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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1715
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 11:42 am: | 
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THIRD of my auctions for these Ripper pieces is an original shadowboxed grouping of various Ripper memorabilia. OVERALL FRAMED SIZE IS 24 1/2" BY 16" AND 1 7/8". Included in the piece are (counter-clockwise from the upper left corner) the first of a set of four postcards showing a sketch of Polly Nichols, a silver hallmarked seam ripper, an enamelled doubloon from Mardi Gras 1975 (with Jack the Ripper, Blackbeard and Attila), the reverse of the second postmarked postcards, with Stride and Eddowes, one of two AUTUMN OF FEAR cards showing the Ripper in an alleyway, another Jack the Ripper trading card, the third of the postcards showing Kelly, a Jack the Ripper keychain, an 1888 English penny, the Annie Chapman postcard, the signed AUTUMN OF FEAR title card, a "Ripper Roadster" metal car, and yet another Ripper trading card. In the center is the Geary Whitechapel postcard map, and a double edged flensing knife marked ALLEN & HANBURYS LONDON, 9 1/2" long with 5" blade. All items are mounted securely on brown suede. Also included with this shadowbox is the original wooden box that the flensing knife came in....this box is also marked ALLEN & HANBURYS LTD LONDON.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1716
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 11:43 am: |
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FIRST of my auctions for these Ripper pieces is a repro of the "DEAR BOSS" letter, supposedly from Jack the Ripper, framed and presented by Timeframed, LTD. Offered first in 2000, these repros were sold for £150, plus shipping from the UK. Face has the letter to the Central News Agency, and shows the body of the letter, along with postmark and stamp, a true copy of the infamous letter. Below the letter is a brief description of the murders and the provenance of the original letter. On the back of the frame is the certificate of authenticity, showing this to be #44 of 1,000. MINT CONDITION. SIZE OF PIECE IS 22 3/4" WIDE AND 25" TALL FRAMED. SIZE OF LETTER (UNFRAMED) IS 16 1/2" BY 13 1/4".
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1717
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 11:48 am: |
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PLEASE FIND OFFERED HERE THE CHANCE TO PURCHASE A SUPERB LOCAL BOOK ENTITLED "BYGONE BILLINGSGATE" BY COLIN MANTON & JOHN EDWARDS. THE BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN 1989.
THERE ARE 167 PAGES OF SUPERB PICTURES, FROM THE EARLY 1900's UP UNTIL THE WORLD FAMOUS MARKETS CLOSURE IN 1981, WITH EACH ONE ACCOMPANIED BY SPLENDID WRITTEN DETAIL. THE BOOK IS IN VERY NICE ALL ROUND USED CONDITION AND COMPLETE WITH DUST COVER.
A WONDERFUL PUBLICATION TO ADD TO YOUR OWN LOCAL INTEREST/HISTORY COLLECTION.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1720
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2005 - 2:15 pm: |
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JACK THE RIPPER - VHS BIOGRAPHY -Phantom of Death
The sensational mystery of Jack the Ripper has remained unsolved for more than 100 years; Biography re-opens the case, examines the evidence, returns to the crime scenes. Victorian investigation methods are compared with modern FBI approaches to tracking serial killers. Looks at suspects who were questioned, including those who were overlooked This study of the motives and methods of the Ripper shows why the gruesome mystery still fascinates crime-lovers everywhere
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Restless Spirit
Sergeant
Username: Judyj
Post Number: 14
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2005 - 5:23 pm: |
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Hi Chris Scott
I was really interested in the JtR VHS Phantom of Death, however it is unfortunate that it is only available in United Kingdom.
Is there any other location that may stock this item, available in U>S> & Canada?
I would appreciate any info. you can give me.
Thanks
Restless Spirit
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Dan Norder
Chief Inspector
Username: Dannorder
Post Number: 533
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2005 - 10:13 pm: |
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Hi RS,
That's from the History Channel, according to the logo on the spine. The company that does that also does Biography, A&E, etc., so the brand name they put on it can change depending upon which station they air it on.
You can click here to see the page on this website that links to the sales of videos by that company, which also earns the Casebook a little bit of money in the process.
Dan Norder, Editor
Ripper Notes: The International Journal for Ripper Studies
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George Hutchinson
Inspector
Username: Philip
Post Number: 371
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2005 - 6:47 am: |
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Indeed.
PHANTOM OF DEATH is a US-made 50 minute documentary. It is not bad - but it's not smashing either. The thing that cracks me up every time is the 'East End' kids with really strong American accents who you hear singing 'Jack The Ripper Is Dead', which, apparently, London children still sing to this day.
Yeah, right!
You could do a lot worse than this one, though. The ones I personally recommend are the first episode of the series TO KILL AND KILL AGAIN (sadly not available to buy) which made very few errors and was quite deep, JACK THE RIPPER CONSPIRACIES which is always for sale on eBay cheaply - his narration will make you want to climb the walls, but it does pretty well, and finally THE SECRET IDENTITY OF JACK THE RIPPER which you can also get cheaply on eBay (that's the 1988 Peter Ustinov one). It does have errors but it has great 1988 footage of the sites and - apart from Miller's Court - the recreations I thought were done extremely well. Oh yeah - I mustn't forget THE HUNT FOR JACK THE RIPPER as well (that's the one hosted by the Ripper guide Richard Jones).
I've got about a dozen or more Ripper documentaries and none of them are error free, but some are better than others.
PHILIP
Tour guides do it loudly in front of a crowd!
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Lindsey Millar
Inspector
Username: Lindsey
Post Number: 307
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 2:48 pm: |
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Well, folks, isn't this what we've all been wanting?
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Now.. which one of us is going to build it? 
Bestest,
Lyn
"When a man grows tired of London, he grows tired of life" (or summat like that)
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George Hutchinson
Inspector
Username: Philip
Post Number: 381
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 8:45 pm: |
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Lyn - I have read this and posted a question of my own. It is hilarious! His answers are so clever and deadpan.
PHILIP
Tour guides do it loudly in front of a crowd!
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1725
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 4:40 pm: |
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Great soft covered book - The Saving Of Spitalfields by Mark Girouard, Dan Cruickshank,Raphael Samuel and others - published by The Spitalfields Housing Trust in 1989. In very good condition. Paypal, UK £stg personal cheques, US$, £stg or Euros Cash or UK £stg Postal Orders accepted. Please contact for ovhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=64749&item=4529263322&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVWerseas postal quote
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1726
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 4:42 pm: |
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Billingsgate Fish Market
Description
Unused Postally. A 'Real Photograph' by J Neal London In very good condition
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1727
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 4:44 pm: |
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A RARE EARLY POLICE WHISTLE INSCRIBED "THE METROPOLITAN PATENT" MADE BY AND INSCRIBED "J HUDSON & CO 13 BARR STREET BIRMINGHAM" AT THIS ADDRESS ONLY FROM 1888 TO 1906 (from 1906 to 1910 at 131 Barr St. and from 1910 at 244 Barr St.)
3.25 INCHES IN LENGTH
VERY GOOD CONDITION AND WORKING ORDER .A NICE EARLY ITEM FOR POLICE OR WHISTLE COLLECTORS MEMORABILIA
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1728
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 4:46 pm: |
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1888 London by Henry James illustrated
Original article that has been disbound from The Century Magazine published in 1889.
Article contains 21 pages, 13 illustrations. Approximate page size 6" x 9". Overall condition is good.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1729
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 5:06 pm: |
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Note - this is a photogravure of the print which hung in Kelly's room. The original was exhibited in 1888 but this print dates from 1901
Chris
HOPELESS DAWN Fisherman Family Old Art Print by BRAMLEY
In this picture we see the fisherman's cottage with his wife & mother-in-law as they have fallen sleep awaiting his return. We see the untouched meal on the table & the burnt out candle. By the window we see the whipping waves of an angry sea. We know that he was claimed victim by the sea and this will be realized by the two watchers when they awake
ARTIST:
Frank Bramley
[English Painter, 1857-1915]
DATE: 1901
SIZE OF IMAGE WITHOUT MARGINS:
9.5 inches x 7 inches
ATTENTION ART COLLECTORS
Presented here is a beautiful antique PHOTOGRAVURE of 1901. This print was taken from an antique art folio set of photogravures which were published in 1901 from the original works, showing the very touch of the artist's brush.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1730
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 5:08 pm: |
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History of East London by Sir H.L. Smith.
Published by Macmillan and Co. 1st Edition,1939.
308pp.Illus. numerous b/w plates.8vo size book in Very Good condition.Bound in red cloth,library issue boards with gilt title to spine.Minor rubbing to edges.A little grubby due to handling.Internally, pages a little yellowed.Complete.(see scan)
Tells the history of East London,from the earliest times to the end of the eighteenth century.
Ex-library book and has a small amount of the usual library markings.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1731
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 25, 2005 - 6:56 pm: |
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'LOST LONDON' - Ex-Detective Sergeant B. LEESON
A SCARCE JACK THE RIPPER ITEM.
Published in hardback circa 1930s by Stanley Paul of London in their Treaure Libraries Series, this book is the FIRST thus. With Portrait Frontis of author.
Bound in mustard coloured cloth which has rubbing to the spinal edges, occasionally to board edges, & to top hinge edge; small 1/4" split in cloth at the bottom of spine on lower hinge; corners mildly bumped; lower corners rubbed; small feint stain on spine and on top of rear board; minor mark on spine and back board. Graded as VG.
The author figured prominently in one of the most notorious crime episodes of the previous quarter of a century (late 19th century). In the course of his astonishing career, Leeson, known as "the man who was shot at Sidney Street", penetrated the haunts of London's worst criminals. He knew them as suspects and as condemned men.
Included is a chapter on Jack the Ripper, which features the murder of Francis Coles (the Swallow Gardens murder) considered by the author to be the last Jack the Ripper crime, + mention of George Klosowski, alias Chapman, a Ripper suspect.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1732
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 25, 2005 - 6:58 pm: |
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Original foldout map of 1888 Central London. This is written in Frnace and looks great when folded out. About 14X22 when unfolded and complete with no majr tears. Has one spot of scrapbook paper on the back of the map, not visible when unfolded. I am not sure where White Chapel is but I am sure it in on there and it is significant as 1888 was the year Jack the Ripper was doing his thing in England. Great display piece! $4 shipping
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1740
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 12:07 pm: |
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1888 ORIGINAL HISTORICAL EARLY POLICE BATON PAT 6-26-88
WOW Here is an original 1888 police baton marked pat. 6-36-88 as seen! show's age, great historical piece! has hide still wrapped around it also! has iron swivel loop at end, knotted rope near handle! has steel weight in the bottom, approx. 14" long! and very solid! see photos a great piece from the past! hardly ever see these, my first time! but the collector will love this piece!
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1744
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 4:04 pm: |
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The Mystery of Jack the Ripper by Leonard Matters
Not known if this is a 1st. edition, I suspect, however that it is? No D.W. and the boards are grubby as are some of the pages, this book has been well read!! ever-so slightly cocked but otherwise tight and tidy. With black and white plates and maps surly a must for the Ripper "fans"?????? published by Hutchinson & Co.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1745
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 4:08 pm: |
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THE STREETS OF EAST LONDON-WILLIAM J. FISHMAN
The Streets of EAST LONDON with photographs. In this book, the areas turbulent past and traditions are explored in text and pictures. Slight wear on edges.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1746
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 4:15 pm: |
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LONDON HOSPITAL - WHITECHAPEL - LONDON E.1 - U.K.
Sepia real-photographic postcard with composite views of The London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E.1. Postally used from London E.1., in 1921. Very slight corner wear, otherwise very good used condition.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1749
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 6:09 pm: |
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BLOOD! The Life And Future Times Of JACK THE RIPPER
RARE 2 Album Record Set, Robert Bloch & Harlan Ellison
BLOOD! The Life And Times Of JACK THE RIPPER
From The Works Of And Read By ROBERT BLOCH And HARLAN ELLISON
This is a TWO 33 RPM LP Album Record Set from 1977 put out by Alternate World Recording, Inc.
Record 1 Side 1, contains the story 'YOURS TRULY, JACK THE RIPPER' read by it's author - Robert Bloch.
Side 2, contains the story 'A TOY FOR JULLETTE' read by it's author - Robert Bloch.
Record 2 Side 3, contains the story 'THE PROWLER IN THE CITY AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD' (Part One) read by it's author - Harlan Ellison
Side 4 contains Part Two of the story.
The cover opens up like a book and contains both authors thoughts on 'Why The Ripper?'
CONDITION: Both records look like NEW, UNPLAYED without scratches! They are still in their original paper inserts, which are also in great shape.
Cover: Just has some barely noticable light surface wear in a few places, a small bit of paper chipped off top and bottom of spine corners, and only a 1" split center of top edge on back cover. Otherwise, cover clean and bright.
A scarce and desirable Ripper collectible.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1750
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 6:10 pm: |
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A Casebook on Jack the Ripper by Richard Whittington-Egan
First edition of an important contribution to Ripperology (not to be confused with the much more common Rumbelow work of similar title) by Richard Whittington-Egan, known for his books on murder and Liverpool, which is believed to mark the first time the - generally discredited - association of George Gissing with the Whitechapel murderer was mentioned in print. Reproduction of Dr. Benjamin Howard's letter to the People on pp132-33. Now extremely scarce, published in 1975 by Wildy & Sons Ltd. Decorative red boards.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1751
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 1:12 pm: |
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ROOMS OF MYSTERY, ELLIOTT O'DONNELL inc Jack the Ripper
For sale here is a first edition copy of the hardback book ROOMS OF MYSTERY by Elliott O'Donnell, London, Philip Allan, 1931. The book includes the following - The Mysteries of Minster Lovel and Hinton Ampner Manor House; The Mysteries of Bolsover and Strathmore; The Mystery Rooms of Edinburgh; Bluebeard's Den, Cranbrook; Inns of Ill Repute; The Room With The Tell-Tale Stain; The Room With the Sinister Cupboard; The Cellar of Death; The Room of the Hidden Head and Rooms Containing Monsters; Mystery Garages and Rooms in Garages, Cottages and Schools; Jonathan Wild and a Brace of Chicago Fiends; Torture Rooms and Rooms Containing Gruesome Casks and Tanks; Rooms of the Horrible (INCLUDES A JACK THE RIPPER STORY); The Room of the Iron Cage and Rooms Haunted by Poltergeists; Rooms That Have Witnessed All Kinds of Magical and Queer Happenings; The Josel Mystery Room; Rooms of Strange Portraits; Mystery Rooms of All Kinds; The Room of the Crab and Other Mystery Chambers (INCLUDES AN ALEISTER CROWLEY STORY); A Mystery Cellar. The book is in very good condition, in original boards, no dustwrapper, but WITH THE FRONT OF THE VERY RARE DUST WRAPPER PASTED ONTO THE FRONT END PASTE DOWN
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1752
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 1:14 pm: |
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Jack the Ripper. Ch. Insp. Littlechild. 1894
The Leadenhall Press, 2nd edition 1894. Entitled,' The Reminiscences of Chief-Inspector Littlechild.' Littlechild was the chief investigating officer on the Jack the Ripper enquiry. The book was written after he retired from the force, but there is no mention of the Ripper case, presumably because it was never officially solved. Edges brown, covers marked. Fep removed and name to pre-title, webbing exposed in a couple of places but contents still tight. 16 pages of ads to rear. Almost G+ for age.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1753
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 11:56 pm: |
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40 Years of Scotland Yard (1933)
Written by Fredrick Wensley,chief Constable, Scotland Yard. Book is an account of his 40 plus years with Scotland yard and the cases he was involved in. It goes from 1888, which includes a description of the Jack the Ripper murders, until he retired. This book is a must for history and crime buffs. It is not in the best of condition but is readable and if handled with care should last quite a while.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1754
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 12:09 am: |
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PHOTO NEWS MAGAZINE. LION PUBLICATIONS . ISSUE No 1 JULY 1952.
FRONT PICTURE FROM-- ,MEN AGAINST THE SUN. STARRING KENYA BORN ACTRESS ZENA MARSHALL , SEEN WITH CO-STAR JOHN BENTLEY,
DIRECTED BY BRENDEN J STAFFORD. IN DEPTH FEATURE ARTICLE ON CENTRE PAGES. COMES WITH 27 PHOTO STILLS FROM LOCATION, STUDIO AND CAST.
ALSO CONTAINS ARTICLES WIMBLEDON 1952, PHOTO NEWSREEL, GORDON RICHARDS, COMET JETLINER OVER AFRICA, TANGANYIKA CROCODILE HUNT, GAMMIDGE CARTOONS, AERIAL SURVEY AFRICAN FLOOD AREAS BY THE R A F, CRIME STORY –WHY THEY NEVER CAUGHT JACK THE RIPPER-AND ADVERTS ETC.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1755
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 12:10 am: |
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This pottery octagonal plate portrays PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR son of QUEEN VICTORIA he was reputed to be JACK THE RIPPER.He was engaged to be married to Princess Mary but died and she later married GEORGE V .The plate measures 91/2" in diameter and has lost its rim gilding but has no cracksor crazing. There are a few surface scratches , however this is a very SCARCE plate and the rarity will outway the imperfections
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1756
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 12:12 am: |
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Belloc Lowndes THE LODGER 1st / 1st 1913 SIGNED rare!!
The most famous Ripper novel of them all……
MRS. BELLOC LOWNDES - THE LODGER
Famously filmed by Alfred Hitchcock and a Haycroft - Queen Cornerstone!
First edition, first printing 1913. Published by Methuen and Co. Ltd., London.
SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR : Loosely laid in, (for the benefit of the photo we have laid it across the title page) is an authentic example of the author‘s signature, clipped from a letter or card.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1757
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 12:15 am: |
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Florence Maybrick's "Own Story" with Original DJ - 1905
This is a rare edition of "Mrs. Florence Maybrick's Own Story" published by Funk and Wagnalls Company, New York, in 1905 that includes the original dustjacket (please see photo). The dustjacket has a small chip at the top of the spine. There is also a tear along the length of the spine. The book title is not affected. The dustjacket is remarkably well preserved and protected in a mylar jacket.
Mrs. Maybrick spent fifteen years in prison although innocent of any crime other than perhaps poisoning her husband, James in 1889. James Maybrick is a prime suspect in the 1888 Jack the Ripper murders. He became infamous in the early 1990s when his diary was discovered and published. The diary seemed to offer strong evidence linking him to the Jack the Ripper murders.
This 394-page, hardcover book is in near fine condition. The book contains 15 photographs, including one of Mrs. Maybrick (please see photo). Binding and pages are tight, bright, and intact. No writing or markings.
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Robert Charles Linford
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Robert
Post Number: 4209
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 2:14 pm: |
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"Mrs. Maybrick spent fifteen years in prison although innocent of any crime other than perhaps poisoning her husband, James in 1889."
I like it.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1762
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:05 pm: |
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"I'M JACK, I SEE YOU ARE STILL HAVING NO LUCK CATCHING ME..........." THIS TAUNTING BOAST WAS SENT TO THE WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE FORCE IN A TAPE RECORDED MESSAGE, 25-YEARS-AGO.
"I RECKON YOUR BOYS ARE LETTING YOU DOWN GEORGE!.........." THE MOCKING VOICE WAS BELIEVED, BY MURDER SQUAD DETECTIVES, TO BE THAT OF THE YORKSHIRE RIPPER AND VALUABLE POLICE TIME WAS WASTED HUNTING THE CRUEL TAPE HOAXER.....HE WAS NEVER CAUGHT!
NOW YOU CAN OWN A CONTEMPORARY COPY OF THIS SPINE-CHILLING MESSAGE, WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE 30th JUNE 1979, JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER THE TAPE WAS DELIVERED TO GEORGE OLDFIELD, THE POLICE CHIEF LEADING THE MURDER HUNT.
A VALUABLE AND AUTHENTIC RESEARCH RESOURCE WHICH CAPTURES THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE DARK DAYS DURING THE HUNT FOR THE YORKSHIRE RIPPER.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1763
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:18 pm: |
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OLD AND NEW LONDON - A narrative of ITS HISTORY, ITS PEOPLE, AND ITS PLACES by WALTER THORNBURY. A NEW EDITION, CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED. Illustrated with numerous engravings from the most authentic sources. Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.: London, Paris & New York. The engravings are excellent.
62 Chapters covering many subjects, Fishmongers Hall, London Bridge, Upper Thames Street,The Tower, St Katharines Docks, The Thames Tunnel, Stepney, Whitechapel, Bethnal Green, Spitalfields, Bishopsgate, Fenchurch Street, Islington, Pentonville, Sadlers Wells, Smithfield, The Fleet Prison, Newgate, The Old Bailey, Holburn etc.
There is an inscription on the first page "James L Hazell, Hackney Nov/81". There is foxing on front and back boards and facing pages and light foxing on a few of the printed pages. The boards are covered in a brown fabric. There is damage to the top and the bottom of the spine and damage just below the title on the spine. The corners are scuffed.
I have all six volumes but only five have the same cover.
Item Specifics - Antiquarian Books
Binding: Hardcover Special Attributes: --
Category: History Printing Year: 1881
Language: English
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1768
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2005 - 6:03 pm: |
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An attractive copper medal measuring 1 inch in diameter and in very fine plus condition. It was struck in 1892 to commemorate the death of the Duke of Clarence, some of whom are rumoured to suggest that he had associations with Jack the Ripper, although never proven. An interesting and historical old medal. Winning bidder pays mailing costs.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1770
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 14, 2005 - 12:45 pm: |
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MUUSMANN, CARL. Who Was Jack the Ripper?: A Danish Judge’s Investigation. [Romford: Adam Wood, 1999.] First U.K. edition of Hvem var Jack the Ripper? (1908). Translated from the Danish. The first full-length study of the Whitechapel murders. Contains facsimile reprint of the Danish text, plus first appearance in English. Limited to 100 copies. Out of print soon after publication, and now very scarce. Near Fine in printed wraps.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1775
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 10:30 am: |
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Hello. I am selling Vol. 8 & 9 of Heredom, the transactions if the Scottish Rite Research Society. These books were published in 1999-2000 and 2001. Each book is in great condition, very close to new. I see no damage, writing, etc. Volume 8 includes the following papers:
Royal Arch: The Fourth Degree of the Grand Lodge of the Antients
Farewell to the Lodge
The Early Years of the Grand Consistory of Louisiana (1811-1815)
The Career of J.T. Desaguliers: A Bibliographical Essay
The Rite That Wasn't: The Cardenista Masons of Mexico
The Order of Kilwinning or Scotch Heredom
The Present Royal Order of Scotland
St. John's Day Among the Creek: A Rediscovered Speech of Albert Pike
The Posthumous Success of James H.C. Miller, Degree Peddler
The Mystery of Mathew Carey: Continuing Adventures in Masonic Bibliography
Reuel Bella Clifford's A Free Mason Song
Volume 9 inlcudes the following papers:
Masonic Membership Myths Debunked
The Egyptian Influence on Nineteeth-Century Freemasonry
The Jack the Ripper Murders: An Examination of Alleged Masonic Connections
The Early Years of the Grand Consistory of Louisiana (1811-1815)---A Rejoiner
A Few Rejoiner Comments
King Solomon and the Temple Builders: A Biblical Reading of Giorgione's Painting The Three Philosophers
Service Over Secrecy: How Lodge-Style Fraternalism Yielded to Men's Service Clubs
The Spurious Rites of Memphis and Misraim
An Evaluation of Grand Masters Classes in the District of Columbia
Freemasonry as a source of Jewish Civic Rights in Late Eighteenth Century Vienna and Philadelphia
Scottish Definitions and Transitions
Johann August Starck: The Templar Legend and the Clerics
UNESCO of the Eighteenth Century: La Loge des Neuf Soeurs and Its Venerable Master, Benjamin Franklin.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1776
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 10:33 am: |
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THIS AUCTION IS FOR A PIECE THAT IS MOST DEFINITELY R RATED, IF NOT X. IT IS FOR A DIORAMA OF MARY KELLY'S ROOM AFTER THE RIPPER HAS LEFT, AND SHOWS MR BOWYER LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW AND SEEING KELLY'S BODY The piece was created for one of the American Ripper Conferences, and is enclosed in a plastic display case. Piece is 9 5/8" long, 4 1/8" deep, 3 3/4" tall. Accurate perspective was the ultimate aim, and the shrunken dimensions are as close as possible to correct. Front of diorama shows Mr Bowyer on the right, looking through the window of Kelly's room; inside is the body of Kelly, lying on the bed. Contents of room are as accurate as possible, right down to the wash "tub" under the bed. View of the room is from the fireplace wall. Back of diorama shows the Millers Court wall and Kelly's door. ANY QUESTIONS??? PLEASE ASK!! AND PLEASE DON'T WRITE TO GIVE ME HELL ABOUT THIS AUCTION...I DO REALISE IT WILL OFFEND SOME, AND DO NOT MEAN TO DO SO.THAT'S WHY I PLACED THE WARNINGS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DESCRIPTION
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1777
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 10:36 am: |
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THE ROMANTIC CAREER OF A GREAT CRIMINAL
Before Jack the Ripper there was Charlie Peace
A notorious burglar and murderer, he was also a master of disguise and used his talents to escape justice on many occasions.
Here is a record of his criminal career complete with many photographs never seen before. Printed in 1906 this gives the full details of his criminal life.
With card covers this booklet is in remarkable condition for its age with all pages and photographs present and correct. Has owners stamp and handwritten address on frontispiece.
An extremely rare item, it is the only one I have ever seen, this would make a valuable addition to anyone's crime library. Ebay is forcing me to put a reserve of £50 on this item however I might accept less
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Nina Thomas
Inspector
Username: Nina
Post Number: 239
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 1:48 am: |
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Complete original newspaper, the London Times (England) dated Nov 13, 1888. Inside page headline and long detailed report on the murder of Mary Jane Kelly by the Whitechapel murderer Jack The Ripper. Excellent Condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, not just a clipping or a page of it.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1785
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 8:20 pm: |
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London's East End Life & Traditions JANE COX
London’s East End – few places can have been packed with such variety of people and ways of life. Despite slum clearance, the Blitz and generations of development, tales of times gone by remain and an historic past has left its mark. It may come as a surprise to discover that the East End was a world of villages, where once were cottages and windmills, pastures and manor.
From the riverside and docks where pirates were hanged and Captain Cook Married a barmaid, to the monasteries and slums east of the tower, from Roman Bow to Shoreditch where Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet was first performed – a tapestry of England’s history is the backdrop to life and tradition in this, the eastern flank of London.
Here were ‘sewer rats` who lived by salvaging coins, weddings and music halls, sea – faring captains, hop-picking excursions, maypoles and prisons. Beggar and King, saint and pilgrim immigrants from many lands, Jack the Ripper: through the passage of changing times, a hotch-potch of people have created the enormous diversity of the East End, a `transit camp` since the fifteenth century.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1786
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 8:21 pm: |
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mrs maybrick my 15 lost years
i searched for this book for 12 years and bought it from ebay 2 months ago for £98 this is believed to be one of the last copys in exsistance this is the true story of the trial of florence maybrick for poisoning her husband james maybrick who is now believed to be jack the ripper after the finding of james diary also availible at one of my auctions. my 15 lost years is in good condition for age front cover detached and introduction and contents page torn but are present all the rest of the book is great this is an excellent piece of history dont miss out
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1787
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 8:26 pm: |
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GENUINE ANTIQUE DOCUMENT Whitechapel London HAWKINS GEARY 1883
FROM THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA -
guaranteed original this item is 122 YEARS OLD
THIS IS A MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT BEING THE LEASE OF A MESSUAGE AND PREMISES ON LEMAN STREET WHITECHAPEL LONDON - WITH SMALL SURVEY PLAN.
BETWEEN THE REVEREND HERBERT SAMUEL HAWKINS OF BEYTON RECTORY BURY ST EDMUNDS IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK OF THE ONE PART AND JAMES PAGE GEARY OF JAMES STREET COVENT GARDEN IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX BUTCHER
ON FOUR SHEETS OF PARCHMENT- FOLDED
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1788
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 8:28 pm: |
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Whitechapel, London, 1938, Collectable Nostalgia Card
A splendid and highly collectable Nostalgia card, one of the series that were produced 1990 - 92, chronicling Britain between the years 1890 - 1950. Please note these are reproductions of extremely rare and sought after photos/cards,There is a fully detailed and informative description of the featured picture on the back of the card.The card measures 5¼” x 3½, please see my other auctions for further examples. Highly collectable in their own right and in mint condition. Start at only 99p with no reserve, it will be packed in a protective plastic sleeve with a cardboard stiffener in a airlite padded jiffy envelope. Postage and packing wil be as follows, U.K. 90p First Class, Europe £1.50 Airmail, U.S.A. and Rest of World £2.00 Airmail
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1801
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 2:23 pm: |
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This is a Parker Cutlery Co., barlow pattern with a razor style blade. The main blade has a blade etch which reads "Jack The Ripper". Bone handles, 3 3/8 inches closed. Excellent unused condition., no box. Buyer pays $2.00 for shipping.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1813
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 3:01 pm: |
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For sale here is a very good copy of THE LODGER by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, London, Methuen, 1926, seventh edition. This is the full-length novelization of her Jack the Ripper based story that was filmed by Alfred Hitchcock the same year, starring Ivor Novello. The book measures over 4.5 x 7 inches and has 252 pages. It is in its original colour illustrated dust wrapper and is in very good condition with slight browning of the pages. It is unusual to find the book in its dust wrapper, especially in this condition. The wrapper has some slight closed tears and creases and slight staining on the rear at the top
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1814
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 3:03 pm: |
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This is a near complete run of The Whirlwind (London; Vol. 1, No. 1 [June 28, 1890] to Vol. 2, No. 26 [December 27, 1890]), comprising 25 issues (number 25 not bound in) in one volume of yellow cloth. Binding VG, with light soiling. Contents VG, with toning, and occasional small tears. The Whirlwind was a short-lived weekly of politics and the arts published by Vivian Herbert and Stuart Erskine. Herbert and Erskine were young men with pronounced opinions on a broad spectrum of topics, but their defining characteristic was conservatism: they were nationalists (calling themselves Anti-Jacobins nearly one hundred years after the description fell out of vogue), opposed to socialism ("the imminent national danger of the day") and female suffrage ("as well as childhood and doghood suffrage"), believed in voluntary taxation, etc., etc. Despite their reactionary outlook, The Whirlwind was a breezy magazine, full of provocative observations and pleasing to look at. It has the distinction of printing three James McNeill Whister lithographs as supplements. They were "The Winged Hat" (October 25), "The Tyresmith" (November 15), and "Maunder's Fish Shop" (December 27). Whistler was associated with the weekly because two of his students, Walter Sickert (1860-1942) and Sidney Starr (1866/67-1921) were regular contributors of full-page portraits and city scenes. Both are recognized as important 19th century British impressionists, but Sickert has gained another distinction since his death. Both Jean Overton Fuller in her book "Sickert and the Ripper Crimes" (1989) and Patricia Cornwell in her book "Portrait of a Killer" (2002) identify Walter Sickert as Jack the Ripper. Many true crime enthusiasts believe Fuller and Cornwell have amassed "unanswerable evidence" of Sickert's guilt. If they are right, Sickert's murderous campaign against London's East End prostitutes would have been less than two years behind him when he began drawing for The Whirlwind. The title is scarce; only four U.S. institutions claim complete runs.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1815
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 3:07 pm: |
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Professor Francis Camps & Richard Barber - The Investigation of Murder. Back in the 1950s and 60s., Professor Camps was known as one of the 'Three Musketeers'. The other two musketeers were Keith Simpson, and Donald Teare. All three were at one time or another, the first choice Home Office pathologist for particularly gruesome murder enquiries, and all three worked on the Christie murders ( Rillington place) as well as the Porthole murder case. Simpson was probably better known among the Pathologist circle, and Camps probably co-wrote this book in order to keep his name alongside his rival. The book covers the murders of Jack the Ripper., The Maybrick case., Crippen and Christie. (as things turned out., Camps died before Teare or Simpson., and it fell to Simpson to perform the postmortem on Camps., who would have been horrified at the thought !) This book is nice period piece item., published in 1966
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1816
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 3:08 pm: |
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Stunning original signed dinner menu from 1903 with ten autographs in pencil obtained by a gentleman who worked as a waiter at the New Vagabond Club in London. Noted signatures on the menu are A Conan Doyle the Sherlock Holmes author and Fred G Abberline the police officer in charge of the Jack the Ripper murders. Interestingly there is the signature of a reporter from the Pall Mall Gazette and an interview with Abberline appears in that newspaper from that period. The reporter has signed the menu "thanks for a wonderful service". There is no mention of Conan Doyle in that interview and his signature could have been obtained before or after Abberlines. Other autographs on the menu are General Ian Hamilton, A H Hawkins and others i cannot make out. Menu is card and stands six inches tall.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1843
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005 - 3:09 pm: |
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Punch,Or The London Charivari
June 30,1888 thru December 29,1888.British satire magazine with black & white drawings,cartoons, poetry,
essays, etc. Vol. XCIV.
Contains complete Jack The Ripper satirical issues for 1888: September 15,22,29 and October 13 and 20,1888.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1847
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2005 - 4:09 pm: |
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A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS CLASSIC OF BRITISH DOCUMENTARY-MAKING ON DVD, AS JAMES MASON UNEARTHS THE HIDDEN SIDE OF SWINGING LONDON IN THE STREET MARKETS, ABANDONED THEATRES, MISSIONS AND MURDER SITES OF THE DECAYING VICTORIAN CAPITAL. SUPERB CLEAR PRINT ON REGION-FREE DVD, BOXED WITH ARTWORK, THIS 1967 B-MOVIE HAS BECOME A FAVOURITE AMONG THE BFI AND BRITART SET.
This is what the critic Michael Bracewell said about this psychogeographic classic: "For James Mason, our glamorous guide to The London Nobody Knows in Norman Cohen's 1966 cinema adaptation of Geoffrey Fletcher's book of the same name, the streets and markets of the old East End were a thriving, exuberant place. Mason, dressed in tweed sports jacket and matching cap, threads his way through the busy crowds with the air of a gentleman tourist. "Sorry to have bumped you sir!" he announces to a man he has just inadvertently jostled, and gives a courteous little tap to the brim of his cap.
But there is a darker side. The imagery of the film intercuts between shots of basins of live eels, vagrant alcoholics and the tombstones in a local churchyard. Mason pays a visit to a house in Fournier Street, too, where he is shown – by a respectful housewife – the spot where one of Jack the Ripper's victims supposedly bled to death. Ruins and dereliction sit side by side with daily struggle.
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