Mark, Sir Robert — In The Office Of Constable

Collins 1978 1st edition. Imitation cloth, dj, VG/VG. 320pp, 12pp b/w plates, index, ALS from the author ( dated January 1979 ) sellotaped in at the rear of the book, replying to a TLS from ( also sellotaped in ) the original owner of the book in which he corrects Mark's impression of the way in which returning police officers were treated by those of the police force who had not served on active military duty. Mark's apologises for his mis-understanding. Gift inscription, sellotape marks to the rear endpaper, a near fine copy. The autobiography of Sir Robert Mark [ 1917 - 2010 ] who was a senior British police officer, serving as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1972 to 1977.