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Griffith, Arthur. The History and Romance of Crime from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. London: Grolier Society, n.d., ca. 1900. Twelve vols., blue cloth, printed spine labels, t.e.g. From the limited edition of 1,000 registered and numbered volumes. Frontispieces and plates with captioned tissue guards. 8vo. Very good. With Griffith, Mysteries of Police and Crime (London, 1899), two vols., cloth.