The Story of Scotland Yard by Sir Basil Thomson (32 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Second Impression. 2Signed by The Author.with a dedication 358 pages illustrated. A Near fine copy in acomplete dust jacket. No previous ownership markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/soiling. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Book Club Edition. Book is straight and clean with edge foxing; Sir Basil Thomson took charge of the administrative branch of Scotland Yard, the Criminal Investigation Department, in June of 1913. The world, by comparison, was a quiet place then, but Scotland Yard had already won a world-wide reputation in its battle with crime. Here is the Yard from the inside, here are the men who made it and fought for it, and built it to enduring greatness. ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.5 inches; 347 pages Very Good and some scratches to red cloth boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The Story of Scotland Yard by Sir Basil Thomson, K. C. B, 1936, hardback, no dustjacket. 1st edition, 3rd Impression. The boards have grubby marks and edges are bumped and worn. Foxing spots on the endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1936, xv, 347pp, index, illustrated, bibliography. Inner hinges neatly reinforced, extremities lightly worn, else G. The author took charge of the administrative branch of Scotland Yard, the Criminal Investigation Department, in June of 1913. He retired in 1921. From the preface: "Now he has written the Yard's story. It is a book to read for its history, for the sheer fascination of the long record brought together in its completion for the first time. Here is the Yard from the inside, here are the men who made it and fought for it and built it to enduring greatness; here are the secrets of that greatness.".

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint Edition. The Literary Guild, New York. 1936. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; fabric wear at head; soiling to boards. DJ: Fair; wear and missing pieces at head, tail, tips, and flap folds. Red cloth boards and spine with tarnished gilt lettering on the spine. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 347 pp 8vo. Here at last is the definitive history of Scotland Yard, greatest most legendary of the world's man-hunting organizations. Here is the true and absorbing inside story of its establishment and growth; an enthralling picture of its present structure and operations. The story is told by Sir basil Thomson one of Scotland Yard's most celebrated heads. This is a work of authority and a reference unique in the literature on the topic. A clean presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first edition two small spots lighter than rest of book. No markings of any kind inside, very faint odor.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (england, history, criminal justice) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

2nd Imp. [viii] + 324pp. 8 plates. Some very light marginal browning, e.ps. sl. spotted, faint remains of pencil annotations to verso of upper leading corners of first 54 pages, original gilt lettered black cloth, some minor soiling and rubbing, corners very sl. bumped, head of lower joint sl. split, head of spine sl. bumped and chipped. US$37.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Literary Guild 1936 hardcover. Moderate cover wear. Pages clean, with previous owner's name on front endpaper. Binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 347 pages; illustrated. Light wear and discoloring to the red cloth; pages toned; a solid binding; good overall. No jacket. 1936 edition. Parts of the book are The Yard at Work; The Need for Scotland Yard; The Establishment of Scotland Yard; The C.I.D. Today. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 198942.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 347 pages. Name inside. The red cloth has light wear and some soiling on the cover. A sound binding, pages lightly yellowed; very good otherwise. No jacket. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 188969.

Hard Cover CLOTH. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 347 pages; black and white illustrations.A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN BOOK.VG PLUS .RED CLOTH NO WRITING NO TEARING NO FOXING .

hardcover. reprint. red cloth w/ lettering & chain-ornament design, w/ 4 rules at head and tail, all in gilt ; dark-red top edge, other edges untrimmed; frontispiece photo of "New Scotland Yard" and 7 pages of photos in text, on coated paper; 347 pgs including index; red-orange dust jacket w/ title printed in black & gold above cropped b&w photo, same as frontis; rear flap explains "Guild Bonus Book" status; back cover shows 1776 etching of SY. very good copy in good only dust jacket; loss of gilt to some spine lettering w/ very faint darkening to covers beneath dj tears; top front & rear edges of dj show wear and have 1' open tears; corners rubbed; spine ends have chips & wear w/ 1/2" piece missing at top rear spine fold; edges, spine & back cover have age-toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition (Unstated). 347 pages; B&W illustrations. Moderate rubbing to the covers and spine. Light fading to the spine text. Light fading to pages. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Normal wear; a decent readable copy. Book.

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. First edition. Book Condition: Very good. Clean interior pages and tight binding. Very good covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Red cloth, spine panel lettered/decorated in gilt, deckled text block edges. 1st thus, of this reprint edition. xv,347 pp. Spine cloth a bit dulled, overall essentially as issued. Orange pictorial dust jacket VG, well-preserved example showing minor rubbing in a few areas, several vertical creases but displays exceptionally well, now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cover is scuffed with edgewear. Pgs. are clean with no markings. Ex-libris sticker on front end board. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Ex-Libris.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Boards have minor shelfwear, discolored. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. Reprint. In bright red cloth boards with vivid gilt lettering on spine. Inevitable glue browning to endpapers along the hinge, owner's signature, and binding is square and illustrated with photos. Covered with a bright, gently worn jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later. Very good in an about Very good dust jacket. Foredges of pages light brown. Corners slightly bent. Edges of spine bumped. Dustwrapper spine faded. Edges of dust jacket worn and torn. Dustwrapper shelf rubbed.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Reprint Edition. The book is in superb, as new condition despite being more than 70 years old except that pp. 220-21 have slight offsetting due to a publisher envelope having been laid in. No foxing, no prior owner markings, no bookplates, no water damage, pages are fresh and clean with an unread appearance. The jacket is vg+ with some minor scratches, a few closed edgetears to base of front and rear panels, and some minor abrasions. Surprisingly, the orange spine is NOT faded! 347 pages, 10 plates, indexed.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. The Story of Scotland Yard gives the history and many famous cases of what is probably the world's best known police force. The history starts in the 18th century and carries on until 1936. It describes how "The Yard" operates and gives insights into the force using many cases. It also details its organization in 1936. Included are photographs, illustrations, footnotes, a bibliography, and an index. This copy is clean and solid.

Condition: Good. NY 1936 Literary Guild. 347p. Hardcover octavo. Photo illus. Good plus in Fairly good DJ.

no dustjacket, hardcover. Condition: good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDsm4to; 347 pages; good hardcover no dustjacket; chipping bottom edge; spine slanting; spine starting; stain to face board and scuff; discoloration spine area; tips bumped; deckled; tanning; foxing stains; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.