Gambling Memorabilia & Playing Cards
Sat, Mar 28, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 67
Group of Slang/Criminal Underworld Dictionaries.
Estimate: $200 - $300
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Group of Slang/Criminal Underworld Dictionaries. Ten volumes, including A New Dictionary of Americanisms (New York: Louis Weiss, ca. 1902); The Underworld Speaks (San Francisco, 1935); Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo (New York, 1950); A Dictionary of the Underworld (New York, 1961); a UCLA M.A. thesis on gambling argot by Marcus Landsberg (1974); and others. Sizes and bindings vary. Generally very good, with dust-jackets protected under Brodart.
