First UK edition of this famed collection of poker stories and anecdotes from the latter half of the 19th century, told from the Effete East to the Wild and Wooly West of the American continent.
About fine.
Price: $1,000.00
"Every gambler is superstitious."
The figures populating Lillard's stories range from Mississippi riverboat gamblers to senators, representatives, and Kentucky colonels, and include such names as General Robert E. Shenk, author of DRAW: RULES FOR PLAYING POKER, frontiersman James Bowie, California highwayman Black Bart, and any number of Civil War generals. Rare.
Read more: Hyman, A Bibliography of Works in English on Playing Cards and Gaming, 1099; Harris, Poker & Pop Culture: Telling the Story of America's Favorite Card Game.
London: Gibbings and Company, Ltd, 1896. Full title: Poker stories: as told by statesmen, soldiers, lawyers, commercial travelers, bankers, actors, editors, millionaires, members of the Ananias club and the talent. Embracing the most remarkable games 1845-95. 7'' x 5''. Modern three-quarter brown calf with marbled boards and gilt-stamped spine. Original cloth of front board bound in as rear paste-down. Black and white illustrations. 253, [1] pages. A few smudges to pages scattered throughout. In custom brown cloth slipcase.
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