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London: John Long, 1956. Cloth. Good/Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 191 pp. Tightly bound. Top corners lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Good dust jacket is chipped at the head / heel of the spine. Light foxing top fore-edge. There is light tanning to light blue cloth at head / heel of spine. A good, clean reading copy free of markings. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of book binding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
The Reluctant Hangman: The story of James Berry, Executioner 1884-1892 + Sydney Dernley's photographs of Berry's home, and notes made in 1988 by Justin Atholl [ex lib Sydney Dernley] - 1956
by Justin Atholl [ex lib Sydney Dernley]
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The Reluctant Hangman: The story of James Berry, Executioner 1884-1892 + Sydney Dernley's photographs of Berry's home, and notes made in 1988
by Justin Atholl [ex lib Sydney Dernley]
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- Hardcover
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London: John Long, 1956. 1st Edition . Book Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. pp191. Black cloth binding. May have been ex lib before SD acquired from glue marks inside front cover. Sydney Dernley's bookplate inside front cover. Rear end papers and inside rear end papers bear 6 colour photographs of Bilton Place, James Berry's residence, and a half page of notes in a neat script on the visit in 1988. Tucked in is an article from "Lincolnshire Life March 1969" (written in ballpoint) on William Marwick the executioner who developed the long drop. A fascinating example of Sydney Dernley's continuing and historical interest in his one-time occupation and those others who pursued it. Scarthin Books acquired the library of Sydney Dernley, Britain's last surviving hangman. Check our stock for other items from his library of criminology, mostly bearing his bookplate.
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Scarthin Books ABA, ILAB
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- Book Condition Used - Very Good
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- Edition 1st Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher London: John Long
- Date Published 1956
- Keywords CRIMINOLOGY
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Reluctant Hangman: The Story of James Berry, Executioner 1884-1892
by Atholl, Justin
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The reluctant hangman : the story of James Berry, executioner, 1884 - 1892.
by Atholl, Justin
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- Used - G/G. Good book in good dust jacket with edge wear and short tears, foxing to page edges and pages a little browned..
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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London: John Long, 1956. 1st edition. hard cover with dust jacket. G/G. Good book in good dust jacket with edge wear and short tears, foxing to page edges and pages a little browned../Good. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 22 cm.
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The Reluctant Hangman
by Justin Atholl
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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London: John Long, 1956. First edition. hardcover. good/torn and worn. 8vo. pp.191, previous owners embossed stamp on FEP
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The reluctant hangman: the story of James Berry, Executioner 1884-1892
by ATHOLL, Justin
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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John Long, 1956T. hardcover. Good. .
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The reluctant hangman: The story of James Berry,executioner,1884-1892
by Atholl, Justin
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Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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John Long, 1956-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback rebound by library. Well read copy with significant spine wear but still useable, colouring of page edges due to age. Tearing on first few pages.
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