Item #60883 The Hand-Book of Swindling. By the late Captain Barabbas Whitefeather, late of the Body-Guard of His Majesty, King Carlos; Treasurer of the British Wine and Vinegar Company; Trustee for the Protection of the River Thames from Incendiaries; Principal Inventor of Poyais Stock; Ranger of St George's Fields; Original Patentee of the Parachute Conveyance Association; Knight of every Order of the Fleece; Scamp and Cur. "PHIZ", H. K. BROWNE, John JACKDAW, Douglas JERROLD.
The Hand-Book of Swindling. By the late Captain Barabbas Whitefeather, late of the Body-Guard of His Majesty, King Carlos; Treasurer of the British Wine and Vinegar Company; Trustee for the Protection of the River Thames from Incendiaries; Principal Inventor of Poyais Stock; Ranger of St George's Fields; Original Patentee of the Parachute Conveyance Association; Knight of every Order of the Fleece; Scamp and Cur.
The Hand-Book of Swindling. By the late Captain Barabbas Whitefeather, late of the Body-Guard of His Majesty, King Carlos; Treasurer of the British Wine and Vinegar Company; Trustee for the Protection of the River Thames from Incendiaries; Principal Inventor of Poyais Stock; Ranger of St George's Fields; Original Patentee of the Parachute Conveyance Association; Knight of every Order of the Fleece; Scamp and Cur.
The Hand-Book of Swindling. By the late Captain Barabbas Whitefeather, late of the Body-Guard of His Majesty, King Carlos; Treasurer of the British Wine and Vinegar Company; Trustee for the Protection of the River Thames from Incendiaries; Principal Inventor of Poyais Stock; Ranger of St George's Fields; Original Patentee of the Parachute Conveyance Association; Knight of every Order of the Fleece; Scamp and Cur.

The Hand-Book of Swindling. By the late Captain Barabbas Whitefeather, late of the Body-Guard of His Majesty, King Carlos; Treasurer of the British Wine and Vinegar Company; Trustee for the Protection of the River Thames from Incendiaries; Principal Inventor of Poyais Stock; Ranger of St George's Fields; Original Patentee of the Parachute Conveyance Association; Knight of every Order of the Fleece; Scamp and Cur.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. [Crime and Con-Artistry] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (16 x 10cm), pp.viii; 87 [1]. With four engraved plates by "Phiz", including a frontispiece. Publisher's green limp cloth covers, with gilt titles and decoration to upper. All edges gilt, with yellow-coated endpapers. A highly attractive armorial bookplate for Andrew J. Kirkpatrick to front pastedown. Light spotting and toning throughout. Crisp and clean, with light wear and a little grubbiness to binding. Near fine. Where Mr. Scrooge feels the surplus population should simply go away and die, the pseudonymous Mr. Jackdaw instead recommends they swindle their daily bread — in fact he regards it as a patriotic duty. Item #60883

Price: £875.00

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