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BILLINGTON: VICTORIAN EXECUTIONER.

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BILLINGTON: VICTORIAN EXECUTIONER.

by BRUCE, ALISON:

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ISBN 10
0750947748
ISBN 13
9780750947749
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UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,part photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with red+black lettering,white lettering to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,10-224pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,16 chapters each with a b/w line illustrated head-piece,16pp contemporary b/w photographs and b/w facsimile reproduction illustrations in 1 block, between pp128/9,Nigel Preston interview [William Billington's great-grandson],author's note,appendices (1-3),a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,and acknowledgements.Author's 2nd non-fiction book.
James Billington,formerly a pub entertainer and then a barber,had been single-minded in his determination to secure the post of executioner for London and the Home Counties.But did he really feel he was primarily a benefit to society and justice,or were his reasons for wanting the position far more personal? Three of his sons,Thomas,William and John,followed in his footsteps and together the family were responsible for 235 executions in Great Britain between 1884 and 1905.They hanged many notorious murderers,but equally fascinating is the story of the family. 'Billington: Victorian Executioner' provides a complete account of the stories behind James Billington's 151 executions,as well as introducing the reader to the real man behind the rope - a man whose business was death.This fascinating biography is an exciting addition to any true crime bookshelf or collection. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!


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R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
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Title
BILLINGTON: VICTORIAN EXECUTIONER.
Author
BRUCE, ALISON:
Illustrator
illus with contemporary historical b/w photographs.
Book Condition
Used - FINE+.
Jacket Condition
FINE+.
Quantity Available
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Edition
UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0750947748
ISBN 13
9780750947749
Publisher
UK.STROUD,GLOUCESTERSHIRE.THE HISTORY PRESS,2009.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
2009
Keywords
q52.BIOGRAPHY.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 9780750947749.Victorian executioner_James Billington_family and sons Thomas_William_John.Victorian true crime_murders.James Berry.Winchester Prison_triple execution_Philip Matthews_Frederick Burden_Samuel Sm
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