Raynors 2012-09
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This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/27/2012
A complete and authentic issue of The Illustrated Police News, July 6, 1878, 16pp., disbound, VG. From the interior, several murder illustrations, but two are unique. A 1/6 page engraving, “Execution of Jacob Levels, Colored, at Little Rock ..” shows the criminal post drop. Then a 1/2 page engraving “Body Carving - Physicians Mutilating the Corpse ... Throwing Dice for the Dead Man’s Limbs.”
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The Illustrated Police News featured sensational and melodramatic reports and illustrations of murders and hangings and was a direct descendant of the execution broadsheets of the 18th century. t

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Final prices include buyers premium.: $154.05
Estimate: $100 - $200
Auction closed on Thursday, September 27, 2012.
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