A Narrative of the Mysterious and Dreadful Murder of Mr. W. Weare, Containing the Examination Before the Magistrates, The Coroner's Inquest, the Confession of Hunt... and a Full Report of the Trial, and Subsequent Execution at Hertford

London: J. M'Gowan, 1824. 247 pp. The book is bound in a later binding with leather spine and replaced end paper. The flyleaf is lacking right corner, and the hinges of the book are cracking. This includes two full page illustrations, and 4 other illustrations are printed in the text. Complete.

This was one of the most sensational murder trials of the period. John Thurtell and friends killed Weare so Thurtell would not have to pay a gambling debt. Thurtell was hung for the crime and one of his Assocaites was sent to Australia.

A scarce title.