Big Con

Indianapolis / New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1940. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Endpapers negligibly foxed, still easily fine in a bright and attractive, near fine dustwrapper with a moderate-sized accordion tear (which has been flattened) on the rear panel. A fascinating and exceptionally uncommon non-fiction account of con-men, and the definitive work on the subject. It was the primary… Read more about this item

Indianapolis and New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1940. First Edition stated, Very Good, small tear to cloth at head of spine, spine a bit dulled. 300 pages with a slang glossary pp. 275-296. Basis for the 1970 Academy Award winning film "The Sting" starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman, which won 7 Oscars in all. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No… Read more about this item

New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1940. First Edition. First Edition. Boldly SIGNED by the author on the front flyleaf. Copy belonging to Tony Bill, producer of the 1973 film "The Sting," with letter of provenance included. Bill won the Oscar for Best Picture for the film, which also won Best Director, Best Screenplay, and four others, and was nominated for three… Read more about this item

Canada: Signet P2212, 1962. Solid with with some thin creases on the covers and the covers show wear from rubbing.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

USA: Pocket Books Inc., 1949. Book. Fair. Paperback. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. xiv, 316 [6 ads] pages. "Would you be able to recognize this nimble-witted criminal? How does he operate? Who are his victims? How does he evade the law? What is his status in the underworld? how does he… Read more about this item

London: Century. 1st printing (1999). 280pp. VG+/VG+ copy, now preserved in archival jacket protector . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1999.

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… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Unknown. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Pocket Book, 1949. Softcover. Good. 2nd thus

Bobbs-Merrill, 1940. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine Copy In Like Price Clipped Jacket. First Edition Stated Very Rare In This Condition.Great Movie Called The Sting From This Book. With Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Robert Shaw. Very Rare Book..

Hardback. Very Good.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1940.

Unknown, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Good.

Unknown, 2010-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1949. 1st Printing: August 1949 . Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 316 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Damage to top and bottom of spine. Light foxing on page edges.

Unknown, 2010. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.