(CRIME) Byrnes Thomas Professional Criminals of America

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(CRIME.) Byrnes, Thomas. Professional Criminals of America. 36 heliotype plates containing 204 portraits. [12], 433 pages. 4to, contemporary 1/2 morocco gilt, worn, rebacked with portion of original backstrip laid down; minimal wear to contents. New York, 1886

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Biographies and photographs of 204 New York City burglars, pickpockets, confidence men, forgers, and sneak thieves, compiled by the city's chief detective. Criminals included a section of 18 women, numerous Irish Americans and Jewish Americans, and disgraced former South Carolina governor Franklin J. Moses.