Dedicatory-To Honorable J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, whose honest and inteligent leadership in the field f law enforcement has been a source of inspiration to all law abiding citizens. Cleveland, Ohio: Dewey Mitchell System of Skilled Defense, Inc. 1936 Faux-leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed by Author. 4to-over 9?'-12' tall. First edition, beautifully bound in original full leatherette, measuring 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Front cover decorated with embossed illustration in gold of a man with a gun being disarmed by another man. Note: This is a presentation copy. Period oval photograph of Dewey Mitchell on 2nd front fly leaf (whol e page). Signed 'To 'peg', With Best Wishes, Dewey Mitchell 10/26/39'. Bold signature. The book is dedicated to the Honorable J. Edgar Hoover, Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation. Book seems to be ma de especially for the police officers and their self defense. Based on Japanese Jiu Jitsu techniques. The work is for the law officer against criminals. The FBI had just been formed and crime was at a n all time high. Section on self defense for women. Contains a large diagram showing all pressure points of the human body, back and front. Over 175 pages with lots of period photographs of armed comb at. Gun disarming, disarming a person with a club, disarming a person with a knife, various hammerlock defenses, come-alongs-holds, various locks and holds and how to break them, various knockout blo ws, breaking a throat hold, releasing a body grip, etc. Early defense techniques galore. Scarce with neat early photographs of good guys and bad men in hand to hand combat. Contents Skilled defense Nerves Exercise Master nerve center chart-front view Master nerve center chart-bakc view Section 1 Gun, hammer and club defense Disarmng a man who has a .38 colt, No.1, 2, 3 Disarmng a man who has a .45 colt Disarming a man who has an automatic, No. 1 and 2 Gun trick on teh draw Being held up from the rear Disarming a man who has machine gun Disarming a man who has a hammer or club Disarming a man who has a knife, No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Section 2 Come-alongs The come-along, No. 1, 2, and 3 Putting a man through a door Removing a person from a chair Section 3 Various locks Elbow, wrist and head lock Elbow, wrist and neck lock, No. 1 Arm and collar lock Wrist and elbow lock, No. 2 Section 4 Releasing grips Releasing a grip Releasing a body grip, No. 1 and 2 A body attack, No. 1 and 2 Section 5 Breakng various holds Breaking a throat hold, No. 1 and 2 Breaking a throat hold with a hip throw Releasing a body hold with a hip throw Thumb hold Breaking a wrist hold Section 6 Various holds Wrist and leg throw Arm and neck throw Arm and hip throw, No. 1 and 2 Section 7 Various knock-out blows A knock-out blow A knock-out blow on the neck A knock-out blow over the kidney Overpowering two assailants Section 8 Various trips Face and ankle trip, No. 1 Ankle and knee trip A flying trip Section 9 Various defenses for women Breaking a throat hold, No. 2 Wrist and elbow lock, No. 1, 2, and 3 Elbow, wrist and head lock, No. 2 Arm and neck fall Wrist and lock by use of elbow Face and ankle trip, No. 2 The come-along, No. 5 The come-along, No. 3 Double arm lock Removing a person from a chair, No. 1 Cross-over arm and wrist throw