TWELVE BAD MEN Original Studies of Eminent Scoundrels by Various Hands

Hardback. 2nd Edn. (same yr. as 1st). Contents include : James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell (1536-1578); Sir Edward Kelley, Necromancer (1555-1595); Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder (d.1647); George Jeffreys, Unjust Judge (1648-1689); Titus Oates, Perjurer (1649-1705); Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (1667-1747); Colonel Francis Charteris, Libertine (1675-1732); Jonathan Wild, Thieftaker (1682-1725); James Maclaine "The Gentleman Highwayman" (1724-1750); George Robert Fitzgerald "Fighting Fitzgerald" (1748-1786); Thomas Griffiths Wainewright, Poisoner (1794-1852); Edward Kelly, Bushranger (1855-1880). With Frontis/tissue-guard, Appendix and Index. 373pp. 8vo. h/back. With previous owner's personal b/plate to fpd, lightly browned edges, sunned sp. with patchy fading to top edges. Vg. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage if shipped overseas.