Picture 1 of 1
The Big Con,David Maurer
Condition:
Postage:
International delivery of items may be subject to customs processing and additional charges.
Located in: South East, United Kingdom
Delivery:
Estimated between Wed, 5 Jun and Mon, 24 Jun to 43230
Please allow additional time if international delivery is subject to customs processing.
Returns:
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller information
- 99.3% positive Feedback
Registered as a business seller
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
Value Added Tax number:
- GB 724 4981 18
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:134454385310
Postage and handling
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 handling | To | Service | Delivery*See delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBP 8.99 (approx. AU $17.24) | United States | Standard postage (Standard Int'l Postage) |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 1 business day of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales tax for an item #134454385310
Sales tax for an item #134454385310
Seller collects sales tax for items posted to the following states:
| State | Sales tax rate |
|---|
Return policy
| Item must be returned within |
|---|
| 30 days after the buyer receives it |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
You must return items in their original packaging and in the same condition as when you received them. If you don't follow our item condition policy for returnsitem condition policy for returns, you may not receive a full refund.
Refunds by law: In Australia, consumers have a legal right to obtain a refund from a business if the goods purchased are faulty, not fit for purpose or don't match the seller's description. More information at returnsreturns - opens in a new window or tab.
Payment details
Payment methods
Seller Feedback (1,239,759)
y***e (247)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Item just as described. Quick delivery. Well packaged. Great price. Brilliant seller. Great Communication.
o***m (390)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Item just as described. Quick Delivery. Well Packaged. Great Price. Brilliant Seller. Great Communication
c***i (948)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Great quality books. Great price! Well packed. Exactly as described. Fast dispatch and delivery. Regular e-mails regarding order. Highly recommended seller. Thank you so much.
Product ratings and reviews
More to explore:
- David Walliams Fiction Books,
- Big Comics, Graphic Novels & TPBs,
- David Eddings Fiction & Fiction Books,
- David Walliams Hardcover Books,
- David Baldacci Fiction & Fiction Books,
- David Weber Fiction & Fiction Books,
- David Baldacci Fiction & Non-Fiction Books,
- Henry David Thoreau Fiction & Books,
- David Walliams HarperCollins Fiction & Books,
- David Walliams Fiction Books & Ages 9-12 Intended Audience