NEWGATE. London's Prototype of Hell

Hardback. A mix of contemporary accounts, illustrations and biographical sketches to throw new light on the history of Newgate Prison, whose name has passed into the language in an ominous phrase : 'as black as Newgate's knocker'. Illus., Notes, Bibliog. and Index. 234pp. 8vo. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Review copy with loosely inserted slip. F. in f. dw.