A new handbook on hanging; being a short introduction to the fine art of execution, containing much useful information on neck-breaking, throttling, strangling, asphyxiation, decapitation and electrocution; data and wrinkles on hangmanship: with the late Mr. Hangman Berry's method and his pioneering list of drops; to which is added an account of the great Nuremberg hanging; a ready reckoner for hangmen; and many other items of interest.
1954
KD7885.C3 D8 1954 (Mapit)
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A new handbook on hanging; being a short introduction to the fine art of execution, containing much useful information on neck-breaking, throttling, strangling, asphyxiation, decapitation and electrocution; data and wrinkles on hangmanship: with the late Mr. Hangman Berry's method and his pioneering list of drops; to which is added an account of the great Nuremberg hanging; a ready reckoner for hangmen; and many other items of interest.
Edition
Definitive ed. diligently compared and rev. in accordance with the most recent development in the art. All very proper to be read and kept in every family.
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London : A. Melrose, [1954]
Description
179 pages : table. ; 20 cm
Note
A satire on capital punishment.
Call Number
KD7885.C3 D8 1954
Language
English
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