Knots Untied: Or, Ways and By-Ways Hidden Life of American Detectives (Signed)
by George S. McWaters
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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LA QUINTA, California, United States
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About This Item
Hartford: J. B. Burr and Hyde, 1871. First American Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition First Printing 1871. From the recently auctioned collection of Homer & M. B. Goldstone (Steinbeck's bibliographers). This copy has the signature of McWaters on the front free endpaper. A very good to near fine copy in dark brown cloth over boards--gilt lettering and decorations to the front board and spine. Some moderate fading to the spine. A tight sturdy copy without any interior markings--clean throughout. Light foxing and age toning only. A rare glimpse into the past of crime detection in New York City by a New York City detective of the mid nineteenth century. 665 pp of recounts of all facets of crime solving or "Knots Untied". A very interesting read about crime detection without the use of scientific means--when the detective relied more on gut instincts and tough questioning. The Goldstone brothers were prolific collectors of early detective fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Classic First Editions
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- cfe12793
- Title
- Knots Untied: Or, Ways and By-Ways Hidden Life of American Detectives (Signed)
- Author
- George S. McWaters
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Burr and Hyde
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1871
- Pages
- 665
- Keywords
- CRIME DETECTIVE
- Bookseller catalogs
- M.B. Goldstone Collection;
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