Beschreibung
The fourth edition of Patrick Colquhoun's fascinating look at the crime and police forces in London in the late eighteenth century, illustrated with a folding table. The fourth edition of this work. Rebacked in a half calf binding with the original marbled paper to the boards. 'A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis' discusses in-depth of the police in London at the end of the eighteenth century. At this time, there wasn't a police force as we know them today. Instead, law enforcement was organised by local communities, with the government having no involvement in the policing. The first professional police was the City of Glasgow Police, which was established in 1800. For that reason, this is a very interesting work, to see how law enforcement was developed before the establishment of the modern police force. This century was also a time of greatly increased crime in the capital, with poverty quickly rising as London became a much more densely populated city. In this work, Colquhoun presents problems and issues faced by the police and the public, and offers his solutions. With a half-title. With one folding table. Written by Patrick Colquhoun. Colquhoun was a Scottish merchant, and was the founder of the first regular preventive police in England, the Thames River Police. The Thames River Police, also known as the Marine Police Force, was founded in 1798, aiming to tackle heft and looting from ships anchored in the docks of the Thames. The first register is irregular, but the pagination is continuous. This work is an octavo, the signatures running from A-U8, X4 (no pages are lacking), Y-X8, AA-EE8, FF4 (no pages are lacking), GG8, II2. Bookplate to the front pastedown, 'WM. Marshall'. Patrick Colquhoun's intriguing work about the police force of London at a time where crime was rife in the city. Rebacked in a half calf binding with the original marbled boards to the boards. Externally, smart, though the leather to the joints is lifting. Some light marking to the boards. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with the odd spot, mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 653P33
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