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The Ricky Jay Collection

Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 207

(JERROLD, Douglas, 1803 - 57) Barabbas Whitefeather, pseudo...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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(JERROLD, Douglas, 1803 - 57) Barabbas Whitefeather, pseudo. The Handbook of Swindling. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. Publisher?s limp green embossed cloth, gilt vignette of the King of Spades, cards, and dice, a.e.g. Half-title page, engraved frontispiece and three plates by ?Phiz? (Hablot Knight Brown, best known for his work illustrating Dickens? works) behind tissue guards 8vo. 87pp. Cloth with small stains, front hinge starting, corners and extremities worn, faint toning to plates, else very good.