$225
[Crime] Shelf of 10 Nineteenth Century Books on Crime and Fraud. Including Twenty-Five Years of Detective Life (1895) by Caminada; Frauds of America (1896) by Redmond; Shams; Or, Uncle Ben's Experience with Hypocrites (1889) by Morgan; Beyond the Mississippi (1867) by Richardson; Underground; or, Life Below the Surface (1874) by Knox; Crooks & Crime (n.d.) by Ferrier; Sunlight and Shadow (1881) by Gough; Knots Untied (1871) by McWatters; Secrets of the Great City (1868); and Langdon Moore: His Own Story of His Eventful Life (1893). Publisher's cloth, some pictorial, embossed and stamped in gilt. Many illustrated with engravings. Thick 8vos. Some worn cloth and weak bindings, but generally very good copies.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-05-21