JACK THE RIPPER - THE FINAL CHAPTER (SIGNED)

Hardback. SIGNED. Foreword by Paul Begg. When 'The Diary of Jack the Ripper' was uncovered in 1992, it caused an uproar amongst Ripper historians. Here was a document purporting to have been written by the Whitechapel Murderer, a document which could be traced back to Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick. Paul Feldman set out to prove it was a fake, but slowly became convinced that the diary could not be a hoax. Having spent 5-yrs and funded a massive research programme costing over £150,000, he felt he had now proved that the diary was genuine. This book tells the story of how Paul wove his way through the labyrinth of an official cover-up, established why the Ripper has always been linked with the Royals and the Masons, proved the infamous 'Ripper watch' genuine and discovered exactly why the diary turned up in Liverpool. Illus., Appendix, Bibliog. and Index. 385pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. From the library of Paul Daniel, ex-editor of the 'Ripperologist' magazine (December 1996 No. 8 - February 2000 No. 27), with a tipped-in post-it note written by Paul to bep. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND FLAT SIGNED BY PAUL FELDMAN and ANNE GRAHAM TO PAUL - with tipped-in label SIGNED BY PAUL BEGG. With a tiny sticker on the protective film to tail of sp. with '1997' written in black felt-tip pen. Also includes various newspaper cuttings glued-in to fpd and ffep as well as Paul Daniel's book review, cut-out from 'Ripperologist' and tipped-in to beps and bpd. Paul Feldman and Paul Begg were contributors to the Grey House Books publication 'Who Was Jack the Ripper? A Collection of Present-Day Theories and Observations'. F. in F. protected dw. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage if shipped overseas.