Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi
by Devol, George H
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No DJ Included
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Devol, George H. Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi. 1926 Henry Holt First Edition. Used. Good Condition/ No DJ is included. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 288 Pages. Red boards with playing card emblem at center front. Spine states "Of The Mississippi" in error. Summary: In his "Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi" Devol recounts dozens of anecdotes of how he plied his Three-Card Monte and sharp dealing skills to cheat the cheaters and/or suckers on steamboats and in river towns over more than four decades in the mid-nineteenth century American South" Please see our stock photos.
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- Bookseller
- Mary Riversong Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 211DevolGambler
- Title
- Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi
- Author
- Devol, George H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1926
- Pages
- 288
- Size
- 5 1/4 X 7 5/8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Gambling, Gambler, Mississippi River, Showboat, Steamboat, Playing Cards, Deck, Three-Card Monte, Card Games, 19th Century, South, Gaming
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Americana; Social Sciences; Anthropology; American History; American South; Language Arts; Short Stories; Nonfiction; Gambling and Gaming; 19th Century Literature;
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