Description: " Poisons and Poisoners " Parts 1 - 3 ( complete ) 7 3/4" x 10 7/8" A three-part article on historical poisons and noteworthy murders committed with poisons. Assembled from an 1870 publication ( dated " 1870 " at the upper margin of the pages ). " Poisons and Poisoners " comprises 8 pages. Also included are several other articles on various subjects. 20 pages in total ( see the list below ) Good Condition. Aged paper, a little staining. A couple of pages have a 1.5" tear at the bottom. Otherwise good. ---------- The Contents : 1. " Poisons and Poisoners " Three-part article ( comprising 8 pages in total ) on poisons and murders from history committed by means of poison. 2. " A Dinner with Charles Dickens " ( 1.5 page article by L. Gaylord Clark on a dinner meeting in 1842 with Charles Dickens, during his visit to the United States ) 3. " American Birds " ( 2 pages ; with illustrations of American Robin and Yellow Birds ) 4. " De Mortuis " ( Latin for " Of the Dead " ; a poem on death ) 5. " A Few More Words about ' Lothair ' " ( about 3/4 page article on " Lothair ", a late novel by Benjamin Disraeli ) 6. " Wilkie Collins " ( 2 pages on Victorian era English author Wilkie Collins , especially for The Woman in White [ 1859 ], a mystery novel, and for The Moonstone [ 1868 ], which established many of the ground rules of the modern detective novel ) Etc. ------------- 153 years old. Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.
Price: 25 USD
Location: Coventry, Rhode Island
End Time: 2024-09-06T16:19:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Loose Pages, Articles
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Topic: Poison
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1870
Poison Death: Wilkie Collins
