AN EXPOSURE OF THE ARTS AND MISERIES OF GAMBLING; DESIGNED ESPECIALLY AS A WARNING TO THE YOUTHFUL AND INEXPERIENCED AGAINST THE EVILS OF THAT ODIOUS AND DESTRUCTIVE VICE.REVISED BY A LITERARY FRIEND
Green, Jonathan H.
Verlag: Philadelphia, 1847
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336pp. plus six plates. Original publisher's black cloth, stamped in blind, featuring a horn spilling items such as players' cards, chips, a clock, and weapons, surrounded by a floral border; rebacked in red calf, gilt leather label. Corners scuffed. Mild foxing and toning, scattered dampstaining. Good plus. The first of a series of books on this subject written by Green, and the first book by a professional gambler exposing the tricks of the trade. The present title, here described as "Revised by a Literary Friend, Fourth Edition, Improved," is not listed in Howes, although three of Green's books are. This volume includes chapters on horse racing, card games, "The Depravity of Vice of Rapid Growth," cheating techniques, and many stories of the terrible and untimely deaths of gamblers by murder and suicide, especially in the southern states, most notably Arkansas and Louisiana. Green's works are some of the most elusive and important devoted to early American gambling. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers WRCAM46030
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Verlag: Philadelphia
Erscheinungsdatum: 1847
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AN EXPOSURE OF THE ARTS AND MISERIES OF GAMBLING; DESIGNED ESPECIALLY AS A WARNING TO THE YOUTHFUL AND INEXPERIENCED AGAINST THE EVILS OF THAT ODIOUS AND DESTRUCTIVE VICE.REVISED BY A LITERARY FRIEND.
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Philadelphia. 1847., 1847
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Anbieter: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, USA
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336pp. plus six plates. Original publisher's black cloth, stamped in blind, featuring a horn spilling items such as players' cards, chips, a clock, and weapons, surrounded by a floral border; rebacked in red calf, gilt leather label. Corners scuffed. Mild foxing and toning, scattered dampstaining. Good plus. The first of a series of books on this subject written by Green, and the first book by a professional gambler exposing the tricks of the trade. The present title, here described as "Revised by a Literary Friend, Fourth Edition, Improved," is not listed in Howes, although three of Green's books are. This volume includes chapters on horse racing, card games, "The Depravity of Vice of Rapid Growth," cheating techniques, and many stories of the terrible and untimely deaths of gamblers by murder and suicide, especially in the southern states, most notably Arkansas and Louisiana. Green's works are some of the most elusive and important devoted to early American gambling. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 46030
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