ISBN10: 0002170078, ISBN13: 9780002170079, [publisher: Collins, London] Hardcover First Edition Book Condition Very Good with Good DJ, evident signs of shelf wear including one or two small tears to DJ. Text inside is clean, clear and vright. Tightly bound volume. Born in a Glasgow tenement 90 years ago, Sir David McNee rose to become the most powerful policeman in Britain. As Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police between 1977 and the autumn of 1982, he wielded great influence and, by necessity, became privy to secrets which other, less robust men would have taken to their graves long ago. But on the eve of his tenth decade, and 33 years after his retirement from the top job, a cloud, or at least a question mark, has appeared over his time as boss at New Scotland Yard. It concerns an alleged ¿cover-up¿, and in this instance the circumstances are particularly disturbing, given that it would have involved turning a blind eye to the sexual abuse of minors. Allegations of unchecked VIP paedophile activity in this era are neither new nor rare. Yet BBC¿s Newsnight programme reported an instance of apparent official protection of child sex abusers that was fresh and shocking. The report alleged that in 1981, following a three-month police surveillance operation deploying a secret camera, the prominent Liberal MP Cyril Smith was arrested at a paedophile sex party at a council flat in Lambeth, South London. Boys of around 14 years of age recruited from local care homes ...
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ISBN10: 0002170078, ISBN13: 9780002170079, [publisher: London Collins] Hardcover First Edition FIRST EDITION. Hardback. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches. Black cloth with silver titles. Illustrated with photographs. 256 pages including index and appendices. No inscriptions. Fine in Fine un-price-clipped dustwrapper.
[Dingwall, ROSS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]

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ISBN10: 0002170078, ISBN13: 9780002170079, [publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services] Hardcover Scuffs to dust jacket
[Cambridge, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]
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[Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]
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ISBN10: 0002170078, ISBN13: 9780002170079, [publisher: Collins] Hardcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]

ISBN10: 0002170078, ISBN13: 9780002170079, [publisher: Collins] Hardcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]

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[Reading, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]

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[Milton Keynes, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]

HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. HarperCollins Publishers Limited ISBN 0002170078 9780002170079 [GB]

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HarperCollins Distribution Services, Date: 1983-11-28. hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. Scuffs to dust jacket 1983. HarperCollins Distribution Services ISBN 0002170078 9780002170079 [GB]

Hardback. Acceptable. ISBN 0002170078 9780002170079 [GB]

Collins, Date: 1983. Hardcover. Good. 1983. Collins ISBN 0002170078 9780002170079 [US]

London Collins 1983 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Copy in black cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. "FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE JOHN ALDERSON FORMER CHIEF CONSTABLE OF DEVON AND CORNWALL". Jacket spine lightly sunned. Jacket lightly creased around edges. Occasional margin notes and underlinings from previous owner, otherwise clean text and b/w plates.

Collins 1983 Hardcover Very good All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.

Collins 1983 Hardcover Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Very Good condition, minor bumps at top corners, interior clean and bright, in a Good to Very Good dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.