Ive been a lucky boy!

[corey123]

Hi Maurice,

He now officially has CRS. Cronic ripper syndrome.

[doris]

Are those L maters prices for first editions maurice?

Since owning so many famous ripper book first eds I want to own more.

I have been stricken with some kind of disease Iam afraid.

MUST own ripper books.

doris

[The Grave Maurice]

What will a 1st edition of L mathers book cost me?

Uh-oh. Once you get the collecting bug, you never have any peace. It depends, of course, on what kind of collector you want to be. You can still get a good copy of Matter’s book, banged about a bit and without a dust jacket, for around £50. A decent copy in a dust jacket is probably more like £300.

[Celesta]

Wow, Doris is a lucky boy! Very cool.

[Stephen Thomas]

What will a 1st edition of L mathers book cost me?

An arm and a leg

[doris]

hmm, you have a point david.

Iam about a quater of the way through, and if I didnt know better I could almost believe what he is writing is the truth.

He certainly had a knack for that sort of thing.

doris

[DVV]

Mind you Iam about to read Knight's book, so the worse is probably to come.

doris

Hi Doris,

certainly not.
Knight was an excellent researcher and his book is rather well written, although his theory is unbelievable.

Amitiés,
David

[doris]

Hi Doris

A great purchase. Is there any indication of who the orginal owner might have been?

It took me a lot more than £30 to acquire that lot.

Coral

The only clue so far is a modern print of Rumbelows book which contains the handwritten inscription "hello Amy, and welcome to the world of ripperolgy 2005, Donald Rumbelow"

But I get the feeling that this book was a later addition to the original chaps collection, as I also have the first edition of the same book (the first ed has a really old fashioned looking cover)

It has actually inspired me to start collecting ripper books.

What will a 1st edition of L mathers book cost me?

doris

[doris]

heh Iam ahead of you there maurice.

Iam on my second moleskine notebook.

Iam sad to confess that I have always had a soft spot for sexy stationary, at the moment moleskines really float my boat, as it were.

doris

[The Grave Maurice]

Sounds like you're having a very good time, Doris. But, if you read that many books so close together, are you ever going to be confused. You won't remember which theory is whose at the end. You'd better make notes.

[doris]

Hullo, what you say?

Iam afraid I din't quite hear. I was reading you see!

I have ploughed through all the T Cullen books.
They are amusing, in their way, but hardly factual.

MJK was pregnant apparantly!

And as for William Beadles book.
I thought it was awful.

It seemed to be written by someone who viewed the world through the distorting lens of 60s/70s left wing beliefs.

As though wolfie from the tooting popular front wrote it.

Everyone who lived in Victorian times and wasnt the lowest of the low stole bread from the mouths of 'the workers' every day, anyone who killed animals for pleasure and food was evil.

And to add insult to injury he appears to think that anyone who is interested in JTR (ripperphiles he calles them) is beyond contempt!

And his writing style is dreadful.

I wouldnt reccomend his book to anyone.

Mind you Iam about to read Knight's book, so the worse is probably to come.

doris

[belinda]

Yes I think he should ship them to all of us to inspect. I don't think my collection would even be ten

Doris,dear, are you sure you want them all

[The Good Michael]

I think Doris is lying to us. I won't be satisfied that he has what is claimed until he ships them to me for inspection. Photos won't cut it either, I'm afraid.

Mike

[coral]

Hi Doris

A great purchase. Is there any indication of who the orginal owner might have been?

It took me a lot more than £30 to acquire that lot.

Coral

[DVV]

DVV,

It is beginning to irritate me that I have to go to google to figure out what you said.

Mike

Ditto.

Amitiés,
David