Criminal London : a pictorial history from medieval times to 1939
2002, First Edition. Chichester, West Sussex : Phillimore & Co. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #390063
ISBN: 1860771998
Physical description: xvi, 207 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, portraits ; 29 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-200) and index. Contents: The criminal in action : riots, plots, murders and mayhem -- Law and order : thieftakers and the police -- The police in action : riot, bombings and anarchy -- The courts of London : trials, defendants and the judiciary -- Criminal portraits -- Some political trials and executions -- Victims of crime -- Executions -- The hangmen -- The prisons of London -- Punishment. Subjects: Crime England London History; Crime England London History; Pictorial works; Criminals England London History; Criminals England London; Pictorial works; Criminal justice, Administration of England London History; Punishment in crime deterrence; Prisons England; Executions (Law); Cases; Crime; Criminals London History.
Price: €18.00