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2006216802New York: October 22 Coalition 2006. 18p. 8.5x11 inch sheets in copyshop binding with clear plastic cover. Very good. Booklet listing people killed by police some with write-ups of their cases intended as a supplement to the book by the same title. October 22 Coalition unknown books
1997215265Berkeley: the Coalition; Bay Area branch 1997. 8.5x11 inch leaflets printed both sides in Chinese from the Bay Area chapter of the October 22 Coalition an RCP affiliate. Very good. Text discusses instances of police violence and asks the reader to attend a demonstration at Mission and 24th in San Francisco wearing black as part of a nationwide chain of protests. Gives contact info for the national Coalition office with solicitation for donations. the Coalition; Bay Area branch unknown books
259646San Francisco Bay Area: the Coalition 200-. Two 8.5x11 inch leaflets one in English the other in Spanish issued by the October 22 Coalition affiliated with the Revolutionary Communist Party. Contains a list of eleven rules for particiants in the community patrols intended to protect against police abuse in places like East Oakland. The other side is a proclamation outlining the purpose and goals of the patrols. "Being young and Black being Latino or being an immigrant does NOT constitute probable cause for police action let alone brutality and even murder. the Coalition unknown books
2003215266Seattle: the Coalition 2003. Two 8.5x11 inch leaflets and a two-page agenda for a meeting issued by the Seattle chapter of the October 22 Coalition an RCP affiliate. Very good. Invitations to meetings and a conference about police brutality. One of the flyers is addressed to "Dear Stolen Life family member" intended for relatives of people killed by police; it is an invitation to be a guest of honor at the Summer 2003 National Meeting of the Coalition. the Coalition unknown books
2007215264Berkeley: the Coalition; RCP 2007. Two 8.5x11 inch leaflets one from the Bay Area chapter of the October 22 Coalition an RCP affiliate the other in the name of the RCP itself calling for protests against the incarceration of six Black high school students who had beaten up a white student in the midst of a racial conflict at a school in Jena Louisiana. Critics held that the charges against the defendants which initially included attempted second-degree murder were excessive and racially discriminatory. the Coalition; RCP unknown books
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
200551991Charleston South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing 2005. First edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. Foreword by Chief William J. Bratton. Profusely illustrated. Presentation copy inscribed on the title page by Captain Hays and Chief Bratton to Steven B. Johnson former head of the Scientific Investigation Division at the Los Angeles Police Department. Original pictorial wrappers. A fine copy. Inscribed by Author. Arcadia Publishing paperback books
1912002650Cincinnati: By the Author 1912. First Edition. Good. Poster; 12 x 8; beige stock printed in black and illustrated with a photograph; paper fragile and age-toned; upper two corners clipped; old horizontal fold line with two thin closed cuts to edges; residue from a brown paper strip to upper margin of verso; in good to very good condition. A missing poster for two small children from Cincinnati it gave a detailed description of the two brothers the time they were last seen April 29 1912 and the speculation that "Hungarians" might have picked them up. Hungarian-Slovak gypsies emigrated to the US in the late-19th century primarily to Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Illinois and New York. They would become well-known for making a living by playing music at cafes and restaurants and for being semi-permanently settled unlike the other nomadic Romani groups in the country including the Ludar the Romanichal the Black Dutch etc. Despite that the general perception of the gypsies' roaming lifestyle and strange and secretive culture gave way to widely-spreading antiziganism. An article in the Greenfield Republican from May 23 1912 stated that indeed Hungarian gypsies had been suspected of kidnapping the boys as the former had hurriedly left Cincinnati around the time of the disappearances but ultimately the children had been found by their father drowned in a feed-box in a stable. By the Author unknown 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
198034692Amsterdam 1980. Original photo-illustrated poster 43x61cm. printed offset in black red and blue; wrinkling to extremities closed tear at top edge touching one word with old tape repair to verso else Near Very Good. Poster issued shortly after April 30 1980 the day of the coronation of Queen Beatrix during which protestors clashed with mounted and riot police. Graphics consist of four photographs taken that day at the Waterlooplein Market in Amsterdam the text describing how one protestor separated from the fray was beaten to the point of losing his hearing while a policeman separated from the fray could mount back on his horse and flee. 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
1962690511962. Newark NJ: February 5 1962 to September 21 1965. Newark NJ: February 5 1962 to September 21 1965. Daily Record of a Police Officer in Newark New Jersey in the Early 1960s Manuscript. Newark New Jersey. Personal Logbook of a Newark New Jersey Police Officer. Newark NJ February 5 1962-September 21 1965. 500 pp. Thumb-tabbed index. Folio 13-3/4" x 8-1/2". Three-quarter cloth over contrasting pebbled cloth raised bands and faded gilt ornaments and title Record to spine. Some rubbing to extremities with light wear to spine ends and corners heavier wear to fore-edges of boards. Text in neat hand to rectos and versos of all 500 pages. $650. This privately compiled record allows us to trace the daily work life of a police officer in Newark New Jersey in the years immediately preceding the riots of 1967. At this time Newark was coping with deindustrialization migration of the white middle class to the suburbs and an influx of poor African Americans who were confronted with housing and job discrimination. At the same time the composition of the city's government and police force was predominantly white. Compiled with great care it as both a log book and diary. Here is a list of typical entries: "Responded to Police Headquarters on a call from Lt. O'Leary of the night bureau. From there with Det. Thran to N.Y.C. to pick up prisoner" "Assigned to the New York Police Academy for school" "On duty with Det. Rolleri Lt. Pichel working desk in author's absence" "Assigned in uniform at 5:30am for detail at Newark Airport" "Attending seminar at Rutgers New Brunswick" "Returned to duty in the 1st squad from prosecutor's office" and "Home for working Saturday." He had a few interesting assignments. He was part of a "Special Detail guarding President Kennedy at Columbus Day Parade" and was part of a detail to "guard Sen. Humphrey" when he visited the city. However most of the entries chronicle crimes apprehensions arrests and responses to complaints. Many of these are cases of vandalism petty theft low-level violence and other "quality of life" issues that afflict cities in decline. 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
1940442581940. Very good with some foxing soiling to the edges and some fading at the corners. 1 sheet. 9 1/4 inches by 50 inches. Mounted to card stock. Built in 1939 to resemble an old Spanish fortress and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage site the Police headquarters and the Radio Patrol had just been outfitted with the latest two-way FM radio system when this image was taken. This new communication technology only adopted by its first police department the Connecticut State Police that same year was invented by an American radio engineer Fred Link 1905-1998 who appears as the white clad figure at the center of this panorama of the fortress fronted by dozens of police cars and officers. Signed by six important Cuban officials including President Federico Laredo Brú 1875-1946 and police chief Bernardo Garcia who has warmly inscribed it Garcia would be ousted by Batista who became president in October less than a year later. Dated Havana 18 June 1940. The picture had hung in Link's office See Dan Bishop "Fred M. Link Goodwill Ambassador" in Proceedings of the Radio Club of America 72:3 Fall 1998 pages 8-13. Original frame available. 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
19315052Approximately 3200 booking records approximately 20 of which have been contemporaneously blotted-out numbered 37888 to 41109 accompanied by individual 2 x 3 inches photographs and description of the person and their alleged crime. Full brown cloth. Front board separated at hinge see image. Marbled endpapers. Index of names in alphabetical order. Lacking page 289/290. Heavy shelf wear given the size weight and regular usage; moisture mark to lower edge. 52 358 pp. 16.5 x 19.65 in.; 24 pounds 10.8 Kilo hardcover books
