Duel: A True Story of Death and Honour

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pp. xiii 304. “In 1826 a merchant called David Landale shot his bank manager dead in a dual. two centuries later, one of his descendants, James Landale, explains why two rational, educated men might choose to resolve a dispute by shooting at one another. Using newly discovered archives, Duel reconstructs in vivid detail both the encounter and the circumstances surrounding it”

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ISBN 1841956473
ISBN13 9781841956473
Number of pages 304
Original Title Duel: A True Story of Death and Honour
Published Date 2005
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Edinburgh
Edition First Edition
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pp. xiii 304. “In 1826 a merchant called David Landale shot his bank manager dead in a dual. two centuries later, one of his descendants, James Landale, explains why two rational, educated men might choose to resolve a dispute by shooting at one another. Using newly discovered archives, Duel reconstructs in vivid detail both the encounter and the circumstances surrounding it”

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Weight 1 kg