CRIME AND THE DRAMA Or Dark Deeds Dramatized

Hardback. A book dealing only with plays which were based on actual crimes. The author records and illuminates with quotation and theatrical anecdote, the various stage productions of the lurid but sometimes lovable characters of earlier reading; Paul Jones, Claud Duval, Turpin, Clifford Jonathan Bradford, Sweeney Todd and a host of others. Illus., Index. 284pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. With previous owner's small label to ffep, lightly foxed and browned edges, damp mks. to covers (see images), head/tail of sunned sp. sl. worn, with 3" split to outside hinge of back cover. G. only. May require additional postage if shipped overseas.