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Execution broadside.- child rape.- Dying Speech, Confession, Life, Character and Behaviour of David
Execution broadside.- child rape.- Dying Speech, Confession, Life, Character and Behaviour of David
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Execution broadside.- child rape.- Dying Speech, Confession, Life, Character and Behaviour of David Proctor (The), who was on this day ... executed on Nottingham Gallows, for committing a Rape on the Body of Charlotte Hemms, printed broadside, woodcut illustration of hanged man at head, one or two faint spots, laid down on paper, ex-library with remnants of blind-stamp to top edge, c.400 x 255 mm., [1797].*** Rare. Seemingly unrecorded. Possibly one of the earliest execution trials or broadsides concerning child rape, which at this time legally meant a child under the age of 10. A grim but important document.
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Execution broadside.- child rape.- Dying Speech, Confession, Life, Character and Behaviour of David

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Rupert Powell
International Head of Books and Works on Paper
Max Hasler
Modern First Editions and 20th Century Literature

Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper

May 30, 2024 5:30 AM EDT|
London, London, UK
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