ISBN: 9780347000284 - legacy of death: seven generations of french executioners (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. DJ has light edge wear with scuffing and smudging as well as tearing with paper loss. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and smudging with bumping. Binding is sound. End pages have age-toning and smudging. Page edges have age-toning and foxing with smudging. Interior pages are age-toned and foxed. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. This copy is the Book Club Edition of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: Legacy of Death by Barbara Levy Summary: The book is a collective history the Sanson family, who served as executioners in France for more than two centuries (from 1635 to 1889) It explores how the role of executioner was hereditary in the family, including the social stigma, the psychological burden, and the moral conflicts that came with the job. The author uses a variety of sources, memoirs, press reports, family records, to trace how successive generations dealt with the demands of the profession. Author: Barbara Levy Publisher: Saxon House. Farnborough, Hampshire Year Published: 1973 Edition: Original Dimensions: 22cm x 14cm Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: 0347000282 Notes: SKU: VSS / 255 / G / 6639 / 5000 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rubbing, creasing, wear, handling marks, marks, toning, fading to spine Book condition: Good. Handling marks, marks, toning, foxing Binding: Intact Pages: 262 pages.…

Zustand: very good. Farnborough: Saxon House, [1974]. Hardcover. Dustjacket. x, 262pp. plates; genealogical table, portraits. 23 cm. - Seven Generations of French Executioners. For more than two centuries generations of the Sanson family were the official executioners of France. For them there was no other way of life. Shunned by all, each Sanson was forced to burn, torture and kill rogues, vagabonds and sometimes the innocent. The family fortune reached its terrible climax during the French Revolution when Louis XVI himself died on the guillotine he had helped design. Some Sansons sought solace for their macabre tasks in nursing the sick; others turned to debauchery and drink. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780347000284. Keywords : RECHT, history of law.…