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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 224pp, profusely illustrated in full colour throughout. Glazed, illustrated boards. Dark, illustrated endpapers. 4to. Boards very slightly bruised at spine tips else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. original laminated hardcover, illustrated, 224 pages, fine in very good unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 241.

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Hardback. Condition: New. Experts agree that Jack the Ripper murdered five London women, but how many others did he slaughter in Britain or across the seas? The number of women murdered and mutilated by Jack the Ripper is impossible to know, although most researchers now agree on five individuals. These five canonical cases have been examined at length in Ripper literature, but other contemporary murders and attacks bearing strong resemblance to the gruesome Ripper slayings have received scant attention. These unsolved cases are the focus of this intriguing book.   The volume devotes separate chapters to a dozen female victims who were attacked during the years of Jack the Ripper's murder spree. Their terrible stories-a few survived to bear witness, but most died of their wounds-illuminate key aspects of the Ripper case and the period: the gangs of London's Whitechapel district, Victorian prostitutes, the public panic inspired by the crimes and fueled by journalists, medical practices of the day, police procedures and competency, and the probable existence of other serial killers. The book also considers crimes initially attributed to Jack the Ripper in other parts of Britain and the world, notably New York, Jamaica, and Nicaragua. In a final chapter, the drive to find the identity of the Ripper is examined, looking at contemporary and later suspects as well as several important theories, revealing the lengths to which some have gone to claim success in identifying Jack the Ripper. …

Condition: New. pp. 320 22 Illus.

Softcover / Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition. Paperback. Every fact, theory and myth behind the 1888 Whitechapel killings scrutinised, dissected and analysed by two of today's leading Ripperologists. In this comprehensive account of London's most infamous serial killer, the authors explore the facts behind the most grisly episode of the Victorian era: the violent slaughter of several prostitutes over a 3-month period. Setting the scene in the impoverished East End, their meticulous research offers detailed accounts of the lives of the Ripper's female victims and a thorough examination of the police investigation. It looks at the many suspects uncovered over the years and the way in which they have often mirrored contemporary concerns, and they examine the growth and development of the myth in film and literature. The definitive book, exploring both the myth and reality of Britain's most famous murderer and his victims. Part One : The Whitechapel Murders; Part Two : Theories; Part Three : Mythologies. Illus. + Afterword, Useful Resources, Notes and Index. 329pp. trade size softcover. Vg. with no creasing to covers.…

Softcover / Paperback. Condition: As New. First edition. Paperback. Every fact, theory and myth behind the 1888 Whitechapel killings scrutinised, dissected and analysed by two of today's leading Ripperologists. In this comprehensive account of London's most infamous serial killer, the authors explore the facts behind the most grisly episode of the Victorian era: the violent slaughter of several prostitutes over a 3-month period. Setting the scene in the impoverished East End, their meticulous research offers detailed accounts of the lives of the Ripper's female victims and a thorough examination of the police investigation. It looks at the many suspects uncovered over the years and the way in which they have often mirrored contemporary concerns, and they examine the growth and development of the myth in film and literature. The definitive book, exploring both the myth and reality of Britain's most famous murderer and his victims. Part One : The Whitechapel Murders; Part Two : Theories; Part Three : Mythologies. Illus. + Afterword, Useful Resources, Notes and Index. 329pp. trade size softcover. As New with no creasing to covers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Fine. Hardcover in jacket. Light handling to book including some bumping to spine and extremities; otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat--a sound and handsome copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in jacket. Some light handling to jacket; otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat--a sound and handsome copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardback. Condition: New. Jack the Ripper is the only book that enables the reader to travel back into the London of 1888 by recreating key scenes from Jack the Ripper's murders in pin-point accuracy, using the power of CGI. Through detailed and atmospheric crime scene recreations, and thoroughly researched text written by experts in the field of Jack the Ripper, this book explores the movements of each victim, the position of witnesses and the location of various buildings and streets to give the reader the most complete view to date of the gruesome crimes that shook Victorian society. This hardback book has 224 pages and measures.…

Softcover / Paperback. Condition: New. First edition. Softcover. SIGNED. Every fact, theory and myth behind the 1888 Whitechapel killings scrutinised, dissected and analysed by two of today's leading Ripperologists. In this comprehensive account of London's most infamous serial killer, the authors explore the facts behind the most grisly episode of the Victorian era: the violent slaughter of several prostitutes over a 3-month period. Setting the scene in the impoverished East End, their meticulous research offers detailed accounts of the lives of the Ripper's female victims and a thorough examination of the police investigation. It looks at the many suspects uncovered over the years and the way in which they have often mirrored contemporary concerns, and they examine the growth and development of the myth in film and literature. The definitive book, exploring both the myth and reality of Britain's most famous murderer and his victims. Part One : The Whitechapel Murders; Part Two : Theories; Part Three : Mythologies. Illus. + Afterword, Useful Resources, Notes and Index. 329pp. trade size softcover. With tipped-in labels SIGNED BY PAUL BEGG AND JOHN BENNETT. New. signed by authors.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 320.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Hardback. SIGNED. 'The number of women murdered and mutilated by Jack the Ripper is impossible to know, although most researchers now agree on five individuals. These five canonical cases have been examined at length in Ripper literature, but other contemporary murders and attacks bearing strong resemblance to the gruesome Ripper slayings have received scant attention. These unsolved cases are the focus of this intriguing book. Separate chapters cover over a dozen female victims who were attacked during the years of Jack the Ripper's murder spree. Their terrible stories - a few survived to bear witness, but most died of their wounds - illuminate key aspects of the Ripper case and the period: the gangs of London's Whitechapel district, Victorian prostitutes, the public panic inspired by the crimes and fuelled by journalists, medical practices of the day, police procedures and competency, and the probable existence of other serial killers. The book also considers crimes initially attributed to Jack the Ripper in other parts of Britain and the wider world, notably New York and Jamaica. Examining several influential Ripper theories, Paul Begg and John Bennett piece together how the unfortunate victims have been assessed and reassessed over the years, showing the crucial part played by their lives and deaths in how wider society has perceived the crimes of Jack the Ripper.' Illus., Afterword, Notes + Index. 301pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. F. in F. dw. With tipped-in labels SIGNED BY PAUL BEGG AND JOHN BENNETT. A fairly heavy book which will require additional postage if shipped overseas. signed by authors.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Polish your pince-nez, fold your broadsheet, and proceed briskly into the only London fog that never lifts: mystery . Jack the Ripper (2017) by Paul Begg & John Bennett ?published by SevenOaks ?is the sensibly lit reading room where speculation checks its hat, myth takes a numbered ticket, and the archivist smiles as if to say, ?We have receipts.? Begg and Bennett are the rare guides who can both charm the legend and cross-examine it; they?ve walked the streets, counted the sources, and taught the headlines to use inside voices. This isn?t a séance. It?s an audit with maps. The authors unspool 1888 with timelines that behave , documents that don?t flinch , and context that refuses melodrama . Whitechapel becomes legible: alleys resolve into addresses; ?the night? splits into hours; witnesses step forward, wobble, and are filed accordingly. The police do their best under Victorian lighting; the press does its best under Victorian deadlines; the reader emerges with that most subversive souvenir?clarity. Inside, expect: The canonical cases, de-tangled : what?s known, what?s guessed, and what was invented in a hurry by someone who adored adjectives. Suspects sorted like a responsible pantry : plausible, interesting-but-fragile, and ?kindly return to fiction.? Policing then vs. now : beats and lanterns, registries and red tape; what CSI could add, and what it still couldn?t promise. Geography that talks back : distances timed, routes weighed, and the way streets make alibis sweat. Victorian media literacy : how a scoop becomes scripture and why a correction never sells as many papers. Afterlives : tourism, theories, and the cottage industry of certainty?gently deflated with primary sources. Begg & Bennett?s tone is the secret weapon: civil, empirical, faintly amused ?the literary equivalent of a steady hand at the lamp. They don?t crown culprits; they calibrate probabilities . They treat victims as people, evidence as evidence, and the reader as a grown-up capable of withstanding the absence of a drumroll. If you?ve ever wished a Ripper book came with a built-in sceptic and a very accurate watch, congratulations: this one ticks. Why this copy? It steps out of the admirably frank emporium Crappy Old Books in Condition: Good ?translation: square spine, clean pages, mild shelf-patina . A proper working volume: tidy enough for the coffee table, sturdy enough for repeated flipping between the chronology and the map spread while you mutter, ?ah.? Vital stats for the evidence shelf: Title: Jack the Ripper Authors: Paul Begg & John Bennett Publisher: SevenOaks , 2017 ISBN: 9781781776445 Condition: Good (legible, dependable, scandal-resistant) Vendor: Crappy Old Books ?the name confesses; the stock corroborates. Buy it for the order ; keep it for the temperament . After a few chapters, you?ll find yourself grading theories by document weight, timing walks between corners, and smiling politely at any revelation that arrives wearing a cape. The fog remains atmospheric; the facts, refreshingly not.…