Item #45678 The Trail of the Poppy: Behind the Mask of the Mafia. Charles SIRAGUSA.

The Trail of the Poppy: Behind the Mask of the Mafia.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc., [1966]. Hardcover. 8vo. Light grey cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 235pp. Map endpapers. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear. Item #45678

A tight and attractive second printing of (to cite front jacket panel) "The incredible true story of a Federal Narcotics Agent who successfully infiltrated the Mafia-controlled gangs on his global pursuit of dope peddlers." On the half-title page, the agent (1914-82) remembered for capturing Lucky Luciano boldly inscribes and signs "With kindest regards / Charles Siragusa" in black fineline.

Price: $45.00

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