Portrait of a Bad Man

Evans Brothers Limited, London, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations. Black and white photographic frontispiece of Ronald Chesney, and there are black-and-white photographs throughout. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing an illustration of Ronald Chesney with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The life and exploits of a modern day buccaneer. When Ronald Chesney ended his life, he ended a reign of blackmail, smuggling and murder that stretched from England to the Continent. Softening to the backstrip edges and book corners. Rubbing of the book corners. Light browning and foxing to the textblock edges and pages. Original bookseller's rubber stamp to the lower left-hand corner of the free front end page. Creasing to the dustwrapper edges, along with some small tears. A small split to the lower edge of the front crease and a previous owner has protected the top and lower edges of the backstrip tape – to the front side – tape still in situ. Staining can be seen to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (8), 196, (4) pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; True Crime; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 0128246. .