Scarce Portland, Oregon, Criminal Slang Dictionary
A Vocabulary of Criminal Slang with Some Examples of Common Usages
Publication: Portland, OR: Modern Printing Co, 1914. First Edition.
Notes: A dictionary of 430 terms, compiled by Portland's Chief of Police with the assistance of C. R. Hellyer of the City Detective Department of the Portland police. Concludes with an essay about reducing retail theft and other crimes of opportunity. 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, [1:blank] pages.
Edition + Condition: First printing. A very good copy with short tears to the yapped (overhanging) edges. Lacking the patterned glassine wrapper.
Item No: #366351
Price: $400