Constable & Company, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1953. First Edition Thus. 138 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and illustrations are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Pencil markings to free endpapers. Pen and pencil annotations and marginalia to a few pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Minor loss to spine and edges. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1681132168MHA
Title: Scarne on Card Tricks
Author: John Scarne
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Constable & Company
Date Published: 1953

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Flap(s): The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
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