the Chronicles of Crime, or, The New Newgate Calendar being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841. Embellished with 52 engravings in 2 volumes - uitgave van 1886 - 2 blauw linnen banden, 592 + 636 pp. Conditie: Bandlinnen met gebruikssporen. Scharnier onderzijde Vol. I is 4 cm. gescheurd en geplakt. Papier met licht verspreide roest. Enkele aantekeningen in potlood. 48 gravures zijn ingebonden; de titel vermeldt 52 gravures. Geen sporen gevonden van uitgenomen platen. 'The Newgate Calendar, subtitled The Malefactors' Bloody Register, was a popular collection of moralising stories about sin, crime, and criminals who commit them in England in the 18th and 19th centuries. Originally a monthly bulletin of executions, produced by the Keeper of Newgate Prison in London, the Calendar's title was appropriated by other publishers, who put out biographical chapbooks about notorious criminals such as Sawney Bean, Dick Turpin, and Moll Cutpurse.' Verzending geregistreerd. Totaal 2 boeken