Buy this book on-line BRUCE, ALISON: : BILLINGTON: VICTORIAN EXECUTIONERUK.STROUD,GLOUCESTERSHIRE.THE HISTORY PRESS,2009. ISBN 9780750947749.
UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,part-photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj, with red+black lettering,white lettering to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,10- 224pp [paginated] includes author's Introduction,16 chapters each with a b/w line illustrated head-piece,16pp contemporary b/w photographs and b/w facsimile reproduction illustrations in 1 block,between pp128/9,Nigel Preston interview [William Billington's great-grandson],author's Note,Appendices (1-3),a Bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,Contents list/table,and Acknowledgements. Author's 2nd non-fiction book.
James Billington,formerly a pub entertainer and then a barber, had been single-minded in his determination to secure the post of executioner for London and the Home Counties.But did he really feel he was primarily a benefit to society and justice,or were his reasons for wanting the position far more personal? Three of his sons,Thomas,William and John,followed in his footsteps and together the family were responsible for 235 executions in Great Britain between 1884 and 1905.They hanged many notorious murderers,but equally fascinating is the story of the family.
'Billington: Victorian Executioner' provides a complete account of the stories behind James Billington's 151 executions,as well as introducing the reader to the real man behind the rope - a man whose business was death.This fascinating biography is an exciting addition to any true crime bookshelf or collection.
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