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The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date August 1, 1997
Pages 336
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780374218997
ISBN-10 0374218994
Dimensions 1.25 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight 1.40 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $24.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The author of Forgotten Fatherland presents an unprecedented, often hilarious life of Adam Worth, the most famous safe cracker, bank robber, and art thief of the Victorian Age and the model for Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The author of Forgotten Fatherland presents an unprecedented, often hilarious life of Adam Worth, the most famous safe cracker, bank robber, and art thief of the Victorian Age and the model for Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

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Hardcover
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from Farrar Straus & Giroux (August 1, 1997)
9780374218997 | details & prices | 336 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $24.00
About: Profiles the most famous safe cracker, bank robber, and art thief of the Victorian Age and the model for Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries
Paperback
Book cover for 9780307886460 Book cover for 9780385319935
 
Reprint edition from Broadway Books (April 5, 2011)
9780307886460 | details & prices | 362 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $15.00
from Delta (August 1, 1998); titled "The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth. Master Thief"
9780385319935 | details & prices | 346 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $19.00
About: Profiles the most famous safe cracker, bank robber, and art thief of the Victorian Age and the model for Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries

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