FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A thoughtful examination of the nature of murder both in life and in art, and how we look at and feel about it both as individuals as well as in culture, media, society, politics, and other spheres. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations,notes, 270pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Title

Pictures at an Execution : An Inquiry Into the Subject of Murder

Publisher

Harvard University Press, Cambridge

Publication Date

1993

Language

English

ISBN 10

0674667352

ISBN 13

9780674667358

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Book Type

Book

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An investigation of society's attitude toward murder, both in art and in real life, recounts a famous legal case in which a federal court judge had to decide whether a gas-chamber execution would be broadcast on public television.

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Wendy Lesser is editor of The Threepenny Review.

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