Wainewright the Poisoner: The Confession of Thomas Griffiths Wainewright--Regency Author, Painter, Swindler, and Probable Murderer--Brilliantly Tapa dura - 2000

Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Dustjacket has some wear and a couple of moisture stains on front and spine. Cover has light wear. A small black spot and a small stain on bottom page edges. Stated first American edition.

Knopf, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/good +.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Knopf, 2000. 1st Am. ed.. hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Very Good. 8vo.. 276 pp. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. Green boards with qtr black cloth, stamped in silver on spine. Eggshell white dj. Red remainder mark on bottom page edges. No damage noted.

Knopf. Used - Very Good. 2000. Hardcover. Very Good.

Knopf. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York. 2000. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0375402098. 304 pages. hardcover. keywords: History England Biography Crime. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In a time rich in unlikely characters, Thomas Griffiths Wainewright (1794-1847) was one of the strangest of all. A painter, writer, well-known London dandy and friend of most of the major figures of the Romantic era (from Blake to Byron, from John Clare to John Keats, Lamb, De Quincey and Hazlitt), he was also almost certainly a murderer, possibly several times over. Arrested and convicted of forgery - evidence was lacking to prove the murders - he was transported for life to the barbarous penal colony of Tasmania, where, years later, he died in obscurity. Behind him he left only rumors and fragments of documents, and a legend of evil that fascinated such writers as Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde. With a brilliant blend of creative imagination and scholarly sleuthing, Andrew Motion evokes Wainewright's double life in a tour de… Leer más

Knopf, 2000-06-13. Hardcover. Good.