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  • etenguy
    Chief Inspector
    • Jul 2017
    • 1565

    #1

    Will the real Mary Kelly

    Hi Everyone

    Does anyone know where a copy of the above book (written by C Scott) can be bought? I am having trouble tracking it down.

    Thanks - keep safe and take care.
  • John Malcolm
    Detective
    • Feb 2008
    • 136

    #2
    They don't come up for sale often. Just keep your eyes peeled on AbeBooks & Ebay.

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    • etenguy
      Chief Inspector
      • Jul 2017
      • 1565

      #3
      Originally posted by John Malcolm View Post
      They don't come up for sale often. Just keep your eyes peeled on AbeBooks & Ebay.
      Thanks John, will do.

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      • jmenges
        Moderator
        • Feb 2008
        • 2247

        #4
        A bit of trivia- Chris finished a second edition in 2012 but it was left unpublished.

        JM

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        • rjpalmer
          Commissioner
          • Mar 2008
          • 4377

          #5
          Originally posted by etenguy View Post
          Hi Everyone

          Does anyone know where a copy of the above book (written by C Scott) can be bought? I am having trouble tracking it down.

          Thanks - keep safe and take care.
          Best bring your wallet. This one is for $800 Canadian. I've seen another copy recently for $900.

          https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listi...finder-ca-b-20

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          • etenguy
            Chief Inspector
            • Jul 2017
            • 1565

            #6
            Originally posted by rjpalmer View Post

            Best bring your wallet. This one is for $800 Canadian. I've seen another copy recently for $900.

            https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listi...finder-ca-b-20
            Whoa! I've heard it's a good resource, but $800. Just a tiddly bit more than I wanted to pay.

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            • etenguy
              Chief Inspector
              • Jul 2017
              • 1565

              #7
              Originally posted by jmenges View Post
              A bit of trivia- Chris finished a second edition in 2012 but it was left unpublished.

              JM
              That's a shame.

              I had thought that books would not go out of print in these days of digital eternity, but this book doesn't appear to have a digital version.

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              • Losmandris
                Sergeant
                • May 2019
                • 717

                #8
                Loved listening to Chris on Rippercast! He certainly knew his stuff.

                Tristan
                Best wishes,

                Tristan

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                • Harmonica
                  Cadet
                  • Jan 2015
                  • 14

                  #9
                  Originally posted by rjpalmer View Post

                  Best bring your wallet. This one is for $800 Canadian. I've seen another copy recently for $900.

                  https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listi...finder-ca-b-20
                  I'm sure there was a copy going on Amazon UK for about £50 not too long ago, but now sold.

                  Best bet is a library?

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                  • barnflatwyngarde
                    Inspector
                    • Sep 2014
                    • 1156

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Harmonica View Post

                    I'm sure there was a copy going on Amazon UK for about £50 not too long ago, but now sold.

                    Best bet is a library?
                    Absolutely!
                    The book can be requested via any public Library, they will be able to request it from any of the 6 deposit libraries, British Library, Bodleian etc.

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                    • Al Bundy's Eyes
                      Chief Inspector
                      • Sep 2019
                      • 1776

                      #11
                      Originally posted by barnflatwyngarde View Post

                      Absolutely!
                      The book can be requested via any public Library, they will be able to request it from any of the 6 deposit libraries, British Library, Bodleian etc.
                      Which eventually, sadly, will be the only libraries that haven't been shut down, for "austerity" measures.
                      Thems the Vagaries.....

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                      • barnflatwyngarde
                        Inspector
                        • Sep 2014
                        • 1156

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Al Bundy's Eyes View Post

                        Which eventually, sadly, will be the only libraries that haven't been shut down, for "austerity" measures.
                        Don't get me started on that one Al.
                        I spent my entire working life in libraries, and I'm scared of what is round the corner for public libraries.

                        Prediction: The vast majority, if not all of the libraries which will close in the future will be in deprived working class areas.
                        Plus ça change!

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                        • etenguy
                          Chief Inspector
                          • Jul 2017
                          • 1565

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Harmonica View Post

                          I'm sure there was a copy going on Amazon UK for about £50 not too long ago, but now sold.

                          Best bet is a library?
                          Never thought of that - duh! Thanks, that seems a good suggestion.

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                          • etenguy
                            Chief Inspector
                            • Jul 2017
                            • 1565

                            #14
                            Originally posted by barnflatwyngarde View Post

                            Don't get me started on that one Al.
                            I spent my entire working life in libraries, and I'm scared of what is round the corner for public libraries.

                            Prediction: The vast majority, if not all of the libraries which will close in the future will be in deprived working class areas.
                            Plus ça change!
                            There is a ray of light for enterprising libraries thanks to covid-19. A number of employers are seriously thinking of 'working from home' as the new normal. A fair number of people are not best set up to work from home, some people in flatshares for instance. If libraries can establish a work friendly space for people to use - at a price the employer can pay - they have a potentially lucrative income source - might help with them keeping afloat.

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                            • Al Bundy's Eyes
                              Chief Inspector
                              • Sep 2019
                              • 1776

                              #15
                              Originally posted by etenguy View Post

                              There is a ray of light for enterprising libraries thanks to covid-19. A number of employers are seriously thinking of 'working from home' as the new normal. A fair number of people are not best set up to work from home, some people in flatshares for instance. If libraries can establish a work friendly space for people to use - at a price the employer can pay - they have a potentially lucrative income source - might help with them keeping afloat.
                              Maybe they could clear out some of them ruddy books while they're at it, cluttering the place up.
                              Thems the Vagaries.....

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