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1861170860Melbourne: Government Printer 1861. A broken long run of 87 volumes from 1861 to 1951 lacking the volumes for 1881 1900 1914 and 1931. Originally issued in weekly parts with various pagination many of which are illustrated annual indices; small folio bound in half red roan spines lettered and ruled in gilt with black gilt titling labels green moire cloth boards the majority of the bindings lightly rubbed with around 20 volumes lacking portions of spine or generally shabby; Government Printer Melbourne 1861-1951. Offered for sale uncollated with all faults. The Police Gazette was issued for each state as a confidential publication for members of the police force and officers engaged in the administration of justice. They are an invaluable source of information regarding social and family history in Victoria. 'The Victoria Police Gazette commenced in December 1853 and was distributed each week to city and rural police stations and to government offices and newspaper publishers. Its main aim was to keep the police up to date on current police affairs including recent appointments promotions and retirements. It also provided a detailed list of recent criminal activities that appeared under such headings as: Murder Highway robbery and stealing from the person Housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses Deserters of wives and children Deserters from HM vessels Deserters from merchant vessels Incendiarism burning of property Discharged prisoners Escaped prisoners Horses and cattle Stolen Property lost Property found Warrants issued Ticket of leave holders' State Library Victoria Blog entitled 'Using the Victorian Police Gazette to research your ancestors'. Government Printer unknown
1896219982Dublin : By Authority Alex. Thom & Co 1896. First Edition. Paperback. Fair to good broadsheet copies. Varying degrees of edgewear and dust-toning. Some dulling and fading as with age. A small number of copies are particularly edgeworn and brittle to touch. Overall this unique collection remains quite well-preserved considering use and age. Further scans images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 4 pages; A rare collection of about 55 issues of The Police Gazette or Hue-and-Cry a 4-page broadsheet published every Tuesday and Friday: ""By Authority. -Printed by Alex. Thom & Co. Limited 8788 & 89 Abbey-street Dublin The Queen's Printing Office."" All issues are from 1896 This was the official newspaper of the Royal Irish Constabulary and notices placed in the paper were distributed to all police divisions. Hue-and-Cry contains notices and reports from the 32-counties regarding felonies together in many instances with the names and descriptions of those wanted by the police. It also contains the names and particulars of habitual criminals recently released from prison under police supervision. An extremely valuable source to the Irish genealogist with numerous references to personal names in the form of missing persons felons army and navy deserters and habitual offenders. Subjects: Police -- Ireland -- Law and order -- Criminals -- Crime 00 Periodicals -- History -- 19th century -- Royal Irish Constabulary -- Dublin Metropolitan Police. Dublin : By Authority, Alex. Thom & Co, paperback
1893501339St. Louis Missouri: A.R. Fleming & Company 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Edited by Major C.A. Bateman. Elegantly embellished with prose and verse by the Western Poetess Mrs. Frank M. Imbrie. Brown cloth stamped in gilt. 220pp. Slightly cocked spine worn corners and light foxing on the page edges else very good or better. An early memoir by an American policewoman who served for nine years as Police Matron in St. Louis Missouri. A.R. Fleming & Company hardcover
1886jm300New York: Cassell & Company Limited 1886. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Cassell & Company Limited 1886 New York. First printing. Quarto. Publisher's pebbled cloth binding; gilt titles; viii 433pp; frontispiece. 35 unnumbered leaves of photographic plates. A tight copy in the original binding; spine and corners exhibiting mild wear; internally clean complete and unmarked with hinges tight. Very Good. A late-nineteenth century rogues gallery of America's foremost murderers bank robbers con men forgers embezzlers and pickpockets. Newspaper cuts relating to a pictured criminal or an event tipped in throughout together with accompanying marginal ink notes. Written in 1886 Professional Criminals of America contains biographical sketches including photographs of some four hundred of the nation's leading criminals. Each profile details the crimes committed and the circumstances leading up to arrest and conviction. Also included are short informative chapters on criminal methods executions opium addiction fugitives from justice and prison commutation laws along with intriguing chapters on mysterious unsolved murders adventurers and adventuresses and a list of every prison and state penitentiary in America at the time. Cassell & Company, Limited Hardcover
18952082402113504749Not Available 1895. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: books Not Available paperback
1852AQ35188Melbourne: Printed by John Ferres at the Government Printing Office 1852. x 66pp. Printed on powder blue paper. Stitched as issued. Title page and verso of terminal leaf a trifle marked very occasional light spotting. 'The existing Police Force is insufficient in numerical strength - deficient in organisation and arrangement - and utterly inadequate to meet the present requirements of the country'. A rare survival of a disparaging report cataloguing the inadequacies of the police force in the 'Colony of Victoria' Australia. In 1851 the discovery of gold at Victoria resulted in an unprecedented and overwhelming influx of potential prospectors to the region. The vast increase in population placed immense pressure on the police force faced with a meteoric rise in local criminal incidents. The need to recruit additional officers to combat the escalating crime rate as the present report details was hindered by a reluctance from potential applicants - and indeed existing law enforcement personnel - to abandon the opportunity to share in the wealth pouring from the gold mines. In consequence the local police committee resolved to petition the Home Government to supply experienced officers to bolster their numbers offering the 'extravagant' sum of ten shillings per diem in order to induce 'men of a proper class'. There is a single entry in OCLC without a location reference. . First edition. Folio. Printed by John Ferres, at the Government Printing Office unknown
1876008261Hobart Town: James Barnard Government Printer 1876. First Edition . Cloth. No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very Good with light wear to the covers. PP 206 weekly police reports for the year 1876 Rare ! <br/> <br/> James Barnard Government Printer hardcover
1900008262Hobart: John Vail Government Printer Hobart 1900. First Edition . Cloth. No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very Good with light wear to the covers. PP 206 weekly police reports for the year 1899 Rare ! <br/> <br/> John Vail Government Printer Hobart hardcover
18842110502151101673Tokoshoin 1884. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 Tokoshoin paperback
18872110502150400702Okudzuke nashi 1887. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Okudzuke nashi paperback
1834973F4London: A. Varnham 1834 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 13" by 8.5". None. A fascinating and very scarce 1834 review of the Metropolitan Police and its management expenditure and effectiveness. A very scarce first edition report.This report offers a rigorous review of the Metropolitan Police force just five years after its establishment under the 1829 Act. Including minutes of evidence which feature testimonies from Members of Parliament local parish representatives and police officials who debated issues of cost constitutional concerns public trust and the force's structure.Rebound in cloth with endpapers renewed.The committee and report ultimately upheld the Metropolitan Police's and offered the endorsement of it as "one of the most valuable modern institutions" for its role in suppressing crime and safeguarding life and property. Rebound in cloth with endpapers renewed. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters otherwise clean and bright. Near Fine A. Varnham hardcover
1822974Q6Not Stated: Not Stated 1822 . First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 13.5" by 8.5" . None. A vanishingly scarce report discussing the state of the metropolis police in the early nineteenth century this being a reference copy from the Home Office library. The first edition. Vanishingly scarce. A report presented by a select committee on the state of the police of the metropolis following similar investigations from 1816 1817 and 1818 to make further inquiries on the subject. This report discussed a number of pertinent matters including the system of licensing public houses the establishment of penitentiary prisons the extent of prostitution the condition of prisons and correction houses and the state of different metropolis police establishments.An important report paving the way for the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Force in 1829. This particular copy was previously held as a reference work in the Home Office Library with stamps to the front cover and the odd page. Bound in the publisher's original wraps rebacked with card. Externally very good with light soiling and a few stamps to covers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with a few areas of scattered spotting and the odd handling mark and stamp. Very Good Not Stated paperback
185617670Adelaide: W.C. Cox Government Printer 1856. Fine. Adelaide W.C. Cox Government Printer 1856. Foolscap folio vi 20 xxxiv pages. Disbound four small holes in the inner margins where stab-sewn when bound; a few leading edges a little discoloured; a fine copy. SA Parliamentary Paper 171 of 1856; the inquiry stemmed from the demotion from Commissioner to Inspector in November 1853 of Alexander Tolmer 'partly from the disorganization of the police force as a result of his long absences on escort duty and partly from his character' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. The replacement Commissioner Major Peter Warburton of exploration fame whose evidence forms the bulk of this report was himself dismissed from the position in 1867. W.C. Cox, Government Printer unknown
189053980Pittsburgh: Department 0f Public Safety Bureau of Police 1890. 1890. PENNSYLVANIA. This is a 10" x 7 1/4" reward posted that is pasted onto a piece of cardboard with the message: $200 REWARD! ESCAPE FROM WESTERN PENITENTIARY ALLEGHENY PA. "A $100 REWARD each will be paid for the arrest and detention of PADDY McGRAW and JAMES DOBSON who broke away from the Western Penitentiary in Allegheny City on the evening of November 28th 1890." A complete description of Paddy McGraw and James Dobson are provided with a picture of Paddy McGraw provided. This appears to be a "mock-up" with all pertinent information typed and pasted on a stiff paper board and then used as a template for producing the needed wanted posters. On the verso is a similar "mock-up" by Porter's National Detective Agency of Nashville Tennessee offering a reward leading to the arrest of John W. Cullen. Roger O'Mara was Pittsburgh's top cop at the turn of the twentieth century. His long career as a policeman and private detective coupled with his flair for publicity made him one of the most well-known law enforcement figures in the United States during his lifetime. He recounted his cases in newspaper features and his exploits inspired many a detective story in dime-novel crime fiction. The presentation of the poster is a bit shabby but overall a good and serviceable copy of an interesting reward poster. Department 0f Public Safety, Bureau of Police, 1890. unknown
18892090502126904660Seisho-kan 1889. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: A5 size Seisho-kan paperback
184845541Boucquin imprimeur de la Préfecture de police 1848. Loose leaf. <b>Vieux papier en français</b>. - 1200 affiches apposées dans Paris mention manuscrite au verso. Une feuille 44 x 56 cm. <i>ref. 45541</i> Boucquin, imprimeur de la Préfecture de police unknown
184845545Boucquin imprimeur de la Préfecture de police 1848. Loose leaf. <b>Vieux papier en français</b>. - Par Ducoux représentant du peuple - Préfet de police. Une feuille 43 x 55 cm. <i>ref. 45545</i> Boucquin, imprimeur de la Préfecture de police unknown
184845546Boucquin imprimeur de la Préfecture de police 1848. Loose leaf. <b>Vieux papier en français</b>. - Par Ducoux représentant du peuple - Préfet de police. Une feuille 43 x 55 cm. <i>ref. 45546</i> Boucquin, imprimeur de la Préfecture de police unknown
184845548Boucquin imprimeur de la Préfecture de police 1848. Loose leaf. <b>Vieux papier en français</b>. - Par Ducoux représentant du peuple - Préfet de police démissionnaire. Une feuille 43 x 55 cm. <i>ref. 45548</i> Boucquin, imprimeur de la Préfecture de police unknown
184845542Boucquin imprimeur de la Préfecture de police 1848. Loose leaf. <b>Vieux papier en français</b>. - Par Ducoux représentant du peuple - Préfet de police. Signatures et cachets de la préfecture au dos. Une feuille 44 x 56 cm. <i>ref. 45542</i> Boucquin, imprimeur de la Préfecture de police unknown
184845544Boucquin imprimeur de la Préfecture de police 1848. Loose leaf. <b>Vieux papier en français</b>. - Par Ducoux représentant du peuple - Préfet de police. Une feuille 43 x 55 cm. Petits manques aux coins inférieurs. <i>ref. 45544</i> Boucquin, imprimeur de la Préfecture de police unknown
184845543Boucquin imprimeur de la Préfecture de police 1848. Loose leaf. <b>Vieux papier en français</b>. - Cachets de la préfecture au dos. Une feuille 43 x 55 cm. Légères rousseurs. <i>ref. 45543</i> Boucquin, imprimeur de la Préfecture de police unknown
184845547Boucquin imprimeur de la Préfecture de police 1848. Loose leaf. <b>Vieux papier en français</b>. - Par Ducoux représentant du peuple - Préfet de police. Une feuille 43 x 55 cm. Petits trous en marge inférieure. <i>ref. 45547</i> Boucquin, imprimeur de la Préfecture de police unknown
1875DEMO014964IChicago: W. B. Keen Cooke & Co. 1875. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 22 woodcuts. 12mo 287 pages embossed purple cloth trifling wear to tips of spine which has its gilt titling intact over a sunned backstrip. Rare thus. <br/><br/>Victorian Detective Fiction 379; H-Q Cornerstone; not in Andrews CHICAGO IN STORY. Detectives Claude Melnotte and Jules Imbert. "The second of the many Pinkerton volumes. "The patrons of the old Clifton House in Chicago will readily recall the occurrences related in 'Claude Melnotte'. In some very minor details a small ingredient of fiction has been introduced but the accuracy of the story has not been perceptibly affected thereby -Preface." Tipped-in at the front endpapers is the publisher's advertisement leaf for the first two books in this series. Illustrated with 22 woodcuts. W. B. Keen, Cooke & Co. hardcover
1889001309Chicago IL: F. J. Schulte & Company 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. Brown cloth stamped in striking gilt and red decorative motif. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Floral patterned endpapers and plain page edges. No foxing to pages. Not ex-library. Very good copy indeed with clean boards showing light wear and some edge bumps. Pages are uniformly clean and bright. Light wear to head and foot of spine but no actual splitting or fraying. 2" closed tear to flyleaf and 1907 ownership signature and date in calligraphy to second page. The hinges at the front and rear are/were cracked and have been newly reinforced with cloth bookbinding tape. 698 pp. <br/> <br/> F. J. Schulte & Company hardcover