The Fine Art of Swindling
by Gibson, Walter B., Ed
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Good
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Grosset & Dunlap, 1966. Cloth. Fine/Good. Sacks, Cal. Essays by writers on great confidence games and swindles: James L. Collier, Carl Carmer, A.J. Liebling, P.T. Barnum, Allan Hynd and others. Slightly smaller book, green cloth, 255 lightly browned heavy pages. Gibson is the creator of "The Shadow." DJ dark green background, color-illustration of con games on front, spine faded to dark blue, b/w photo of Gibson on back. DJ has light wear to tips, tiny tear at top front edge, very slight wear to spine edges, 1/4" tear at top back edge nearer tip. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29877
- Title
- The Fine Art of Swindling
- Author
- Gibson, Walter B., Ed
- Illustrator
- Sacks, Cal
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Crime Con Men Swindling Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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