WILLIAM ROUGHEAD'S CHRONICLES OF MURDER (SIGNED)

Hardback, 1st edn. SIGNED. Foreword by The Hon. Lord Cameron. A record of the life of William Roughead an Edinburgh lawyer, a Writer to the Signet who said of himself...'fate allotted me the role of an historian of homicide.' Between 1889 and 1949, Roughead attended every murder trial of any significance held in the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh (he became known as 'The Murderer's Albatross'); his writings on murder became known for their style and intellectual breadth, combining the exactitude of a pathologist with the easy to read style of the popular relator. A comprehensive and detailed Biography. 421pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY RICHARD WHITTINGTON-EGAN. Includes loosely inserted HANDWRITTEN LETTER and HANDWRITTEN Compliment slip BY RICHARD. F. in F. protected dw. Recommended.