Author: Officer George S. McWatters
Title: Knots Untied: Or, Ways and by-Ways in the Hidden Life of American Detectives
Description: Hartford, J.B. Burr and Hyde, 1872. Hardcover. 665p. A brown cloth hardcover book in acceptable condition. Edges heavily worn. Spine faded. Cloth splitting along the spine. Pages foxed, but otherwise unmarked. Binding secure for normal handling, despite external damage. From the title page: "A narrative of marvellous experiences among all classes of society, -- criminals in high life, swindlers, bank robbers, thieves, lottery agents, gamblers, necromancers, counterfeiters, burglars, etc. etc. etc." Contains a few black and white engravings. .

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