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Faber And Faber, 1956. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First printing..

London, Faber and Faber, 1956, hardcover, 251 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge nicks, darkening and small stains to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. A look back at the early, formative years of Scotland Yard. Illustrated with 8 black-&-white plates. Appended: Bibliography, Index.

London: Faber and Faber, 1956. Mystery writer's account of the history of Scotland Yard in the second half of the nineteenth century, particularly the years seeing the transformation of the Detective Department to the C.I.D.; those involved included Jonathan Whicher, Richard Tanner, George Clark, William Palmer, Nathaniel Druscovich, and Frederick Williamson. Hardcover, full sand cloth, red titling. Light wear to book; jacket shows some edgewear, rubbing, light chipping, inerior mends with bad tape, old Fred Harvey label on back panel. Text clean; 251 pages; index, brief bibliography, list of officers at the time, b/w plates.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 5½" by 8¼".

London: Faber & Faber The jacket has some minor wear on the back. . First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

hardcover. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Faber, (1956). vg<br/> <br/>

Faber & Faber, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Faber and Faber. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition; 8 vo; 251 pages. .

Faber & Faber, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. Photos and Drawings. Nice neat copy, clean and unmarked but for short notation by former owner inside front board. From pipe smoker's library. A most readable history in part of the Metropolitan Police with emphaisis and detail.

London: Faber and Faber. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition; 8 vo; 251 pages. .

London: Faber and Faber, 1961 Beige cloth titled in red on spine, b&w frontis and illstns. Tight and square, light toning in edges and endpapers, a name in front. Dust jacket is price unclipped but has small edge tears, a gap at the crown of the spine, small scuffs to spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall