Crooks & Crime: Describing the Methods of Criminals From the Area Sneak to the Professional Cardsharper, Forger, or Murderer & the Various Ways in Which They Are Circumvented & Captured

by FERRIER, J[ohn]. Kenneth

$200 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1928]. First American Edition. Published from British sheets. Octavo (22.25cm); burgundy cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; red topstain; [4],5-314,[2]pp, with frontispiece and 14 inserted plates of halftone illustrations. Slight forward lean, modest external wear, some hand-soil to covers..... More

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