The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
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[CRIME — BRITISH EXECUTIONS] A FULL AND TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE LAST DYING SPEECHES, CONFESSION, AND BEHAVIOUR OF THE MALEFACTORS, WHO WERE EXECUTED AT KINGSTON UPON THAMES, ON SATURDAY THE 7TH OF APRIL, 1711. London: R. Newcomb, in Wine-Office-Court, Fleet-Street, 1711. Single folio leaf (12¼ × 7½"), printed on recto and verso, bound in plain modern grey boards.

Account of the crimes, confessions, and last words of four condemned criminals: John Thompson, 22, alias Crop, a felon and serial burglar; Isaac Kelly, “call’d Portugueze,” 15, who committed several robberies and burglaries; John Parte, a burglar; and George Wandsworth, condemned for stealing horses. Verso, entitled “’Tis All a Trick,” lists various deceits and concludes with a rhyme. A bit browned; trimmed close to text at edges.

 [CRIME — BRITISH EXECUTIONS]. A full and true Account of th...
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