1824 1ed GAMBLING Fatal Effects William Weare Thurtell Murder Trial Law Macabre

1824 1^ed GAMBLING Fatal Effects William Weare Thurtell Murder Trial Law Macabre

“They cut his throat from ear to ear,

His head they battered in.

His name was Mr William Weare,

He lived in Lyons Inn.”

This fascinating, illustrated work describes the notorious trial of the gruesome murder of Mr. William Weare. On October 24, 1823, following a gambling dispute, John Thurtell and his two accomplices Joseph Hunt and William Probert apprehended and brutally murdered Weare. The culprits would later be discovered and arrested, consequently both the murder and subsequent trial famously exposed the criminal underworld of London to a curious and ignorant public audience causing enormous public interest and media coverage. The latter portion of this work entitled, ‘The Gambler’s Scourge’ offers intriguing commentary regarding the dangerous practices and consequences of gambling.

Item number: #21333

Price: $499

Unknown Author; CLOWES, William (Printer)

The Fatal Effects of Gambling. Exemplified in the Murder of Wm. Weare, and the Trial and Fate of John Thurtell, the Murderer, and His Accomplices; with Biographical Sketches of the Parties Concerned … The Gambler’s Scourge; A Complete Exposé of the Whole System of Gambling in the Metropolis; with Memoirs and Anecdotes of Notorious Blacklegs.

London: Thomas Kelly, 1824. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • xxii, 512
  • 10 plates (including vignette title page)
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Visible repair at front inner hinge
• Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)

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