Thomson Sir Basil (102 results)
Language: English
Published by The Literary Guild, New York
- Hardcover
Seller: Legacy Books, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.Legacy Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 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 ha…s 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.".
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by The Literary Guild, New York, NY, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.Books by White/Walnut Valley Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 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 s…pine 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.
Published by The Literary Guild, NY, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.Redux Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 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.
Published by The Literary Guild, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, U.S.A.Easy Chair Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 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 Av…ailable: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 198942.
Published by The Literary Guild, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, U.S.A.Easy Chair Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 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.
- Softcover
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
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paperback. Condition: Very Good.
Language: English
Published by Literary Guild, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.My Dead Aunt's Books
Contact seller5-star sellerhardcover. Condition: Good. 347 p., clean and unmarked within on strong paper only faintly age-toned; former owner's printed bookplate on front paste down; binding firm; in absence of d.j. the red boards are cunned on spine but gilt lettering and striation are clear; light bumping of corners; superficial scratches on rear board.
Published by The Literary Guild of America, NY, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: Henry E. Lehrich, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A.Henry E. Lehrich
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Add to basketHard 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 .
Published by A. L. Burt Co., Publishers 0, NY and Chicago
- Hardcover
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.UHR Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Written by the then ex-Assistant Commissioner, New Scotland Yard, in Charge C.I.D. and Special Branch. Light exterior wear; inner hinges are cracked. Ex-Library.
Published by The Literary Guild, New York, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.UHR Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Normal wear; a decent readable copy. Book.
- Hardcover
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.Books Puddle
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Condition: New. pp. 292.
Published by The Literary Guild, New York, NY, 1936
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.Cornerstone Books
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Add to basketCloth. 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 ca…ses. It also details its organization in 1936. Included are photographs, illustrations, footnotes, a bibliography, and an index. This copy is clean and solid.
- Hardcover
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United KingdomMajestic Books
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Condition: New. pp. 292.
Published by The Literary Guild, New York:, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: Flips Fine Books, Greensboro, GA, U.S.A.Flips Fine Books
Contact seller2-star sellerhardcover. 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.
Published by The Literary Guild, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: Blue Leaf Books, Winona, MN, U.S.A.Blue Leaf Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Literary Guild 1936 hardcover. Moderate cover wear. Pages clean, with previous owner's name on front endpaper. Binding tight.
Language: English
Published by The Sun Dial Pr., 1937
- Hardcover
Seller: Go4Books, St. Cloud, MN, U.S.A.Go4Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Condition: Good-. No Jacket. Moderate wear to black cloth hardcover at head and heal of spine and corners. Orange lettering and bands on spine. Evidence of stamp removal and possible card and pocket removed. Possibly from home library, but no marks visible on outside cover or edges.
- Hardcover
Seller: Biblios, frankfurt am main, HESSE, GermanyBiblios
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Condition: New. pp. 292.
Language: English
Published by The Crime Club, Inc., Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, 1933
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hellertown Books, Hellertown, PA, U.S.A.Hellertown Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. First Edition.
Published by The Sun Dial Press, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: The Story Shop, Elwood, IN, U.S.A.The Story Shop
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Good and clean reading copy. Has part of the jacket cut out and glued inside front cover. Rear inner hinge repaired. ; Inspector Richardson's fifth case. Published in England as "Richardson Solves a Dartmoor Mystery". ; Small 8vo; 281 pages.
Published by George H. Doran Company, New York, NY, 1923
- Hardcover
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.Riverow Bookshop
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Condition: G/No Dustjacket. New York, NY: George H. Doran Company. G/No Dustjacket. 1923. . Cloth. 8vo., 337 pp., Rubbed, spine faded; ownership plate, light foxing, gently cracked . Not Illustrated (illustrator).
Published by doubleday, doran, garden city, 1936
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: broken wing books, blaine, MN, U.S.A.broken wing books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. 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.
Published by The Crime Club, Inc. [Doubleday], 1935
- Hardcover
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Fading/general age wear to boards. Pages clean, binding sturdy.
More imagesPublished by The Literary Guild, 1936
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.Southampton Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, Later Printing. Published by The Literary Guild, 1936. Octavo. Hardcover. Red topstain. Book is very good with shelf wear and bookplate on pastedown. No dust jacket.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Pl…ease email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
Language: Spanish
Published by Espasa-Calpe, Madrid, 1937
- Softcover
Seller: MAUTALOS LIBRERÍA, Madrid, M, SpainMAUTALOS LIBRERÍA
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Add to basketEncuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. Historia. Ensayo. Traducción de G. Sans Huélin.
Published by Literary, New York, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. 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.
- Softcover
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Published by The Literary Guild, New York, 1936
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.Saucony Book Shop
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 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 rubbin…g in a few areas, several vertical creases but displays exceptionally well, now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Doubleday, Doran and Co.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (WWI, world war 1, britain, espionage) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Published by Payot, Paris, 1935
Seller: Librairie FAUGUET, Marseille, FranceLibrairie FAUGUET
Contact seller5-star sellerIn-8 broché ( 230x140 mm ) de 342 pages. Varia.
