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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Misty Horler, post: 300810, member: 6095&quot;]Hello, I am new here and I would like to ask a question.</p><p>I stumbled upon a £4 book in a charity shop today that I just had to buy! It is called &#039;The Metropolitan Police Guide.&#039; The publication date is 1896 and it is the Second Edition.</p><p>Upon researching online I have come to the conclusion that the earliest copy for sale anywhere (including auction and antiques dealer websites) is the fifth and sixth edition, where as mine is the second.</p><p>Does this mean it is quite rare?</p><p>The book is to do with law at the time of publication and the author is W.F.A Archibald ESQ who was a master of the supreme court at the time. There are a further two authors who helped and they were barristers.</p><p>I also found no available records on the National Archives, but it did say on there that records of the second edition are held at the Brixham Heritage Museum and a Library in Australia somewhere...</p><p>Could this mean I have one of the only surviving copies?</p><p>Even if I did, who would I contact to get it valued properly?</p><p>The book is in quite good condition considering its age and no pages are missing.</p><p>I don&#039;t think many copies were made anyway, because they were only handed out to the met police for guidance on law at the time.</p><p>I believe this is a really interesting piece of British history and I am quite surprised that the charity shop did not spot it&#039;s value!</p><p>ANY information would be so helpful to me as I have no idea what I should be doing right now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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