Murder Casebook Magazine Issue 105 A Woman’s Weapon Charlotte Bryant Ethel Major Violette Nozieres 1991 SKU 1478

Original Murder Casebook – Issue 105, published by Marshall Cavendish as part of the long-running weekly true-crime series “Investigations into the Ultimate Crime.”

This issue is titled “A Woman’s Weapon” and focuses on three historic murder cases involving:

• Charlotte Bryant
• Ethel Major
• Violette Nozières

The central theme is explicitly described on the cover as the stories of three women who resorted to poison to solve family crises. Issue 105 is independently catalogued under these same three cases, making the identification clear.

The front cover has the classic Murder Casebook presentation, with a predominantly black background, bold red-and-white typography and a period black-and-white portrait at the centre. The large MURDER CASEBOOK masthead dominates the upper half, accompanied by the series subtitle “Investigations into the Ultimate Crime.”

Issue Details

• Publication: Murder Casebook
• Issue: 105
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
• Publication year: 1991
• Subject: Historic true crime / murder investigations
• Featured cases: Charlotte Bryant, Ethel Major and Violette Nozières
• Primary theme: Poisoning cases
• Originally issued as a weekly publication

The Murder Casebook series ran as a substantial partwork devoted to historical and contemporary murder investigations, and Issue 105 is consistently catalogued as “A Woman’s Weapon.”

This particular issue should appeal to collectors interested in vintage true-crime publications, historic criminal cases, poison cases, Marshall Cavendish partworks and Murder Casebook back issues.

Condition

Pre-owned / used vintage condition. Please study the supplied photograph carefully as it forms an important part of the description.

From the image provided:

• Front cover remains complete and clearly readable.
• Strong black, red and white cover colours remain present.
• There is visible general surface rubbing and handling wear, particularly noticeable on the large black areas.
• Numerous small light scuffs / surface marks can be seen across the cover when viewed under direct light.
• Spine edge shows noticeable wear, including rubbing and small white areas where the dark surface has worn.
• Lower-left corner shows clear edge and corner wear.
• Bottom edge has some rubbing and minor unevenness from storage/handling.
• Upper corners show mild handling wear.
• Right-hand edge appears generally intact with light wear.
• Some light curling / waviness is visible around the edges rather than the magazine lying absolutely factory-flat.
• Central photograph and printed text remain well presented.
• No obvious large tears are visible from the supplied image.
• No obvious handwriting or owner annotations are visible on the cover.
• No major staining is apparent.

Overall, this is a genuine vintage collectible copy with age-related handling and shelf wear, but it remains visually presentable and the important cover information is clear.

SKU 1478