PIERREPOINT ALBERT: (1905-1992) English hangman, responsible for the execution of 200 people who had been convicted of war crimes in Germany and Austria, as well as high treason, including William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw). Pierrepoint also executed a number of high profile murderers including John Haigh, John Christie and Ruth Ellis. A good dark blue fountain pen ink signature ('With best wishes, A. Pierrepoint') on an oblong 12mo page removed from a notepad and with the red printed text 'Extra Strong Ale - For the colder nights' to the left edge. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VG

 

Pierrepoint ran a pub in Lancashire from the mid-1940s until the 1960s.