Gambling Memorabilia
Thu, May 18, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 208
PERSIUS, Charles (pseudonym for Charles Dunne). Rouge et No...
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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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 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
PERSIUS, Charles (pseudonym for Charles Dunne).?Rouge?et?Noir. The Academicians of?1823. London: Lawler and Quick,?1823. 8vo. First edition. [4], 456 pp. With hand-colored frontispiece inserted at front. Engraving of roulette wheel on p. 171. Half-title present. Publisher?s plain buckram-backed brown boards, with original printed paper spine label. Front board nearly detached, spine and spine label worn and soiled, boards worn and soiled, some offsetting to title-page from the frontispiece, minor occasional soiling in text, a few gutters overopened. First signature loose, but present. Bookplate of John Leadbitter Smith on ffep. Good. Rare in the original boards. Toole Stott 557.
