The London Monster A Sanguinary Tale by Jan Bondeson ISBN 13: 9780306811586

Da Capo. Used - Very Good. 2002. Paperback. Very Good.

Da Capo Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. book is in very good condition. no markings. little shelf wear. tight and square binding. no crease to spine. may have never been read. . Very Good. Soft cover. First Da Capo Press Printing. 2002.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Da Capo Press, 2002-06-01. Paperback. New.

Da Capo Press, 2002-06-01. Paperback. Like New.

Da Capo Press, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 241 pp, index, notes, b/w illustrations, 8vo, color front illustrations, near fine wraps. Story a century before Jack the Ripper..

Eurospan, 2002-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). 241 pages. Small sticky label over the barcode on the back. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

USA: Da Capo, 2002. First Edition/First Printing. Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softback.

Da Capo Press, 2002. Trade Paperback. New. reprint edition. 258 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches.

New. "The facts in this case are so bizarre that no novelist would have dared to invent them," said the Philadelphia Inquirer . Indeed. A century before Jack the Ripper haunted the streets of London, another predator held sway: a "vulgar-looking man" who slashed at female pedestrians with a knife while uttering profanities with a "tremulous eagerness",over fifty victims during a two-year crime spree. The city was gripped with fear, outrage, and "Monster mania." The latter was abetted by a GBP100 reward and by the circulation of bawdy prints that capitalized on the Monster's tendency to slash his victims' buttocks. Armed vigilantes roamed the streets, and fashionable ladies dared not walk outdoors without first strategically placing cooking pots under their dresses. Finally, in June 1790, one Rhynwick Williams was arrested. After two long and ludicrous trials (at one of which he was defended energetically by the eccentric… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Da Capo Press, 2002. Trade Paperback. New. reprint edition. 258 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. A wry, compelling look at the mania surrounding the sensational case of the "Monster" who terrorized eighteenth-century London. "Entirely fascinating"--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

Da Capo Press, 2002-06-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!