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[Miscellaneous] Group of 35 books about gambling and gambling stories. Including Poker Nation by Andy Bellin (2002), Tarboe by Gilbert Parker (1927), Alaskan Poker Stories by Kenneth Gilbert (1972), Bet A Million by John W. Gates (1948), Best Gambling Stories edited by John Welcome (1961), The Itch for Play by L.J. Ludovici (1962), The Science of Chance by Horace C. Levinson (1950), Gambling in English Life by E. Benson Perkins (1958), Ghosts at the Table by Des Wilson (2008), Fool me Once by Rick Lax (2010), The Game, A Lesson by Sam Kash Kachigan (1984), and many more. Most in cloth with jackets and 8vo. Generally good condition. Should be seen.


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2012-06-23

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