| Author |
Weston, George, 1753-1782.
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| Title |
Genuine memoirs of the lives of George and Joseph Weston : who were executed September 3d. 1782. The first for forgery; the latter for shooting at John Davis, and wounding him in Clock-Lane: including a particular account of all their adventures, Exploits, Manoeuvres, Forgeries, Travels, Amours, and Inrigues of different kinds, From their infancy to the present Time; with a Curious and Authentic Description of the Manner of their being taken, very different from what has hitherto been represented. to which is now added, an account of their escaping from Newgate on the Second of July, 1782, and the Manner of their being re-taken. with their trials at large at the Old-Bailey on Saturday, July 6. Taken down, verbatim, in Short-Hand, by Mr. Williamson; Short hand Writer; together with Judge Buller's curious and judicious Charge to the Jury. |
| Edition |
The fourth edition. |
| OCLC |
T211434 |
| Publisher |
London : printed for John Walker, No. 44. Paternoster-Row, [1782] |
| Description |
iv,32,1 unnumbered page,50-76,57-58 pages ; 8°. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Crime -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Early works to 1800.
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| NOTE |
Final leaf pasted to sig. L4 verso. |
| Reproduction note |
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| NOTE |
English Short Title Catalog, T211434. |
| General note |
The text is complete despite the pagination. |
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Pp. 77-78 misnumbered 57-58. |
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A reissue of the third edition with a new first gathering and the addition of a final leaf?. |
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Reproduction of original from British Library. |
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