THE QUEEN'S PEACE. The Origins and Development of the Metropolitan Police 1829-1979.
Pp. xiv+364, 8 plates, appendices, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered in gilt, fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; top edges red; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, backstrip faintly faded, the flaps slightly foxed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, free endpapers faintly offset, a couple of pages lightly creased, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1979. First edition. *'Traces the history of the Metropolitan Police from its origins in the mediaeval partnership of justices and constables, through the long years of struggle for public acceptance, down to the disorderly climate of our time' [wrapper blub]. Item #181439
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