Sold for:
$1,300
$1,300
Professional Criminals of America, Forty Cards. Each card, 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in., has a portrait of the criminal, his or her name, any aliases, and the crimes they generally commit, the images and the text beneath is identical to that produced in Thomas Byrnes's book, Professional Criminals of America , published in 1886, some folds, a few corners lost, generally good. The crimes themselves range from the usual: pickpocket, counterfeiter, burglar, forger, confidence, and swindler; to the inspired: satchel worker, and doctor's office sneak.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-02-14
