Rare Scottish Broadsides
£3,400
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 5 September 2007 at 12:00 BST
Description
An account of the life and transactions of John Bilsland.. indicted to stand trial before the Circuit Court... on 28th April 1790 for the murder of his wife; The last speech, confession and dying words of Jean Cameron who was executed at perth, 19th October 1764, for the horrid murder of her own child; Last speech and dying words of Robert Keith Tinkler, who was executed at Perth 2 july 1760 and afterwards given to be dissected for the horrid crime of murdering Margaret Graham his daughter in law; An account of some noted robberies and cruel murders that have happened in this country of late; The last speech, confession and dying words of Thomas Maclatchie who was executed at Stirling, 19th November 1773, for the horrid crimes of house-breaking, and robbery; and others similiar, [c.1773-1820], all severely dampstained, some friable and very fragile, some adhering to each other, in a crushed leather folder; sold not subject to return
Footnote
Note: A good collection of rare broadsides c. 1773-1820 in very poor state. Due to their fragile state no attempt has been made to separate them for fear of damage.