During WW2, soldiers and sailors enjoyed playing dice, but were often fleeced by con men and cheaters. Magician John Scarne came to their rescue, offering advice for playing as well as for spotting tricks and cheats in his columns in Yank Magazine. This book was first published in 1945. See CoachwhipBooks.com for guides: dominoes, backgammon, more.
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During WW2, soldiers and sailors enjoyed playing dice, but were often fleeced by con men and cheaters. Magician John Scarne came to their rescue, offering advice for playing as well as for spotting tricks and cheats in his columns in Yank Magazine. This book was first published in 1945. See CoachwhipBooks.com for guides: dominoes, backgammon, more.
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8vo, pp. 434. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Cover slightly faded, but a nice tight copy. Published to warn servicemen about the many way of cheating (and just plain losing) with dice.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Hardback book in near fine condition, dust jacket is very good, revised updated edition, clean no names, notes etc, solid binding.
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Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 2nd Printing. 2nd printing, revised slightly from original 1st printing. Prior owner ink gift inscription on dedication page, otherwise good. Black cloth with rubbed gold lettering. NO dust jacket. 422 pages, indexed. Illustrated with b&w photos and some reproductions from gambling supply catalogs.
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8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 3rd Printing. 3rd printing, revised slightly from original 1st printing. About good with lightly bumped corners. Black cloth with rubbed gold lettering. No prior owner markings. NO dust jacket. 422 pages, indexed. Illustrated with b&w photos and some reproductions from gambling supply catalogs.
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Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 2nd Printing. 2nd printing, revised slightly from original 1st printing. Small generic bookplate on front pastedown, bookplate of magic builder Leslie C. Smith (Owen Magic Supreme) on verso of free endpaper. No markings Slight bumps to corners. Black cloth with rubbed gold lettering. NO dust jacket. 422 pages, indexed. Illustrated with b&w photos and some reproductions from gambling supply catalogs.
