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Artifice Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table. A Treatise on the Science and Art of Manipulating Cards; Embracing the Whole Calendar of Sleights that are Employed by the Gambler and Conjuror Describing with Detail and Illustration Every Known Expedient, Manoeuvre and Stratagem of the Expert Card Handler, with Over 100 Illustrations from Life by M. D. Smith
by Erdnase, S. W
- Used
- Condition
- Good + to Very Good
- Seller
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co, 1902. [Edition Not Stated - NAP] ( Entered according to the act of The Parliament of Congress. In the year one thousand one hundred and two by S. W. Erdnase, in the office of the minister of agriculture). Good + to Very Good. Short 8vo., 178pp., printed wrappers. -- Rare paper edition Issued the same year as the first edition. The last 50 pages devoted to Legerdemain. -- A card manipulation classic, continually referenced by cheats and magicians since its publication. -- Internally about fine. Spine partially perished towards the bottom. Overall condition.
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- Bookseller
- Lonesome Water Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10166
- Title
- Artifice Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table. A Treatise on the Science and Art of Manipulating Cards; Embracing the Whole Calendar of Sleights that are Employed by the Gambler and Conjuror Describing with Detail and Illustration Every Known Expedient, Manoeuvre and Stratagem of the Expert Card Handler, with Over 100 Illustrations from Life by M. D. Smith
- Author
- Erdnase, S. W
- Book Condition
- Used - Good + to Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- [Edition Not Stated - NAP] ( Entered according to the act of The
- Publisher
- Frederick J. Drake & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1902
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About the Seller
Lonesome Water Books
Biblio member since 2003
Sisters, Oregon
About Lonesome Water Books
We are a brick and mortar store located in Beautiful Sisters, Oregon. We have a stock of approximately 10,000 books, 80 percent of which are hardbound. We also carry old prints (decorative and original) and maps.
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