Camden pelham pseud (5 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Chronicles of Crime; or, The New Newgate Calendar, Volume 1, by Camden Pelham (pseud.), offers a captivating glimpse into the annals of criminal history. This meticulously compiled volume presents a series of accounts detailing notorious crimes and trials. Drawing inspiration from the infamous Newgate Calendar, this chronicle delves into the dark underbelly of society, revealing the stories of individuals caught in the web of crime and punishment.This work provides a fascinating window into the social conditions, legal practices, and moral attitudes of 18th- and 19th-century England. Readers interested in true crime, British history, or the evolution of criminal justice will find this volume a compelling and insightful read. The detailed accounts and historical context make it a valuable resource for understanding the complexities of crime and its consequences in a bygone era.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. …

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FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Half titles, fronts, plates, extra-illustrated with 50 original designs for the plates by Phiz. Sl. later full scarlet crushed morocco by Rivière & Son, gilt spines, borders & dentelles; sl. wear to head & tail of spines, hinges a little worn, with neat repairs to leading hinges. t.e.g. A handsome copy in custom-made double slipcase imitating a pair of morocco-bound volumes. A unique copy of Pelham's compendium of criminals, bound with fifty of Phiz's original designs for the plates, appearing opposite their printed versions. The original sketches are for the most part in pencil, and in a few places have been finished with a colour wash. Ten of the designs are further embellished with sketches and doodles in the margins or on the reverse. Phiz has added manuscript titles to the drawings, and indicated where they are to appear in the text. Phiz, the pseudonym of Hablot Knight Brown, was one of the finest book illustrators of his generation, best known for his fruitful and long-running collaboration with Charles Dickens. He illustrated ten of Dickens's works, while also providing plates for among others, Lever, Ainsworth, and Smedley. Descended from a Huguenot family, he was born in Lambeth in 1815, and died in Brighton in 1882. Here, Phiz provides wonderfully vivid graphic accompaniment to the historical 'memoirs and anecdotes' of notorious crimes detailed by the pseudonymous Pelham. Included among Phiz's original drawings are particularly fine illustrations of Burke and Hare, Wilkes' riots, Witchery at Woodstock, the Torture of Louisa Calderon in Trinidad, the Murder of Gally and Chester by smugglers, and the Discovery of Captain Grant and his band. The frontispiece to volume I, accompanied with the original sketch is simply inscribed 'Head on a Pole', with the full caption on the sketch being: 'The head of her murdered husband exposed on a pole, in the Churchyard of St Margaret Westminster'.…

Two volumes, 8vo. Engraved title and 51 plates, with the booklabel of Ernest Shackleton to paste downs, later owner's bookplate also, two small bits of sellotape to paste down in volume II with signs of its removal at the back. Original gilt titled red cloth, light rubbing to extremities, a few marks otherwise a very good set.…