THE EXECUTIONER ALWAYS CHOPS TWICE. Ghastly Blunders on the Scaffold.

Abbott (Geoffrey)

ISBN 10: 1840242280 / ISBN 13: 9781840242287

Published by Summersdale., 2002

About this Item

Hardback. SIGNED. A mixture of bungled executions, strange last requests and classic final one-liners from medieval times to the present day. A collection of tales of the gruesome and frankly ridiculous ways in which a number of ill-fated unfortunates met (or failed to meet) their maker. Illus., Select Bibliog. 240pp. 12mo. h/back. With loosely inserted colour postcard of the author dressed as an executioner holding a very large axe, and INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by him. With signs of b/plate removal to fpd, o/w Nr. F. in F. dw.

Seller Inventory # 10508

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE EXECUTIONER ALWAYS CHOPS TWICE. Ghastly Blunders on the Scaffold.
• Publisher: Summersdale.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840242280
• ISBN 13: 9781840242287
• Binding: Hardcover / Hardback
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: signed by author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Capital Punishment/Penology

About this title

Synopsis

This humorous collection features tales of bungled executions, strange last requests and classic ultimate one-liners from medieval times to the present day.

About the Author

Geoffrey Abbott served for many years as a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London. Author of sixteen books and contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannica, he has made numerous television appearances. He lives in London.