Fred D. Pasley MUSCLING IN First edition and 12 similar items

MUSCLING IN By Fred D. Pasley New York: Ives Washburn Publisher, 1931. First edition. Near fine in original black cloth, titles and rules in red; decorative endpapers; in a somewhat age-toned, very good dust jacket that is mildly shelf worn and missing several pieces from the spine ends. A contemporary exposé on American Gangsters by the author of Al Capone: The Biography of a Self-made Man (1930). "In tracing the growth of rackets from their intergang phases to their present national scope, Mr. Pasley reports that New York is the most heavily infested of all American cities with this particular form of criminal enterprise. He admits that Chicago was the cradle of the racket, but maintains that New York has far outstripped all competitors and has developed a form of extortion which is better organized and which produces less bloodshed."--New York Times Archive. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT VINTAGE BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.