Detectives of Europe and America or life in the secret service
by McWATTERS, George S
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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1877 Detectives Europe & America Criminals McWatters Secret Service Crime Law
A rare work on the lives of celebrated spies, detectives, and secret service agents from the 19th-century in Europe and America. 'Knots Untied' describes the discovering drug rings, money counterfeiters, murderers, stories of carting criminals to prison, plans to take down robbers, and fake lottery schemes. Author George McWatters gives a valuable snapshot of law enforcement practices and attitudes in the late 19th-century when detective work was just starting. Unlike other books of its kind, which often focus on the sensational aspects of detective work, McWatters provides readers with a sense of the day-to-day challenges faced by detectives, including the long hours, the physical demands of the job, and the risks involved in confronting criminals.
Item number: #22370
Price: $499
McWATTERS, George S
Detectives of Europe and America or life in the secret service
Hartford: J.B. Burr Publishing Co., 1877. 1st edition
Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o 848
o 40 full-page illustrations
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Decorative brown cloth
• Size: ~9in X 6.5in (22.5cm x 16cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22370
- Title
- Detectives of Europe and America or life in the secret service
- Author
- McWATTERS, George S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.B. Burr Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1877
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1877 Detectives Europe & America Criminals McWatters Secret Service Crime Law, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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