ADVANTAGE CARD PLAYING AND DRAW POKER por Ritter, F.R - 2014

Las Vegas: Geno Munari, 2014. Hardcover. Fine. Reprint of the 1905 first edition. The first part and majority of this classic work deals with marked cards. It shows numerous examples of how and where to mark various back designs popular during the early 20th century in the United States. The second part briefly describes sleight-of-hand for the card cheater such as second dealing, bottom dealing, shuffling, false cuts, and mechanical hold outs. Each technique is illustrated with a photograph. The third and final part deals with the mathematical odds of draw poker. Oblong quarto. Full green cloth binding, with gilt titles. Issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy.