http://www.laybooks.com/ Lay Books Recently Added True Crime Book Titles en-gb Copyright www.laybooks.com - 2008 http://www.laybooks.com/img/rss_logo.gif http://www.laybooks.com/ http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11614 Hardback, 1st edn. To quote from Ross Strachan's excellent reference work 'The Jack the Ripper Handbook. A Reader's Companion', he says : 'A hardback book which looks at the murders in twenty six chapters and also boasts fourteen illustrations including portraits of the victims painted by the author from contemporary sketches. This is without doubt the most sought after Ripper book which is now very scarce. Copies rarely turn up for sale and when they do, can command a high asking price due to the fact that the book is thought to have had a small print run.' Illus. 223pp. 8vo. With a personal b/plate, and pencil markings, including marginalia, to text, by a previous owner who might have been someone called 'Norman Edwards'. Minimal signs of shelf-wear with tiny indentation to fore-edge, lightly browned edges. Overall still a Vg. copy of an exceptionalloy rare JtR title. Postage will include insurance, so please make separate contact for an accurate postage charge for this book prior to ordering. Quality Press 750 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10154 Hardback. An Autobiography. A Jack the Ripper associated title - the author was Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police CID and the officer in charge of the unsolved Whitechapel murder investigation involving Jack the Ripper, from October 6, 1888, (taking up his post at Scotland Yard on the day of Mary Ann Nichols' murder) until the file was closed in 1892. The excellent reference book 'The Jack the Ripper A to Z' by Begg, Fido and Skinner (signed copies of which can be obtained from my website) contains an extremely comprehensive entry for Dr (later Sir Robert) Anderson. With tissue-guard Frontis. portrait of Sir Robert + Appendix. 295pp. 8vo. With a personal b/plate. The r/hand corner of the fep has been cut out, foxed edges, browned eps. Navy blue cloth with gilt lettering, Vg+. A scarce Jack the Ripper associated title in lovely condition. Hodder & Stoughton 250 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9987 Paperback, SIGNED. A Jack the Ripper title, limited to 100 copies, this being no. 65. Contents include : A respectable interest in Jack the Ripper (Introduction). A full list of Jack the Ripper's victims - both definite and doubtful. The crimes as seen by both the local Folkestone newspapers. the Folkstone Jack the Ripper postcard. Forty Jack the Ripper suspects - both not guilty and not proven. A5 size card cover, 72pp., 78 illus. + Map. With a personal b/plate o/w a Fine copy SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. Now out of print and extremely difficult to find. Marlinova. Kent. 25 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10138 Hardback, 1st US edition. From the files of contempoary London newspapers and the later writings of crime specialists, the author selected the most notable first-hand evidence and considered opinion of this 'greatest' of murder mysteries. In his Intro', the author describes something of the motivation for all murder, and especially anger between the sexes. 13ss. whose contributors include : Alan Hynd, Donald Henderson, William Sansom, Anthony Boucher (The Stripper), Richard Barker (The Jack the Ripper Murders), Kay Rogers, Thomas Burke, Theodora Benson, Mrs. Marie Belloc Lowndes (The Lodger), Edwin M. Borchard, Edmund Pearson (Jack the Ripper), Robert Bloch (Yours Truly). Of the 13ss contained in this anthology, 9 are fictional. 248pp. 8vo. With a personal b/plate. Lightly browned edges, Vg+ in dw. Dodd, Mead 40 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=6016 Hardback, reprint. The 1948 edn. had a new Introduction. The first full-length English language study of the murders, praised at the time for its presentation of the facts in the case. In two parts : Part One Fact; Part Two Theory. The author was regarded as the first 'Ripperologist' with his Dr. Stanley theory. With 10 illus. and 5 diagrams. 144pp. small 8vo. Green covers with gilt lettering which are fine, in a v. scarce vg+ dw. which has just a little creasing and small closed tear along the top edge. With a personal b/plate. Includes a loosely inserted newspaper cutting from 'Reynolds News' dated October 29, 1950 which introduces a new series of Scotland Yard's greatest cases with 'Madman Who Murdered Nice Women', by Terence Robertson. The article features the "Jack the Ripper" murders committed between Christmas 1887, and September 1889 and includes "Fairy Fay" and Alice Riley/Mackenzie. An unusually good copy. Allen. 65 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11612 A 16pp. facsimile edition booklet produced by Ripper researcher and historian, Andy Aliffe in 1999, from the Woodford Fawcett & Co. original published in 1888. (Publisher's price one penny). With a personal b/plate o/w F. Scarce. Woodford Fawcett/Aliffe 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9974 SIGNED Paperback. The author has made a 'comprehensive examination of the Ripper in both reality and myth. He considers the social and historical factors surrounding the interpretation of the crimes as well as providing a detailed overview of what is known about the actual events themselves. All the main theories are examined and the author includes cinematic and literary material that has been inspired by the gaslight fiend's murderous acts. At the centre of the book is the author's impassioned interest in the puzzle of these horrific murders, and at the investigation's close, he espouses his own perspective on the motive and mind behind these events, which remain shocking even in today's violent society. Peter Hodgson's in-depth psychological profile of the murderer enables him to pinpoint the most likely candidate for the role of the world's most infamous killer - Jack the Ripper. What do a dissolute Prince, a Jewish slaughterman, a post-Impressionist painter, a dock worker, two bloodhounds and a leading Freemason have in common? They were all involved - as suspects or otherwise - in the hideous web of butchery and lust that surrounded the five East End prostitutes done to death by 'Jack the Ripper' in 1888.' Illus., Select Bibliog. + Other Sources. 291pp. small 8vo. With personal b/plate. An interesting note about the editor of this book; Damien Russell's great-grandfather, Charles Russell, was Florence Maybrick's Defence lawyer. Footnote: As the direct result of the publisher going out of business and reneging on the contract they had with Peter, probably only about 100 copies of this excellent book saw the light of day. This now makes it one of the rarest of the 'Ripper' books in circulation. F. softcover with tipped-in label SIGNED BY PETER HODGSON. Minerva Press. (Leics.) 60 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11611 To quote from Ross Strachan's excellent 'The Jack the Ripper Handbook' : 'A scarce and collectable nineteen page booklet where the author decides that the two most likely candidates would seem to be Pedachenko and Druitt, although there is not substantial evidence to warrant a conviction.' Limited to 100 numbered copies, this being no. 77. 19pp. With personal b/plate o/w Mint. With tipped-in label SIGNED BY RICHARD WHITTINGTON-EGAN. Paper wraps. Extremely scarce. The Contemporary Review 75 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11609 New softcover. 'Considered a primary suspect in the unsolved Jack the Ripper murders, Polish-born Severin Antoniovich Klosowski also gained considerable notoriety as "The Borough Poisoner of Southwark" in the late 1800s. Within a span of five years, Klosowski took on three women as his wives and lethally poisoned each with deadly doses of antimony. This study of Klosowski's murders of Mary Spink, Elizabeth "Bessie" Taylor, and Maud Marsh includes extensive accounts of the individual crimes, the accompanyng investigations, and Klosowski's conviction and execution. The final chapter examines intense police and media speculation that Klosowski may also have been the unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, citing period news articles and more recent developments in the notorious case. One appendix provides a detailed timeline of Klosowski's "poison period" from 1892 to 1903.' Illus., Appendix, Bibliog. and Index. 213pp. 4to. New softcover. McFarland 27.5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9968 Hardback. SIGNED. An English translation by Molly Whittington-Egan. Intro' by Richard Whittington-Egan. In Richard's Introduction he describes the Dorsenne book as being "nearer to the time of the Ripper than to us at the end of the century, and it seems to resonate with a chilling kind of close-focus remembrance." He goes on to add that Dorsenne has "constructed what can only be categorized as a fanciful thriller out of the horrendous, real-life 'Jack L'Eventreur' saga." The authors of the 'A-Z' say about the original :"....which contains tantalising hints that he (Dorsenne) mixed some real information gleaned from a surviving policeman ion the cae with a great deal of gossip and probable fiction." With Notes. 146pp. 12mo. A beautifully produced small size h/b book, without question one of the 'collectables' of the future. With a personal b/plate o/w F. in dw. With tipped-in labels SIGNED BY MOLLY AND RICHARD WHITTINGTON-EGAN. Molly and Richard were both contributors to the Grey House Books publication 'Who Was Jack the Ripper? A Collection of Present-Day Theories and Observations'. Cappella Archive. 50 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9965 Softcover, SIGNED BY ADAM WOOD. The first Ripper book of the 20th Century - historically an important book and the first to offer a solution to the crimes. This 200 page reproduction, which is limited to 100 copies, includes both the original Danish text and an English translation - produced by Adam Wood. Illus. by Rasmus Christiansen. With a personal b/plate. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ADAM WOOD. Now out of print and very difficult to find. F. A. Christiansens Forlag. 60 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11604 Hardback. Leslie Payne was a close associate of Ronald and Reginald Kray in the early 1960s, the years of their real rise to power and wealth. In this rise Payne played a vital part. The Krays were in truth little more than East End thugs with a certain native wit. Payne was an expert operator and fraudsman. He provided the brains and confidence necessary to conduct the activities - gambling and fraud - on which the 'firm' flourished; the twins provided the personnel, the gangland apparate. He eventually drifted away from the Krays, alarmed by their psychopathic violence. It was Payne who played a crucial role in the conviction of the Krays, after their attempt to have him murdered had driven him into the arms of the police. The publication of this book was considerably delayed by Payne's own arrest and trial, which resulted in him serving a 5yr. sentence for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. At his trial, the manuscript of this book was produced in evidence and described by prosecuting counsel as a 'how to do it' book of crime. It was not that, but it was a unique document about organised crime as seen by an intelligent insider, and a remarkable account of the most powerful and brutal gang London had known. Ilus. + Index. 174pp. 8vo. With a personal b/plate o/w F. in f. dw. One of the best condition copies I have seen, with no fading to the dw. Joseph 125 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10881 Hardback. The first full inside story of the lives and crimes of the Kray Twins, and their 'mysterious' elder brother Charles. How much of London's crime did they control? What made them what they were? Why did the killings take place? Crime reporter Brian McConnell and his associates from the Daily Mirror (Tom Tullett and Edward Vale), tracked down every detail about the brutal murders and "business" deals. 125pp. 8vo. With a personal b/plate on fep and a loosely inserted newspaper cutting (22.7.04) relating to the author's involvement and subsequent shooting during the attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne in 1974, for which he received the Queen's Gallantry Medal. F. in vg+ dw. Now v. scarce. David Bruce, & Watson Ltd. 60 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9979 Softcover SIGNED. The author writes in some detail of several of the leading 'Ripper' candidates. He features amongst others : Tumbelty, Chapman, H.H. Holmes, Maybrick, Kominski, + Stephen's own suspect namely George Hutchinson. With Notes & References, Bibliog. and Index. 166pp. F. softcover limited to 150 copies, this being no. 39 and SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Stephen very sadly died and copies of his book are now extremely scarce. Mystery Notebook Edn. 35 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10203 A resume of the unsolved Whitechapel Murders of 1888 involving Jack the Ripper, plus an investigation of a recent suspect. The script was commissioned as one of a radio series with the general title of 'The Other Victorians'. At the time of its commissioning - the summer of 1971 - the Duke of Clarence still figured on several lists of possible suspects, though by the time the script was broadcast in the following year, suspicions had abated and Clarence had been relegated to the ranks of those other figures. In writing the script the author had 3 main objects : firstly to tell the story of the murders through contemporary records; to establish Clarence's alibi, and finally to suggest the kind of person, who, he felt, was responsible for the murders. The script was broadcast on BBC Radio Four on June 1st 1972. Limited to 100 copies, this being number 94. 37pp. 8vo booklet. With personal b/plate o/w a Vg+ copy of an extremely rare Ripper item. The Tabaret Press. 75 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11603 Hardback, 1st edn. By applying up-to-date knowledge in respect of the concept of 'the serial killer', the author, in an engrossingly detailed and readable book, forcefully argues that the 'Jack the Ripper' murders of 1888 could not have been the work of one man. 268pp. 12mo. black cloth/gilt lettering, no dw. required. With personal b/plate on fep o/w F. and becoming scarce with an even smaller print run that A.P. Wolf's 'Jack the Myth', which is also listed on my website. Clark, Lawrence 130 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=5086 Hardback. In two parts : Part I 1888-1972 which features views expressed and material published, including the memoirs of officials and police officers etc. Part II 1973-1975 includes attempts to consolidate the case against Druitt and demolish that against the Duke of Clarence. With Bibliog. and Index. 174pp. 12mo. With tiny 'Wildy & Sons' label on fpd and personal b/plate on fep, v. sl.discoloured along top edge Nr. F. With tipped-in label SIGNED BY RICHARD WHITTINGTON-EGAN. Wildy & Sons. 225 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10368 Hardback. With Foreword by the Rt. Hon. The Lord Diplock. As a judge at the Old Bailey for nearly 16-yrs., Alan King-Hamilton was consistently the target of press attention. He presided over some of the most important and sensational cases of the post-war years, many of which are retold here. They include the giant insurance swindle of the Svundra affair, the identity puzzle of the Peter Hain trial, the Bank of America robbery, the Janie Jones scandal, the 'Gay News' blasphemy trial and his last case, the trial of the Anarchists, when his forthright criticism of the jury's verdict provoked a storm of debate. Illus., Index. 237pp. 8vo. With a loosely inserted Dinner Invitation to celebrate the 100th birthday of His Honour Alan King-Hamilton, QC on January 18, 2005. With a personal b/plate on fep o/w covers F. in nr. f. dw. Scarce. Weidenfeld. 40 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10046 Softcover, SIGNED. For over 7 gruelling months, beginning in March of 2000, the author had gone on the trail of a murderous madman. Unlike other contemporary manhunts, however, Miles' quarry was quite unique - he had been dead for nearly a century. To successfully track down this most elusive of killers, Chris Miles knew that it would be imperative to, not only seek crucial circumstantial evidence by uncovering records from dust-ridden files - but to understand the very nature of the criminal mind. What he re-discovered along the way, while 'bringing back to life' the essence of Victorian Whitechapel, was his personal and lifelong 'dossier': his father's intriguing past of bank robbers, gambling 'joints', and nightclubs; and his own days in the bar rooms, after hours clubs, motels, and 'mean streets' of Manhattan where, shockingly enough - twice - he had crossed paths with women who would be brutally murdered by psychopaths, and a third one he was to save by coming face-to-face with her potential killer. While peeking through this fascinating and unforgiving window, into the long unknown truth behind the Whitechapel murders, he would not only delve into the forgotten files of the merciless 19th century East End, but into the very mind of the 'criminal' - in a relentless quest to uncover the long-unknown identity of history's most legendary monster - Jack the Ripper. Contents include a never-before-analysed document linking Mary Jane Kelly to the killer; dozens of never-before-published pieces of evidence directly connecting an obscure Whitechapel resident to the heinous murders, and - for the first time in 116 years - a newly composed sketch of the legendary Whitechapel killer. Illus., Notes. 246pp. With a personal b/plate o/w F. trade p/back.INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Milestone Press. 20 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10207 P/back. SIGNED. The last generally acknowledged victim of Jack the Ripper was a 25yr. old Irishwoman named Mary Jane Kelly. Or was she? So little is known of this young woman, so thoroughly has she evaded all attempts at researching her life that, in all truth, there is very little we can actually say we know about her. Whilst research has led to significant advances in other areas of the Whitechapel crimes, she remains an enigma. This book pulls together what we can learn and reasonably infer about this most elusive victim of the most elusive killer in criminal history. Featuring 11 chapters : The Affair at Miller's Court; Who Died at Miller's Court?; The Conventional Account of Mary Kelly's Life; The Records; The Mysteries of Miller's Court; George Hutchinson's Story; Kelly Rises from the Dead: Caroline Maxwell and Others; Barnett and Other Lovers; Other Accounts; Mary Kelly Keeps Busy; Closing Words. 150pp. With personal b/plate o/w F. paperback with tipped-in label PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Publish and be damned 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10184 P/back, SIGNED.'This book sprang from an article appearing in 'Ripperologist' magazine, #41, June 2002 entitled "Mary Kelly is Dead.".....There are radically differing opinions regarding many different aspects of this Victorian murder mystery; while we continuously expand and expound on these views, and in the process judge each other, it seems the only thing that we can be definitely certain of is uncertainty....Although we are more than a hundred years removed, we should try to do our best to think from the inside: from the inside of the ghetto, the slums, the "abyss"...from the streets of Whitechapel and Spitalfields as they were in 1888. We'll never know the whole story, but we've come a long way. Or have we? This book is not necessarily intended for beginners, but may serve as a starting point for further exploration...although the basic facts are presented, this is more so for those who are fairly well-versed in the study of the Whitechapel Murders. It is a sort of running commentary that, no doubt, will be dated by the time you read this.' Part One: Is this Really Necessary?; Part Two: Framing the Murders; Part Three: The Critical, Controversial Conclusions; Part Four: Last Words. Illus. in both b/w and colour + an Abstract Bibliography and Sources List. 124pp. With a personal b/plate o/w covers F. An excellently produced p/back, NUMBERED (32/100) AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Limited to 100 copies. John Malcolm (privately published) 25 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9967 Hardback. The author brings his police service as Senior Investigating Officer in over 30 murder investigations to bear on how the modern police force would deal with the facts in the case of Jack the Ripper. He explains the channels that would be followed and the personnel involved, and skillfully blends fact and fiction in a fascinating account of a police interview with the Ripper himself, whose chilling confession and motives are all too believable. Illus. 201pp. 8vo. With a personal b/plate on the fep. F. in f. dw. Because of the very small print run of this first edition h/back 'Ripper' title, it has become quite scarce, and this is a lovely copy. A book for the completist collector. The Book Guild. Sussex 80 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9970 Jardback. A look at the murder mysteries, but without a suspect or suspects in mind. 'Whilst uncovering much new evidence, the author exposes the elaborate game of charade played by the so-called Ripperologists for 100 years. Hard evidence is presented which ridicules the notion that high-ranking Freemasons carried out the murders at the behest of prime ministers and princes, proves that one of the victims was not a victim at all, that other murders carried out in Whitechapel later than 1888 were indeed the work of the one man, and dispels the widely held belief that the crimes of Jack the Ripper were of a sexual nature. By comparison with astonishingly similar modern cases, the true nature of the crimes and their perpetrator is demonstrated. But does he find Jack the Ripper? Yes, it seems so, but, as the author is keen to point out, the identity of Jack the Ripper is not important. What is of enormous import today is to understand the nature of his crimes and why he committed them.' Illus., Sources, References and Notes + Index. 157pp. 8vo. With personal b/plate on fep o/w F. in f. dw. The author was a contributor to the Grey House Books publication 'Who Was Jack the Ripper? A Collection of Present-Day Theories and Observations'. Now an extremely scarce 'Ripper' title. Hale. 100 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11602 Hardback. A look at all the main characters involved with the Jack the Ripper case. Chapter headings include : Victims; Witnesses; Suspects; Politicians and Police; Coroners and Doctors; Miscellaneous; Freemasonry; Poems and Letters. With Bibliog. and Index. 145pp. small 8vo. With personal b/plate on fep o/w covers Mint. The Scarecrow Press 25 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=6239 1st edition, hardback. Inspector Dew was the first policeman on the scene of the Mary Jane Kelly murder (allegedly) and tells how clue after clue was followed up and how near the police were 'to laying their hands on the probable murderer.(pp. 85-163 incl. 'The Hunt for Jack the Ripper'). Dew's other claim to fame of course was the fact that he was the man who caught Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen. He was in charge of the case from the time Belle Elmore disappeared up to the time of Crippen's arrest and trial. Also includes shorter accounts of many other crimes - fraud, blackmail, coining, burglary etc. A vivid account of Dew's life at Scotland Yard. With 4 b/w plates, 242pp. 8vo. Lightly foxed edges, dark blue leather corded sp. and personal b/plate on fep. but still a Vg. copy of an extremely scarce Ripper associated title. Blackie 350 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10212 Hardback, 1st edition. "Since my father had five or six cons for belting cozzers and my mother was a buyer of bent gear and my sisters were crooked and my brother-in-law was one of the best burglars in the business, it was not surprising that I did not find the vocation for Holy Orders or aspire to entering a monastery. In the underworld of those days our house was one of the favourite visiting places for all tea-leaves and crooked people." This is how Billy Hill describes his family. He was one of 21 children, and was born in Seven Dials at the end of 1911. He tells his life story from that moment, through his childhood when, dressed in a sailor suit, he used to take snuff in an aspidistra pot to his sister, Maggie, in Holloway, to the time when, with 17-yrs. of imprisonment behind him, he became the boss of the underworld. It is a fascinating and amazing story of how a quiet-spoken, non-drinking man rose to the position where his word was law among the gangsters of London. He tells of how the £287,000 mailbag robbery in 1952 was planned and carried out, what happened to the gold stolen with such audacity in the 1954 bullion raid, what took his boat 'Flamingo' to the Mediterranean and what happened there to her and her crew, which included the ex-cracksman and master spy Eddie Chapman. Billy Hill writes of his own career and of the part played in smash and grab raids, burglaries and every other possible kind of villainy by people like Horrible Harry, Sam Ferryboat Feet and Odd Legs. To his book he has brought all the audacity, humour and atmosphere of the underworld as well as a startling picture of its brutality and toughness towards those who choose to break its code. Illus. + Glossary of Underworld Terms. 231pp. 8vo. With personal b/plate on fep + small 'Criminal Record Office' rubber stamp on fpd, but still a very good copy of an extremely scarce title. Vg. Naldrett Press. 120 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11397 Hardback, 1st edn. The first book to proclaim Hanratty's guilt, from an author who had previously believed his innocence. James Hanratty, who was tried and hanged in Bedford in 1962 for the A6 murder, was guilty of the crime all along, despite the claims of a miscarriage of justice made by many books and TV programmes. The A6 case is one of the most notorious cases in modern criminal history and took place on the night of 22-23 August 1961, when a masked gunman abducted a courting couple who were parked in a field in Buckinghamshire. He forced them to drive to a lay-by outside Clophill in Bedfordshire, where the driver Michael Gregsten was shot dead and his lover Valerie Storie was raped and left shot and paralysed. James Hanratty was charged with the crime, found guilty and hanged at Bedford prison in 1962. Since that time many claims have been made that Hanratty was innocent and a major miscarriage of justice had occurred. DNA testing of Hanratty's remains indicated that he was the killer but campaigners claimed the samples may have been contaminated. However, the author has examined in detail the arguments of campaigners over 4 decades and says that they are wrong. He accuses them of mis-representing important aspects of the crime and changing their arguments over a 40yr. period. He argues that the route taken by the gunman was significant in the light of Hanratty's own connections with Bedford. He also asks: did Hanratty revisit the scene of the crime exactly a month after it happened? Hanratty always claimed he was in Rhyl at the time of the crime but the author argues that this alibi was riddled with contradictions and inconsistencies. He also argues that there was no conspiracy to frame Hanratty, and provides the fullest account of the crime yet published to show how every aspect fitted Hanratty's personality and criminal history. 155pp. 8vo. With personal b/plate on fep, o/w F. in f. dw. Very scarce. Zoilus Press. 50 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11600 A Jack the Ripper Bournemouth 2001 Conference Pack. New ChickenWeb 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11597 Softcover. The Whitechapel Journal was founded by Stephen Wright, a Ripperologist who was based in New York. Stephen wrote 'Jack the Ripper - An American View' a p/back published in 1999 and limited to 150 copies. This is the very first issue of Whitechapel Journal, published on November 9, 1996. Included in this inaugural issue, Stephen wrote 'Playing the Jack the Ripper Game' in which he examined 17 (including his own) of the contributions made to the Grey House publication 'Who Was Jack the Ripper? A Collection of Present-Day Theories and Observations'. He then went on to compile 'An Analysis of Contributors' Preferences For the Role of Jack the Ripper' with an interesting breakdown of how the contributors 'voted' for each Ripper candidate. Also includes Book Reviews, plus A Brief Guide to the Many Books Published About Jack the Ripper by Ross Strachan; Some Ripper Films by John Kennedy Melling; An East End Visitor from America by Stephen Wright. 15pp. A4 stapled magazine format. Nr. F. Very scarce. Stephen Wright 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11596 Softcover. The story of the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium which first opened its gates on July 24th 1856. Though located in the area of Manor Park, Newham in East London, the City of London Cemetery is in fact owned and administered by the Corporation of London. Contents include a section on Jack the Ripper with Mary Ann (Polly) Nichols, Catherine Eddowes, Inspector Alfred Lawrence Foster and Dr Neill Cream. Also includes Newgate Prison : The Houndsditch Murders, The Siege of Sidney Street, Sgt. Bentley, Sgt. Tucker, Fritz Savaars and A Man Called Joseph, as well as Thompson/Bywater, Bobby Moore, The Victoria Cross, Robert Hooke and many more. Illus. in colour and b/w plus Index to Grave Location and Map. 53pp. booklet. F. Corporation of London 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9955 Facsimile of Jack the Ripper. The Story of the Whitechapel Murders which appeared in 'Famous Crimes' by a journalist who was specially engaged to investigate the crimes, at the time they were committed. Also includes Mrs.Dyer, the notorious Baby Farmer. 24pp. Illus. A4 size - paper wraps. F. Harold Furniss. 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=5953 Paperback. The original publication has become extremely scarce, and if found, is very expensive. This limited facsimile edition (this being no. 12) is ideal for those collectors who have been unsuccessful in finding a copy of the first edn. 96pp. p/back - pictorial glazed covers. New, but now out of print. P & D Riley. 20 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9954 New Softcover, LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE EDITOR, THOMAS SCHACHNER, No. 48/50. A NEW reprint of 'Famous Crimes Past and Present' originally edited by Harold Furniss, incorporating all issues - Volume II Nos. 15, 16, 17 and 18, featuring : The Story of the Whitechapel Murders Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV. Facsimile of Jack the Ripper. The Story of the Whitechapel Murders which appeared in 'Famous Crimes' by a journalist who was specially engaged to investigate the crimes at the time they were committed. Limited to only 50 copies, the editor Thomas Schachner has assured me there will definitely not be any more. An excellent production, not a photocopied reprint. A scarce series which includes rarely seen illustrations, and definitely a 'collectors item' of the future. New 4to softcover SIGNED and numbered. Thomas Schachner 30