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The skin and hair: microscopic views and whorls of fingertips. Engraving by A. Bell after G. Bidloo, 1798.

Finger prints / by Francis Galton.

Classification and uses of finger prints / by Sir E.R. Henry.

Guide to finger-print identification / by Henry Faulds.

Detective fiction and the rise of forensic science / Ronald R. Thomas.

Personal identification and description / Francis Galton.

Anleitung zur erbbiologischen Beurteilung der Finger- und Handleisten / von Georg Geipel.

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Guide to finger-print identification / by Henry Faulds.

Detective fiction and the rise of forensic science / Ronald R. Thomas.

Finger prints / by Francis Galton.

Personal identification and description / Francis Galton.

Anleitung zur erbbiologischen Beurteilung der Finger- und Handleisten / von Georg Geipel.