The Common Hangman; English and Scottish Hangmen Before the Abolition of Public Executions
by James Bland
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 086025884X
- ISBN 13
- 9780860258841
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
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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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010972
- Title
- The Common Hangman; English and Scottish Hangmen Before the Abolition of Public Executions
- Author
- James Bland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 086025884X
- ISBN 13
- 9780860258841
- Publisher
- Ian Henry Publications
- Place of Publication
- Hornchurch, Essex, UK
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- 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
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- Spine
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