The Severed Hand or The Howard Mystery - With Portraits of Mr & Mrs Howard, The Messrs Godfrey, & the Mysterious Hand

Capper Press, 1974. Facsimile. Dustwrapper faded and chipped. Inscription in pen on the first page.

Why did an apparently simple case of conspiracy result in Christchurch citizens flocking to Court in their hundreds on 29th December 1885 to closely pack every available seat and inch of standing room?..