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Gambling Memorabilia Day 1

Sat, May 6, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, May 7, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 500

Lot of Over 25 books on Cons, Swindling, and Schemes.

Estimate: $150 - $250

Bid Increments

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$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Lot of Over 25 books on Cons, Swindling, and Schemes. 1960s – 1990s. Including Hustlers and Con Men (1976) by Jay Robert Nash, Sting Shift: A Street-Smart Cop’s Handbook of Cons and Swindles (1989) by Lindsay E. Smith, Scams from the Great Beyond (1997) by Peter Huston, Catch Me if You Can (1980) by Frank Abagnale, Jr., Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1976) by John Fisher, Wolves, Widows and Orphans (1967) by Dan Tyler Moore, The Fine Art of Swindling (1966, ed. Walter B. Gibson), Counterfeiting in America (1968) by Lynn Glaser, Confessions of a Promiscuous Counterfeiter (1979) by Robert Baudin, Deceivers and Deceived (1972) by Richard M. Blum, There’s One Born Every Minute (1976) by Harry Blackstone, Jr., Frauds, Swindles, and Rackets (1971) by Robert S. Rosefsky, and many others. Sizes and bindings vary. Condition generally good to very good.

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