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Two of a Kind: Gambling Memorabilia & Rare Playing Cards

Sat, May 21, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, May 22, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Lot 88

[Miscellaneous] More than 30 Vintage and Modern Gambling and Gaming Books. Including Card Sharpers Tricks Exposed (1902) by Robert-Houdin

Estimate: $200 - $300

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[Miscellaneous] More than 30 Vintage and Modern Gambling and Gaming Books. Including Card Sharpers Tricks Exposed (1902) by Robert-Houdin; Chance and Luck (London, 1891) by Proctor; La Chance & Les Jeux De Hasard (1936) by Boll; Scientific Betting (1945); How ItÍs Done Cards and Coins (1940s); Nevada Gaming Tokens (ca. 1970); Straight Flush (1971) by Cawley; Talon De Aquiles De La Ruleta (1947); various books on card and casino games; gambling histories; vintage books on Monte Carlo; and more. Cloth, pictorial softcovers. Some illustrated. 8vos. Good condition or better.

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