Red Hell. The Life of John Goode, Criminal

New York: Rae D. Henkle. 1934.

First edition. 8vo. 200x140mm. pp. 320. Black cloth, decorated and lettered in red. Original illustrated dustjacket with a very striking design. Tear to top edge of the upper cover dustjacket with c25x15mm missing. A repaired tear and one small tear to bottom edge of the dustjacket but otherwise a very good copy and internally excellent.
Red Hell is the memoir of the career criminal John Goode (1864-1934). He was encouraged by Rae Henkle, the publisher and a friend, "to put his story into some form of written order". Goode spent much time in prison and the book is an attempt to discourage others from falling into the Red Hell of continual crime and punishment.