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Copy of verses on the execution of Daniel Good

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Title
Copy of verses on the execution of Daniel Good
Alternative Title
Execution of Daniel Good
Date
1842  
Publication Place
London (England)
Printer
Birt, Ann  
Description
  • Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment.
  • No other recorded copy of this work identified at time of cataloging.
  • Verse begins "Is there no mercy? Time is pressing:".
  • Illustration of three full-figured men, one sitting with ankle chained to the floor.
  • Date of publication conjectured from date of Good's execution: May 23, 1842. Cf. Capital Punishment U.K. site via WWW, viewed September 8, 2008.
  • Ann Birt printed at this address in 1842. Cf. Brown, P.A.H. London publishers and printers.
  • Caption title.
  • "Birt, printer, 39 Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials".
  • Likely published 1842.
  • Likely published in London (England).
Extent
1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 ill. (woodcut)
Dimensions
25 x 19 cm
Language
English
Topical Subject
  • Executions and executioners  
  • Murder  
  • Good, Daniel, d. 1842  
Geographic Subject
  • London (England)  
  • England  
  • Great Britain  
Genre Subject
Poetry  
Associated Entities
Birt, Ann
Collection Title
Digital Rare Book Collection
Sub-Collection
Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Bibliographic Identifier
99566258212205899
Collection
Digital Rare Book Collection
TitleCopy of verses on the execution of Daniel Good
Alternative TitleExecution of Daniel Good
Date1842  
Publication PlaceLondon (England)
PrinterBirt, Ann  
Description
  • Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment.
  • No other recorded copy of this work identified at time of cataloging.
  • Verse begins "Is there no mercy? Time is pressing:".
  • Illustration of three full-figured men, one sitting with ankle chained to the floor.
  • Date of publication conjectured from date of Good's execution: May 23, 1842. Cf. Capital Punishment U.K. site via WWW, viewed September 8, 2008.
  • Ann Birt printed at this address in 1842. Cf. Brown, P.A.H. London publishers and printers.
  • Caption title.
  • "Birt, printer, 39 Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials".
  • Likely published 1842.
  • Likely published in London (England).
Extent1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 ill. (woodcut)
Dimensions25 x 19 cm
LanguageEnglish
Topical Subject
  • Executions and executioners  
  • Murder  
  • Good, Daniel, d. 1842  
Geographic Subject
  • London (England)  
  • England  
  • Great Britain  
Genre SubjectPoetry  
Associated EntitiesBirt, Ann
Collection TitleDigital Rare Book Collection
Sub-CollectionProject Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Bibliographic Identifier99566258212205899
CollectionDigital Rare Book Collection

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