Isbn: 9780940322677 - a Handbook on Hanging (new York Review Books Classics) (30 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A Handbook on Hanging is a Swiftian tribute to that unappreciated mainstay of civilization: the hangman. With barbed insouciance, Charles Duff writes not only of hanging but of electrocution, decapitations, and gassings; of innocent men executed and of executions botched; of the bloodlust of mobs and the shabby excuses of the great. This coruscating and, in contemporary America, very relevant polemic makes clear that whatever else capital punishment may be said to be--justice, vengeance, a deterrent--it is certainly killing. With barbed insouciance, Charles Duff writes not only of hanging but of electrocution, decapitations, and gassings; of innocent men executed and of executions botched; of the bloodlust of mobs and the shabby excuses of the great. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Thus. Spine colour faded, slight spine cock; internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Originally published in 1928, this edition has been revised and enlarged from the original and has a new introduction by Christopher Hitchens. Being a short introduction to the fine art of execution, containing much useful information on neck-breaking, throttling, strangling, aphyxiation, decapitation, and electrocution. 196 pages plus a 1-page Appendix.…

Condition: New. pp. 232.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246. . 1999. New ed. Paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. pp. 232.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246. . 1999. New ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Ed. Thus. xxviii+196pp. Picorial colour illustrated cover, tables, appendix. Introduction by Christopher Hitchens. Charles Duff writes not only of hanging but of electrocution, decapitation, and gassing; of innocent men executed and of executions botched; of the bloodlust of mobs and the political expedients of the great. Capital punishment may to be said to be- justice, vengeance, a deterrent- it is certainly killing. Size: Small Octavo. Book.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A Handbook on Hanging is a Swiftian tribute to that unappreciated mainstay of civilization: the hangman. With barbed insouciance, Charles Duff writes not only of hanging but of electrocution, decapitations, and gassings; of innocent men executed and of executions botched; of the bloodlust of mobs and the shabby excuses of the great. This coruscating and, in contemporary America, very relevant polemic makes clear that whatever else capital punishment may be said to be--justice, vengeance, a deterrent--it is certainly killing. With barbed insouciance, Charles Duff writes not only of hanging but of electrocution, decapitations, and gassings; of innocent men executed and of executions botched; of the bloodlust of mobs and the shabby excuses of the great. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A Handbook on Hanging is a Swiftian tribute to that unappreciated mainstay of civilization: the hangman. With barbed insouciance, Charles Duff writes not only of hanging but of electrocution, decapitations, and gassings; of innocent men executed and of executions botched; of the bloodlust of mobs and the shabby excuses of the great. This coruscating and, in contemporary America, very relevant polemic makes clear that whatever else capital punishment may be said to be--justice, vengeance, a deterrent--it is certainly killing. With barbed insouciance, Charles Duff writes not only of hanging but of electrocution, decapitations, and gassings; of innocent men executed and of executions botched; of the bloodlust of mobs and the shabby excuses of the great. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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