In den Spuren des Verbrechertums

Engelbrecht, Ernst. In den Spuren des Verbrechertums. Berlin: Peter J. Oestergaard Verlag, 1931. First edition. Octavo. 369 (1)pp., plates. Original light blue-green illustrated boards with illustrated spine and green lettering on cover. Publisher’s device on title page. “Rambling through the big city criminality and its hideouts.” Contains 68 illustrative sepia-toned photographs, mostly by the author. The narrative is structured into four chapters, criminality and its organizations, rambling through international hideouts of criminals, punishment and atonement, and the protection against the criminals. Engelbrecht’s profession as a detective takes him to many European cities and his stories are as entertaining as they are useful. Text in German. Binding with some wear along edges, spine sunned. Endpapers lightly age-toned. Binding in overall good-, interior in very good condition. g- to vg. Hardcover. (45215) $65