The Con Game and "Yellow Kid" Weil: The Autobiography of the Famous Con Artist as Told to W. T. Brannon
- ISBN-10
- 0486231275
- ISBN-13
- 9780486231273
- Pages
- 297
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1974-01-01
- Author
- Joseph R. Weil
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