Forty Years a Gambler On the Mississippi

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… Read more about this item

Cincinnati: Devol & Haines, 1887.. 300pp. plus five plates including frontispiece portrait. Original gilt pictorial blue cloth, spine gilt. Spine slightly faded, spine ends and corners a bit worn, hinges slightly loose but still holding firmly. Light, even tanning. Very good. The true first edition of this classic memoir of notorious 19th-century gambler George Devol, who was the bane… Read more about this item

N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, 1926 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original deep red cloth with hand of cards in circle on boards. Cover a bit grubby, but no writing except previous owner's name in light pencil. Typo in spine title states "of" instead of "on". Racial slurs.… Read more about this item

New York: George H. Devol, 1892.. 300pp. plus frontispiece portrait and four plates. Original green cloth, gilt. Cloth moderately rubbed, light edge wear. Previous owner's signature and presentation inscription on front free endpaper. Titlepage partially torn at gutter, not affecting text. Lightly toned. A very good copy. Rare presentation copy of the second edition of the classic work on… Read more about this item

Cincinatti: Devol and Haines. Good with no dust jacket. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. 5.5 x 8.75"; 300 pages; Good to fair condition. The spine has been repaired and a few pages are taped. Covers are well-worn and spotted. Chip missing from spine, and a few pages are torn. Previous owners' names are written in front pages. Some… Read more about this item

Applewood Books, 1996. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket… Read more about this item

New York: Home Book Co., 1887. Hardcover. Good. . 1887 original edition (incomplete) published by Home Book Company with original pictorial top wrap included. Rebound in red leather with gilt title on the spine. Cover shows minor wear. Heavy chipping and tanning on top wrap, missing bottom, with some tape repair on the edges.… Read more about this item

Devol & Hanies, 1887. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. In maroon cloth. Some discoloration and spotting to cloth. Gilt tile on spine. 300pp. A few edges tears to pages. May be rebound but would have been done circa 1910. Age browning to pages. .

Austin, Texas: Steck-Vaughn Company, 1967. Facsimile Reproduction. Hardback. Very Good. Maroon illustrated cloth in slipcase. Tiny discolored spots on cloth.

BiblioBazaar, 2008-02-11. Paperback. Used: Good.

tredition, 2012-03-20. Paperback. Good.

Hardback. New.

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Austin: Steck Co., 1967. Decorated maroon cloth, 300 pp., frontis., illus. Fine facsimile reproduction of the 1887 edition. The best book on a gambler in the Southwest, bar none. Gambling on the Mississippi, Gen. Ben Butler in New Orleans during Reconstruction, more.. Cloth. Fine/Mylar.

Pierides Press, 2006-08-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

BiblioBazaar, 2008-02-11. Paperback. Good.

Pierides Press, 2006-08-01. Paperback. Good.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi.