Account of the Murder of the Late Mr. William Weare, of Lyon's Inn, London by Jones, George Henry - 1824

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J. Nichols, 1824-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. J. Nichols, 1824. Hard Cover. \r\nNoticeable wear to edges and corners of covers, see picture.\r\nLightly tanned throughout.\r\nIllustrated throughout, binding firm.

London; Sherwood, Jones, and Co. Paternoster-Row; 1824.. First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [viii], 344; engraved frontispiece, text with three full page engravings, and two folding plans, bound in half black leather, with marbled boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, raised bands, spine with gilt decoration, bookplate of M & R Disney Davidson on front endpaper, very good copy. Thurtell and Hunt were tried for the murder of William Weare, the crime gained a great deal of attention and was the subject of numerous books and stage plays. It is commemorated by the rhyme They cut his throat from ear to ear, His head they battered in, His name was Mr. William Were, He lived in Lyons Inn.

London: J. Nichols and Son, 1824. of Lyon's Inn, London, including the circumstances which first let to the discovery of the murder, and the detection of the murderers.... Pp. [iv]+344, frontispiece, plus 3 plates, 2 folding maps; later (but not recent) qr. maroon cloth with printed paper title label on spine, beige papered boards, the cloth slightly flecked and rubbed; later endpapers, bookplate of Nancye Kent Perry on the upper pastedown, with faint signs of a bookseller's sticker removed from foot of same, the upper hinge starting, scattered light foxing and occasional slight soiling; printed by J. Nichols and Son, London, 1824. First edition. F.956. *One of several published accounts of the notorious murder of William Weare, including portraits of the prisoners 'drawn by Mr. George Lewis with their autographs' [title page]. After the trial, one of the accused was hanged and another, Joseph Hunt, was transported to Botany Bay. Hunt was granted a ticket of leave in 1832, and eventually became a… Read More

1824. A Sordid Tale of Gambling and Murder Jones, George Henry. Account of the Murder of the Late Mr. William Weare of Lyon's Inn, London, Including the Circumstances Which First Led to the Discovery of the Murder and the Detection of the Murderers, The Depositions Taken Before the Magistrates, The Coroner's Inquest, the Trials of the Prisoners and the Execution of John Thurtell, At Hertford on Friday the 9th of January 1824, Embellished with Views of Gill's-Hill Cottage, The Pond in the Garden Where the Body was Concealed of Hill-Slough near Elstree, Where it was Finally Deposited and Portraits of the Prisoners, John Thurtell, Jos. Hunt and Wm. Probert, Drawn by Mr. George Lewis with Their Autographs: Illustrated with a Ground-Plan of Gill's-Hill Cottage and Garden and a Map of the Surrounding Country. London: Printed by J. Nichols and Son for Sherwood, Jones and Co., 1824. [iv], 344 pp. 4 lithographed plates, 1 a frontispiece, 2 folding maps. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Later three-quarter polished… Read More