The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams - 1st Edition/1st Printing

New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525938079 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Lawrence Block directly on the title page; The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams tells the story of one of the most extraordinary thefts in history: the trade of baseball's greatest player, Ted Williams, by a career criminal. In the summer of 1962, the FBI was contacted by a man who claimed to have information about a theft that had taken place in Boston the previous year. The thief, he said, was a professional criminal named Edward Williams, and he had information about the trade that had sent Ted Williams to the Boston Red Sox. The FBI put together a team of detectives and began to investigate the claim. They soon discovered that the man they were talking to was Ted Williams himself. In a stunning turn of events, Williams had been living a double life as a professional criminal for nearly 20 years. He had stolen cars, jewelry, and, most famously, baseballs from major league baseball players and teams. He had also been involved in several high-profile crimes, including the attempted murder of a rival gangster. The; Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery; 8vo; Signed by Author .