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  •  Forster, Carl. Abdrucke vollstandigen Kartenspieles auf Silberplaten gestochen von Georg Heinrich Bleich.
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 49

    Forster, Carl. Abdrucke vollstandigen Kartenspieles auf Silberplaten gestochen von Georg Heinrich Bleich.

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    $300 - $500
  •  [Fortune-Telling] Three Fortune-Telling Chapbooks and Pamphlets.
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 50

    [Fortune-Telling] Three Fortune-Telling Chapbooks and Pamphlets.

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    $200 - $400
  •  [French] Group of French Books on Gambling and Playing Cards.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 51

    [French] Group of French Books on Gambling and Playing Cards.

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    $200 - $300
  •  Gannon, E.  “Faro”. The Game of Craps Exposed.
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 52

    Gannon, E. “Faro”. The Game of Craps Exposed.

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    $100 - $200
  •  Gibson, Walter. The Bunco Book.
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    $80 - $150
    Lot 53

    Gibson, Walter. The Bunco Book.

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    $80 - $150
  •  Green, J[onathan] H[arrington]. An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling.
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 54

    Green, J[onathan] H[arrington]. An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling.

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  •  Green, Jonathan H[arrington]. Gambling Exposed. A Full Exposition of all the Various Arts, Mysteries, and Miseries of Gambling.
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 55

    Green, Jonathan H[arrington]. Gambling Exposed. A Full Exposition of all the Various Arts, Mysteries, and Miseries of Gambling.

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    $500 - $700
  •  Green, J[onathan] H[arrington]. Gambling In Its Infancy; or a Dissuasive to the Young Against Games of Chance.
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 56

    Green, J[onathan] H[arrington]. Gambling In Its Infancy; or a Dissuasive to the Young Against Games of Chance.

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    $800 - $1,200
  •  Green, J[onathan] H[arrington]. Gamblers’ Tricks with Cards Exposed and Explained.
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 57

    Green, J[onathan] H[arrington]. Gamblers’ Tricks with Cards Exposed and Explained.

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    $400 - $600
  •  Green, J[onathan] H[arrington]. Gambling Unmasked! Or, The Personal Experience of J.H. Green.
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 58

    Green, J[onathan] H[arrington]. Gambling Unmasked! Or, The Personal Experience of J.H. Green.

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    $500 - $700
  •  Green, Jonathan H[arrington]. The Reformed Gambler; or, the History of the Later Years of the Life of Jonathan H. Green.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 59

    Green, Jonathan H[arrington]. The Reformed Gambler; or, the History of the Later Years of the Life of Jonathan H. Green.

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    $200 - $300
  •  Green, J[onathan] H[arrington]. Secret Band of Brothers; or, The American Outlaws.
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    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 60

    Green, J[onathan] H[arrington]. Secret Band of Brothers; or, The American Outlaws.

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    $1,000 - $1,500
  •  Green, Jonathan H. Secret Band of Brothers.
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 61

    Green, Jonathan H. Secret Band of Brothers.

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    $300 - $500
  •  Green, Jonathan H. Gamblers’ Tricks with Cards Exposed and Explained [cover title].
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 62

    Green, Jonathan H. Gamblers’ Tricks with Cards Exposed and Explained [cover title].

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    $200 - $300
  •  Greenwood, James. Low-Life Deeps / Seven Curses of London.
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 63

    Greenwood, James. Low-Life Deeps / Seven Curses of London.

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    $100 - $200
  • Greiner, A.J. Swindles and Bunco Games in City and Country.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 64

    Greiner, A.J. Swindles and Bunco Games in City and Country.

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    $200 - $300
  •  Greiner, A.J. Swindles and Bunco Games in City and Country
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    $150 - $200
    Lot 65

    Greiner, A.J. Swindles and Bunco Games in City and Country

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    $150 - $200
  •  Griffiths, Arthur. Mysteries of Police and Crime.
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 66

    Griffiths, Arthur. Mysteries of Police and Crime.

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    $100 - $200
  •  Group of Slang/Criminal Underworld Dictionaries.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 67

    Group of Slang/Criminal Underworld Dictionaries.

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    $200 - $300
  •  Group of Antiquarian Booklets and Tracts on Gambling, Lottery, and Gaming.
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 68

    Group of Antiquarian Booklets and Tracts on Gambling, Lottery, and Gaming.

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    $250 - $350
  •  Hargrave, Catherine Perry. A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming.
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 69

    Hargrave, Catherine Perry. A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming.

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    $150 - $250
  •  Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Baccarat Fair and Foul.
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 70

    Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Baccarat Fair and Foul.

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    $800 - $1,200
  •  Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène (trans. Professor Hoffmann). Card-Sharping Exposed.
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 71

    Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène (trans. Professor Hoffmann). Card-Sharping Exposed.

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    $200 - $400
  •  Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène. Tricheries Des Grecs Devoilees, and Other French Gambling Books.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 72

    Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène. Tricheries Des Grecs Devoilees, and Other French Gambling Books.

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    $200 - $300
  •  Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Eight Volumes by Hoffmann on Games, Cards, and Puzzles.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 73

    Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Eight Volumes by Hoffmann on Games, Cards, and Puzzles.

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    $200 - $300
  •  Hooper, William D. Rational Recreations in which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy…All Those Commonly Performed with Cards.
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 74

    Hooper, William D. Rational Recreations in which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy…All Those Commonly Performed with Cards.

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    $250 - $350
  •  Horr, Norton. A Bibliography of Card-Games and the History of Playing-Cards, signed.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 75

    Horr, Norton. A Bibliography of Card-Games and the History of Playing-Cards, signed.

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    $200 - $300
  •  Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). The Right Way to Do Wrong.
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 76

    Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). The Right Way to Do Wrong.

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    $100 - $200
  •  How ‘Tis Done.
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 77

    How ‘Tis Done.

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    $100 - $150
  •  How ‘Tis Done; or The Secret Out.
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 78

    How ‘Tis Done; or The Secret Out.

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    $100 - $150
  • Howard, H.R. (comp.). The History of Virgil A. Stewart and his Adventure in Capturing and Exposing the Great "Western Land Pirate" and his Gang.
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 79

    Howard, H.R. (comp.). The History of Virgil A. Stewart and his Adventure in Capturing and Exposing the Great "Western Land Pirate" and his Gang.

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    $100 - $200
  •  Hoyle, Edmund. The Polite Gamester.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 80

    Hoyle, Edmund. The Polite Gamester.

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    $200 - $300
  •  Innis, S. Victor. Exposing the Twelve Great Secrets of the Modern Card Shark.
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 81

    Innis, S. Victor. Exposing the Twelve Great Secrets of the Modern Card Shark.

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    $400 - $600
  •  Jay, Ricky. Cards as Weapons.
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 82

    Jay, Ricky. Cards as Weapons.

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    $150 - $250
  •  Jeffreys, Curt. Further Confessions of a Con Man.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 83

    Jeffreys, Curt. Further Confessions of a Con Man.

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    $200 - $300
  •  Jessel, Frederick. A Bibliography of Works in English on Playing Cards and Gaming.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 84

    Jessel, Frederick. A Bibliography of Works in English on Playing Cards and Gaming.

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    $200 - $300
  •  [Johnson, J.H.]. The Open Book.
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 85

    [Johnson, J.H.]. The Open Book.

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    $150 - $250
  •  Johnson, J.H. The Open Book.
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    $50 - $100
    Lot 86

    Johnson, J.H. The Open Book.

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    $50 - $100
  •  Johnston, J.P. Three Johnston’s Works on Hustlers and Gamblers.
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 87

    Johnston, J.P. Three Johnston’s Works on Hustlers and Gamblers.

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    $100 - $200
  •  [Kentucky] Alexander, Rev. Gross. Steve P. Holcombe, The Converted Gambler: His Life and Work.
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    $50 - $100
    Lot 88

    [Kentucky] Alexander, Rev. Gross. Steve P. Holcombe, The Converted Gambler: His Life and Work.

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    $50 - $100
  •  Klein, Henry H. Sacrificed: The Story of Police Lieut. Charles Becker.
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    $50 - $100
    Lot 89

    Klein, Henry H. Sacrificed: The Story of Police Lieut. Charles Becker.

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    $50 - $100
  •  Lebrun, M. Manuel des Jeux de Calcul et de Hasard ou Nouvelle Academie des Jeux.
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    $80 - $150
    Lot 90

    Lebrun, M. Manuel des Jeux de Calcul et de Hasard ou Nouvelle Academie des Jeux.

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    $80 - $150
  •  Litzau, Edward A. How It’s Done: A Complete Expose of Tested Formulas for Card Men.
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 91

    Litzau, Edward A. How It’s Done: A Complete Expose of Tested Formulas for Card Men.

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    $150 - $250
  •  [London] Group of Books on London Life, Gambling, and Underworld.
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    $125 - $200
    Lot 92

    [London] Group of Books on London Life, Gambling, and Underworld.

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    $125 - $200
  •  [London] Group of Antiquarian Works on London and English Gambling, Sporting, and Underworld.
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 93

    [London] Group of Antiquarian Works on London and English Gambling, Sporting, and Underworld.

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    $300 - $500
  •  [Lottery] Anno Regni Georgii II / III. Two Lottery Acts.
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    $50 - $100
    Lot 94

    [Lottery] Anno Regni Georgii II / III. Two Lottery Acts.

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    $50 - $100
  •  MacDougall, Mickey. Group of MacDougall Books and Pamphlets on Gambling.
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 95

    MacDougall, Mickey. Group of MacDougall Books and Pamphlets on Gambling.

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    $80 - $125
  •  Maskelyne, John Nevil. Sharps and Flats.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 96

    Maskelyne, John Nevil. Sharps and Flats.

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    $200 - $300

Auction Description

Gambling Memorabilia & Playing Cards by Potter & Potter Auctions

Our annual gambling and playing card auction will include items in many categories: uncommon and beautifully bound books on cards, crime, cons, and poker, as well as books on cheating and crooked gambling, chief among them the works of Jonathan H. Green and S.W. Erdnase. A strong selection of vintage playing cards will also be offered, among them advertising decks, and early American cards dating to the 18th century. Other offerings include cheating devices, poker chips, dice, and decorative prints and posters with a card and gambling theme. Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery March 26—27, 10—5pm

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