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Jack the Ripper.
by FARSON, Daniel:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Michael Joseph 1972 (1st.).. Hardback, 9 x 5.5 inches. Purple/brown cloth with gilt to spine. White glossy dustwrapper. In very good condition in very good dustwrapper (DW some minor rubbing to edges, with a few faint marks, price clipped.) Gift inscription on first blank page, Pages 16 to 31 have small round mark lower edge margin, & first 5 page fore edge has small ink mark. Else generally clean and tight copy. 144 pp. Maps to endpapers. 17 B&W photo plates. “Mr. Farson is able to dismiss all the previous fanciful theories and to establish the Ripper’s identity beyond reasonable doubt”.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94741
- Title
- Jack the Ripper.
- Author
- FARSON, Daniel:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph 1972 (1st.).
- Keywords
- CRIME Crime, Biography, History, jack the ripper, murder, FARSON, Daniel: Michael Joseph, 1972 (1st.), murder, infamous, serial killer
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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