The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man and the Confidence Game by David W. Maurer (1949) softcover book

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David W. Maurer - The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man and the Confidence Game

New York: Pocket Books, Inc. 2nd printing December, 1949 (first published in 1940). Softcover. Small 8vo. 316pp. Red text-block edge as issued by publisher. Staining/toning to text-block edges and front/rear covers (see photos). Pencil annotation to the upper edge of the front end-page (see photos). Fair condition. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to the outer/inner covers, end-papers, pages of the text, and the text-block edge. Some creasing to the corners of the covers and text-block.












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