Detectives of Europe and America, or, life in the Secret Service : a selection of celebrated cases in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Poland, Egypt, and America : a revelation of struggles and triumphs of the most renowned detectives on the globe for the past twenty-five years / edited by George S. McWatters, late member of the American Secret Service
by McWatters, George S
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About This Item
Hartford : The J.B. Burr Publishing Co., 1880. Unknown. Hardcover. Very good copy in half aniline calf over ribbed boards; gilt-blocked title to spine with raised bands. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed as with age. Pages slightly tanned. Lacks title page. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 848 pp., 40 leaves of plates. Subjects; Detectives. Secret service. Intelligence officers. Espionage. Police.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 387449
- Title
- Detectives of Europe and America, or, life in the Secret Service : a selection of celebrated cases in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Poland, Egypt, and America : a revelation of struggles and triumphs of the most renowned detectives on the globe for the past twenty-five years / edited by George S. McWatters, late member of the American Secret Service
- Author
- McWatters, George S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Unknown
- Publisher
- Hartford : The J.B. Burr Publishing Co.
- Date Published
- 1880
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