JACK THE RIPPER THE BLOODY TRUTH

Hardback. Reprint- same yr. as 1st. The author shows that the byways of the search for the Ripper's identity are littered with fake documents, mangled and doctored quotations, falsified and imaginative testimonies. "What was so special, so alluring about this case? Those corrupted include a retired detective-sergeant; an eminent specialist on mental disorders; a best-selling novelist; a saintly spiritualist; and a bunch of American journalists". Illus. in colour and b/w + Map of Whitechapel Murders, Select Bibliog. 192pp. 4to. h/back. From the library of Paul Daniel, ex-editor of the 'Ripperologist' magazine (December 1996 No. 8 - February 2000 No. 27) with his name rubber stamp and date in his distinctive green felt-tip pen to bep. Includes tipped-in book review notes by Paul to ffep, together with loosely inserted photocopies of : Unpublished Appendix on the (Robert) Lees Hoax (meant for "Jack the Ripper - The Bloody Truth"), Lees' obituary 'Leicester Mercury' and extracts from Lees' diary Sept. 30 - Oct. 6 1888. Plus small newspaper cutting on Melvin Harris to ffep, handwritten note by Paul attached to chapter 12 'Enter Knight in Glass Armour', pencil marginalia throughout. Lightly sunned edges o/w Nr. F. in F. protected dw. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage if shipped overseas.