SCARCE 1963 1st Ed 'Famous Investigators' w/ Lithograph Art - True Crime Stories / Anthology / Detective / YA

This is a BRILLIANT anthology for the young adult. 8 exciting 'True Crime' stories featuring world famous detectives and investigators.

VIBRANT color cover, fantastic illustration; a must have collector's item. Publisher: Whitman Publishing Co., Copyright, 1963. No ISBN.

Famous Investigators is part of the popular "Real Life Stories" series written by Deming. Also, author of popular television series; Mod Squad & Dragnet, and a Hardy Boys book.

VIBRANT blue lithograph illustrations & illustrated endpapers. Several full page and 1/2 page color plates.

Photos do not fully capture color hues & detail on cover and in drawings; wait until you see up close. OUTSTANDING!!

CRIME Stories:

The Case of the Cat BURGLAR - Robert Fabian,

The Case of the Reno Roundup - Alan Pinkerton,

The Case of the MISSING Jewels - Raymond Schindler,

The Fontaine Case- Francois - Eugene Vidocq,

The Boss's Case - John Edgar Hoover,

The Case of the ESCAPE Artist - Frances Phillips,

The Case of the Fair Play - William Tilghman,

The CASE of Defend or Die - William Campbell,

and From the Very Beginning.

Hardcover, BRILLIANT glossy pictorial boards, back marbled w/ center box- Real Life stories. Illustrations VIBRANT. No dust jacket as issued.

Illustrated endpapers, 210 pp, 7" x 6". Binding tight. NOT ex-lib. Excellent vintage condition.

Cover fine/bright/clean-light shelfwear-light corner bumping. Pages excellent/very good/bright/clean-some toning-fbep-some light stains.

Priced to SELL; retail value over $30.

Item ID: BK1573