LEGACY OF DEATH Seven Generations of French Executioners.

Hardback. The remarkable saga of the Sansom family, who served as executioners of France for 7 generations, spanning 200 years. This book recounts the bizarre careers of the scoundrels and scapegoats who kept the Sansoms employed, as well as the unexpected trials, dilemmas, and adaptations of the Sansoms themselves. The family fortune reached its terrible climax during the French Revolution when Louis XVI himself died on the guillotine he had helped design. Illus., Bibliog. and Index. 262pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp., o/w Vg. in sunned and sl. torn G++ dw.