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Crime

Paperback. A catalogue of 365 ghastly tales from around the county dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. It contains diverse tales of highwaymen, murderers, poachers, witches, rioters and rebels, as well as accounts of prisons, punishments and executions. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456843
ISBN
9780752456843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Linda Stratmann's carefully researched and enthralling text includes much previously unpublished information and will appeal to everyone interested in the shady side of Middlesex's history. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451237
ISBN
9780752451237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Illustrated with more than 60 archive images, this collection of true tales from across the Ribble Valley gives a record of crime and punishment. It begins with the paranoid prisoner of Barnoldswick and passes through an alphabet of place names that ends within the haunted ruins of Whalley Abbey, where the execution of a martyred monk was staged. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 128 pages, approx 65. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 6. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444956
ISBN
9780752444956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. This book will appeal to everyone interested in true-crime and the shadier side of London's past. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 7. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456577
ISBN
9780752456577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. This text looks at the cyclical movement of Europe from implicit sexual tolerance to repression to sexual liberalisation and open toleration. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; BTC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 22. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752429779
ISBN
9780752429779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Illustrated with a range of photographs and engravings - showing the criminals and their crimes, and the towns and villages of Yorkshire in days gone by. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BG; BTC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750947466
ISBN
9780750947466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Steve Fielding's highly readable new book features each of the twenty-nine cases in one volume for the first time and is fully illustrated with photographs, news cuttings, rare documents and drawings. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457079
ISBN
9780752457079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Hardback. As long as the United States has banks, robbers will try to steal from them. A History of Heists details trends in bank robbery, including how advances in law enforcement and security have foiled many bandits. The ostensible goal of every bank robbery is to get the money, but it is a crime that often has a strong hold on the popular imagination. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442235458
ISBN
9781442235458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.83

Paperback. Two female poisoners, Catherine Churchill, who killed her husband in Knowle-St-Giles in 1879 and Sarah Freeman, who claimed several victims in the Bridgwater area from 1843 onwards. A wide variety of means and motive are covered. There is murder committed in the course of robbery, such as the brutal killing of Sarah Wilkins in Nempnett Thrubwell. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457420
ISBN
9780752457420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Brings together numerous murderous tales, some which were little known outside the Worcestershire county, and others which made national headlines, including the murders of the entire Gummary family at Berrow in 1780; Catherine Gulliver, killed by John Butler at Holt Fleet in 1864; and, Maria Holmes, slain by her husband at Bromsgrove in 1872. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMT; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448985
ISBN
9780752448985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 77 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625451088
ISBN
9781625451088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. From cases as famous as the execution of Andrew Hardie and John Baird for high treason in 1820, to little-known crimes such as that of eighty-four-year old Allan Mair, hung for the murder of his eighty-five-year old wife, Mary, in 1843, this book sheds light on Stirling's criminal history. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752462721
ISBN
9780752462721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Drawing on a wide variety of historical sources, 'Essex Villians' is a veritable who's who of the county's most notorious villians. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465746
ISBN
9780752465746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Kat Ward was the first victim to speak out about the abuse she suffered at the hands of Jimmy Savile. Her book is a unique, harrowing and immensely moving perspective on one of the biggest news stories of the last decade. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 273 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014640
ISBN
9781786060297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681772318
ISBN
9781681772318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 287 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681772134
ISBN
9781681772134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605988894
ISBN
9781605988894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
114
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811734288
ISBN
9780811734288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. For years, the high walls of Leeds' Armley Gaol have contained many infamous criminals. Until hanging was abolished in the 1960s Armley was also the main centre of execution for convicted killers from all parts of Yorkshire and the east coast. This title is suitable for those who are interested in the shadier side of Yorkshire's history. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950930
ISBN
9780750950930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. A book that gathers together the stories of 120 criminals hanged at both Lincoln Castle Prison and HMP Lincoln on Greetwell Road between 1203 and 1961. It features condemned that range from coiners and forgers, to thieves, highwamen and poisoners. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750951104
ISBN
9780750951104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

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