Softcover. In two parts, Part One - Preserving law and order - from earliest times to the making of the modern police force. Originally prepared by the Home Office and the Central Office of Information 1976, it tells the story of the police in England and Wales up to the middle of the 19th century. Part Two - The development of the modern police from 1856 to the present day and prepared by the Home Office and the Central Office of Information 1977. Two loose-leaf folders, profusely Illus. in colour and b/w together with a 6pp. Worksheet, all contained within a 4to. size 'wallet'. Vg+