Details
Object ID 000329
Object Name The Bertillon System of Identification
Object Desc Book measuring approx 24cm tall x 16cm wide. Brown with red leather binding and cornicing. Title embossed in gold on the cover with gold embossing on the spine. Loose receipt in the front. First edition translation from french original.
Collection Adam Wood Swanson Collection
Accession # L2021.02
Alternate ID E0049
General Category History
Category Police Service
Source Adam Wood
Source Category Loan
Accession Date JAN 28,2021
Credit/Acknowledgement
Location 0D-02
Object Date 19th century policing
Start Year Range 1896
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Status In Store
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Conditions
Date JAN 28,2021
Summary FINE
Assessor HR
Notes Book is structurally fine with some more severe wear and tear to the front of the book. The leather on the spine is well worn and has begun to tear and split exposing the binding and the stitching. Some natural scuffing to the edges through use and some general discolouration on the front cover, spine and rear cover. On the rear is some exposed cardboard (top left corner) and some exposed carboard at the bottom of the spine. There is some tearing (exposing white) in the internal cover (green floral paper) and a name and address label has at some point being crudely glued in. Some general yellowing to the pages, especially around the edges.