Whigs and Hunters by Edward P. Thompson - 1976

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1976. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Pantheon, 1976-01-12. Paperback. Good.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Pantheon, 1976. 313pp. Softback, G+, slight reading crease in spine, front cover curled and rubbed, index, appendices, b&w illustrations, footnotes, map, The origin of the Black Act of 1723, which introduced the death penalty for many new offences, . First American Edition. Soft Cover. Good+.

Pantheon Books (Random House), 1976. Soft cover. Good. 313 pages, with Subject Index, Index of Persons and Places. Seventeen b&w illustrations (reproductions of artworks, maps, etc.) in an eight-page section. Looking at a time under Hanoverian rule and Whig political dominance, when crimes like deer-stalking incurred the death penalty, the book "radiates into high politics and low, challenging the conventional, accepted accounts of eighteenth-century society" (back cover). Trade paperback, reading crease and other minor creasing and wear to wraps, heavy foxing to edges but pages bright, binding tight. Underscoring and/or marginalia in pencil observed on approximately 15 pages.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1975. Paperback. Very Good+. 313 pages Writes on the notorious Black Act of 1723, which introduced the death penalty for many new offenses, some as trivial as deer stalking in disguise at night... Covers show slight wear; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4

U.S.A: Pantheon, 1976. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. First American Edition, 5th Printing. Seventeen illustrations. Cover is clean and unmarked, with a whisper of wear, if any, to corners. Sound and tight, square binding. One small stain to page block fore edge. Internals quite clean, pages 1-40 have a very few pages with highlighted and underlined text. Very nice volume about 18th century England. This book is a companion volume to "Albion's Fatal Tree", a collective study of the social history of crime. The notorious Black Act of 1723 introduced the death penalty for many new offenses, some as trivial as deer stalking in disguise at night, cutting down young trees, and writing threatening letters. Scrutinizing the motives and ideology of Whig politicians, the book goes into high politics and low, challenging the accepted accounts of 18th century society. 313 pages with Appendices, Notes on Sources, and… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf,, 1980.. paperback. GOOD+. Slight exterior wear. Light foxing on page edges. Prior owner's name on first page. Sparse underlining on a few pages. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.