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The American Confidence Man

The American Confidence Man

David W. Maurer

1974

The Big Con.

David W. Maurer

1940

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Whiz Mob

Whiz Mob

David W. Maurer

1955

The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, King of the Beggars

The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, King of the Beggars

1812

A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant

A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant

Albert Barrère

1889

Criminal Slang

Vincent Joseph Monteleone

1949

Big Con

Maurer David W.

2010

A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries

A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries

2004

American Tramp and Underworld Slang ...

American Tramp and Underworld Slang ...

1931

An English Translation of Les Princes Du Jargon

An English Translation of Les Princes Du Jargon

Alice Becker-Ho

1990

The Slang Dictionary, or, the Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast" Expressions of High and Low Society

The Slang Dictionary, or, the Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast" Expressions of High and Low Society

John Camden Hotten

1864

Dictionary of the Underworld (Wordsworth Collection)

Dictionary of the Underworld (Wordsworth Collection)

1949

A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words, Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London

A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words, Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London

John Camden Hotten

1859

Thomas Shadwell's the squire of Alsatia

Thomas Shadwell's the squire of Alsatia

Thomas Shadwell

1987

Villanies Discouered by Lanthorne and Candle-light, and the Helpe of a New Cryer Called O Per Se O

Villanies Discouered by Lanthorne and Candle-light, and the Helpe of a New Cryer Called O Per Se O

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