The Masters of Bow Street: A Novel
by Creasey, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0671217836
- ISBN 13
- 9780671217839
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
USA: Simon and Schuster, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Second Printing of First US Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition, no dust jacket. Blue cloth binding with silver titles on spine; clean and unmarked, faint rubbing to lower edges and corners; tight and solid volume, square with sharp corners. Burgundy endpapers. Pages very clean and free from any markings, no creasing, pages not toned. An historical fiction novel about the founding of Scotland Yard and the story of Henry and John Fielding, who founded The Bow Street Runners in 1749, London's first professional police force. 507 pages. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. USA, New York, Simon & Schuster, 1974.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016310
- Title
- The Masters of Bow Street: A Novel
- Author
- Creasey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0671217836
- ISBN 13
- 9780671217839
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- BOW STREET RUNNERS; SCOTLAND YARD; SIR HENRY FIELDING; JOHN POLICE-LONDON;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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