Book #86469
The Newgate Calendar.
Birkett, Sir Norman (Editor). The Newgate Calendar. London: Folio Press, 1974. Reprint edition. 260 pp. Publisher's red cloth with gilt covered spine and cover, fine . $25. * A beautifully produced edition of the legendary Newgate Calendar, edited by the prominent British jurist Sir Norman Birkett. The text chronicles infamous English true-crime narratives, trials, and executions from the historic Newgate Prison, offering valuable insights into 18th- and 19th-century legal jurisprudence, popular broadside literature, and social history.
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