1954. First Published. 186 pages. Fact, fake or fable? Controversies and arguments about buried treasure, question of identity,fraudulent inscriptions forged documents and strange ruins. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black & white plates. Visible cracking to gutter between pages 184 & 185, netting exposed. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing.Binding is slightly shaky , however pages remain attached. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Visible sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket. Panels have heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, tears, chips, and creasing.