Name: A Treatise On The Police of the Metropolis; Con...
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A Treatise On The Police of the Metropolis; Con…

A Treatise On The Police of the Metropolis; Containing A Detail Of The Various Crimes And Misdemeanors By Which Public And Private Property And Security Are, At Present, Injured And Endangered: And Suggesting Remedies For Their Prevention. Colquhoun, P. Joseph Mawman.

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6th edition, corrected and enlarged. 8vo. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, red spine label, gilt title, speckled edges. 21.5×13.5×4.3 cm. Joseph Mawman. London. 1800. [16], xvi, 655, 31 index pp. Two folding tables. Light wear to covers, scattered light foxing, bookplate of William Haldimand on pastedown, otherwise a very good copy. Armorial bookplate of William Haldimand, director of the Bank of England and Member of Parliament on the pastedown. A compilation of tales of malfeasance and proposals for more effective crime prevention in London. weight: 1.9 lb.