Book Details
| Author: | Scott, Sir Harold: |
| Title: | Scotland Yard. |
| Published: | London: Andre Deutsch Ltd., 1954. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 02a - General |
| Description: | First edition. By Sir Harold Scott - Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police 1945-53. An account of the work of Scotland Yard with the inside story of many famous cases including the murder of Alec d'Antiquis, the shooting of P.C. Miles, the Haigh and the Heath murders, the Setty case, the Christie case, the theft of the Stone of Scone & the burglaries of Bertram Holliday. Also accounts of recruitment procedures, the introduction of the 999 call, the role of women in the force and the introduction of trained dogs, police methods - the Finger Print Department, the Flying squad, the Forensic Science Laboratory, the Special Branch, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and Marshal Tito's state visit to England. 256 pp. With 14 b/w photographic illustrations. Browning on free eps. Spots of foxing in vicinity of plates in text and on edges. Navy blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Patch of damp staining at top of front board. Overall condition VG-. In Good dust wrapper - similar damp stain on front. |
| Book Number: | #3561 |
| Price: | € 12.70 |
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