On Top of the Underworld; The Personal Reminiscences of Ex-Divisional Detective-Inspector Charles E. Leach, Late of New Scotland Yard
by Leach, Charles E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co SCARCE, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at verso of half-title page -"To Darrell P(?) Esq. With the best wishes of the author. Yours sincerely, Charles Leach, September 1936". No Date, (1933) according to OCLC, which locates only 3 copies, all in the UK. vii, 248 pages with black and white photographs. Very Good, no jacket, original yellow cloth soiled. interior clean and lovely. Contains criminal slang. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010006
- Title
- On Top of the Underworld; The Personal Reminiscences of Ex-Divisional Detective-Inspector Charles E. Leach, Late of New Scotland Yard
- Author
- Leach, Charles E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Slang, Crime
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery and Adventure; Law; Dictionaries;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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