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The Common Hangman; English and Scottish Hangmen Before the Abolition of Public Executions
de James Bland
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 086025884X
- ISBN 13
- 9780860258841
- Librería
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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EUR 14.11EUR 9.88
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Sobre este artículo
Hornchurch, Essex, UK: Ian Henry Publications, 1984 Ian Henry Publications, Hornchurch, Essex, UK. 1984. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped (7.95 BPS); slight wear to tail and lower tips. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 173 pp 8vo. For centuries the hangman was a familiar figure in English and Scottish towns and cities who worked in public view for hangings, whippings, and a whole range of punishments. This book traces the origins of the post and the changing circumstances of the position from the Middle Ages to the abolition of public executions in 1868. The lives of many of the hangmen and their towns of appointment are examined in this book. A clean pristine copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 010972
- Título
- The Common Hangman; English and Scottish Hangmen Before the Abolition of Public Executions
- Autor
- James Bland
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 086025884X
- ISBN 13
- 9780860258841
- Editorial
- Ian Henry Publications
- Lugar de publicación
- Hornchurch, Essex, UK
- Fecha de publicación
- 1984
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Palabras clave
- hangmen, hangings, public execution in England, public execution in Scotland, whippings, public punishments, Gregory Brandon, Jack Ketch, John and George Ormiston John Price, John Thrift, William Curry, law and order, legal punishments, British Law, Scott
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Legal matters/Lawyers/Judges/Attorneys;
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
