The London Monster : Terror on the Streets in 1790
by Bondeson, Jan
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0752425838
- ISBN 13
- 9780752425832
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About This Item
Tempus, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st thus 2003. Unclipped dust jacket, no inscription clean throughout. Between 1788 and 1790 a bizarre serial attacker known as the London Monster assaulted more than 50 women. During his two year reign of terror the London Monster became a psychopathic celebrity, both celebrated and condemned in plays, newspapers and caricatures. The farcical search for the Monster culminated in the arrest and trial of a young Welshman named Rhynwick Williams, who despite good alibis, was condemned
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- Bookseller
- Andrew James Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000494
- Title
- The London Monster : Terror on the Streets in 1790
- Author
- Bondeson, Jan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0752425838
- ISBN 13
- 9780752425832
- Publisher
- Tempus
- Place of Publication
- Stroud
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- TRIALS_GREAT BRITAIN WOMEN_CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN_GREAT. 18TH CENTURY BRITISH SOCIAL HISTORY, TRUE CRIMES, SERIAL KILLERS
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
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