Lords Of The Scaffold Abbott - Softcover
A macabre account of executioners through the centuries, from the brutal axeman, hooded and masked, to the hangman of the present century, slick and practised. This account of executioners also tells of deaths by the sword, the guillotine, the wheel, the firing squad and the electric chair.
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- PublisherHeadline
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0747238790
- ISBN 13 9780747238799
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780747238799
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LORDS OF THE SCAFFOLD A History of Execution
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Book Description Softcover / Paperback. Condition: Fine. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED. Macabre, intriguing and blackly funny, here is a detailed account of executioners and their methods through the centuries. Public executions have been carried out, at different times, by the axe, sword, rope, wheel, guillotine, firing squad and electric chair - the chosen method a symbol of the message the body politic wanted its criminals to understand. The author introduces the reader to some of the unhappy victims who met their end on the scaffold, and recreates some famous - and infamous death scenes. Ranging from the brutal incompetence of the early axemen, through the masked anonymity of Charles 1's executioners to the practised and clinical speed of the guillotine, the book provides a vivid insight into the lives of those entrusted with exacting the ultimate penalty of the law. Illus., Select Bibliog. and Index. 191pp. p/back. Includes loosely inserted photograph/postcard INSC. AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in his Yeoman Warder (retd) uniform, at the Tower of London. With the usual lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. signed by author. Seller Inventory # 18870
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