WEAVER, POLICE SERVICE OF HARTFORD, 1901, Connecticut History, Law Enforcement, Illustrated, Advertisements

Thomas S. Weaver. Historical Sketch of the Police Service of Hartford from 1636 to 1901. Hartford: The Hartford Police Mutual Aid Association, 1901. Quarto. Publisher’s green cloth with gilt-lettered spine and blind-stamped borders. Illustrated frontispiece photograph, title vignette, and extensive local business advertisements.

Moderately worn; cloth soiled and rubbed; spine ends and corners frayed; front hinge cracked with mull and tears visible; rear inner hinge split; endpapers and margins toned with scattered spots.