West Port murders; or, an authentic account of the atrocious murders committed by Burke and his associates, containing a full account of all the extraordinary circumstances connected with them.

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Disbound book. Engraved frontispiece (artist, George Andrew Lutenor; engraver, Thomas Clerk). Illustrated with engravings. Includes drawings by Walter Geikie. Has broadside titled "The West Port Murders" tipped in (14 cm.).

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Title

West Port murders; or, an authentic account of the atrocious murders committed by Burke and his associates, containing a full account of all the extraordinary circumstances connected with them. Also, a report of the trial of Burke and M'Dougal, with a description of the execution of Burke, his confessions, and memoirs of his accomplices, including the proceedings against Hare, &c.

Collection

The Resurrectionists

Publisher

Thomas Ireland, Junior

Printer

A. Balfour and Company.

Artist

Lutenor, George Andrew
Geikie, Walter
1795-1837

Engraver

Clerk, T. (Thomas)

Date

1829

Names as Subjects

Burke, William
1792-1829
M'Dougal, Helen
1795?-
Hare, Margaret
Hare, William
1792?-1870?
Knox, Robert
1791-1862

Place

Edinburgh [Scotland]

Extent

iv, 362 p., 1 leaf

Notes

Includes two-page (1 leaf) addendum of correspondence between the publisher and John Johnson, Esq., attorney for a Mr. Swanston, who "took issue" with the statement of one of the witnesses, a Janet Brown.

Height (cm)

22.3 cm

Width (cm)

13.8 cm

Repository

The New York Academy of Medicine