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1838251783Paris: A. Levavasseur et Cie 1838. Hardcover. 384p. hardbound in 8x5 inch marbled boards and pressed-calf backstrip titled and ruled in gilt and blind a custom job not too fancy but in sound presentable shape. Textblock edges sprinkle-decorated; hinges are excellent endsheets are original and quite good with a tiny seller's or binder's fiche at one corner of front pastedown. Extremities are slightly abraded but look good a little too good we see signs of "sophistication": corner-tips and spine rims have been strengthened with glue joint-lines also successful amateur work. We have opened and thumbed item several times and nothing falls apart. Textblock slightly waved or rippled but sits square without distortion. A good copy of volume 3 only. A. Levavasseur et Cie hardcover books
188957669Chicago: F. J. Schulte 1889. First Edition. 4to pp. 698. Covers little shabby hing tender a good copy. "This rare book by Inspector Schaack . is about one-third lies by his later admission contrary to Schaack's profession in the Preface: "from the first page to the last there is no material statement which is not bo my knowledge true." . The propaganda is so obvious that one can easily separate it from some very interesting historical data. This book was used by the Pinkerton Detective Agency to promote business throughout the country -Adelman HAYMARKET REVISITED p. 136. F. J. Schulte unknown books
188931046Chicago: F J Schulte & Company. 1889. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very good copy in brown cloth stamped in gilt and red with gold winged figure below the title on the front board the most elaborate and most often seen binding. Both hinges tight but wear to front joint and upper left corner of front board; spine a bit worn--more so at tips--but a nice and tight copy with a large rubber stamp on front pastedown from the J. H Cool Mail Order Department No. 69 Center Ave. Captain Schaacks book was one of several to glorify the victory of law and order over anarchy and violence. Simultaneously Lucy Parsons and anarchist allies continued to publish their own reports of the arrests trial and executions as well as the anarchists speeches in court. As tempers died and facts were reviewed it began to look like a miscarriage of justice had indeed taken place. One spark that ignited the flame of truth was the revelation that Captain Michael Schaack and several of his henchman had been receiving payoffs from saloonkeepers and prostitutes stealing from those they arrested and selling the stolen goods. Even the jewelry that one of the anarchists Lingg had bequeathed to his girl friend was found in the home of one of Schaacks detectives. An investigation led to Schaack's and his colleagues dismissals from the police force. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 698 pp . F J Schulte & Company hardcover books
188015922ELos Angeles: 1 page 8†x 4 7/8†March 23 1880. Original document single sheet with engraved letterhead of the Los Angeles Police Department Office of the Chief of Police dated March 23 1880. This piece appears to be a handwritten receipt and reads in Spanish: “$6.00 Don Pedro. Hotel de Paris. deve a A. Aguilar por compostura de dos Cuartos. seis pesos.†Below this at the bottom of the page is written in pencil in a different hand: “Recevido Pago. A. Aguilar.†With staple holes at the upper left corner light horizontal crease from folding evenly cropped at the bottom edge else fine. A very early and scarce L.A.P.D. item. Law enforcement in Los Angeles during the 1880s was often a brutal affair with mob and vigilante violence commonplace. Between 1876 and 1889 the department had seen fifteen Chiefs come and go often under great duress and suspicious circumstances as the city’s population continued to grow at ever increasing rates with seemingly little concern or funding for public welfare. 1 page, 8†x 4 7/8†unknown books
188931047Chicago: F J Schulte & Company. 1889. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fully bound in gilt stamped leather and stamped in blind with floral decorations within a double frame. Gilt stamped spine with raised bands all edges gilt. The center of the front board displays the gilt-stamped title and an exploding bomb. Dark marbled endpapers on heavy stock. The spine is lightly sunned and the front joint shows rubbing. Very good copy of this rare deluxe binding. We have handled this only one other time several decades ago. We are unable to tell if this is the same copy but very few of these deluxe copies seem to have survived. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 698 pp . F J Schulte & Company hardcover books
1845313318New York: John L. O'Sullivan 1845. First edition. Preface by Mayor William Frederick Havemeyer. 44 2 last page misnumbered 48 pp. 16mo. Contemporary sheep. Front cover detached old small dampstain at top upper margin throughout otherwise very good. First edition. Preface by Mayor William Frederick Havemeyer. 44 2 last page misnumbered 48 pp. 16mo. Birth of the New York City Police Department. New York adopted the Municipal Police Act in May of 1845 replacing an antiquated night watch and constabulary system that could no longer handle a swell in crime that accompanied a massively increasing population. This manual laying out the duties of the cities new full-time police offiers was written by Judge Robert Taylor at the behest of Mayor Havemeyer. Describes rules of conduct for officers job descriptions for chiefs captains and assistant captains and details when where and how arrests may be made as well as for what constitutes a misdemeanor and what constitutes a felony. RARE: only one copy in OCLC at the Harvard Law School library. OCLC 22675132 1 copy; cf. Sabin 54584 John L. O'Sullivan unknown books
1867714471867. Buffalo: Thomas Howard & Johnson 1867. Buffalo: Thomas Howard & Johnson 1867. The First Formal Police Force of Buffalo Tonawanda and Wheatfield Niagara Frontier Police District. Manual of the Niagara Frontier Police Force of the State of New York. Buffalo: Thomas Howard & Johnson 1867. 181 pp. 12mo. 6-1/4" x 3-3/4". Contemporary morocco expertly rebacked gilt frames to boards gilt title to front board gilt edges hinges mended. Moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to corners presentation inscription to front pastedown. Light toning to text slightly heavier in places light toning to a few leaves. A handsome copy of a rare work. $1500. Established by the N.Y. State Legislature in 1866 the Niagara Frontier Police Department was the first formal police force in the region. Its jurisdiction encompassed the entire Niagara Frontier which at the time consisted of Buffalo Tonawanda and Wheatfield. This manual of rules and regulations was issued to policemen and other officers. It offers an excellent overview of the force and its mission along with a good deal of information about Buffalo and its neighboring areas in the 1860s. Our copy is inscribed to Obadiah J. Green a member of the Board of Police Commissioners. OCLC locates 3 copies Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Buffalo History Museum Cornell University. unknown books
