E. P. Dutton 1949, book club edition. Hard cover with dustjacket in protective mylar. Pages are in good shape with no markings. Binding is firm. Dustjacket is intact with some very small chips in corners and edges of spine. Small smudges on back cover (see picture) From the publisher: Bill Sweeny didnt want to catch the Ripper who was terrorizing all Chicago...But Sweeny did want Yolanda Lang, the beautiful dancer...Sweeny finds the answers--and the Ripper, too--but not before he comes face to face with sudden and ugly death in a double-take climax that will leave you gasping.