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TRIST, EDWARD - Compiled by Simon Dell, MBE: : TAKE COVER (The Wartime Memories of a Devon Policeman,1938 - 1946). [Compiler SIGNED copy.]

UK.NEWTON ABBOT,DEVON.FOREST PUBLISHING,2001.

ISBN 0953685233.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. [Published in association with the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but compiler's handwritten,neat,blue ink inscrptn: 'Best wishes Simon Dell' to half-title page and no price-clip to dw/dj - price printed to rear panel of dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,contemporary b/w photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with white lettering,rear panel with Donald McGill colour postcard illustration and white lettered publisher's blurb; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain navy blue cloth boards with no titleling or publisher's name to boards or spine,and immaculate plain white pastedowns.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,SIGNED, 1st edn,5-188pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,foreword by Sir John Evans (Chief Constable),Edward Trist preface,compiler's (Simon Dell) inroduction,23 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,an index; plus [unpaginated] SIGNED half-title page,and title page. Often hilarious,sometimes sad,but always engrossing,this account of wartime policing in the county of Devon,by an officer who served throughout the years of the Second World War, casts a different light on the constabulary trials and tribulations of policemen from a bygone generation.Edward 'Ted' Trist joined the Devon County Constabulary as a fresh-faced 20-year-old,unaware that just around the corner Herr Hitler was going to have such a significant effect on the intended peaceful occupation of a county policeman.From the mayhem of the blitz to the relative peace of searching for escaped Dartmoor prisoners.Ted's account of his first eight years service during those troubled times will leave you in no doubt as to the vital role that the Devon Constabulary played in the downfall of the Third Reich. Ted Trist went on to serve in the force until 1964,eventually retiring as a detective inspector,and he spent the following years avoiding his colleagues' demands to put pen to paper and record his,and their,exploits. Eventually,for want of a bit of peace,he started the mammoth task of recounting deeds of wartime heroism as well as unrepeatable mischief,and produced a monumental tribute to his companions' efforts as they juggled their time between dealing with the petty crook and the more serious task of protecting the nation against the threat of German invasion.The job of transforming,reducing and editing Ted's notes into this book fell to a more modern-day officer,who was once heard to complain how easy policing must have been then compared to nowadays - never will he utter such a foolish remark again! Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
'Best wishes Simon Dell'

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