ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Hardcover. A carefully researched reference work that provides a nonpartisan overview of capital punishment through the ages, addressing the history of capital punishment from the 17th century to the present day and covering controversies, particuar cases, and attitudes toward the death penalty in many countries. Included among the more than 240 alphabetically arranged entries are biographies of famous people who have been executed - as well as some famous executioners; biographies of advocates, opponents, and reformers of capital punishment; landmark US court cases; descriptions of various methods of execution throughout history; relevant literary works; eyewitness accounts of executions; statistics; and various historical and contemporary concepts. Illus., Bibliog., Timeline + Index. 330pp. 4to. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Pictorial glazed covers. F. A heavy book which will require additional postage.