First UK edition, first impression (previously published in the USA, 1945). vi, 248, vi pp. with monochrome plate frontispiece and further monochrome plate illustrations interleaved in text. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt motif on upper panel, gilt-stamped titles on spine. Upper text block edge sprayed green. 8vo. Cloth a little worn and marked, gently rubbed on corners and spine tips, small indentation on spine. Hint of toning to endpapers else internally neat. clean, bright and tight. In its original worn dust wrapper, a little bumped and chipped on edges, tape repaired scuff at spine head, some toning and browning on the interior.
An investigation of the real 1753 disappearance of 18-year-old London maidservant Elizabeth Canning.
