44934X1 First Edition. Random House, New York: 1974. 251 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Gift inscription signed by the author on first inside page. A quiet scholar, the Curator of Greek and Roman Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, steals a 3.6 million dollar vase. The plot is filled with interesting facts about the museum and art world with conversations about aesthetics and archeology which fall in counterpoint to Corsican bandits and shoot-outs in the mountains. ISBN: 0394493915 $50.00USD
Click here to order or message the dealer