The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-robbery in 1830s London (Sarah Wise) lands on the shelves of my shop, where it will be found in my Social History shelves. priced at £6.50! Call in and get 40% OFF that price when you mention this post…
London: Jonathan Cape, 2004, (First Edition) Hardback in dust wrapper.
Contains: Black & white photographs;
From the cover: Towards the end of 1831, the authorities unearthed a series of crimes at Number 3, Nova Scotia Gardens in East London that appeared to echo the notorious Burke and Hare killings in Edinburgh three years earlier. After a short investigation, three bodysnatchers were put on trial for supplying the anat…
Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper.
Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [XIX] 347 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½” x 6¼”.
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