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Sat, Mar 28, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 183

Shelf of Books on Urban Crime, Temperance, Frauds, and Related Subjects.

Estimate: $250 - $350

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Shelf of Books on Urban Crime, Temperance, Frauds, and Related Subjects. American, 19th/early 20th century. Including The Great Metropolis: A Mirror of New York Life (Hartford, 1869), Browne; Sunshine and Shadow in New York (Hartford, 1869); Ten Nights in a Bar-Room (Philadelphia, ca. 1857); The Evils of the Cities (Chicago, 1898); Sports That Kill (New York, 1875); Our Rival the Rascal (1897); and others. Mostly cloth 8vos, illustrated. Some worn copies, but good overall; several uncommon titles.