Published by Jerome Caminada, Manchester, 1901
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original cloth, gilt title and gilt coat of arms of the City of Manchester to front cover; a little frayed at top of spine o/w fine; tissue-guarded frontipiece; VF internally, free of foxing and no inscriptions. 515pp.
Published by John Heywood, GB, 1895
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Dark green cloth lettered in gold on spine and with gold armorial devices on front cover. Publisher's name at base of spine. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Prelims spotted. Top of spinebit worn. Bit cocked. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.
Published by John Heywood, GB, 1901
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Dark green cloth lettered in gold on spine and with gold armorial devices on front cover. Publisher's name does not appear at base of spine. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. BUT some spotting to prelims, two small patches of loss of surface to front endpaper. A few pages slightly pulling.
Published by John Heywood, 1895
Seller: Blacklock's Rare Books (est 1988), Egham, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. With illustrations of some notable places and faces. Very good gilt top edge, slight wear to spine and some foxing to prelims. Green buckram with heraldic device on front board of the city of Manchester's motto. Jerome Caminada (1844-1914) called Manchester's Sherlock Holmes. Angela Buckley a British historian claims that he was the model for Sherlock Holmes in the Conan Doyle novels. Caminada was a national figure when Holmes was being created. Like Holmes, he used disguise and a vast network of contacts in the city to detect crime. A very rare book on police history. Octavo. 1 kilo 464 pages.