Playing the Field: Autobiography of an American Racketeer

Description

2nd Edition. Hardcover. No dust jacket. 8vo. Green leatherette over boards, yellow cover title, no spine title. 23x15x1.5cm. News Publishing. Sacramento. 1948. 168 pp. Carnine, Philip K (foreword). Very good, corners bumped, light wear to spine ends, owner’s blindstamp to ffep. Inscribed and signed “To Murphy Sincerely Diamond Spike” by the author on the ffep. Blindstamp identifies a previous owner as BLH (Bonnie Hoptry). The book is an autobiographical account in verse describing a live of crime and gambling. Includes a glossary with slang languages of the underworld. This book will be an interesting addition to any true crime collection, and the glossary will be a great resource for authors of crime fiction set in the mid-20th century. Also a great gift item for relatives of the author or previous owner. weight: 0.9 lb.