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Gambling Memorabilia Day 1

Sat, May 6, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, May 7, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 434

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Four Pulp Books on Card-Sharping.

Estimate: $150 - $250

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Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Four Pulp Books on Card-Sharping. Including The Sharper: Detected and Exposed (London: Chapman and Hall, 1863; significant foxing and chipping on spine), The Tricks of the Greeks Unveiled (New York: John W. Lovell, 1882; trans. M. I. Smithson; spine tearing, writing on cover), and two editions of Card Sharpers: Their Tricks Exposed or The Art of Always Winning (Chicago: Charles Power, ca. 1900s & Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, 1902; trans. William J. Hilliar).

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