FINGERPRINTS Fifty Years of Scientific Crime Detection.

Hardback. With Foreword by Ex-Chief Supt. Frederick R. Cherrill. A non-technical account of fingerprinting and its various uses. The authors describe the history and development of the science, subsequently discussing particular cases in which it has played a significant part. Includes : Oscar Slater, Peter Griffiths, Hall/Mills, Manton, the Papin sisters + many more. Illus., Index. 224pp. 8vo. h/back. With Queen Mary's School Basingstoke School Prize certificate to fpd together with tiny 'Foyles' label, lightly foxed and browned edges and eps. The Queen School Basingstoke gilt badge to fr. cover (see image). Vg+ in chipped and sl. torn G++ dw.