First edition, first impression. xxiv, 408pp, with occasional illustrations in text. Burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated endpapers. Previous owner's name neatly inked on the first blank leaf else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original bright and crisp dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper now protected in an archival-quality Mylar sleeve, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
The fascinating story of the world's most notorious map thief, Gilbert Bland.
