Scarce Portland, Oregon, Criminal Slang Dictionary
A Vocabulary of Criminal Slang with Some Examples of Common Usages
Notes: A dictionary of 430 terms, compiled with the assistance of C. R. Hellyer of the City Detective Department of the Portland police. An unusual Oregon imprint.
"John Hancock, noun, current amongst confidence men and paper grafters generally. A signature. Derived from the common observation that John Hancock, of Revolutionary fame, wrote in a massive, extremely legible hand."
"Jab, noun, current amongst morphine and cocaine fiends. A hypodermic injection."
103 pages.
Edition + Condition: First printing. A good copy with chipping to the yapped edges and not quite an inch missing from the base of the spine. Pages creased. Lacking the patterned glassine wrapper. A solid reference copy.
Publication: Portland, OR: Modern Printing Co, 1914.
Item No: #362616
Price: $150