A History of the Guillotine by Alister Kershaw - 1965

Barnes & Noble Inc. Dust jacket is covered with mylar jacket protector. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Printing. 1993.

John Calder, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. First Edition. 147 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Price sticker stuck to front free endpaper. Top textblock edge dyed pink. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Price sticker to panel. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Barnes & Noble Inc, 1994. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Hardback. Very Good.

John Calder Publishers Ltd 1958. Octavo, hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at east reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

John Calder, London. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Acceptable dust jacket. (Guillotine, Executions, History)

The instrument that became associated with The Terror of the French Revolution. On 20 March, 1792 the French Penal Code decreed that every person condemned to death shall have his head severed by means of a machine - a practice that continued to the mid 1900's. 147 pages with 13 pages of illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name on first page, some reader wear and small marks.Cover has knocks to corners and minor wear (se photos). No dust jacket.

London: John Calder, 1958. An authentic account of the instrument that came to be associated with the terror of the french Revolution, light wear to unclipped dustjacket, spine discoloured, previous owners name on clipped ffep, otherwise unmarked, illustrated, 147pp, VG/VG.. 1st UK Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

John Calder, 1958-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback rebound by library. Well read copy with some wear and markings to book covers, a few loose pages (all intact), discolouring of page edges due to age. Otherwise in good condition.

John Calder. 1958 John Calder first edition hardback; good clean condition, just ageing to page edges; with good unclipped dj protected with clear adhesive plastic; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1958.