An edition of Mysteries and Refinements of Modern Roguery. By a Private Detective.
(1886)
Mysteries and Refinements of Modern Roguery
By a Private Detective.
by Irwin, Langley, & Co.
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A book of practical advice against thieves and tricksters plaguing the streets of London. This Octavo is an overview of techniques to thwart off crime, and a study of the personas of criminals in London, England. The manual concludes with a description of various schemes and scams as well as a section on reading and writing ciphers.
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Mysteries and Refinements of Modern Roguery: By a Private Detective.
1886, Irwin, Langley, & Co
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Table of Contents
Part 1. Pickpockets: Who they are and what they are like
Their Social Habits
Wires and Stalls
Their methods of operating
Sensational and amusing incidents
Description of instruments used
Profits of the profession
How to outsmart pickpockets
Part 2. Traps for Strangers
Mysterious dental (?) rooms
A key to mysterious disappearances
The dark ways of street-sharpers
High class and ingenious roguery on a grand style
Part 3. Cipher writing
Edition Notes
This is the only known edition of this work and it is extremely rare.
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