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Singapore - A Police Background
by Rene Onraet
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/N/A
- Seller
-
Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, UK: Dorothy Crisp and Co., 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Good/N/A. This book gives an account of the author's experiences in the in Singapore from arrival there to becoming Inspector General of Police in the Straits Settlements. The author recounts his memories of Malaya, aspects of Malayan crime, investigation and internal security, Chinese secret societies in Singapore and the period leading up to the Japanese invasion. Good Hardback First Edition 152 pages. Weight: 0.5 kg. Post free within Malaysia The spine is sunned, but the titling is still clearly visible. the top and base of the spine and corners are bumped. The binding is tight, text clear and there is fairly mild tanning of the pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf
(MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SN116
- Title
- Singapore - A Police Background
- Author
- Rene Onraet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Dorothy Crisp and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Police - crime - investigation - Singapore William Knox
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About the Seller
The Penang Bookshelf
Biblio member since 2010
Jelutong, Pulau Pinang
About The Penang Bookshelf
The Penang Bookshelf was set up in mid 2010 principally to introduce Malaysian residents to the variety of books there is available about the country both past and present. We only stock fiction and non-fiction related to Malaysia and the rest of Asia. Much of our current stock of over a thousand different titles is not available in Malaysia. Conversely much of our stock published in Malaysia is difficult to find outside the country. So if there\'s something Malaysia related that you\'re looking for, do please contact us and we\'ll do our best to help. At present details of most of our stock is not on line; we hope it will be eventually!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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