Buy this book on-line Fish, Harriet U : Law Enforcement in Washington State: The First One-Hundred Years 1889-1989Washington Assn of Sheriffs &, 1989 ISBN 092663500X
Book is in excellent condition with a tiny bit of wear at lower corners only. Dark blue cloth covers with embossed gilt print at cover and spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 319 pages in oblong format. Chapters include: Beginning in law and order, Causatives in (same), Marshals -- their jails and detention, codes, courts and governments, Agencies develop, Training to professionalism, Death in the line of duty, Progressions in looks, equipment, mobility, communications, etc. Heavily illustrated with photos, some highlights include the contents displayed of two WA St. patrol cars, one in 1960 and one in 1988; air surviellance over the years, crashes, bridge being swept away by log debris, motorcycle cop stunts, Still and pot raids, drug busts and killings, Green River murders, Kenneth Bianchi, Lists of marshals and chiefs from all over Wa state, directors of the Secret Service, State Patrol, etc. Inscribed on the title page by author to noted N.W. historian Paul Dorpat with letter from same to same. First edition #939 of a run of 2000.. Northwest. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Fish, Harriet U : Law Enforcement in Washington State: The First One-Hundred Years 1889-1989. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, livres d'occasion, livres anciens, fine bindings and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |