Wooldridge, Clifton R.: Tricks and Traps ©1919 Max Stein Publishing House, Chicago Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 32 pages Revised Edition McCarron, B.W. (editor) ©2020 Magic World Publishers Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 36 pages

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Contents (from Magic World Publishers edition ToC):

4 Foreword

5 Part I. Confidence Games: Details of the Many Schemes and Devices Employed to Fleece Strangers
6 The Confidence Man
6 The King of Conmen Quits Chicago
7 Capt. Colleran Moves In
8 The Woolen Mills Gang
9 Suits Sold for Advertising Purposes Gag
11 The Tivoli Game
12 The Goose-Neck Swindle
14 The Rocky Mountain Dice Game
15 The Lock Game
16 The Steamboat Explosion Ruse
17 The Envelope Game
18 The Three Shell Game
19 The Short Change Scam
20 A Word to the Reader

21 Part II. Tricks Of The Country Fair Fakers
21 The Faker Sets Up Shop
22 Tricks of the Cane Rack
23 The Knife Board a Good Graft
24 Wheel of Fortune
24 Strike It Rich
25 Red, White and Blue Box

26 Part III. Fleecing Invalids And Cripples
26 The Letter Writing at Home Graft
30 Case File: Took Roulette Wheel and Cash

32 Part IV. Wooldridge's Never Fail System
32 System for Defeating the Grafter

36 About the Author