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Tue, Jul 24, 2018 03:10AM EDT
Lot 74

Card-Sharping Detected and Exposed.

Estimate: $250 - $350

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$0 $5
$30 $10
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$1,000 $100
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$100,000 $10,000
Robert-Houdin, Jean Eug?ne (trans. Professor Hoffmann). Card-Sharping Detected and Exposed. London: George Routledge, 1882. First edition. Light blue cloth stamped in gilt, red, and black. Illustrated. 8vo. 316pp., 4pp ads. Firm, sturdy copy, covers with some discoloration to edges, a bit rubbed, light scattered spotting, small piece torn from half title.