JUDGEMENT OF DEATH

Hardback. Chapter headings include : The Principles of State Punishment; Judgement of Death in Ancient States; Judgement of Death in English Law to the End of the Sixteenth Century; Judgement of Death in English Law in Modern Times; Methods of Execution of the Judgement of Death; Objections to the Death Penalty; Arguments in Favour of the Death Penalty; Some Necessary Reforms in English Law. With Index. 266pp. 8vo. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Inscribed and signed by Lady Theodora Davidson who assisted the author at "every stage of the preparation of this book." Fr. hinge just beginning to show, uncut edges, lightly browned eps, tiny indentation to fore-edge which is also faded, head of sp. worn, but still a G++ copy of an extremely rare title.