Trails in Shadow Land: Stories of a Detective
SHAW, Alonzo B.
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 25 July 1997
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 25 July 1997
About this Item
First edition. Octavo. 298pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Very good with a lightly faded spine, wear on the extremities, and front hinge cracked. Famed Detective Nick Harris' copy with his ownership signature in pencil on the front fly and a presentation Inscription to Harris from the subject of the book, Thomas E. Foster; "I present this book to my good friend Detective Nick Harris with my compliments and best wishes. Respectfully, Thomas E. Foster." Thomas E. Foster, "The Buckeye Detective," was a private detective who was enlisted by the Columbus, Ohio Police Department. Shaw wrote *Trails in Shadow Land* as a chronicle of Foster's most intriguing cases. Nicholas B. Harris,1882-1943, investigative reporter turned police detective, is considered a legend within the private investigation world. Originally a reporter for the LA Times he was asked to join the Los Angeles County Police Department by the then captain, A.J. Bradish. In 1906 he founded Nick Harris Detectives followed shortly thereafter by the Nick Harris Professional Detective School. His exploits were so popular that from 1934 to 1940 a radio program produced stories based on his cases sometimes referred to as *Nick Harris Detective* or *Why Crime Doesn't Pay*, which was as popular as *Sherlock Holmes* at the time. Seller Inventory # 367765
Bibliographic Details
Title: Trails in Shadow Land: Stories of a Detective
Publisher: Hann & Adair Printing, (Columbus, Ohio
Publication Date: 1910
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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