EAST END 1888 A year in a London borough among the labouring poor (SIGNED)

Hardback. SIGNED. The last quarter of the 19th-century saw a huge increase in Britain's wealth, yet a growing inequality between rich and poor. Nowhere was this disparity greater than in London. In this book, the author provides a unique study of the labouring poor in the East End, focusing in on one dramatic year, that of Jack the Ripper and the Matchgirls' Strike, when poverty crime, disease and social unrest were at their height. Illus., Bibliog. and Index. 343pp. 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 SIGNED BY WILLIAM J. FISHMAN to Paul. Lightly browned edges o/w Nr. F. in Nr. F. protected dw. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage if shipped overseas.