The common hangman : English and Scottish hangmen before the abolition of public executions
Bland, James, 1942-2001
Book
Colour covers, heavily illustrated and over 200 pages long, it details the horrific and often sordid lives of English and Scottish Hangmen from our earliest records to the end of public hangings. The hangman not only executed felons by many gruesome methods; he also tortured his victims in many cases.
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Edition:
Rev. and enlarged ed.
Imprint:
Westbury : Zeon Books, 2001.
Collation:
202p. : 49ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published : UK : Ian Henry, 1984.Includes bibliography: p181-195. - and index.
Audience:
General.
ISBN:
1874113092
Dewey class:
364.660941
Language:
English
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Index terms:
FSC/1DBK
BRN:
346649