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  • Vocabulum; or, The rogue’s lexicon. Comp. from the most authentic sources
    George W. Matsell / George WMatsell
    This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve ...
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    7,95 €

  • Vocabulum, Or, The Rogue’s Lexicon. Compiled From the Most Authentic Sources.
    George W. Matsell / George WMatsell
    Published just before the Civil War, this dictionary offers a fascinating glimpse into the American underworld in the first half of the nineteenth centuryAs New York City’s Chief of Police and an owner of the National Police Gazette, George W. Matsell [1811-1877] had an abiding interest in criminal speechways. Although he compiled this dictionary for his colleagues in law enfor...
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    19,01 €

  • The Secret Language of Crime
    George W. Matsell / George WMatsell
    American law-enforcement pioneer GEORGE WASHINGTON MATSELL (1811–1877) modernized police procedures and became the first commissioner of the New York City Police Department after its formation in 1844. He also created this astonishing little book, first published in 1859, which may well be one of the most extraordinary guides to a subculture ever written.Here, Matsell collects ...
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    35,79 €