Book by Altick Richard Daniel
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur GRP92958076
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Vendeur : Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Murders and manners in the age of Victoria. N° de réf. du vendeur 1348882
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Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. N° de réf. du vendeur S12OSa-00077
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Vendeur : Coas Books, Las Cruces, NM, Etats-Unis
Etat : acceptable. Cover image may vary. Dust jacket is worn. Pages are sunned with denting. Item has staining and markings. Hardcover. N° de réf. du vendeur COBV.0393086054.A
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Vendeur : Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Good. first edition Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000156973
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Vendeur : Unique Books, Lexington, KY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. DJ has edge wear top, bottom and folds. N° de réf. du vendeur b-826-22
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Vendeur : My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Clipped: Good. First Edition. Stated first ed.; first printing according to printer's key; 336 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong paper only mildly age-toned; ill.; binding firm; unfaded red boards with still bright gilt lettering on spine have minimal wear; d.j. has a few small faded spots on rear panel; light rubbing on corners and spine. N° de réf. du vendeur 150477
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Vendeur : J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Dj in archival cover edge ware. Stated first edition with a full number line starting with 1. N° de réf. du vendeur 010275
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Vendeur : Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st. ed, 1st printing ; 336 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 22 cm ISBN 9780393086058, 9780393336245, 0393086054, 0393336247 OCLC 96130 LCCN 70103962 LC HV6535.G4 A68 Dewey 364.15230941 red cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: Early Murders for the Million -- "A Highly Popular Murder Had Been Committed"-- Literature with a Sanguinary Cast-- The Blood-Stained Stage and Other Entertainments-- Murder and the Literary Life-- The Tragedy at Stanfield Hall / James Blomfield Rush-- "Trust Not the Physician" / William Palmer, Thomas Smethurst, and Edward Pritchard-- Henry James's Perfect Case / Madeleine Smith-- A Deed of Dreaful Note / Jessie M'Lachlan-- The Murder that Thackeray Foretold-- Franz Muller-- A Spin Across London Bridge / Henry Wainwright-- The Trouble with Servants / Kate Webster-- Charley's Music Hall Turn / Charles Peace-- A Bedroom in Pimlico / Adelaide Bartlett-- Arsenic and the Lady from Alabama / Florence Maybrick-- Poison by Pill and Pen / Thomas Neill Cream-- The Deaths at George's American Bar / George Chapman-- The Man Who Trained Nude Bicyclists / Samuel Dougal ; Murder and the Victorian Mind ; Discusses such infamous British murderers as James Blomfield Rush, William Palmer, Thomas Smethurst, Edward Pritchard, Madeleine Smith, Jessie M'Lachlan, Franz Muller, Henry Wainwright, Kate Webster, Charles Peace, Adelaide Bartlett, Florence Maybrick, Thomas Neill Cream, George Chapman, and Samuel Dougal ; In the first chapters, Mr. Altick examines the Victorian delight in murder as a social phenomenon. The remainder of the book is constructed around classic murder cases that afford a vivid perspective on the way people lived--and died--in the Age of Victoria. From the beginning of the age, homicide was a national entertainment. Penny broadsheets hawked in the streets highlighted the most gruesome features of crimes; newspapers recounted the most minute details, from the discovery of the body to the execution of the criminal. Real-life murders were quickly adapted for the gaslight melodrama and the bestselling novels of the "Newgate" and "sensation" schools. Murder scenes and celebrities were the most popular exhibits at Madame Tussaud's waxworks and in the touring peepshows and marionette entertainments. Murder, in fact, was a crimson thread running through the whole fabric of Victorian life. By tracing this thread in "not too solemn a spirit," Mr. Altick has written a book that will delight and inform all who are interested in social history, as well as that great number who relish true murder stories. ; VG/VG. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 009801
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