Title: Robbery by mail
Description: "First edition of this work detailing swindles, skullduggery, and frauds through the US Mail. Of special interest are the extensive sections on medical frauds and quackery, detailing the sex testers, electro-therapy devices, Prof. Samuels' gas-pipe therapy, the fake eye specialists kits seized from scam by Jimmy Head, and others. In addition, Baarslag details lottery swindles, insurance fraud, and catchpenny swindles." -- Antiquarian bookseller's description, 2019.
Subjects: Crime and criminals, Postal service, Swindlers and swindling, United States, United States. Post Office Dept, United States. Post Office Department, Crime, Criminals, Quackery
Places: United States