The Book of Execution: An Encyclopedia of Methods of Judicial Execution

Abbott, Geoffrey

ISBN 10: 0747245819 / ISBN 13: 9780747245810

Published by Headline Book Pub Ltd, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Book of Execution: An Encyclopedia of ...

Publisher: Headline Book Pub Ltd

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

This is a collection of gruesome executions, from being eaten by animals, boiled alive and burned at the stake to the electric chair, hanging, the iron maiden and torn apart by horses.

About the Author:

On leaving the RAF in 1974, Geoffrey Abbott became a member of the Body of Yeoman Warders and lived with his wife in HM Tower of London. He now lives in the Lake District, where he enjoys writing, visiting castles and being Mace Bearer to the Mayor of Kendal.