Guillotine : the timbers of justice
Opie, Robert Frederick2003
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Robert Frederick Opie takes us on a fascinating and sometimes terrifying journey tracing the development of the guillotine over nearly two centuries, recounting the stories of famous executions, and some of the most touching pleas for mercy.
Main title:
Guillotine : the timbers of justice / Robert Frederick Opie.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton, 2003.
Collation:
xi, 195 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Bibliography: p. 189-190.
ISBN:
07509303499780750930345
Dewey class:
364.6'6364.66364.66
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
322622