The Unknown Murderer
Reik criminological and psychological study of murder and its investigation
Author
Theodor Reik, translated from the German by Dr Katherine Jones
Publisher
The Hogarth Press, London, 1936
Printing Details
First edition, first printing. Hardback bound in the original green cloth with gilt titling to spine. 22.5 × 14.5cm, 260pp.
Theodor Reik's study of criminology, murderers and the psychology behind the crime. He looks at how murder can be a self-betrayal, psychological evidence, circumstantial evidence and psycho-analysis, the hunt for the murderer, the clues, the psychological acumen of the criminologist etc etc
Condition
This is a very good copy, with some light rubbing to the spine ends and a few spots of fading to the spine. The few pages have had their outer corners turned in as page-markers.