PROFESSIONAL THIEVES AND THE DETECTIVE - Pinkerton, 1883 - TRUE CRIME - SIGNED

PROFESSIONAL THIEVES AND THE DETECTIVE: CONTAINING NUMEROUS DETECTIVE SKETCHES COLLECTED FROM PRIVATE RECORDS, WITH A SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR, HOW HE BECAME A DETECTIVE, ETC. Book Details + Condition: G.W. Carleton and Co. (New York). Early Edition, 1883. Hardcover. 598 pages. Illustrated. Inscribed by Robert A. Pinkerton on the first blank page. "The book is a collection of stories and sketches detailing Pinkerton's experiences as a detective, as well as those of other detectives who worked for his agency. The stories cover a range of topics, including bank robberies, train robberies, and other crimes committed by professional thieves. The book provides insight into the methods and techniques used by detectives in the late 19th century, as well as the criminal underworld of the time." [Online review] Robert Pinkerton (1848-1907) was the Co-Director of the famed American private security firm, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, which was a precursor of the Federal Bureau of Investi