The Death Penalty Enquiry.
Being a review of the evidence before the Select Committee on Capital Punishment, 1930.
London : Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1931 Stock Code: 95088
First edition, first impression. Among their other recommendations, the Committee advocated that capital punishment be suspended for a experimental period of five years, though this was not enacted until 1938. From the publisher's archive with their stamp to the title page.
Description
Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in red. With dust jacket.
Condition
A little foxing to edges; an excellent copy in the slightly soiled jacket.
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