Lot #41: 1796 First Edition Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis with Fold-Out Table

Historically significant 1796 first edition of A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis, printed in London by H. Fry for C. Dilly and originally published anonymously as “By a Magistrate.” It includes the highly desirable original fold-out statistical table, detailing prisoners committed, tried, punished and discharged from London-area prisons during the 1790s. Notable features: - Genuine 1796 first edition - More than 225 years old - Original spine and binding—not restored - Original fold-out statistical table present - Complete volume with all pages included - Interior pages remain remarkably clean, crisp and legible Important early work relating to the development of modern policing and criminal justice Pickup category timeslot {A}