The Trooper Police of Australia, A Record of Mounted Police Work in the Commonwealth from the Earliest Days of Settlement to the Present Time
by Haydon, A.L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A nice copy.
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Andrew Melrose, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. A nice copy.. From the chapter entitled 'The Police Trooper of Today': "He must learn to think and act quickly, to be lenient or severe as occasion demands-- even to shut his eyes to a breach of the law, maybe. ... Life in a small scattered settlement is made up of small things. There will be much to try his temper and test his courage." (p406) Lge 8vo, ads (2), xviii, 431pp, map, ills 42 plates, folding color map. Publisher's green cloth, gilt title on spine & black title on front board. A secondary binding, which does not include the color crest. Some scattered foxing on the foredges, overall a pleasant copy.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2377
- Title
- The Trooper Police of Australia, A Record of Mounted Police Work in the Commonwealth from the Earliest Days of Settlement to the Present Time
- Author
- Haydon, A.L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A nice copy.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Andrew Melrose
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIA;
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