The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of William 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 Exposé of the Whole System of Gambling in the Metropolis; with Memoirs and Anecdotes of Notorious Blacklegs.
por [EGAN, Pierce (Attrib.)]; CLOWES, William (Printer)
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1824 GAMBLING 1ed Fatal Effects William Weare Thurtell Murder Trial Law Macabre
"They cut his throat from ear to ear,
His head they battered in.
His name was Mr William Weare,
He lived in Lyons Inn."
"The Fatal Effects of Gambling" is a detailed account of the notorious murder of William Weare, a gambler and solicitor, at the hands of John Thurtell, a sports promoter and amateur boxer, who was deeply indebted to Weare due to a gambling dispute. The book uncovers the gruesome details of this October 1823 murder, known as the Radlett murder, and the subsequent trial which exposed the dark underbelly of gambling and crime in London. It vividly portrays the brutal acts of Thurtell and his accomplices, Joseph Hunt and William Probert, and the subsequent public fascination.
The second part of the book, "The Gambler's Scourge," critiques the destructive practices of gambling and offers anecdotes of well-known criminals. This narrative, enriched with 10 engraved plates, helped bring to light the widespread social corruption linked to gambling at the time, and how it led to crimes as serious as murder.
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[EGAN, Pierce (Attrib.)]; CLOWES, William (Printer)
The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of William 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 Exposé of the Whole System of Gambling in the Metropolis; with Memoirs and Anecdotes of Notorious Blacklegs.
London: Thos. Kelly, 1824.
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· Collation: Complete
o [2], 472
o 10 plates, plus engraved vignette title page
· Reference(s): Ferguson 954-955
· Provenance: Stamp – John Brymer
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~8.5in X 5.25in (21.5cm x 13.5cm)
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- The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of William 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 Exposé of the Whole System of Gambling in the Metropolis; with Memoirs and Anecdotes of Notorious Blacklegs.
- Autor
- [EGAN, Pierce (Attrib.)]; CLOWES, William (Printer)
- Formato/Encadernação
- Leather; tight and secure
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- Usado - Perto de Excelente
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- 1
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- First
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- Thos. Kelly
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1824
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- 1824 GAMBLING 1ed Fatal Effects William Weare Thurtell Murder Trial Law Macabre, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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