A treatise on the police of the metropolis : containing a detail of the various crimes and misdemeanors by which public and private property and security are, at present, injured and endangered: and suggesting remedies for their prevention. / by P. Colquhoun.
| Author/creator | Colquhoun, Patrick |
| Other author | Mawman, Joseph, 1759-1827, bookseller. |
| Other author | H. Baldwin and Son, printer. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | The sixth edition, corrected and considerably enlarged. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed by H. Baldwin and Son ... for Joseph Mawman ... successor to Mr. Dilly, 1800. |
| Description | 16 unnumbered pages, xvi, 655 pages, 33 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered folded leaves ; 22 cm (8vo) |
| Supplemental Content | Internet Archive, New York Public Library |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Binder's spine title: Police of London |
| Physical medium | 8vo |
| Contents | General view of existing evils -- On the system of punishments : theoretically considered -- The cause and progress of small thefts -- On burglaries and highway robberies -- On cheats and swindlers -- On gaming and the lottery -- On the coinage of counterfeit money -- On river plunder -- On plunder in the dock-yards, &c. -- On the receivers of stolen goods -- On the origin of criminal offences -- The origin of crimes continued : female prostitution -- The origin of crimes continued : state of the poor -- On the detection of offenders -- On the prosecution of offenders -- On the system of punishments : considered practically -- Criminal police of the Metropolis -- Proposed system of criminal police -- Municipal police of the Metropolis -- Conclusion. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy is of the first printing with press figure on page [11] at front and no printer's colophon on page 655. Copy lacks half-title. Bound in recent quarter-calf over marbled boards, endpapers added. Illegible autograph on title page, dated July 1813. |
| General note | Author's name follows edition statement on title page. |
| General note | Date in roman numerals. |
| General note | There are at least two printings of this edition known to exist. There are variant press figures throughout each printing. One printing has its first press figure on page [11] at front: 1. This printing has a printer's colophon on the final page of the index. The other printing has its first press figure on p. [10] at front: 2. This printing has the same printer's colophon on page 655 and on the final page of the index. |
| General note | With a half-title. |
| General note | Page [16] at front, and pages [1] & [33] at end are blank. |
| General note | Advertisement on p. [15] at front. |
| General note | Index: pages [2]-[32] at end. |
| General note | The folded leaves are tables. |
| General note | Signatures: A⁸a⁸B-Tt⁸*S⁸*Tt⁸ |
| References | Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature, no. 18054. |
| References | ESTC T140606 |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy purchased from The Law Book Exchange, 11/7/2022 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Colquhoun, Patrick, 1745-1820. Treatise on the police of the metropolis. The 6th ed., corrected and considerably enl. London : Printed by H. Baldwin and Son ... for Joseph Mawman ... successor to Mr. Dilly., 1800 |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements England London 1800. |
| Genre/form | Bookplates (Provenance) |
| LCCN | 17004890 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | HV8198.L7 C8 1800 | ✔ Available | Request Material |