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WOOLDRIDGE, Clifton L. (1854-1933). A group of two books about grafts and cons. Including: Hands Up! in the World of Crime, or 12 Years a Detective. Chicago: Stanton and Van Vliet, 1906. Publisher’s pictorial cloth stamped in black and yellow. Frontispiece. Illustrated. 8vo. Early reprint. Spine a bit toned, some rubbing, mild soiling, rear hinge starting, gutter facing title-page overopened, text a bit toned. Still, a near fine copy. Describes all manner of crime in Chicago including murder, crooked gambling, robbery, and prostitution. [Together with:] The Devil and the Grafter. [Chicago: author, 1907]. Publisher’s pictorial blue cloth stamped in red and black. 8vo. Illustrated, including frontispiece. Presumed first edition. Spine toned and worn, binding worn and soiled, ffep lacking, hinges cracked, text toned with occasional soiling. Good. Some illustrations depict Wooldridge wearing disguises, including “a Jew in the Ghetto”, and “Policy-Sam Johnson”.