NICK OF THE RIVER The Story of Det. Insp. David Herbert Cyril Nixon, late of the Thames Division, Metropolitan Police

Hardback. Featuring the oldest uniformed police force in the world. David Nixon aka "Nick of the River" served 34yrs. in the Metropolitan Police from 1920 to 1954, 18yrs of which were spent with the River Police - the Thames Division. He started at the age of 26 as a uniformed police constable and ended at the age of 60 as a Detective Inspector of the CID. This is the record of a Copper on the Beat. 256pp. 8vo h/back. Lightly browned eps, o/w Vg. in sl. frayed and nicked Vg. dw. A scarce 1st edn.