The Bogeyman

The almost incredible story of a plainclothes policeman's ruses and disguises - the story of Joe Chuck whose name was better known to the public than that of the Prime Minister of the day. 209 pages with 22 black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps inside front and back cover and on three other… Read more about this item

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition. The exploits of Seargent C.J. Chuck. Australia's Most Unpopular Cop The cover has Size: 180mm - 250mm. 209 pages. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's name ink-stamped. Covers have some shelf-wear, marking, as well as some… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1956. xii. 209 pages. B/w frontispiece and many other b/w photos. Slight foxing on endpapers and fore-edge. Inscribed to Harry Magney, a police superintendent in Sydney. Signed and dated by the author and C.J. Chuck. Scarce with these signatures. *"Engaged in the suppression of vice, illegal gambling, drug-running and sly-grog selling, he (Chuck) became a bogeyman… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. 210p. Jacket is worn and torn at all edges.; 8vo .