Rare Expert at the Card Table Playing Cards Modern Magic Conjuring Erdnase Book

Description: Template By Froo! Expert at the Card Table Playing Cards Modern Magic Manipulation Conjuring Book SHOP FOR MORE IN THE STORE (Very Rare Fragile Condition) TITLE: Expert at the Card Table Publisher The Charles T Powner Co : / Soft cover. Chicago Edition. 3rd Over one hundred drawings from life by M.D. Smith (illustrator) Cover: Black and Red Litho print to covers & section to front and rear covers, red and black pictorial wrap of King Hearts Court Pages: #205 / Fragile / Clean Spine: Intact / Fragile Condition Author : S.W. Erdnase , Expert Card Manipulator CONDITION: Subjective: Moderate wear to edges, Slight Surface Soiling / Crease at corner / Light Surface wear on Cover / Pages overall very acceptable / Cover Still bright and Intact / impressions at staple sites, No signs of Soiling on pages / Light Soiling on Back Cover / First Few Pages have Wrinkled Sheets (pic) / All highly acceptable for its Rarity. After more than a hundred years, "Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the card Table," by S.W. Erdnase, probably a pseudonym for Chicago railway worker E.S. Andrews (via famed magician Dai Vernon, who was told by Johnny Sprong that this identity was revealed to him by the original 1902 printer James McKinney -- though at least one dissident makes a competing case for Edward Gallaway, an associate of McKinney's) remains a cornerstone for card conjurers and "a post-graduate course circa 1900 on the technique of cheating at cards, Upon the bankruptcy of the original printer. Frederick J. Drake & Co. of Chicago in 1903 acquired the plates, unsold copies of the first edition, and the rights to reprint this title. Ads appeared in 1904 for an edition listing the author as "Samuel Robert Erdnase," but it appears no actual Drake edition appeared until this one, dated 1905. Magic, gambling, table games & card manipulation, sleight-of-hand, conjuring, prestidigitation, cheating. This is a true Americana classic and advanced book on Card Manipulation and Sleight of Hand at the turn of the century. The book on trick and mechanical cards is quite advanced and excellent as this historic book is for the true cardist using techniques and material with Illustrated drawings. This is a true piece of history as Card Experts in a century continue learning Card Manipulation with a gorgeous King Court cover! Owning such a magnificent artifact is truly remarkable for any collector! This spectacular investment example is only one reason why to own such a piece that's rich in history. Now you can own one historic book with pure confidence and having the luxury of displaying a historic time piece that's rich in history! AS ALWAYS! 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Location: New Castle, Pennsylvania

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