Pierce Egan's account of the trial of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt. With an appendix, disclosing some extraordinary facts, exclusively in the possession of the editor. With portraits, and many other illustrative engravings / [Pierce Egan].

  • Egan, Pierce, 1772-1849.
Date:
1824
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Credit: Pierce Egan's account of the trial of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt. With an appendix, disclosing some extraordinary facts, exclusively in the possession of the editor. With portraits, and many other illustrative engravings / [Pierce Egan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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