A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE LIVES AND ROBBERIES OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS HIGHWAYMEN Footpads, Shoplifts, & Cheats of Both Sexes, Wherein Their Most Secret and Barbarous Murders...
by Smith, Captain Alexander
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1926. Hardcover; small 4to, 607 pages. FIRST EDITION. Title cont.: "...Unparalleled Robberies, Notorious Thefts, and Unheard-of Cheats are Set in a true Light and exposed to Public View, for the Common Benefit of Mankind". 16 b&w photo plates. Dark blue cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering on spine. Moderate edgewear. Moderate shelfwear/rubbing. Slightly sunned spone. Bumped corners. Prev. owner's sticker on fep. Yellowing edges. The pages are off-white but clear and clean. No jacket. VG/--. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221130
- Title
- A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE LIVES AND ROBBERIES OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS HIGHWAYMEN Footpads, Shoplifts, & Cheats of Both Sexes, Wherein Their Most Secret and Barbarous Murders...
- Author
- Smith, Captain Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
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