Published by Angus and Robertson, 1965
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1965. 170 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue and white pictorial boards. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.
8vo; pp. (viii), 174; 11 plates (5 f/p.); chipped dustjacket, good copy.
Published by Melbourne, Lansdowne Press 1964., 1964
First Edition
8vo; pp. (viii), 174; 11 plates (5 f/p.). Original boards in dustwrappper. B/w plates. A very good copy. . First edition.
Published by Lansdowne Press Pty Ltd, 1964
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Publication of 171 pages. The Dust Jacket is a touch edge worn. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Lansdowne Press, Melbourne Australia, 1964., 1964
Seller: Dial-A-Book, NARRABEEN, NSW, Australia
8vo. hardcover. 171pp. b/w illus. very good. / good d/w with tears on top corners.
Published by Melb. Lansdowne., 1964
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, Australia
First Edition
Or.bds. 171pp. b/w plates. Fine. 1st ed. The mystery of a body found trussed with rope in the Parramatta River in 1872.
Published by Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1964
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 400 g; 171pp. 8 b/w plates and map of Sydney Harbour. There is a 1.5 inch tear at the top left, and a 1.0 inch tear at the top right of the front panel of the dust jacket, slight rubbing to the back panel of the dust jacket and the top edge. Otherwise in very good condition. The author re-examines the now forgotten "Parramatta Murders" and links them to the "Tichborne Claimant." -- true crime Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; True Crime; New South Wales; Inventory No: 0223641.
Published by Lansdowne Melbourne, 1964
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. DW. B/w illustrations. Ex-library with labels removed from endpapers, and stamps to copyright page. Overall a clean and sound copy in wrapper that is a little worn around the edges.
Published by Lansdowne, 1964
Seller: Loretta Lay Books, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. A fascinating real-life 'whodunit' about two murders which caused near-panic in Sydney in 1872. On March 12, 1872 the body of a man was found floating in the Parramatta River, one of the main arms of Sydney Harbour. The body, fully clothed, had been expertly trussed with rope and weighted with a huge stone, which nevertheless had failed to prevent it rising to the surface. When the body was dragged ashore at Ryde and examined by police, it was found that the man had been terribly battered about the head. A week later, the body of a second man, similarly trussed and weighted, was found in the river. He, also, had apparently been battered to death. Before long, circumstances came to light which suggested that these were no ordinary murders, and in consequence the citizens were thrown into a state approaching panic. The victims had been lured to their deaths with extraordinary cunning, it seemed, and the feeling was that no one was safe, that here was mass murder in the making. The author first came across an account of the Parramatta Murders by accident. He was fascinated by the unusual excitement these now-forgotten killings had aroused, and decided to delve further. As he pored over the often lurid accounts of the murders and their many sequels, he noted many strange discrepancies and omissions, and gradually became convinced that there was more behind the killings than had been revealed at the time, that, in fact, the true story had never been told. Further research, which entailed following up clues in several Australian States, in England and in New Zealand, brought to light many odd facts which showed that this was indeed so. There was a whole series of mysteries and ambiguities about all the principal actors in the drama, including the two victims and the two men charged with their murder. Indeed, the supposed victims were almost certainly not the men whose bodies were found in the Parramatta River, and there is evidence that both were alive after their "deaths." Despite the fact that the trial was nearly a century old, the author was able to make a reconstruction of the case which overcame the many baffling problems raised by the contemporary accounts. He shows - something that was not suspected at the time - that it was linked with the equally baffling Tichborne case, and that, in fact, the murders may well have been inspired by at least one of the Sydney supporters of the Tichborne Claimant. The author provides an authentic picture of life in Sydney in the 1870s. Illus. 171pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ in sl. frayed and creased Vg. dw.