TAKEN FOR A RIDE The History of Cons and Con-men.

Author: McCormick (Donald)
Year: 1976
Publisher: Harwood-Smart.
Edition Details: 1st Edn.
Book Condition: F/Vg+
ISBN: 0904507165
Price: £8.00
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Hardback. The con-man is revealed as being a person of imagination, skill and daring - not merely a petty criminal motivated only by greed. Brilliant practical jokers, visionaries and would-be prophets are among their number. The con-man is unquestionably in a class apart from the common swindler. The author presents a diverse and diverting range of cons featuring amongst others : Pope Joan and the Chevalier d'Eon; Edward Talbot; Mary Toft; Count Victor Lustig; Atthur Orton; Smyth-Pigott + many more. With Bibliog. and Index. 224pp. 8vo. h/back. V. lightly browned edges, o/w covers F. in Vg+ dw.

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