINE BOOKSHOP
We are always adding titles to our On-line Bookshop so check it out when you visit the site.
The on-line stock represents only a fraction of our total holding of True Crime & Criminology books. If you do not find what you are looking for, please E-mail, telephone or write as we may well be able to help.SHIPPING RATES
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the wide variety of postal rates throughout the world, the rates shown in your order confirmation are intended as a guide only. Where the actual rate varies substantially we will notify you of the actual cost by e-mail prior to processing the order. Antiquarian and rare items will be sent by insured postage and charged accordingly. All parcels over 1kg to a UK destination will automactically be sent via our 48hr fully insured, 'signed for' Parcelforce contract service. It is not our policy to make a profit on shipping costs.NEW LINKS PAGE
Please be sure to check out our new Links Page that will lead you to a range of other True Crime and Criminology sites that we feel sure you will enjoy!BOOKS ALWAYS WANTED
You may like to know that we are always keen to purchase books in our specialist fields. We will buy single items or large collections and will travel to view if necessary. Of particular interest will be Criminal Trials, Antiquarian and Ephemera and Classic Murders. Give us a call!
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