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The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man and the Confidence Game
by Maurer, David W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. 300 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering. Fine with a little offsetting to endpapers, contents clean and bright, in an excellent unclipped dust jacket with hardly any sunning, light wear at tips and a little rubbing along spine folds, very Near Fine. An uncommonly attractive, sharp copy of a work often found in rough shape with sunned jackets.
The well-written, engaging sociology work about con artists-- emphasis on the "artist"-- that was the basis for the multiple award-winning film The Sting featuring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140943626
- Title
- The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man and the Confidence Game
- Author
- Maurer, David W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- The Sting, Robert Redford, books into film, crime, con artists
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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