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(iv), (106)pp. Front. & wood engraved plates. Recollections of John Thurtell. by Pierce Egan, being an appendix to his account of the trial is separately paginated. Front. of the execution. (ii), 44pp. Maroon cloth, sl.marked. The Appendix is still separately paged.

4pp initial ads, front., fold. plan, fold. map, (sl. stained), 2 views and ports, complete. (iv), 344pp. Well-bound in half tan calf, gilt. The compiler, George Henry Jones, was Clerk to the Magistrates.

London : Knight &? Lacey, 1824. Octavo, recent half black morocco over marbled boards, gilt, spine with raised bands lettered in gilt, modern marbled endpapers, frontispiece engraving, A correct view of the execution, taken on the spot by an eminent artist(as called for by Ferguson), with a second frontispiece engraving (apparently not present in any institutional copies), Elstree Churchyard and Weare's grave; this additional engraving bears the imprint of B. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Streeton the verso, but its format and framing are identical to the main frontispiece; 44 pp; occasional spotting, page 44 with a few ink marks, else a very good copy. Ferguson, 963. This work was published as an appendix to Pierce Egan's contemporary account of the trial of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt for the murder of William Weare. In 1823, in what was known at the time as the Elstree Murder or the Radlett Murder, John Thurtell murdered solicitor William Weare near Radlett in Hertfordshire, in a dispute over a gambling debt. Thurtell and his accomplices buried Weare's corpse near Elstree, a neighbouring village. Following their arrest and trial, Thurtell and one of his accomplices, Joseph Hunt, were found guilty of murder. Thurtell's punishment was execution by hanging followed by dissection of his body. Hunt was also sentenced to death but this was commuted to transportation to New South Wales for life. Hunt was eventually emancipated and became a police constable in Sydney, where he died in 1861. Numerous works about the murder of William Weare were published in 1824 and are listed in Ferguson (under Hunt, Joseph: Ferguson, 954-970). The copy ofRecollections of John Thurtell which we offer here appears to be an uncommon variant with two engraved plates by Bensley. The extra plate, depicting the Elstree Churchyard, does not appear to have been issued separately and it would seem to have been produced especially for this publication, although not included in most copies. Three copies (with only one engraved plate) are recorded in Australian collections (National Library of Australia; University of Melbourne Library; State Library of New South Wales).

Front., added engr. title & acquatint plates. (xxii), 512pp. Contemp. half calf, at some time rebacked, sl.rubbed, maroon label; sl. rubbed. The Radlett or Elstree Murder Case, which gained long-lasting notoriety for exposing the evils of gambling and boxing. Weare was a solicitor and gambler. Thurtell was a low-life boxer who owed Weare £300 but believed he had been cheated. He invited Weare to a gambling session with Joseph Hunt and William Probert, but was killed close to his destination at Radlett, Hertfordshire. Thurtell was executed and his body dissected. The first 341pp give a full report of the case, followed by The Gambler's Scourge, exposing the horrors of gambling 'as practised in the most notorious London hells'.

London, 1824. (illustrator). London, 1824. "A Faithful Picture of All the Fashionable 'Modern Hells' and 'Black-Legs' of the Metropolis" [Trials]. Thurtell, John (1794-1824). Probert, William (d.1825). Hunt, Joseph. A Complete History and Development of all the Extraordinary Circumstances and Events Connected with the Murder of Mr. Weare, Together with the Trial at Large, Including the Speeches of Counsel, Examination of Evidence, Defence, &c. &c. A Faithful Picture of All the Fashionable "Modern Hells" and "Black-Legs" of the Metropolis, With Sketches of the Principal Individuals Who Frequent Them, Whether in the Character of "Greeks" or "Pigeons." An Exposition of the Frauds Practised, The Immense Sums Won and Lost, And the Calamitous Events to Which this System of Nefarious Villany Has in Many Instances Led. Comprising Most Curious and Highly Interesting Details, Furnished from Original and Authentic Sources, With a View to Deter the Young and Unwary Novice from this Vortex of Vice and Misery. The Whole Forming a Genuine Series of Gambling Biography. London: Published by Jones and Co., 1824. 60, [3], 8-72, 61-266; 74 pp. 8 plates: 7 in text, 1 a portrait frontispiece (of Thurtell, Probert and Hunt). Final section has drop-head title reading: A History of the Gaming Houses, And Gamesters of the Metropolis. Complete. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Recent three-quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands, blind ornaments and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed, untrimmed edges. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing to margins of plates and some leaves, light soiling and foxing to title page. A handsome copy. $500. * Only edition, one of two issues, the other with a folding frontispiece. John Thurtell, an unlucky gambler, was deeply in debt to the crooked bookmaker William Weare. Deciding to get even with him, Thurtell, along with his friends Joseph Hunt and William Probert, murdered Weare in a grisly manner and tossed his body into a pond. Thurtell tried to escape conviction. He was hanged. Hunt confessed his involvement and stated that Thurtell was the killer. He was sent to the penal colony in Botany Bay, Australia. Charges against Probert were dropped in exchange for his wife's testimony. Nash, Encyclopedia of World Crime IV:2949-2950. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School (1909) II:1207.

London, 1824. (illustrator). London, 1824. "The Source of Forgery, Robbery, Murder, And General Demoralization" [Thurtell, John (1794-1824)]. [Probert, William (d.1825)]. [Hunt, Joseph]. The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of Wm. Weare and the Trial and Fate of John Thurtell, The Murderer and His Accomplices: With Biographical Sketches of the Parties Concerned and a Comment on the Extraordinary Circumstances Developed in the Narrative, In Which Gambling is Proved to be the Source of Forgery, Robbery, Murder, And General Demoralization: To Which is Added, The Gambler's Scourge: A Complete Expose of the Whole System of Gambling in the Metropolis, With Memoirs and Anecdotes of Notorious Blacklegs. London: Published by Thomas Kelly, 1824. xxii, 459 pp. 10 copperplate engraved leaves and pictorial title page. Lacking copperplate portrait of Thurtell. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"; 20.95 x 13.33 cm). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, rebacked retaining existing spine, gilt tooling to boards along edges of calf, blind ornaments, gilt fillets and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed. Heavy rubbing to boards, lighter rubbing to extremities, crack in text block between main title page and following leaf. Moderate toning to interior, foxing to preliminaries and sections of text. A good copy overall. $650. * Only edition. John Thurtell, an unlucky gambler, was deeply in debt to the bookmaker William Weare. Deciding to take revenge, Thurtell, along with his friends Joseph Hunt and William Probert, murdered Weare in a grisly manner and tossed his body into a pond. Thurtell tried to escape conviction. He was hanged. Hunt confessed his involvement and stated that Thurtell was the killer. He was sent to the penal colony in Botany Bay, Australia. Charges against Probert were dropped in exchange for his wife's testimony, which minimized his role in the crime. British Museum Catalogue (Compact Edition) 26:829.

London, 1824. (illustrator). London, 1824. "The Source of Forgery, Robbery, Murder, And General Demoralization" [Thurtell, John (1794-1824)]. [Probert, William (d.1825)]. [Hunt, Joseph]. The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of Wm. Weare and the Trial and Fate of John Thurtell, The Murderer and His Accomplices: With Biographical Sketches of the Parties Concerned and a Comment on the Extraordinary Circumstances Developed in the Narrative, In Which Gambling is Proved to be the Source of Forgery, Robbery, Murder, And General Demoralization: To Which is Added, The Gambler's Scourge: A Complete Expose of the Whole System of Gambling in the Metropolis, With Memoirs and Anecdotes of Notorious Blacklegs. London: Published by Thomas Kelly, 1824. xxii, 459 pp. 10 copperplate leaves, copperplate frontispiece, with tissue guard, and added pictorial title page. Complete. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Later three-quarter calf over cloth, raised bands and gilt ornaments, title and (incorrect) publication date to spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, bookplate (of Frank L. Hadley) to front pastedown. A few minor nicks to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities. Moderate toning to interior, somewhat heavier in places, light foxing to added title page and a few other leaves. $750. * Only edition. John Thurtell, an unlucky gambler, was deeply in debt to the bookmaker William Weare. Deciding to take revenge, Thurtell, along with his friends Joseph Hunt and William Probert, murdered Weare in a grisly manner and tossed his body into a pond. Thurtell tried to escape conviction. He was hanged. Hunt confessed his involvement and stated that Thurtell was the killer. He was sent to the penal colony in Botany Bay, Australia. Charges against Probert were dropped in exchange for his wife's testimony, which minimized his role in the crime. Frank Leslie Hadley [1880-1945], a former owner of this volume, was a bibliophile and oil executive from West Virginia. Not in the Harvard Law Catalogue. British Museum Catalogue (Compact Edition) 26:829.

London, 1824. with folding frontispiece (illustrator). London, 1824. with folding frontispiece. With the Rare Folding Frontispiece [Trials]. Thurtell, John (1794-1824). Probert, William (d.1825). Hunt, Joseph. A Complete History and Development of all the Extraordinary Circumstances and Events Connected with the Murder of Mr. Weare, Together with the Trial at Large, Including the Speeches of Counsel, Examination of Evidence, Defence, &c. &c. A Faithful Picture of All the Fashionable "Modern Hells" and "Black-Legs" of the Metropolis, With Sketches of the Principal Individuals Who Frequent Them, Whether in the Character of "Greeks" or "Pigeons." An Exposition of the Frauds Practised, The Immense Sums Won and Lost, And the Calamitous Events to Which this System of Nefarious Villany Has in Many Instances Led. Comprising Most Curious and Highly Interesting Details, Furnished from Original and Authentic Sources, With a View to Deter the Young and Unwary Novice from this Vortex of Vice and Misery. The Whole Forming a Genuine Series of Gambling Biography. London: Published by Jones and Co., 1824. 60, [3], 8-72, 61-266; 74 pp. 8 plates: 7 in text, 1 a folding portrait frontispiece (of Thurtell, Probert and Hunt). Final section has drop-head title reading: A History of the Gaming Houses, And Gamesters of the Metropolis. Complete. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Recent three-quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed, untrimmed edges. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing to margins of plates and a few leaves, light soiling and foxing to title page. A handsome copy with the apparently rare folding frontispiece. $1,250. * Only edition, one of two issues, the other without a folding frontispiece. John Thurtell, an unlucky gambler, was deeply in debt to the crooked bookmaker William Weare. Deciding to get even with him, Thurtell, along with his friends Joseph Hunt and William Probert, murdered Weare in a grisly manner and tossed his body into a pond. Thurtell tried to escape conviction. He was hanged. Hunt confessed his involvement and stated that Thurtell was the killer. He was sent to the penal colony in Botany Bay, Australia. Charges against Probert were dropped in exchange for his wife's testimony. OCLC locates only one copy indicating a folding frontispiece (National Library of Australia). Nash, Encyclopedia of World Crime IV:2949-2950. Ferguson, Bibliography of Au.