Cassell & Company, Ltd, 1956, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First
Black-and-white photographic frontispiece showing police Commissioner O'Brien congratulating Frank Phillips on his promotion to rank of Inspector. Black coloured boards with silver titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white illustrated dustwrapper with yellow and red titles to the front panel and backstrip. A book about policing the city of New York in the early to mid-1950s. Particularly focusing on one man, Frank Phillips, who was at the time, in charge of Detective Bureau. A little softening to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners. Browning of the textblock edges and of the pages. Some notations in blue coloured ink to the top left-hand corner of the free front end paper. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Sunning of the backstrip and rear panel with rubbing of the dustwrapper. The results of insect activity can be seen to the top edge of the rear dustwrapper panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], 340 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; America; Inventory No: 0116008.
Black-and-white photographic frontispiece showing police Commissioner O'Brien congratulating Frank Phillips on his promotion to rank of Inspector. Black coloured boards with silver titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white illustrated dustwrapper with yellow and red titles to the front panel and backstrip. A book about policing the city of New York in the early to mid-1950s. Particularly focusing on one man, Frank Phillips, who was at the time, in charge of Detective Bureau. A little softening to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners. Browning of the textblock edges and of the pages. Some notations in blue coloured ink to the top left-hand corner of the free front end paper. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Sunning of the backstrip and rear panel with rubbing of the dustwrapper. The results of insect activity can be seen to the top edge of the rear dustwrapper panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], 340 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; America; Inventory No: 0116008.