THE SUCCESSFUL DETECTIVE

Published by The C.T. Ludwig Detective Training Correspondence School Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri, 1913

About this Item

1st edition. A Near Fine copy. 12mo., 144 pp. Bound in printed stiff green wraps. Very Mild toning to the wraps. Previous owner's name, town and 1919 date written on the wraps and title page, otherwise remarkably clean, crisp and fresh copy. A pre-WWI mail order course for becoming a detective. It educates about modern practices, like hand writing analysis and finger printing, extradition laws of the various states, and a 40 page dictionary of phrases and words used by the criminals of the day, for instance 'rocks' for diamonds, "tall sticks' for woods, "roll"-currency in a bundle. An amazing number of which are now part of everyday usage. Seller Inventory # 24133

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE SUCCESSFUL DETECTIVE

Publisher: The C.T. Ludwig Detective Training Correspondence School Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri

Publication Date: 1913

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st edition.