Illustrated Life and Career of william palmer, of rugeley: containing details of his conduct as school-boy, medical-student, racing-man, and poisoner..
by [PALMER, William]
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Ward and Lock, 1856. [3], 136pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two leaves of Palmer's diary in facsimile. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Extremities rubbed and creased, ink staining to lower wrapper. Scattered spotting. A contemporary account of the life, crimes, and trial of the infamous 'Prince of Poisoners' William Palmer (1824-1856). A doctor by trade, Palmer would be convicted of the murder by strychnine of John Cook with suspicions as to numerous other victims being raised during proceedings. The case gained a great deal of notoriety amongst Victorian society, becoming a nineteenth-century cause celebre, and permeating into popular culture. Arthur Conan Doyle would make reference to Palmer in the Sherlock Holmes tale 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'; and Charles Dickens reputedly based the Bleak House character of Inspector Bucket on an investigating officer involved - indeed Dickens would dub Palmer 'the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey'. . 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ28306
- Title
- Illustrated Life and Career of william palmer, of rugeley: containing details of his conduct as school-boy, medical-student, racing-man, and poisoner..
- Author
- [PALMER, William]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Ward and Lock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Jurisprudence, Law
Terms of Sale
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Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...