Jack The Ripper: The Facts
by Paul Begg
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0760771219
- ISBN 13
- 9780760771211
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Barnes and Noble, 2005 Barnes and Noble, New York. 2005. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; three bumped tips. DJ: Very Good +; light bumping to the head, tail, and tips; light rubbing to panels. Black paper over boards with black cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 550 pp 8vo. Using contemporary documents, police files, Home Office papers and newspaper reports, this book recreates the notorious crimes and police investigation of 1888 to provide the best available overview of the 'Great Victorian Mystery', the greatest unsolved, true crime story of all time. Written by one of the world's foremost authorities on the case, this is a completely rewritten and fully updated edition of Begg's classic title Jack the Ripper. It follows the crimes chronologically and records the most significant events, witness testimonies and aspects of the police investigation. As well as objectively examining the primary police suspects, Begg provides a fascinating and authoritative insight into related political issues and background events. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016742
- Title
- Jack The Ripper: The Facts
- Author
- Paul Begg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0760771219
- ISBN 13
- 9780760771211
- Publisher
- Barnes and Noble
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Jack the Ripper, Scotland Yard, murders, murderer, London, police investigation, unsolved murders,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Gilt
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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