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The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 78

[CRIME]. Small group of turn of the 20th-century crime book...

Estimate: $300 - $500

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[CRIME]?SMALL GROUP OF TURN OF THE 20TH-CENTURY CRIME BOOKS AND MUGSHOTS.?Including: BYRNES, Thomas. Professional Criminals of America. New York: Cassell & Company, 1886. Original half buckram, gilt-lettered, hinges neatly reinforced. Illustrated with numerous plates of mugshots of burglars, con-men, swindlers, thieves, and pickpockets, including some women. 4to. ? and eight mugshots, late 19th/early 20th century, of male and two female criminals, most from Chicago and New York, whose crimes include card shark, confidence/con games, pickpocket, and badger.