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Jack the Ripper Handbook: A Reader's Companion, The (Strachan)
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Jack the Ripper Handbook: A Reader's Companion, The (Strachan)
Author: Spryder
Saturday, 11 December 1999 - 09:33 pm |        | 
The Jack the Ripper Handbook: A Reader's Companion
Ross Strachan
Great Scot Services, Nov. 1999.
Softcover, 188 pages. Illustrated.
ISBN: 0 9536949 0 9
Foreward by Stewart P. Evans
From the author:
This is the most extensive bibliography ever published on the subject of Jack the Ripper. A thorough examination of the literature on the case is discussed in eleven chapters, with many works being listed for the first time, of which researchers, collectors etc. may have been unaware. Foreign language owrks and translations are included in this exhaustive book.
Facutal and fictional works, together with their many different editions, are closely examined along with chapters on London's East End, other relevant books, magazine artiles both factual and fictional, comic books and graphic novels, collectables and ephemera with a useful address section also.
The book has already been described as a work no historian, collector or enthusiast should be without.
Casebook review:
Ross Strachan is internationally known for his extensive and encyclopedic knowledge of all Ripper literature. His previous work, JACK THE RIPPER: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO THE MANY WORKS PUBLISHED, went through numerous editions and quickly became a must-have volume for all serious Ripper researchers and collectors. The success of this first publication virtually assures the success of his latest, THE JACK THE RIPPER HANDBOOK: A READER'S COMPANION, as it far surpasses its predecessor not only in length and content, but in style and presentation as well.
THE JACK THE RIPPER HANDBOOK weighs in at just under 200 pages, and is separated into eleven chapters. Each chapter focuses on a specific genre of publication, whether it be "Relevant and Collectable Titles on London and the East End" (Chap. 1), "Factual Works Dedicated to Jack the Ripper" (Chap. 2), or even "Factual Articles Contained in Foreign Language Publications" (Chap. 5). Non-print media are also covered, including audio tapes, music recordings and various other collectables. Each chapter contains and extensive and authoritative chronological list of all known titles in that category, along with the author's annotations and commentary on many items.
Complimenting the bibliography are handsome illustrations of more than two-dozen hard-to-find and collectable Ripper titles, many of which never before seen by the casual Ripperologist.
Ross Strachan's THE JACK THE RIPPER HANDBOOK is yet another stunning achievement by one of the world's foremost bibliographers of world Ripperature. It is sure to become, and deservedly so, a familiar sight on the shelves of Ripperphiles across the globe. Highly recommended.
Ordering Info:
To order a copy direct please contact:
Ross Strachan
66 Cairn View
Galston, Ayrshire
Scotland KA4 8LY
Tel: +44 (0) 1563 821612
Email: ross@rstrachan.in2home.co.uk
Price per copy if £12.00 + Postage £1.00
USA - Price per copy $20.00 + Postage (Air) $5.00 (currency only)
*** IMPORTANT - ALL CHEQUES MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO JANET STRACHAN ***
If you require your copy to be signed, just ask. |
Author: ROSS S
Tuesday, 14 December 1999 - 02:37 am | | I WOULD LIKE TO THANK STEPHEN VERY MUCH FOR HIS MOST WELCOMING REVIEW.
ANYONE WISHING TO CONTACT ME SHOULD NOTE MY NEW EMAIL ADDRESS ROSS@RSTRACHAN.FSNET.CO.UK |
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