Cannibalism and the Common Law: The Story of the Tragic Last Voyage of the Mignonette and the Strange Legal Proceedings to Which It Gave Rise
by Simpson, A. W. Brian
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0226759423
- ISBN 13
- 9780226759425
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About This Item
The University of Chicago Press, 1984. Hardcover. Acceptable. 9x7x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Shelf wear. Foxing to edges. Moderate water damage. xiv, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. <br> Describes the case of Regina v. Dudley and Stephens in which two sailors stranded at sea were sentenced to death for killing their shipmate and eating him in order to survive.
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- SequiturBooks (US)
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- Title
- Cannibalism and the Common Law: The Story of the Tragic Last Voyage of the Mignonette and the Strange Legal Proceedings to Which It Gave Rise
- Author
- Simpson, A. W. Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0226759423
- ISBN 13
- 9780226759425
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 9x7x1
- X weight
- 26 oz
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