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Prison Tragedies by Chauncey Stillson, Con Man

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Prison Tragedies by Chauncey J. Stillson. Published by Prison Problem Magazine, 1926. Softcover, 118 pages, 9" x 6". Previous owner has written "con man" in pencil on title page. Overall very good to excellent. Very Scarce publication. Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna Rare Books, Seattle, Washington. We gladly combine shipping on all purchases for this auction. We will ship all items in-house for this auction and offer a variety of shipping options but will not ship via USPS Media Mail.