Sold for:
$16,000
$16,000
Ritter, F. R. Advantage Card Playing and Draw Poker. N.p., 1905. Brown cloth stamped in gold. Illustrated with photographs. 4to. Light shelf wear at extremities and minor soiling and wear to cloth, but overall good condition. Ex-libris Milton Kort. Fewer than 15 examples known. Scarce. Very little is known about F.R. Ritter, author of this scarce book, or his motivation for writing and publishing it. The volume features the first photograph of a Jacobs Ladder-style holdout ever printed, as well as dozens of images of cards marked with "blockout" work.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-01-29
