Search Results: the newgate calendar by andrew william knapp

John Lane, 1928-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. 1st 1928 HB John Lane; no dust jacket; clean copy with no library stamps etc\r\n

London: J. & J. Cundee. Poor with no dust jacket. Three-Quarter Leathe. NOTE: this is volume five only. 544pp plus index. The interior is very tight, and fine to very fine, with all plates present. However, the binding is shot. Leather spine is chipped at the ends. Both boards are detached, although the rear board has been reattached with tape inside, causing tearing of the sencd rear endpaper. No foxing; the pages are as nice as when they were printed, almost two hundred years ago. This volume is certainly repairable.; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" .

London: J. & J. Cundee. Poor with no dust jacket. Three-Quarter Leathe. NOTE: this is volume four only. 511pp plus index & printer's notes. The interior is very tight, and fine to very fine, with all plates present. However, the binding is shot. Leather spine is chipped at the ends & edges. Both boards are detached, although the rear board has been reattached with tape inside. The front fep has been torn is half, but both pieces are present. No foxing; the pages are as nice as when they were printed, almost two hundred years ago. This volume is certainly repairable.; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" .

London: J. Robins and Co., 1825. Volume II only. Title page dated 1825. Worn copy in Brown hardcover with brown cloth spine, frontis engraving of Elizabeth Brownrigg (Executed for Cruelty & Murder), numerous other engravings throughout the text, 502 pages. Co9vers heavily worn with chipping to the corners and edges, spine ends frayed, hinges good at endpapers but lightly cracked just beyond, text block sound, pages have light to moderate foxing with addtional foxing to the title page, names at top of title page, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: J. Robins,, 1824. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Vol. 1. Bound in contemporary cloth. Slight wear, inner hinges slightly loose, otherwise very good indeed.

London: J. Robins And Co. 1824, 1825, 1826, 1828, 1824. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispieces, Illustrations In Text. Four Volumes. [Iv], 515, [Ii]; [Ii], 500, [Ii]; [I]I, 499, [Iii]; [Ii], 404, [Ii]. Three Quarter Morocco, Marbled Boards, Blue-Green Endpapers. Some Small Faint Foxing Spots On Some Pages. Volume I (1824) Has Foxing And Light Damp Staining To Frontispiece, Light Foxing To Title Page, Small Ink Stain On Fore Edge. Volume Ii (1825) Is Clean. Volume Iii (1828) Has Damp Staining To Frontispiece. Volume Iv (1826) Has More Foxing, Light But More Pronounced. Bookplates Of C M Linton In Two Volumes, Glue Stain Of Similar Bookplates In Other Two Volumes, On Front Pastedowns.

1 . Hardbound. Near Fine. Illustrated. 4 vols. London (J. Roins) 1824-8. 1/2-black calf and marbled boards. Boards somewhat rubbed but a very good set.

London: J. Robins and Co., Albion Press, 1824-1826. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in contemporary calf with spines stamped in gilt. All volumes illustrated with engravings. Bookplates on front paste down endpapers. Minor wear to extremities, corners worn through leather. Text blocks in excellent condition. 5 x 8 inches each.

J. & J. Cundee. Good with no dust jacket. c. 1813 - 1820. Hardcover. The Newgate Calendar is known as an early progenitor of the illustrated "True Crime" literary genre; as such it is an important early work of social and criminal history. The Warden of Newgate prison kept a "Calendar" of prisoners admitted and executions conducted. In the 18th century, broadsides and chapbooks were sold with stories of the crimes these prisoners committed, often with lurid details. These publications evolved into complete books and sets of books devoted to describing and analyzing the most notorious crimes and the confessions of the guilty, usually with moral overtones. Illustrations depicted the criminals, their crimes, torture, and ultimate punishments. The crimes in this set were chosen and the stories written by two attorneys, Andrew Knapp and William Baldwin. This is an early example of the illustrated "true crime" genre that continues even today. There is no… Read More

London: Nuttall, Fisher, and Dixon, 1811. 4 volumes, 8vo; engraved frontispieces and 35 plates; contemporary tree calf recently rebacked, new red morocco gilt spine labels, new endpapers; some soiling and rubbing to boards, vol. IV appears to be lacking a leaf (publisher's advertisement?) following the Directions to the Binder, as indicated by the catchwords "A new." Recent ballpoint underlining and checkmarks throughout, pages browning, else a very good, sound set.

London: J. Robis and Co, 1824 Four volumes bound as three volume set; Vol 1 - issued 1824, pp iv + 514 + (2) ; Vol 2 - issued 1825 , pp 500 + (2) ; Vols 3 & 4, issued 1828 , pp 499 + (3) / 404 + (2) The books are internally fresh subject to the endpapers and a few other pages being affected by spotting; bindings starting in vols 2 and 3/4 but basically sound; original decorative cloth covers quite bright subject to uniform sunning to the spines, relatively little wear other than some fraying between the front board and spine in vol 3/4. A nice set.

J. Robins and Co, 1824. First edition. Volumes dated 182. Hard cover. Very Good. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 4 volume set. 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Leather slightly darkened on spines, edges very lightly rubbed, else a very good, handsome set with raised bands and leather labels.

London: J. Robins, 1824. Later Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition. 4 volumes in half reverse calf over marbled boards with attractively gilt spines, 1824-26. Each volume with a frontis and in text illustrations throughout. Moderate foxing throughout, small water droplet mark to one frontis, otherwise clean. An attractively bound set of this popular history of the unsavory. iv, 518, (2); 500, (2); 499, (3); 404, (2)pp. Size: Octavo (8vo). 4-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; History. Inventory No: 044209.