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Sat, Mar 28, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 89

Klein, Henry H. Sacrificed: The Story of Police Lieut. Charles Becker.

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Klein, Henry H. Sacrificed: The Story of Police Lieut. Charles Becker. New York: Isaac Goldmann, 1927. Gray cloth lettered in black. Inscribed and signed by the author on the ffep to Jesse Lasky. Halftone port. frontis. 8vo. 431pp. A vindication of New York City Police lieutenant Charles Becker, who was sentenced to death by electrocution for the murder of illegal casino operator Herman Rosenthal.