Cruel Murder Committed Robert Johnstone (4 results)

First edition. Uncommon Scottish chapbook being a ballad in prose and poem, describing the murder of Miss Jane Henderson by her lover, Robert Johnstone with a knife. . 16x10cm, 8pp. Unbound, folded sheets in very good condition with some toning and light wear.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1863 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 14 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

Sewn. 8pp. Disbound. A prose account followed by a poem on the murder of Jane Henderson by Robert Johnstone.

8pp. Disbound. Title page shaved at foot with slight loss to imprint. A prose and verse chapbook recounting the brutal murder of Jane Henderson by her lover Robert Johnstone in 1863 on the outskirts of Hull. On 27th June, Johnstone stabbed Henderson multiple times before disposing of her body in a nearby river. The pair had been conducting an illicit affair for a considerable time. Henderson had become pregnant and Johnstone, desirous to be rid of her in favour of another woman, conspired to murder. Henderson's corpse was soon discovered, and upon a person a letter written by Johnstone to lure her to the place of her murder. Johnstone was swiftly arrested and imprisoned. His fate is unrecorded. 'Her throat then I cut, while the blood flowed profusely, Then she fell like a corpse, most dreadful to view; My crime to conceal, I drew her near the water, And into the Humber her body I threw'. Size: 16mo.…