Savage, Edward; Police Records and Recollections: or Boston by Daylight and Gaslight for Two Hundred and Forty Years; Boston: John P Dale & Company 1873. New Edition. (412) pages. Hardcover.
Good. Edgeworn, dampstains not affecting legibility, some creased pages, light tone with some random foxing, owner's signature, otherwise light wear. Still solid hardcover.
The first 106 pages, plus 10 page addition, are a chronological history of the Boston Watch and the later Boston Police. From page 107 onward are the author's recollection of a wide-range of prominent cases from his career as a Boston police officer, including the Civil War conscription riot of 1863. Frontispiece and seven illustration plates. A new, updated edition of Savage's privately printed book published in 1865. Augustus Frederick Kuhlman; A Guide to Material on Crime and Criminal Justice; Kuhlman 4750. Joseph Sabin; A Dictionary of Books Relating to America; 77228. Extensive early police history of the City of Boston with much detail and flavor.
Law – Law Enforcement – History Boston (Massachusetts) - History Boston Watch - History Boston Police - History Policing - Memoirs and Anecdotes Biography And Memoirs - Police Officer True Crime Kuhlman 4750 Sabin 77228

Good. Edgeworn, dampstains not affecting legibility, some creased pages, light tone with some random foxing, owner's signature, otherwise light wear. Still solid hardcover.

9.12 x 6.5 x 1.75 in