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King of Thieves: The Adventures of Arthur Delaney & The Kangaroo Gang

King of Thieves: The Adventures of Arthur Delaney & The Kangaroo Gang Softcover (photographic) - 2010

by Shand, Adam

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  • Paperback
  • first

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Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2010. First Edition. Softcover (Photographic). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Between pages 148 and 149 there are 8 pages of black and white photography. Photographic paperback binding with white, lavender and red coloured titles to the front panel and white and red coloured titles to the back strip. From the mid-1960s, and, for more than a decade, Arthur Delaney and his gang of thieves (named The Kangaroo Gang by London newspapers) stole hundreds of thousands worth of goods from high-end retailers in Knightsbridge and the jewellers of Mayfair. But, Delaney did not stop at London, he crisscrossed Europe as well stealing with impunity. This is his story. Rubbing of the book edges and of the panels. There is a vertical crease running the full length of the front panel, closest to the back strip. Light tanning of the text block edges and pages. Size: Trade Paperback. [6], VII - XI, [1], 196 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: True Crime; Australia / Britain; ISBN: 1742371477. ISBN/EAN: 9781742371474. Inventory No: 0286400. . 9781742371474
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  • Title King of Thieves: The Adventures of Arthur Delaney & The Kangaroo Gang
  • Author Shand, Adam
  • Illustrator Photographic
  • Binding Softcover (Photographic)
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good Condition
  • Pages 196
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Allen & Unwin, Sydney
  • Date 2010
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0286400
  • ISBN 9781742371474 / 1742371477
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Australian
    • Cultural Region: Oceania
  • Dewey Decimal Code 364.162

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Adam Shand is the author of Big Shots.