Title: Professional criminals of America
Description: Byrnes was the police chief of New York City. This is his compendium of the best known criminals circa 1885. Includes descriptions of the criminals, their nicknames, and in some cases their photos. The MO of each criminal is addressed. Just reading the nicknames for these people is interesting. 

Note: there is also an 1896 edition with updates on many of the criminals mentioned here.
Subjects: Criminals, Identification, Biography, police investigations, thieves, swindlers, forgers, Crime
Places: NYC
Time periods: 1886