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The Hangmen of England: How They Hanged and Whom They Hanged. The Life Story of Jack Ketch through Two Centuries
by Bleackley, Horace
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, spine sunned, boards worn, hinges cracked.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall. Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, spine sunned, . boards worn, hinges cracked.. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. xix, 272pp. Black and white illustrations. Black cloth binding titled in gilt. Appendices, index, bibliography. History of public executions and the hangmen of England during the 18th and 19th centuries. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Seller
- Old Saratoga Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 53447
- Title
- The Hangmen of England: How They Hanged and Whom They Hanged. The Life Story of Jack Ketch through Two Centuries
- Author
- Bleackley, Horace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, spine sunned, boards worn, hinges cracked.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History;
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Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Gilt
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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