CARYL CHESSMAN (1921 - 1960) Convicted robber and rapist who gained fame as a death row inmate in California. His case attracted worldwide attention and helped propel the movement to ban capital punishment. Chessman's memoirs became bestsellers while he and ignited a worldwide movement to spare his life while he avoided eight execution deadlines. A last minute stay arrived too late as the warden received the call - misdialed the first time - after gas had already started to flood the gas chamber. Rare A.D.S. on a portion of an album page Oct. 22 1959 a lengthy inscription to ""Bohemia"" a Cuban magazine and the Cuban people: ""...who have lately displayed so much interest in my fate. I am abidingly grateful..."". Mounting traces on verso else very good.