x, 234 pp. Illustrated from photographs. 8vo. Brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial jacket. First Edition.
Alvin Clarence "Titanic" Thompson was a legend in his own time. One of the great con artists in history, Thompson was also an avid golfer. His life reads like a fascinating novel and his acquaintances include Al Capone, Lucky" Luciano, Howard Hughes, Minnesota Fats and Walter Winchell. D&M 73890; D&J S39400. Scarce.