The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of Wm Weare, and the Trial and Fate of John Thurtell, the Murderer, and his Accomplices. To Which is Added the Gambler's Scourge, a Complete Expose of Gambling in the Metropolis. First edition. Half black leather over marbled boards, gilt stamping on spine. Engraved frontispiece, illustrated with ten plates, 512 pages. Two related clippings tipped in on rear end papers, with script notations. Boards worn, scuffed, and bumped. Spine and front hinge detached. Poor condition.
