The thief-catcher; or, Villainy detected
Subtitle: Containing an ample discovery of the many surprizing tricks, subtilties, and frauds, now practised by highwaymen, street-robbers, gamblers, sweetners, tickers, gypsies, horse-stealers, sneaks, jacobs, money-changers, coiners, traps, and rogues of all denominations. And a detection of the mischiefs arising from the vast numbers of pettifoggers, bailiffs and their followers, by whose oppression multitudes of our able artists, useful manufacturers, &c. croud the various goals of this kingdom
By: By a lover of his country
Publisher: Printed for W. Owen, at Homer's-Head, near Temple-bar
Published: 1753
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Notes: Includes descriptions of various techniques of fraud & theft.

No. 5 in a volume lettered on spine: Gayana 23.