The Blue Book of Crime: Science of Crime Detection
by Cooke T. G
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Institute of Applied Science, 1951. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 80 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs. 21st Illustrated Edition. Interesting little book, put out by a correspondence school which had been in business since 1916. An early study of the science of crime detection. Blue cloth binding with black lettering on front cover and spine. Edge wear to cover, corners bumped, some soiling of cover, with spots and rings on back cover, interior pages bright with tanning of end papers, binding tight, notice of death of writer attached to front free endpaper and yellow application for detective course attached to back cover ($6.00 per month for a total of $120.00!)
Measures 5 x 7 1/2 inches
Measures 5 x 7 1/2 inches
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00508
- Title
- The Blue Book of Crime
- Author
- Cooke T. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Institute of Applied Science
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- science, crime, detectives, correspondence course, criminology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
Terms of Sale
Scraps of American History
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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