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Title: A laconic narrative of the life and death of James Wilson, known by the name of Daft Jamie; to which is added, a few anecdotes relative to him and his old friend Boby Awl, an idiot who strolled about Edinburgh for many years
Description: Chapbook that has been disbound and mounted in a window-pane style. Illustrated.
Collection: The Resurrectionists

Title: Letter to the Lord advocate, disclosing the accomplices, secrets, and other facts relative to the late murders; with a correct account of the manner in which the anatomical schools are supplied with subjects
Description: Pamphlet, disbound and mounted.
Collection: The Resurrectionists

Title: 33. Observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers : measurements of the heads of the most notorious thieves confined in the Edinburgh Jail and Bridewell, and of various individuals, English, Scotch, and Irish, presenting an extensive series of facts subversive of phrenology
Collection: The Resurrectionists

Title: 26. Authentic confessions of William Burk, who was executed at Edinburgh, on 28th January 1829, for murder, emited before the sheriff-substitute of Edinburgh, the Rev. Mr Reid, Catholic priest, and others, in the jail, on 3d and 22d January
Description: Disbound pamphlet. Illustrated. Portrait of William Burke appears on the title page. An illustration of Daft Jamie appears on page 7.
Collection: The Resurrectionists

Title: 19. Execution : a full and true account of the last speech and dying declaration of William Burke, who was executed at Edinburgh this morning, for murder, and his body given for dissection; also of his conduct and behaviour since his condemnation, and on the scaffold
Description: Illustrated broadside. Cut and mounted.
Language: English
Collection: The Resurrectionists

Title: 29. West Port murders : characters of Burke, Hare, and Dr. Knox ... being part of a conversation between North, Tickler, and the Ettrick Shepherd
Description: Disbound and mounted.
Collection: The Resurrectionists

Title: 12. Jamie Wilson's mother's dream
Description: Illustrated mounted broadside poem. At head of title is an illustration of an American eagle with the inscription "E. Pluribus Unum," and below that is an illustration of Daft Jamie in a coffin. There is also an introductory poem above the title. At bottom of sheet is a note advertising the second edition of "A laconic narrative of the life and death of James Wilson."
Language: English
ID: RM1005P071R00A0
Collection: The Resurrectionists

Title: 21. Mansie Waugh's dream, concerning the execution of Burke : part first
Language: English
ID: RM1007P093R00A0
Collection: The Resurrectionists

Title: 22. Mansie Waugh's dream, concerning the execution of Burke : part second
Language: English
ID: RM1007P095R00A0
Collection: The Resurrectionists

Title: Margaret Laird or Hare, as she appeared in the witness box taken in court
Language: English
ID: RM1018P341V00A0
Collection: The Resurrectionists

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