Crime and Detection: An Illustrated History from 1840

First edition, first impression.  288pp, profusely illustrated in black and white.  Grey cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine.  4to.  Cloth has some mild marks, gently pushed at corners and spine ends.  A little light toning on endpapers else neat, clean and bright internally and firmly and squarely bound. In its original glossy dust wrapper, bumped at edges with a few small chips and nicks, heavy bump along rear upper edge with closed tears, some slight shelf wear.