ELIZABETH STRIDE AND JACK THE RIPPER The Life and Death of the Reputed Third Victim.

Softcover, SIGNED. As soon as the newspapers hit the streets on October 1, 1888, Elizabeth Stride became world renowned as the third victim of Jack the Ripper. Reportedly, Stride was killed only an hour before fellow victimn Catherine Eddowes, becoming a key player in the legendary "double event" of Jack the Ripper's brief but notorious killing career. This book tells the complete life story of Elisabeth Gustafsdotter, beginning with her birth in Sweden during the winter of 1843. The author describes Stride's reported "habitual drunkenness," her brief career as a prostitute, and the public aftermath of her untimely death. Period photos and sketches are included throughout the work, along with several Appendices and an Index. Illus., Glossary Of Names, Things and Terms, Appendix, Chapter Notes, Bibliog. and Index. 218pp. trade size softcover. Previous owner's personal b/plate inside fr. cover. With tipped-in label SIGNED BY DAVE YOST. F. Scarce.