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[Gambling –Booklets] Five booklets on confidence gambling and card sharping. Including Tricks and Traps (ca. 1920), Card Sharper’s Tricks Exposed (ca. 1920), How Gamblers Cheat; and, The Treasure Casket of Mysteries (ca. 1890), How It’s Done, Cards and Coins (ca. 1920), and How to Win at Draw Poker (1909). Pictorial wraps and paper bindings. Illustrated with line drawings. 8vo. Generally good condition except for How Gamblers Cheat, in fair condition with loose front wrapper and deteriorated spine.


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2014-05-31

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