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Sat, May 6, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, May 7, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 400

[Jerrold, Douglas] The Hand Book of Swindling.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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[Jerrold, Douglas] The Hand Book of Swindling. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition. Green publisher’s cloth stamped in gold, gilt edges. Engraved frontispiece, illustrated with engravings by “Phiz”. 12mo. Slight wear on front upper edge; near fine copy. RARE. Published under the pseudonym “Barbaras Whitefeather,” this title has been long out of print, with few known copies: thought to be as few as six known.

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