ALLAN PINKERTON: THE FIRST PRIVATE EYE

John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1997, 1^st US ed/pr.  ISBN 0-471-19415-8.  Very good plus; light corner and spine end wear; tight binding with headbands.  Price-clipped dust jacket shows a bit of edge and cover wear, age toning and some light rubs.  Gift inscription on FEP; remainder of interior clean and unmarked; black & white photos.  ‘Around the world, his name is synonymous with security and protection.  The legendary agency he began nearly one hundred and fifty years ago is still in operation today, as are many of the surveillance and infiltration techniques he originated.  His company’s trademark symbol, a large, unblinking eye, inspired the term private eye. … James Mackay pierces the web of contradictions, half-truths, and myths to reveal, for the first time, the true story of the life and career of this colorful, complex, and controversial man.’ (from front flap)