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1891 The Chronicles of Crime; or, The New Newgate Calendar
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Description
Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
Complete in two volumes.
A fascinating study on the history of crime in Britain.
These two volumes comprise of a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters across history, from the earliest period to the year 1841.
The "notorious characters" discussed in this work include the Countess of Bristol, James Cooper, Richard St. Quintin, James Favey, Francis Henry de la Motte, the Earl of Cardigan, Alexander McLaughlin Smith, and more, with their crimes including murder, treason, bigamy, rape, theft, and more.
Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, and twenty-three plates.
Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-two plates.
Compiled by Camden Pelham, a pseudonym for an unknown barrister-at-law.
This edition is illustrated by Phiz.
Collated, bound without four plates.
Bookplate of James Taylor Dunn to the front paste downs.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Spines are a little faded. Minor rubbing to the spines. Only a few light marks to the boards. Cloth to the boards of Volume II is lightly cockled. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some scattered spots. Frontispiece and engraved title of Volume I are detaching.
Very Good
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