Studies of assassination / by Wirt Sikes

Sikes, William Wirt (1836-1883)

1881, First Edition. London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands slightly frayed, with some dulling to the panel edges. Previous owner's stamp to half-title. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Physical description: vi, 192, 32 p. ; 18 cm. Subjects: Assassination. Contents: Catherine de Medici. --William of Orange. --The gunpowder plot. --Charlotte Corday. --Abraham Lincoln. --Alexander II. of Russia. With 32-page publisher's catalogue. Item #196163

Price: €85.00