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A book written in 1939 and later discovered and rescued by Waterside Press - that gives a detailed account of the often barbaric or shameful punishments used in former times. Since this book was first published in the 1950s the description it contains of the history of crime and punishment in Britain over the previous 200 years or so has attracted interest across a wide spectrum. The work was reprinted in 1992 by Waterside Press having been out of print for decades. The contents cover a wide range of historic punishments from outlawry to the ducking stool, the pillory, stocks and whirligig to the branding iron and scold's bridle. From mutilation and torture to sanctuary and the emergence of private and then public prisons this is an essential addition to any criminal justice collection - imbued as it is by the comments of the author from the perspective of his own era, which provides for fascination in itself. Printed in the original style and format - together with a large number of the original illustrations. Quite absorbing - The book transports the reader to a time when punishments were often brutal, unrestrained and unregulated by standards, fairness or consistency. It also looks at the sometimes strange logic that was applied by judges, justices of the peace and those charged with carrying out the task.
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About the Author:
Ernest Pettifer was for many years the Justices' Clerk for Doncaster, Yorkshire in a bygone era: who (by way of an aside) recalled meeting his contemporary the Hay on Wye poisoner and solicitor Herbert Rowse Armstrong at a meeting of the Justices' Clerks' Society!* He also wrote several other books that are collectors' items when they occasionally turn up at sales, auctions or on the dusty shelves of some law libraries and solicitors' offices. Punishments of Former Days was only the fourth book to be published by Waterside Press and has been in print and in demand ever since.
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'A good read'The Magistrate
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- PublisherCharles River Books
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0715810219
- ISBN 13 9780715810217
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition Thus. 218 pages. Illustrated. Tight, clean, and crisp. A hint of age-toning to dustjacket flaps, otherwise As New. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. The book appears unread, and looks New. Protected in a new Mylar cover.; 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. Seller Inventory # 03611
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Book Description Facsimile Reprint, first ed. 1939. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 192 pages; Description. : xxxiv, 192 p. , [31] p. Of plates : ill. , facsim. ; 19 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 191-192. Subject: Punishment - Great Britain. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 101575
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Book Description Facsimile Reprint, first ed. 1939. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 192 pages; Description. : xxxiv, 192 p. , [31] p. Of plates : ill. , facsim. ; 19 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 191-192. Subject: Punishment - Great Britain. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 101575
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. AN ACCOUNT OF THE VARIOUS METHODS OF PUNISHMENT DURING THE 127TH,18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES. Seller Inventory # 005401
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