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Sat, Mar 28, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 100

[Meehan, C.H.W.]. The Law and Practice of the Game of Euchre. By a Professor.

Estimate: $100 - $200

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[Meehan, C.H.W.]. The Law and Practice of the Game of Euchre. By a Professor. Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Brothers, (1862). FIRST EDITION. Original dark brown embossed cloth, cover stamped in gold and ruled in blind. 12mo. Boards stained, crown partially frayed, corners rubbed. Generally a clean copy. Jessel 1180. The first full exposition of the great American card game that, before the Civil War, was more popular than poker and lent the term ?to euchre? to the language.