Gambling Memorabilia Featuring the Collection of Tom Blue
Fri, Mar 1, 2019 04:30AM EST
Lot 177
The Game of Draw Poker, Mathematically Illustrated.
Estimate: $250 - $350
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Winterblossom, Henry. The Game of Draw Poker, Mathematically Illustrated. New York: W. H. Murphey, 1875. First edition. Blue publisher?s cloth stamped in gilt and black. Illustrated. 12mo. 72pp. Covers rubbed and slightly frayed at edges, light spotting initially but generally clean text, boards just slightly bowing. Scarce. Jessel 1706. One of the first two published books exclusively about poker, and the first to thoroughly focus on the mathematics of the game.
