1979, ISBN: 9780584104257

Frederick Muller, London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. Appendix: monster of Scotland and acknowledgements. The text is ill… Mehr…

Frederick Muller, London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. Appendix: monster of Scotland and acknowledgements. The text is illustrated with contemporary black-and-white illustrations and black-and-white photographs. Green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and blue and white coloured titles to the backstrip. A biography of one of the most famous and murderous barbers of all times, the 19th-century English Barber Sweeney Todd. The author sets out to find out if there was a Sweeney Todd in real life, or, was he just a brilliant figment of a writer's imagination? And, if he / she (as one theory suggests) was real, who was he / she, and the attendant success of Sweeney Todd in the entertainment field.  A little softening of the top backstrip edge and rubbing to the lower edge. The book edges are slightly rubbed and there is age toning of the text book edges and pages. Gift inscription to the free front end page; and there is offset tanning to the end pages. Rubbing to the book edges and panels and the backstrip is very slightly faded. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [14], 172, [6] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Britain/UK; 19th century; Law & Criminal Studies. ISBN: 0584104251. ISBN/EAN: 9780584104257. Inventory No: 0127927. . 9780584104257, Frederick Muller, 1979, 3<

1979, ISBN: 9780584104257

London England: Frederick Muller, 1979. Harback First Edition price clipped scarce in a first The Mystery and Horrible Murders of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.Sweeney To… Mehr…

London England: Frederick Muller, 1979. Harback First Edition price clipped scarce in a first The Mystery and Horrible Murders of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.Sweeney Todd, the notorious Demon Barber, has been called 'the greatest mass murderer in English history. With the aid of an ingenious revoloving chair and a cut-throat razor, he is said to have robbed and butchered over 160 victims in his barber shop in Fleet Street, before taking the remains of his victims to nearby Bell Yard, where his accomplice, Margery Lovett, cooked their flesh for her meat pies. Despite, being as infamous in London's history as Jack the Ripper and Dr. Crippen, Todd's story has been almost completely ignored by historians. In this definitive biography Peter Haining delves into the grim underworld of London 150 years ago to expose the man behind the myth. Separating fact from fiction, he reveals a gruesome and bizarre story with a unique criminal at its heart. It will certainly give pie-lovers food for thought.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback., Frederick Muller, 1979, 2.75<