The Newgate Calendar; Comprising Interesting Memoirs of the Most Notorious Characters who have been Convicted of Outrages on the Laws of England Since the Commencement of the Eighteenth Century; with Occasional Anecdotes and Observations, Speeches, Confessions, and Last Exclamations of Sufferers Andrew Knapp; William Baldwin British History

A complete four-volume edition of this popular criminal story collection, uniformly bound in signed half calf by Morrell. A new edition, complete in four volumes.Uniformly bound in signed half calf by Morrell, with marbled paper covered boards and marbled endpapers.With a portrait frontispiece to each volume and numerous vignettes throughout the set.Although often embellished or sensationalised, the stories in the Newgate Calendar are primarily factual accounts of English crimes and criminals from the 18th and 19th centuries. They were originally a monthly bulletin of executions produced by the Keeper of the Newgate Prison in London, and since then have appeared in many collections editions.This edition is accompanied by occasional anecdotes and observations by Andrew Knapp and William Baldwin, stated here to be "Attorneys at Law". Uniformly bound in signed half calf by Morrell, with marbled paper covered boards and marbled endpapers.Externally, rear board to Vol II is at risk of detaching with further handling, otherwise mild rubbing to the remaining volumes, most notable to the spine heads. Light staining to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the occasional spots, heaviest to the first and last few pages. Contemporary toned ink inscription to the title page of Vol IV. Good