Buy this book on-line Rayner, Richard : Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence ArtistDoubleday, New York, 2002 ISBN 0385499493
FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The fascinating biography of the famous American swindler Oscar Hartzell, who made millions in the 1920s and 1930s in various confidence games but especially from his misuse of the purported lost fortune of Sir Francis Drake, detailing how his swindles worked, his evasion of lawmen, his restyling of himself as an English aristocrat, his fortunes after the 1929 stock market crash, his evolvement into a 'messiah' status, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, sources, indexed, 224pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Rayner, Richard : Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Rayner, Richard : Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence ArtistDoubleday, New York, 2002 ISBN 0385499493
FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The fascinating biography of the famous American swindler Oscar Hartzell, who made millions in the 1920s and 1930s in various confidence games but especially from his misuse of the purported lost fortune of Sir Francis Drake, detailing how his swindles worked, his evasion of lawmen, his restyling of himself as an English aristocrat, his fortunes after the 1929 stock market crash, his evolvement into a 'messiah' status, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, sources, indexed, 224pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Rayner, Richard : Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Rayner, Richard : Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence ArtistDoubleday, New York, 2002 ISBN 0385499493
FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The fascinating biography of the famous American swindler Oscar Hartzell, who made millions in the 1920s and 1930s in various confidence games but especially from his misuse of the purported lost fortune of Sir Francis Drake, detailing how his swindles worked, his evasion of lawmen, his restyling of himself as an English aristocrat, his fortunes after the 1929 stock market crash, his evolvement into a 'messiah' status, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, sources, indexed, 224pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Rayner, Richard : Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Rayner, Richard : Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence ArtistDoubleday, New York, 2002 ISBN 0385499493
FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The fascinating biography of the famous American swindler Oscar Hartzell, who made millions in the 1920s and 1930s in various confidence games but especially from his misuse of the purported lost fortune of Sir Francis Drake, detailing how his swindles worked, his evasion of lawmen, his restyling of himself as an English aristocrat, his fortunes after the 1929 stock market crash, his evolvement into a 'messiah' status, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, sources, indexed, 224pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Rayner, Richard : Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, out-of-print books, antiquarian books, atlases and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |