Hustlers And Con Men: An Anecdotal History Of The Confidence Man And his Games

M.Evans and Co, N.Y., 1976,

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Author

Nash, Jay Robert

Publishers

M.Evans and Co, N.Y., 1976

Binding description

Dust jacket

Binding

Hardcover

Inscribed

First edition

Description

large 8vo, original hardcover in mylar protected dust jacket, usual library stamps, labels and pocket, ow. very good. 372 pages. The real and fascinating world of the Con Men, and Con Women, Charles Ponzi, Victor "The Count" Lustig, "Paper Collar Joe" Kratalsky, and one of the best, Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil! etc., some of the top Cons of history, the Gold Brick, the selling of the Eiffel Tower, Three Card Monte, The Once In A Lifetime Opportunity, The Spanish Prisoner, the Ponzi Scheme, Stock Scams, etc. Althought the names of the con men and women have changed, these crooks and cons are more prolific in our current day! Illustrated with photographs, a chronology of top Cons from 1800 to 1975, a glossary of Con terminology, and an extensive bibliography for further study