Item #00007259 John Knatchbull: From Quaterdeck to Gallows. Colin Roderick.

John Knatchbull: From Quaterdeck to Gallows

London: Angus and Robertson (1963), 1963. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [12], 3-277, [1] pp. Dark brown cloth with green lettering on the spine. Decorated endpapers and pastedowns. Price of '30s. net' on the front flap of the dust jacket. Including the Narrative Written by himself in Darlinghurst Gaol, 23rd January- 13th February 1844. Now first published from the original manuscript with a retrospect of his life. The story of the hanging of John Knatchbull, an English nobleman who was charged with murder and was known as a bloodthirsty criminal for the next century. Illustrated with several black and white photographs and facsimiles of letters written during Knatchbull's lifetime. Very Good+ / Near Fine. Item #00007259

A Very Good+ book with some foxing to the top textblock and the rear board in a Near Fine dust jacket with some foxing to the reverse of the rear panel and very minor edge wear.

Price: $50.00

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