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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1573
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, November 27, 2004 - 11:05 am: | 
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80 COLOR LITHOGRAPHS OF 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH VICTORIANS
1880 PORTRAITS WITH BIOGRAPHICAL TEXT IN 4 LARGE VOLS
This work is not dated but was published in 1880, four volumes in total all complete with 80 full page color lithographs from photographs of eminent men in the field of law & government, religion, science & medicine, literature, military, art & music.
Each portrait has a specimen signature, each is accompanied by several pages of text.
The portraits are too numerous to list and leaving aside all the political and religious leaders
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1574
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, November 27, 2004 - 11:07 am: |
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THE RETURN OF JACK THE RIPPER
BY MARK ANDREWS
Buck's Row 1888
"A few doors down from the lone street lamp, in the dark doorway of an old townhouse, a man wearing a long coat and a silk top hat stood in the shadows. He was carrying a doctor's bag covered with shiny black oilcloth .... The man's name was Joseph Barnett. He had not yet decided to call himself Jack the Ripper. But that was who he was."
This is the second paragraph of Mark Andrews' novel written in 1977 - the first writer to consider Mary Kelly's lover as JtR. Pre-Bruce Paley! The action switches between 1888 Whitechapel, murder by murder, to modern day New York.
This is a paperback published by Leisure Books, USA, in 1977. 1st Edition, 191 pages.
The covers are worn and creased, with a small tear to the bottom of spine. The contents are clean, tight and complete.
A rare Jack the Ripper novel!
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1575
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, November 27, 2004 - 11:10 am: |
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The TRIALS of ISRAEL LIPSKI: A TRUE Story of a Victorian MURDER in the East End of LONDON by MARTIN L.FRIEDLAND
PUBLISHED by: MacMillan. London. 1984.
PAGES: 219, plus photos and end-paper maps.
CONDITION: book is in VG condition: clean & unmarked. DJ has a 1' tear on rear- otherwise, VG.
Buyers: please be aware that I am in Australia.
Lipski was a Polish immigrant living in East End London and was convicted of killing a female in the same rooming house by pouring nitric acid down her throat. He confessed and was hung but because of the political climate against Jews in 1887 many questions were raised. Lipski was at one time considered to be Jack The Ripper
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Eduardo Zinna
Detective Sergeant
Username: Eduardo
Post Number: 64
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2004 - 9:05 am: |
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Hi all,
"Lipski was at one time considered to be Jack The Ripper". Well, that's new to me. I was under the impression that Lipski had been hanged in 1887 for the murder of Myriam Angel. Live and learn.
Cheers,
Eduardo
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Jennifer D. Pegg
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Jdpegg
Post Number: 1330
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2004 - 1:14 pm: |
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Eduardo,
you should know by now that simple things like being dead don't stop people from being suspected!!
Jenni |
Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1582
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, December 03, 2004 - 12:35 pm: |
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Jack the Ripper EAST END POLICEMAN - memoirs
'Lost London - Memoirs of an East End Detective' by Ex-Detective Sergeant Benjamin Leeson. Stanley Paul .Undated but about 1930. Green cloth HB in excellent condition. Fascinating first hand account of police life in the East end of London 1880s - 1920s. Includes chapter on Jack the Ripper .Leeson was one of the first officers present at the murder of Frances Coles in Swallow Gardens. Other chapters include - Sidney St Siege, White Slave Traffic Evils, Counterfeiting, Siberian Gold Dust Frauds, Murder in Room 13, Children and Crime, etc.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1584
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 1:13 pm: |
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This vintage carving of a man I picked up from an estate sale. He is very detailed and I am unsure of the maker, He has some writing on the front of him on the base: I am unsure of the lettering but this is what it looks like it says: (Drthopad)-Fall's Sie esausbalten richte ick alle jbre Krochen gerode! Now whether this is German, Italian, French or what ever I cannot read it. He has a couple of items in his fists, they may be dr. tools, butcher tools, or maybe a painter, for he has a red stain on the front of his gown and red as well on the tiny tool in his left hand. Maybe he is supposed to be Jack-the-Ripper? he is very detailed with wrinkles in his brow, a detailed nose, beard, and hair line, he has black boots and brown pants, There are no other marings on this little guy except for the wording on the base. He stands 5 and 1/2" tall, a very unusual and unique item.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1585
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 1:23 pm: |
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Item Description
Pictorial London
Views of the Streets, Public Buildings, Parks and Scenery of the Metropolis
With Descriptive Text
Cassell and Company, 1906.
Hardcover; 432 pages of photos + 54 pages of descriptive text about each photo.
Oversized; 10" x 12"; Wt. 6 lbs.
Wonderful collection of old early 20th Century photos of London, England compiled and published by Cassell and Company. All photos are a full page each and there are 432 pages. At the back of the book, there is a description of each photo. Example: p. 228, Temple Bar. "Temple Bar was removed from the east end of the Strand in 1878, when the thoroughfare was widened, and the site was marked by the memorial which has incurred so much unfavourable criticism...."(p.xxix)
Some of the photos include:The Royal Albert Hall; Berkeley Square; Billingsgate Market; Carlton Club; Changing of the Guard; Kensington Gardens; Paddington Station; Regent's Park; Russell Square; St. Paul's Cathedral; New Scotland Yard; The Serpentine; South Kensington; Tower Bridge; Trafalgar Square; Uxbridge House; Victoria Park; Waltham Abbey; Windsor Castle; Twickenham; Tower of London ...
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Lindsey Millar
Detective Sergeant
Username: Lindsey
Post Number: 84
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 11:30 pm: |
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Chris,
The little guy above looks like Jesus of Nazareth to me.. And I know He wasn't the Ripper! (I just know).
But find me a figurine of the Ripper and I'll bid on it, and pay you a commission too! (A brewski or two..).
Bestest,
Lyn |
Christian Jaud
Detective Sergeant
Username: Chrisjd
Post Number: 109
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 5:22 am: |
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"Drthopad)-Fall's Sie esausbalten richte ick alle jbre Krochen gerode" is mostly likely German an it probably reads
"Orthopäde: Falls sie es aushalten richte ich alle ihre Knochen gerade"
("orthopaedist: If you can stand it I straighten all your bones")
Christian
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Christian Jaud
Detective Sergeant
Username: Chrisjd
Post Number: 110
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 6:15 am: |
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and my spell checker marked all the german and half-german terms, but not the real mistakes.
sorry, fast typing from work
Christian |
Bob Hinton
Inspector
Username: Bobhinton
Post Number: 245
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 9:19 am: |
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I have just posted some items on Ebay. Several copies of Ripperana and a very rare theatre poster for the play 'The Journey of Mary Kelly'
Bob Hinton |
Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1588
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 11:39 am: |
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THEATRE POSTER - JACK THE RIPPER
Rare production of "The Journey of Mary Kelly"
This is an extremely rare poster for the production of the Jack the Ripper play, " The Journey of Mary Kelly"
It has been folded once, with only the slightest mark. The poster is in perfect condition, the marks on the printing are deliberate and meant to give a 'shabby' East End appearance.
The full colour poster is A3 size (11 1/2" x 16 1/2") and is from my private collection. It will be despatched in a postal tube for safety.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1589
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 11:42 am: |
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ISPR Investigates: Ghosts of England and Belgrave Hall
Item Specifics - DVDs
Format: DVD Rating: NR
Region Code: -- Release Date: Apr 24, 2001
Genre: Educational UPC: 018111210997
Movie description
The International Society for Paranormal Research, founded by Dr. Larry Montz, investigates a series of four supernatural mysteries, including a ghostly apparition apparently recorded at England's Belgrave Hall, new discoveries about the Jack the Ripper murders, tales of unhappy spirits at Tonge Hall, and the story of a terminally ill woman who comes back from the dead to watch over her family
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1590
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 11:50 am: |
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"Aldgate 1500-1904-1935",Richard Kemp,paperback Eden Fisher & Company 1935
A rather wonderful little history of the Ward of Aldgate, originally published in 1904, but updated with an additional supplement for this 1935 edition. Illustrated with period drawings and original photographs throughout.
Some light creasing and wear around edges of cover, name of previous owner inside cover, with addresses, pages lovely and clean. Good condition, very good for its age.
UK postage and packing will be £2.50
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1591
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 11:53 am: |
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Exploring the East End: Walks through History
Item Specifics - Non-Fiction Books
Format: Softcover Publication Year: 2001
Subject: History Special Attributes: --
By Country Language: English
Pictorial Card Covers. 168 printed pages (plus a few at the back for making ad-hoc notes on). A very useful guide to the areas of Bow, Blackwall, Poplar, Limehouse, Spitalfields, Wapping etc.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1592
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 12:09 pm: |
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Druitts Modern Surgery 1848 Robert Druitt HB Illust.
This medical book titled The Principles and Practice of Modern Surgery by Robert Druitt ( fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons ) and edited by F.W.Sargent, M.D. Illustrated by 193 wood engravings. Either vellum or leather covering with gilt lettering on spine. Some foxing front and rear. Moisture stain on lower front cover and first few pages. Owners name on first page and bookprice of $3.50. On dedication page it is written "original cost of book $8.50". Surgery in the mid 1800's.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1593
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 12:14 pm: |
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First British Edition
1871
The Recovery of Jerusalem>
A Narrative of Exploration
and Discovery in the City
and the Holy Land
by Cap't. Wilson, R.E., Cap't. Warren, R.E., etc. etc etc.
The historic first exploration of Jerusalem was carried out between 1867 and 1870, led by Charles Warren (1840-1927), Charles William Wilson (1836-1905), Henry Birtles, Claude Regnier Conder, and Conrad Schick.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1594
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 12:18 pm: |
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Item Description:
FULL TITLE: THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY; FROM THE BUILDING OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, AND ITS PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE CIVILIZED WORLD, DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME.
THE ONLY HISTORY OF ANCIENT CRAFT MASONRY EVER PUBLISHED, EXCEPT A SKETCH, OF FORTY-EIGHT PAGES BY DOCTOR ANDERSON IN . TO WHICH IS ADDED A HISTORY OF THE CRAFT IN THE UNITED STATES. AND A WELL AUTHENTICATED ACCOUNT OF THE INITIATION AND PASSING OF THE HON. MRS. ALDWORTH, THE DISTINGUISHED AND ONLY LADY FREEMASON.
WRITTEN BY: J. W. S. MITCHELL, M. D., P. GRAND MASTER, P. G. HIGH PRIEST, AND P. S. COMMANDER OF MISSOURI.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.. AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO. 1883 (725 PAGES)
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1595
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 12:20 pm: |
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Here we have a nice Ogdens Tabs Cigarette card from the Leading Generals at the War series from 1901
In Excellent condition (See Scan)
Depicting General Sir. Charles Warren......
UK/EU postage 50p......Rest of world £1.... Multiples sent for one postage fee
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1596
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 6:21 pm: |
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Winchester College - all from the same place M. Burr
Brand New hardback book All from the same place by Malcom Burr
book about 25 Famous pupils of Winchester college such as Mallory the mountaineer, Oswald Mosley and M>Druitt - jack the ripper? etc Buyer to pay £1.50 for first class P+P
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1597
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 6:23 pm: |
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SPITALFIELDS A CONTINUING STORY EAST END LONDON
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You are bidding for SPITALFIELDS A CONTINUING STORY
This rare book was published by the SPITALFIELDS DEVELOPMENT GROUP in the mid to late 1980s (not sure when but there is a neat dedication dated 1989)
14 pages of history, maps, illustrations
Hardback
There are 5 pasted in artistic photos, an example being the one illustrated here of Christ Church.Christ Church, Spitalfields, is located on the corner of Commercial Street and Fournier street (it is directly opposite the Ten Bells Pub, which is located on the north side of Fournier Street). Christ Church, Spitalfields. Designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, 1714-29, under the Fifty Churches Act. The church, fronting onto Commercial Street and pictured here from Brushfield Street, dominates the locality. Almost derelict in the 1960s, it remained in a poor condition until 1994 when, thanks to the Friends of Christ Church, Hawksmoor's masterpiece began to be slowly and lovingly restored to its former glory, subsequently with the help of National Lottery money. The tree to the right is in the churchyard, which was known to locals as 'Itchy Park' and is described in Jack London's 1903 book, The People of the Abyss
I suspect that there SHOULD be 6 pasted in photos as page 11 is blank. Other than that, it is in excellent condition with few signs of previous ownership or storage. As I say, there is a neat inscription
This is a must if you are a resident of the area, an ex patriot (or a Ripperologist ! – this is the heart of Jack the Ripper Country !)
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1598
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 12:46 pm: |
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Randles,Jenny & Hough,Peter."Psychic Detectives" 1st edn. Leicester 2002. The Mysterious use of Paranormal Phenomena in Solving True Crimes.Covers many cases from around the world,for anyone interested in crime investigation or the exploration of psychic phenomena.Text illustrated with 200 illus in colour & b & w. Includes 17 page illus section on JACK THE RIPPER. A mint copy in like d/w.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1601
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 1:32 pm: |
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This is a very rare 102 year old document. What we have for sale is an original Madame Tussaud and Son's Wax Museum Exibition Catalogue from the year 1902. Among its 375 listings is a commemorative statue of Queen Victoria and a listing for the new President of the United States Teddy Roosevelt, as well as the Chamber of Horrors.The introduction is dated April, 1892 and is written by George Augustus Sala, and is a historical note on the history of Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. Although it is missing the front cover and the pages are slightly yellowed, it is generally in excellent shape for its age, ( as far as I can tell , I am by no means an expert). It has not been exposed to light for many years. The back cover is unusual, in that, it is in color. There are 13 pages of advertisements for many items relevent to living around the year 1900 and 80 pages of Wax statues and exibits. The pages have not been touched by human hands for many years so it has very little grease contamination to deal with. Many of the exibits have a small detailed description of the specific item. Key words: King emperor horror guillotine Napoleon martin luther suffragette count marquis de sade old antique vintage history bust busts paper document murderer jack the ripper monarchy Baden Powell Shakespeare naval Lord Prince England dolls lighthouse bird railway headless mirrors Pope order childrens figure admiral Louis Lincoln Washington
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1607
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 12:37 pm: |
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"LAPSUS CALAMI" -- J.K.S.
This volume of poetry was authored by James Kenneth Stephen (aka J.K.S.), suggested to have been "Jack the Ripper"!
This book appears to be the fourth printing: August, 1891.
Is this notorious case solved:
Was James Kenneth Stephen (1859-1892) "Jack the Ripper"?!
©1891 -- "Printed April 1891.
Reprinted from standing type with slight alterations May 1891.
New edition printed June 1891.
Fourth edition printed August 1891."
"New edition with considerable omissions and additons."
Cambridge, University Press.
Printed by C.J. Clay M.A. and Sons.
Cambridge, Macmillan and Bowes, 1891.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1608
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 12:40 pm: |
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Wicked London was written by Steve Jones and first published in 1989. This is the 1994 reprint. The book tells of the Capitals most famous and sensational murders plus other grisly and earthy accounts of social history from the turn of the last century.The book includes chapters on Jack the Ripper, executions, the hangmen of London, prisons, health, education and food and drink. Book is full of unusual old photographs. In excellent condition.l
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1613
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 2:34 pm: |
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ROUND LONDON : AN ALBUM OF PICTURES FROM PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CHIEF PLACES OF INTEREST IN AND ROUND LONDON (1896)
Wow what a wonderful illustrated book! For consideration is a hard to find and very collectible 1st edition of "Round London : An Album of Pictures From Photographs of Chief Places of Interest in and Round London." Published by George Newnes Limited (1896), 284 pages.Measures 10 3/4" in height by 13 3/4" in length. This scarce book is filled with more than 250+ late19th century photographs of historic locations and subjects throughout London. Each photograph has a paragraph description below it describing the picture in great detail. Photographs of Chief Places of interest include Buckingham Palace, Bull Wharf, Crystal Palace, Draper's Hall, Exeter Hall, Holborn, Dulwich College, Houses of Parliament, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, Kew Gardens, Knightsbridge, Lambeth Palace, Imperial Institute, London (Bird's Eye View), London Bridge, Ludgate Circus, The London Docks, Strand, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Tower Bridge, Piccadilly Circus, Mansion House, Bank of England, Embankment Gardens, Holburn Viaduct, Oxford Street, Regent Street, Whitehall, Cheapside, Queen Victoria Street, New Bridge Street, Isleworth, New Scotland Yard, Natural History Museum, King's Cross Station, Chiswick House, Grocer's Hall, Victoria Station, The Fire Brigade, Richmond Park, Whitechapel Road and much more.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1614
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 2:36 pm: |
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BILLINGSGATE FISH MARKET London - print from 1897
A print removed from a Victorian book dated 1897. This is not a photocopy and is more than 100 years old. A different print is on the other side of the paper.
The entire document (including white border) measures approx 29 x 23 cm (approx 11.5 x 9 inches). There's plenty of white border to allow for trimming to fit your own frame.
Condition: Good - see the photograph & scan below.
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Roger C. Baynton
Police Constable
Username: Rog
Post Number: 5
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 12:10 pm: |
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THE LAST SHERLOCK HOLMES STORY BY MICHAEL DIBDIN
With the faithful Dr. Watson in attendance, Sherlock Holmes answers the call of Scotland Yard and seeks to uncover the identity of a brutal murderer of young women in London's East End, a killer known as Jack the Ripper.
Published by Faber & Faber - 1989
Paperback
ISBN 0571140785
192 pages
It is in excellent condition with few signs of previous ownership or storage.
Michael Dibdin was born in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands on 21 March 1947 and was educated at schools in Scotland and Ireland. He read English at Sussex University and studied for an MA at the University of Alberta in Canada.
His first novel, The Last Sherlock Holmes Story, was first published in 1978.
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Roger C. Baynton
Police Constable
Username: Rog
Post Number: 6
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 12:11 pm: |
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The Private Life of Jack the Ripper By Richard Gordon
· Paperback
258 pages
Published 2001)
Publisher: House of Stratus Ltd
ISBN: 1842325140
In this remarkably shrewd and witty novel, Victorian London is brought to life with a compelling authority. Richard Gordon wonderfully conveys the boisterous, often lusty panorama of life for the very poor - hard, menial work; violence; prostitution; disease.
The Private Life of Jack the Ripper is a masterly evocation of the practice of medicine in 1888 - the year of Jack the Ripper. It is also a dark and disturbing medical mystery. Why were his victims so silent? And why was there so little blood?
"REVIEW: '...horribly entertaining...excitement and suspense buttressed with authentic period atmosphere' (The Daily Telegraph)
Richard Gordon is best-known for his hilarious 'Doctor' books and the long-running television series they inspired. Himself a qualified doctor, he worked as an anaesthetist, ship's surgeon and then as assistant editor of the British Medical Journal before leaving medical practice in 1952 to take up writing full time. Many of his books are based on these experiences in the medical profession and are all told with the rye wit and candid humour that have become his hallmark.
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Roger C. Baynton
Police Constable
Username: Rog
Post Number: 7
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 12:12 pm: |
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The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes
· Paperback
228 pages
Published 1996
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 019282371X
It is in excellent condition with few signs of previous ownership or storage.
In 1888 a series of prostitutes was brutally murdered in the East End of London, and the crimes filled the press and shook England. Marie Belloc Lowndes established her considerable reputation as a crime writer through this, her fictionalised account of the murders. Dealing with not only the psychology of `The Avenger' - her version of Jack the Ripper - but also with that of his landlady, Mrs Bunting, who never gives away his secret, Belloc Lowndes creates an atmosphere of fear, suspense, and horror. The Lodger has been made into a film four times, most notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1926.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1615
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 12:32 pm: |
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1914 1ST EDIT. HORROR LODGER JACK THE RIPPER HITCHCOCK
An extremely rare book, for whatever reason, and a famous one, this is The Lodger, by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, the first American edition published by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York in 1914, a bit after the British first edition from Methuen & Co. Ltd. All about Jack the Ripper, published within the memory of many people who recalled the infamous London serial killer. A Haycroft-Queen Cornerstone. One British dealer is asking $784.65 for his British edition. The book was made into a famous movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, one of his first classics. 306 pages, bound in bright red cloth with gilt titles, a very good copy, with no writing of any kind in the book.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1627
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 1:42 pm: |
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The Cleveland Street Affair, by Colin Simpson, Lewis Chester & David Leitch (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1976, stated 1st UK publication). Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, in his life, was third in line to the British throne, after his grandmother, Queen Victoria, and his father, Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). He was an affable, slow-witted young man, most comfortable in the company of his domineering Motherdear (Queen Alexandra) and his sisters. Through his involvement with the Cleveland Street homosexual brothel scandal, he became linked with the homosexual underworld of Victorian England and the Jack the Ripper murders. This well-researched work explores all available sources on the goings-on in Cleveland Street and the successful effots of cetain highly places individuals (among them the Prime Minister and the Prince of Wales) to keep the facts from public knowledge. Hard, DJ, 236 pp., bibliography, sources, photos. Fine condition, written on front end paper is Crispin's Birmingham 17.8.77
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1628
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 1:46 pm: |
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For sale here is a copy of CITY ’88, The Magazine of The City of London Police, December 1988. This little magazine, only 6 pages in all, is very rare as it was never generally available to the public and only few become available. On page 2 is an article with the title ‘Was it the absolute final, final answer to the identity of Jack the Ripper?’ This is all about the Police History Society Conference held at Wood Street Police Station on 24th September 1988 (the year of the Jack the Ripper centenary). This conference had the unsolved Whitechapel murders and Jack the Ripper as its theme and was attended by the leading Ripper authorities and writers of the time including Colin Wilson, Robin Odell, Donald Rumbelow, Martin Fido, Keith Skinner, and Paul Begg. The article reports on the event and who the attendees felt was the most likely Ripper. There is also a photograph of the group of Jack the Ripper authors in attendance (see picture). It is in very good condition with only slight crimping at the top edge and measures over 8 inches x 11.5 inches. An unusual and rare little item for the true collector of Jack the Ripper related ephemera.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1629
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 1:51 pm: |
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truecrimeink.com
presents
WHO WAS JACK THE RIPPER
1988
Published in 1988 in the UK by Pipeline Publication.
Magazine size is 9" x 12".
Condition of this magazine is good+ with some edge wear,
some wearing to corners, some scuffing along cover edges,
some light creases to covers, some tanning to pages.
27 pages.
Rare magazine the was published in 1988 to tie in with the
much publicized Jack the Ripper mini-series starring Michael Caine.
There are a few shots from the series as well as a rundown
of the victims and the suspects. Text written by Winston Forbes-Jones
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1630
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 1:53 pm: |
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MASONIC RELTATED BOOK: JACK THE RIPPER TRUTH & FICTION
Casper, Susan & Dozois, Gardner (Editors) 'Jack the Ripper' Futura Publications London 1988. Soft cover 384 pages. Consisting of 19 separate papers/articles by expert authors on aspects of Jack The Ripper and his victims and actions. Theories, questions, solutions, thoughts of fancy and evidence. Many well-known authors start with an excellent recap in the foreword by Robert Block. Lightly used excellent condition.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1631
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 1:56 pm: |
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Auction Item: Original Periodical Engraving
Date & Publication: 1892 London Graphic
Size Of Image As Shown: 17.75" x 11.75"
Size Of Entire Page: 22.75" x 15.75"
Caption/Title: A Salvation Army Shelter For Women In Whitechapel
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Lindsey Millar
Inspector
Username: Lindsey
Post Number: 159
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 2:46 pm: |
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1892 Salvation Army Shelter Whitechapel Women
Auction Item: Original Periodical Engraving
Date & Publication: 1892 London Graphic
Size Of Image As Shown: 17.75" x 11.75"
Size Of Entire Page: 22.75" x 15.75"
Caption/Title: A Salvation Army Shelter For Women In Whitechapel
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Lindsey Millar
Inspector
Username: Lindsey
Post Number: 160
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 2:51 pm: |
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LONDON HOSPITAL WHITECHAPEL WELLINGTON WARD PHOTO CARD
TITLE: Wellington Ward London Hospital
TYPE: photographic postcard
DESCRIPTION: shows a view of the ward interior with patients and nurses
PUBLISHER DETAILS: A C Sturley 237 Whitechapel Road
POSTAL USAGE: The card has been posted in 1906
CONDITION: good with corner wear / knocks and creases to top left and right corners. There is some silvering to edges of image.
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Lindsey Millar
Inspector
Username: Lindsey
Post Number: 161
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 2:58 pm: |
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1888 Antique Article Whitechapel Murder Jack the Ripper
This is a disbound title page for an September 19th,1888 issue of the illustrated weekly newspaper "The Graphic."
The page contains an article relating to Jack the Ripper.
The sheet measures 15 1/2 X 11 inches and is in good condition aside from light age toning and light creases across the bottom edge. It is water-marked with the Victorina paper-maker's name across the bottom (when held up to light a printed name reveals itself.)
The article is a paragraph long and starts at the bottom of one column of text and continues on th top of the second column of text.
The article is titled "Coroner's Inquests and the Detection of Crime."
The article discusses "the late horrifying murders in Whitechapel" and the legality of the coroner's inquest. It discusses the nature of the murders, and ends with a discussion of the social status of the victims and names the latest victim, Annie Chapman.
The pics show both parts of the complete article and the front & reverse side of the sheet.
This is an antique newspaper sheet guaranteed to be over 100 years old.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1636
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 1:13 pm: |
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A very good condition postcard of London. The caption on the card reads, 'Cloth Market, Coulston St., Petticoat Lane'. The card is printed and has not been postally used.
This is a rare early view of Goulston Street, next to Wentworth Street and Petticoat Lane, which - as true Jack The Ripper experts will know - has an important link to the Ripper story. In the background of this view you can clearly see Wentworth Model Dwellings (built in 1887). It was in the second doorway down from the road junction that PC Alfred Long of 'A' Division found half a blood-soaked apron at 2:55am on the 30th September 1888, which was found to belong to the Ripper victim Catherine Eddowes who had been murdered just over an hour before in nearby Mitre Square.
This is a rare and unusual piece of Ripperana. Contemporary postcards (or ANY postcards, for that matter) of important Ripper sites are notoriously hard to come by.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1637
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 3:26 am: |
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THE LIGHTER SIDE OF MY OFFICAL LIFE
by Sir Robert Anderson. 295 pages. Some wear to extremities, slight spotting to covers, previous owner's bookplate inside front cover, else near very good condition
Sir Robert was the Assistant Commissioner of Police during the Jack the Ripper murders. Although there is just a small chapter on Jack the Ripper in this book, it has always been very sought after by Ripper collectors because of his frank opinion on the person of the Ripper and why he was not brought to justice.
This is the first copy I have seen in almost ten years
Item Specifics - Nonfiction Books
Format: Hardcover Category: True Crime
Publication Year: 1910
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
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Philip Hutchinson
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 7:34 pm: |
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Chris - this is the one I wrote the text for (though the seller didn't correct their COULSTON STREET error). It's a nice card. |
Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1638
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 1:22 pm: |
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Hi Philips
Hope you have a good sale with this
A very interesting view
Chris |
Philip Hutchinson
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 2:28 pm: |
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Hi again Chris. It's not me selling it! I have a hand-painted colour copy of the same one but that is it. I DID buy several cards off the same seller though (I will post them on PICUTRES OF THE EAST END later) and told her she would stand more chance of selling it if she got the street name correct and added the text I wrote for her. |
Sir Robert Anderson
Detective Sergeant
Username: Sirrobert
Post Number: 135
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 9:23 pm: |
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"THE LIGHTER SIDE OF MY OFFICAL LIFE
by Sir Robert Anderson. 295 pages. "
Seems to have gone for a reasonable price - 200 smackers.
I really should write a sequel.
Sir Robert
"I only thought I knew"
SirRobertAnderson@gmail.com
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George Hutchinson
Detective Sergeant
Username: Philip
Post Number: 141
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 4:58 am: |
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I am having a serious problem with eBay at the moment. They have only sent me a reply to clear cookies and my cache (done it and it is not that) and my ISP hasn't even replied.
I can't access eBay at all. It has been intermittant for a few weeks (a few hours a day it won't download pages, taking a few minutes and freezing though I am on broadband).
I have no viruses in my PC and it doesn't affect any other website. It has now been down constantly since last night (don't know about when I was asleep though).
I am losing lots left right and centre because I can't get in no matter how I try it - various countries, from Google, from my History pages - nothing.
Is this happening to anyone else and does anyone know what I can do?
PHILIP
Tour guides do it loudly in front of a crowd!
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Sir Robert Anderson
Detective Sergeant
Username: Sirrobert
Post Number: 143
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 11:20 am: |
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Hey George!
Mind you we don't have computers here at the CID, because they haven't been invented yet. But...
You might have some browser hijack problems. As an attempt at a solution, I would suggest downloading AdAware SE from www.lavasoftusa.com (freeware) and run a complete system scan. You may not have a virus but you may have spyware.
Then after cleaning your system with AdAware, I would download Mozilla's Firefox browser, and try to get to eBay through it.
Hope this helps.
Sir Robert
"I only thought I knew"
SirRobertAnderson@gmail.com
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George Hutchinson
Detective Sergeant
Username: Philip
Post Number: 146
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 11:52 am: |
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For your info, folks -
I scan my PC with my anti-virus twice a week. It has come up as completely clear, yet the deep scan provided by the link Sir R A gave above detected no less than 152 adware cookies in my PC.
I would advise everyone to grab hold of this free download. It's fantastic.
Thanks!
PHILIP
Tour guides do it loudly in front of a crowd!
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John Savage
Inspector
Username: Johnsavage
Post Number: 309
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 4:28 pm: |
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Hi Philip,
For what it is worth I just logged on to ebay.co.uk and got through straight away, no problems.
Good Luck
Regards
John Savage |
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