Artifacts of Play
Sun, Oct 12, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 121
Poker Chips Magazine. July, 1896. New York: Frank Tousey, 1...
Estimate: $300 - $600
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $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 |
Poker Chips Magazine. July, 1896.?New York: Frank Tousey, 1896. 60 pp., [4] ads. at rear. Colorful lithographed covers. Staining and chips to spine and extremities, else very good. RARE.Tousey, a publisher of chapbooks and street literature, issued only six issues of Poker Chips before folding it into The White Elephant, which promised tales of a ?wider literary scope" by authors including Twain, Crane, and Kipling. These authors never made an appearance in its pages, but words penned by entertainers including minstrel show men, magicians, and politicians did grace its pages.
