Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty One
by Thorp, Edward O
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1966. Signed by Edward O. Thorp on the front free endpaper. Revised and simplified edition, third impression. [xiv], 220, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt and black. Slight smudge to signature, else Fine, in Very Good+ dust jacket with closed tear near head, light wear. The American mathematics professor's classic exposition of his system of card counting in blackjack.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140943449
- Title
- Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty One
- Author
- Thorp, Edward O
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- signed, MIT, card counting, blackjack, black jack, Las Vegas, math, probability, mathematics
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...