[CRIMINOLOGIE] SANNIÉ & GUERIN, Éléments de police scientifique, 1938-1940
SANNIÉ, Charles / GUÉRIN, D.
Éléments de police scientifique.
Paris, Hermann & Cie, 1938-1940.
Four volumes 4to (253x165 mm), 96 pages and 8 plates / 88 pages and 23 plates / 96 pages and 21 plates / 118 pages and 16 plates. binding : Original printed wrappers. Some light waterstains.
First edition. Sannié and Guérin's book is contemporary with the work of Edmond Locard (1877-1966), considered one of the founding fathers of forensic science. The work is mainly devoted to what we would call today forensic identity, with the first two volumes focusing on anthropometry and the next two on fingerprint identification.