WHITEHALL 1212 the story of the police of London
by Richard Harrison:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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theberton suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Jarrolds London undated c1947 Fair (no dj, very grubby worn blue cloth with patchy stains and fading over both boards, lightly frayed top and base of spine and titles no longer visible, front hinge lightly cracked and spine a little wobbly, few faint marks endpapers and small pencil price etc., pages clean) octavo 240pp. No date of publication but preface dated 1947. With 22 b/w illustrations. The history and story of London's police.
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- Bookseller
- lobstabooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37066
- Title
- WHITEHALL 1212 the story of the police of London
- Author
- Richard Harrison:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jarrolds London undated c1947
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime;
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lobstabooks
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theberton suffolk
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....