Picture 1 of 1
Picture 1 of 1
The Big Con,David Maurer
£3.16
Condition:
Postage:
Located in: South East, United Kingdom
Delivery:
Dispatched within 1 day
Estimated between Thu, 6 Jun and Tue, 25 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Payments:
Get more time to pay. See payment informationfor PayPal Credit - opens in a new window or tab
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:134454385310
Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780099409991
- EAN
- 9780099409991
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Type
- Study Guide
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Big Con
- Item Height
- 198mm
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Topic
- Languages, History, Criminology
- Item Width
- 129mm
- Item Weight
- 214g
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
About this product
Product Information
'Of all the gifters, the confidence man is the aristocrat, ' wrote David Maurer, a proposition he definitively proved in The Big Con. A professor of linguistics who specialised in underworld argot, Maurer won the trust of hundreds of swindlers. They let him in on not simply their language, but their folkwrys and the astonishingly complex and elaborate schemes whereby unsuspecting marks, hooked by their own greed and dishonesty were 'taken off' - i. e. , cheated - of thousands upon thousands of dollars. The products of amazing ingenuity, crack timing and attention to every last detail, these 'big cons', as thoroughly scripted and rehearsed as any Hollywood production, richly deserve Maurer's description as 'the most effective swindling device which man has ever invented. ' The Big Con is a treasure trove of American lingo (the write, the rag, the pay-off, ropers, shills, the cold poke and the convincer) and indeliable characters (Yellow Kid Weil, Barney the Patch, the Seldom-Seen Kid, Limehouse Chappie and Larry the Lug). First published in 1940, The Big Con makes compelling reading whilst being the most authentic and utterly authoritative study on the con artist and his game.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornerstone
ISBN-13
9780099409991
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88834217
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Big Con
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Languages, History, Criminology
Publication Year
2000
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
214g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
Wrap Ltd.
Mubin Ahmed
Unit 4
119 Loverock Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 1DZ
United Kingdom
Value added tax number:
- GB 724 4981 18
Company registration number:
- 03800600
I certify that all my selling activities will comply with all EU laws and regulations.
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:134454385310
Post to me
Item location:
South East, United Kingdom
Posts to:
Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Romania, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Worldwide, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Afghanistan, Libya, Nauru, Russian Federation, Somalia, Ukraine, Yemen
| Postage and packaging | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| £8.99 | United States | Standard Delivery (Standard Int'l Postage) | Estimated between Thu, 6 Jun and Tue, 25 Jun to 43230 |
| Dispatch time |
|---|
| Will usually dispatch within 1 working day of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Returns policy
| After receiving the item, cancel the purchase within | Return postage |
|---|---|
| 30 days | Buyer pays for return postage |
Refer to eBay return policyopens in a new tab or window for more details. You're covered by the eBay Money Back Guaranteeopens in a new tab or window if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing.
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
| Return policy details |
|---|
| Returns accepted |
Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Find out more about your rights as a buyer and exceptions.
Payment details
Payment methods
Popular categories from this shop
Registered as a business seller
Seller Feedback (1,241,329)
s***s (196)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Very fairly priced. Speedy delivery in 3 days. Strong PVC packaging was used but unfortunately there was a hole in the bag and damage to the book cover as a result (minor) which may have been averted by a layer of bubble wrap or cardboard packaging on this heavy hardback book with sharp corners. This is feedback not a complaint as I appreciate using more robust packaging could result in higher prices. Would appreciate if this seller left feedback on me as a buyer please!
4***4 (449)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Quick delivery and carefully packaged. Book condition was as described and a nice little surprise of it being a hard back. Yet again I would advice for you to remove previous price stickers as it is disheartening to the buyer.
u***a (385)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Item arrived on time but will you tell seller to pack in something better than plastic bags as damade has occured as shown in transit. Royal Mail tend to not take enough care and chuck other stuff on top which causes dents etc
Product ratings and reviews
More to explore:
- San Diego Comic Con Comics, Graphic Novels & TPBs,
- New York Comic Con Comics, Graphic Novels & TPBs,
- San Diego Comic Con Superheroes Comics, Graphic Novels & TPBs,
- David Walliams Fiction Books,
- David Baldacci Hardcover Books,
- David Walliams Audio Books,
- David Baldacci Fiction Books,
- David Walliams Signed Fiction & Books,
- David Walliams Audio CD Books,
- David Walliams Fiction Picture Books