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Gambling Memorabilia & Playing Cards

Sat, Mar 28, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 93

[London] Group of Antiquarian Works on London and English Gambling, Sporting, and Underworld.

Estimate: $300 - $500

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$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
[London] Group of Antiquarian Works on London and English Gambling, Sporting, and Underworld. Including Sketches in London (1840), Grant, illustrated by ?Phiz?; The Great Metropolis (New York, 1837), two vols. in one; English Wayfaring Life (1892); Life in London (London: John Camden Hotten, n.d.), Egan; Curiosities of London (1876), Timbs; Glory and Shame of England (New York, 1841), two vols., Lester; History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great (1843), Fielding, illus. by ?Phiz?; Terrible Sights of London (n.d.), Archer; Romance of London (n.d.), Timbs; True History of Tom and Jerry (n.d.), Hindley; Undercurrents Overlooked (1860), two vols., Byrne; and others. Sizes and bindings vary. Some worn copies, but overall a nice lot.