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Geoffrey Abbott details the history of torture, restraint and punishment through the centuries.
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Rack, Rope & Red-Hot Pincers
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 243 pages. DJ has ripped corner, Cover slightly wornGeoffrey Abbott details the history of torture, restraint and punishment thro ugh the centuries. Seller Inventory # 1809j
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Rack, Rope And Red-Hot Pincers - A History Of Torture And Its Instruments
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Headline, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0747206554
ISBN 13: 9780747206552
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Seller: Frabjoy Books, Todmorden, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Written by former RAF pilot who lived in Tower Of London as a yeoman. Scarce. Book and DJ (unclipped) VG-plus. No owner inscription. A blood-chilling account of torture through the ages. Includes : 'Little Ease': a cell only four feet square and nine feet high, in which it was impossible to lie down. Skull Crusher: an iron skull-cap secured by a metal strap with screws on each side, which were tightened until the strap forced the teeth out of the jaw. 'The Duke of Exeter's Daughter' and 'Skeffington's Gyyes': two of the many excruciating versions of the rack. Seller Inventory # 003011