An edition of A handbook on hanging (1928)

A 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 hangings; a ready reckoner for hangmen; and many other items of interest including the anatomy of murder

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An edition of A handbook on hanging (1928)

A 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 hangings; a ready reckoner for hangmen; and many other items of interest including the anatomy of murder

Finally definitive ed. diligently compared and revised in accordance with the most recent developments in the art.

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Journeyman Press
Language
English
Pages
191

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Subjects
Capital punishment, Hanging

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Cover of: A handbook on hanging
A handbook on hanging: being a short introduction to the fine art of execution ...
2001, New York Review of Books
in English
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Cover of: A handbook on hanging
A 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 hangings; a ready reckoner for hangmen; and many other items of interest including the anatomy of murder
1981, Journeyman Press
in English - Finally definitive ed. diligently compared and revised in accordance with the most recent developments in the art.
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Cover of: A handbook on hanging
A 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 hangings; a ready reckoner for hangmen; and many other items of interest including the anatomy of murder.
1974, EP Publishing, Rowman & Littlefield
in English - Finally definitive ed. diligently compared and revised in accordance with the most recent developments in the art.
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Cover of: A handbook on hanging
A 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
1955, Putnam
in English - Finally definitive ed., diligently compared and rev. in accordance with the most recent developments in the art.
Cover of: A handbook on hanging
A handbook on hanging: being a short introduction to the fine art of execution, and containing much useful information on neckbreaking, [etc.]
1948, Freedom Press
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: A handbook on hanging
A handbook on hanging: being a short introduction to the fine art of execution and containing much useful information on neckbreaking, throttling, strangling, asphyxiation, decapitation and electrocution, to which is added a hangman's ready reckoner and certain other items of interest including the great Nuremberg hangings.
1948, Freedom Press
in English - 3d ed. enl., diligently compared and rev. in accordance with the most recent developments.
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Cover of: A handbook on hanging
A handbook on hanging: being a short introduction to the fine art of execution, and containing much useful information on neck-breaking, throttling, strangling, asphyxiation, decapitation and electrocution; as well as data and wrinkles for hangmen, an account of the late Mr. Berry's method of killing and his working list of drops; to which is added a hangman's ready reckoner and certain other items of interest; all very proper to be read and kept in every family
1928, G. Richards and P. Sainsbury at The Cayme Press
in English
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Edition Notes

Reprint. Originally published: Rev. and enl. ed. London : Putnam, 1961.

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Dewey Decimal Class
364.66
Library of Congress
HV8694 .D8x 1981

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191 p. ;
Number of pages
191

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OL3005705M
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0904526593
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84672962
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21672
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