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WESTON-DAVIES, WYNNE: : THE REAL MARY KELLY

LONDON.BLINK PUBLISHING,2015.

ISBN 9781910536094.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,side on female portrait colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj, with glossy,capitalised white-lettered title+ author name,and other glossy,white lettered strap-line: spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author as front's and publisher's glossy red+black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with white-lettered prose extract.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners,majority of light crease to top edges - but no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges evenly and lightly toned but without foxing/spotting or other blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain maroon cloth boards withbright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering andimmaculate plain maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-272pp [paginated] includes Acknowledgements,23 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp historical, contemporary b/w photographs and b/w illustration reproductions,plus modern b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp96/7 and pp176/77 respectively,a 6pp Bibliography,Endnotes and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication (to author's great-aunt,the book's subject); Contents list/table with b/w illustrated East End map+Key to its reverse,and a prose extract (Report to Metropolitan Polce by Mr Thomas Bond FRCS,10th November,1888.          Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minor exterior fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness and brightness and lack of other detracting faults.                               Over the decades,many researchers have tried to discover the true identity of Mary Jane Kelly. She was the final victim of Jack the Ripper and, arguably,the most brutally murdered,but almost nothing is known about her. The author,a qualified surgeon and Mary's great-nephew, delves into the inscrutable history behind the Ripper's fifth and final victim.Exploring her family and her early life,he reveals how the elusive Mary Jane Kelly was wholly intertwined with the enigma of her legendary killer.              With echoes of 'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher' and Sherlock Holmes,'The Real Mary Kelly' is not just a classic murder story,but also an engrossing and utterly original investigation into a woman whose life was a bigger mystery than her death. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!       N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the item! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                               

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.