Gambling Memorabilia Featuring the Collection of Tom Blue
Fri, Mar 1, 2019 04:30AM EST
Lot 26
Thirty Years Passed Among the Players in England and America.
Estimate: $250 - $350
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| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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Cowell, Joe. Thirty Years Passed Among the Players in England and America. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1844. Two parts in one, separate title pages, paginated together. Cloth, leather title label in gilt. Text in two columns. 8vo. Spotting with occasional pencil markings. Ex-library copy (Boston Public Lib.), with expected stamps and notations. Part II contains an early description of the game of poker, including a basic overview of the rules and the hierarchy of winning hands.
