The Fatal Gallows Tree: An account of the British habit of hanging
by Potter, John Deane
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Redditch, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hanging has run like a dark thread through British history, from the first records after the Norman invasion up until the final sanctioned hangings in 1964. Potter examines the gruesome facts, the circumstances surrounding executions, and the changing national attitudes towards capital punishment. Potter writes an excellent and compelling account , a social commentary on a darkly fascinating part of British history.
Book is in excellent condition. Pages are intact, clear and bright with no foxing, inscriptions, tears or creases. A brown strip appears on front and back endpapers (see photos). Cloth covers are clean and tight. The dust jacket is unclipped and complete with only the most minor of general wear and some rubbing on the back cover. All now protected with a professional clear removable book cover. 196 pp with B&W plates and bibliography
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tom Heywood Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2252
- Title
- The Fatal Gallows Tree
- Author
- Potter, John Deane
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Elek
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- hanging, execution, British history, death penalty
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime;
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